A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . --fi\e men and twen-ty-fi\e women contributed hymns to this remarkablecollection. In 1754, a large volume, bearing the same title, wasprinted on wTiting paper; most of the space is leftblank to be filled out b\ written notes. Provision is (1) Beissel had learned to play the violin in Germany, but of harmonies heknew nothing till taught by Lewis Blum during 1742 or 1743. (2) Paradisisclics Wundcr-spicLp. \ Copy in library of the writer. (3) A few in this group are by Fr. Rock and G. The Ephrata Society. 463 made f
A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . --fi\e men and twen-ty-fi\e women contributed hymns to this remarkablecollection. In 1754, a large volume, bearing the same title, wasprinted on wTiting paper; most of the space is leftblank to be filled out b\ written notes. Provision is (1) Beissel had learned to play the violin in Germany, but of harmonies heknew nothing till taught by Lewis Blum during 1742 or 1743. (2) Paradisisclics Wundcr-spicLp. \ Copy in library of the writer. (3) A few in this group are by Fr. Rock and G. The Ephrata Society. 463 made for choruses of four, six and even seven voicesor parts. A fine copy of this rare volume beautifully-embellished in black and green and gold, prepared bySister Barbara Snowberger, is now in the library ofthe writer. Ephrata was the musical center of Colo-nial America. The development of seven-part har-monies has no counterpart in American musical activ-ity in the last century. Beissel ruled this society with an iron hand. Hebanished those who did not yield to his regime. Heintroduced many monastic customs including the ton-sure and the garb of the Capuchin monks, and gavecomfort to all sorts of symbolism in Biblical interpre-tation. The result was an increased departure fromthe plain Gospel tenets of the people with whom hewas for a time identified. He lived in a quaint house, erected midway between Bethania and Saron. At his death the Register records these words:Vatter Friedsam did in the presence of his spiritualchildren, as he his farewell made quite
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