. Souvenir book of the Ephrata cloister; . to Lancaster and in default of bail were imprisoned. TobiasHendricks, a venerable justice of the peace, offered bail and tooktheir word that they would appear in court when wanted. Whencourt convened they made their appearance according to pled that they shouldnt pay the head tax as they acknowl-edged no worldly authoritys right over their bodies as the habi-tation of the soul as they were redeemed from the world and court accepted their proposition and discharged the prisonersafter a payment for settlement of the whole. The breth
. Souvenir book of the Ephrata cloister; . to Lancaster and in default of bail were imprisoned. TobiasHendricks, a venerable justice of the peace, offered bail and tooktheir word that they would appear in court when wanted. Whencourt convened they made their appearance according to pled that they shouldnt pay the head tax as they acknowl-edged no worldly authoritys right over their bodies as the habi-tation of the soul as they were redeemed from the world and court accepted their proposition and discharged the prisonersafter a payment for settlement of the whole. The brethren silently filed into the Saal where midnight watchservices were in progress. With the entrance a hush came overthe assembly which was broken by Conrad Weiser intoning AMighty Fortress is Our God, the impressive Lutheran hymn. The provincial governor later visited the community and de-clared himself exceedingly pleased with the institution and offereda commission as Justice of the Peace to Conrad Weiser who sub-sequently accepted it. 12.
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