The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . Jacob, as we should callhim, for that was hi5 name—was appren-ticed to the weavers trade at the age offourteen, with a man by the name ofWitmer, at Stackstown. After Jacobsconversion, Witmer joined hint in thebelief that immersion was the right modeof baptism, and so they applied to Otter-bein, who refused them, saying tliat, asthey had previously been baptized, hecould not conscieiulously perforni theceremony in the form tliey desi
The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . Jacob, as we should callhim, for that was hi5 name—was appren-ticed to the weavers trade at the age offourteen, with a man by the name ofWitmer, at Stackstown. After Jacobsconversion, Witmer joined hint in thebelief that immersion was the right modeof baptism, and so they applied to Otter-bein, who refused them, saying tliat, asthey had previously been baptized, hecould not conscieiulously perforni theceremony in the form tliey they called on the German tiiey desired baptism by immer-sion. When questioned as to their con-nections, it was learned that they did notdesire to sever relations with the Men-nonites. but simply desired baptism byimmersion. Whereupon the Baptistpreacher declined, because if he imtners-ed them, it would become necessary forthem to unite with that church. Engel THE PEXNSVLVANIA-GKRMAN ^:.. .. --i ?1 i A.:^^^-;xc> S*;£^$;i^^\^ i^/i GRAVESTONE OF JACOB ENGEL IN DONEGAL CEMETERY,ADJOINING REICirS, FORMERLY PECKS f 4 .-^.. .-w-^i^ l^-:^ r^ -J>L:*^>^^^ btw^ .^-^II \>--,.ia»a^>w g SITE OF RIVER nRETIIUENS FIRST LOVE-FEAST: JACOB ENGELHOMESTEAD NEAR BAINBRIDGE, FA. THE RIVER BRKTHREX 19 and Witmer were now in a Baptist bishop relieved them, how-ever, by suggesting that the apphcantsbaptize each other, as did their founder,Mack, in Germany. This seemed feas-ible, and so they agreed to do, at theirearliest convenience, and they performedthe ceremony between them, the stipula-tion being that neither one shall everdivulge which should be the one to bap-tize first. They kept their pledge, andit is not known to this day which wasfirst to perform the ceremony. It is be-lieved that the baptism took place in theSusquehanna, near Bainbridge. Engel and Witmer upheld the doc-trine of immersion and made it a subjectof
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