The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . SPECIMEN OF DISPLAY TYPE PROM THE KLOSTER FONT, Made at Ephrata prior to 1748. CHAPTER HABITS OF THE RADUAIvLY, as the Commu-nity on the Cocalico increasedand mystic theology supplantedthe plain Gospel teachings ofthe early Baptist and Sabba-tarian movements, it becameapparent that some other formof government was neededto ensure a permanent exist-ence for the new community,which consisted of both it was, the settlementwas merely an aggregation of religiou
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . SPECIMEN OF DISPLAY TYPE PROM THE KLOSTER FONT, Made at Ephrata prior to 1748. CHAPTER HABITS OF THE RADUAIvLY, as the Commu-nity on the Cocalico increasedand mystic theology supplantedthe plain Gospel teachings ofthe early Baptist and Sabba-tarian movements, it becameapparent that some other formof government was neededto ensure a permanent exist-ence for the new community,which consisted of both it was, the settlementwas merely an aggregation of religious enthusiasts, most ofthe men living separately as hermits or anchorites. It willbe recalled that an attempt was already made to organizethe single women under a rule known as the Order ofSpiritual Virgins. But all efforts looking toward thebringing about of a similar organization among the Breth-ren had thus far come to naught. The only government of this peculiar settlement thus farconsisted of the dictates of Conrad Beissel, or Brother Con-rad as he was usually called, and even these were frequentlyignored, as there existed no means of enforcing his com-mands. Now, however, the number of Brethren requisiteto complete the
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