A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . this perplexityhe suddenly remembered that Jesus had submittedto John to fulfill all righteousness. Consequently,after Sister Frederick came up out of the water,•Beissel came down from his spiritual pride, hum-bled himself before his friend Peter Becker, and wasby him baptized on the same day in apostolic-wise,under the water.() That evening a love feast was held at BrotherHohns house. This was November 12, 1724. Thefollowing Sunday a meeting was held at SigmundLanderts house, and Landert and his wife were bap-tized. The stream w
A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . this perplexityhe suddenly remembered that Jesus had submittedto John to fulfill all righteousness. Consequently,after Sister Frederick came up out of the water,•Beissel came down from his spiritual pride, hum-bled himself before his friend Peter Becker, and wasby him baptized on the same day in apostolic-wise,under the water.() That evening a love feast was held at BrotherHohns house. This was November 12, 1724. Thefollowing Sunday a meeting was held at SigmundLanderts house, and Landert and his wife were bap-tized. The stream was so muddy on this occasionthat some of the members protested against its fitness,holding that baptism should be administered as Alex-ander Mack taught, in a running stream of clearwatc. As these people were strangers to the Breth-ren, Peter Becker addressed the people as follows:These two persons have applied to us for baptism;but as they are unknown to us in their walk andconversation, we make this announcement of the (i) Chionicon Ephratense. p. 25. ^ Si. The Gcrvta7itoivii Congrcgatio7i. 165 fact to all men here present, especially to their neigh-bors. If you can bear favorable witness concerningtheir lives, it is well, and we can baptize them withthe greater assurance; but if you have any complaintsto bring against them, we will not do it. This isthe first recorded instance of a practice honored bythe Brethren to this day. It evidently dates to thebeginning in Germany. This is the beginning of thechurch in Lancaster County. Since the distancewas so great, the Germantown members advisedthese to select a preacher and form a separate congre-gation. Conrad Beissel was chosen. Then the kissof peace was given and the Brethren returned toGermantown. From 1722 to 1732 the meetings were held in thehomes of the members—generally at Beckers,Gomorrys, Gantzs, Trauts, or Kalckglassers. When Mack came in 1729 the number of memberswas so increased that it was difficult to find a hou
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