The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . ht,winter and summer, and thence found its way into the creek, which here makesquite a bend. This spring,at which the two hermitswere wont to refresh them-selves, is the one still usedby the inmates of the oldBrother-house. The wateris just as clear and refresh-ing as it was a century andthree-quarters ago, andupon more than one hotsummer day has served toquench the thirst of thewriter. Conrad Beissel lost notime in clearing a pieceof laud for seeding whenspring opened. This hecul
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . ht,winter and summer, and thence found its way into the creek, which here makesquite a bend. This spring,at which the two hermitswere wont to refresh them-selves, is the one still usedby the inmates of the oldBrother-house. The wateris just as clear and refresh-ing as it was a century andthree-quarters ago, andupon more than one hotsummer day has served toquench the thirst of thewriter. Conrad Beissel lost notime in clearing a pieceof laud for seeding whenspring opened. This hecultivated entirely bymanual labor. At the same time he hewed the necessarytimber to build a cabin. He completed this habitationduring the summer months. His time henceforth wasdivided between cultivating his garden and the wooing ofthe celestial Sophia, passing his hours alternately in studyand labor, and living on the simplest fare. He was oncemore in his beloved solitude; just what the state of hismind was may best be judged from the beautiful hymn,composed during the early days of his sojourn on theCocalico:. An Ideal Hermit. Prelude to the New World. 185 O blessed solitary life,Where all creation silence keeps!Who thus himself to God can yieldThat he neer from him strays,Hath to the highest goal attained,And can without vexation , toleration, love and all have come to his support. During the spring and summer, when not at prayer orlabor, he devoted all spare moments toward perfecting thehymn-book which he had printed for the labors culminated in an enlarged collection of hymns,printed by Franklin, with a new title. Vorspiel \ der \ Neiien- Welt. \ Welches sich in der letstenAbendroethe \ als ein paradisischer Lichtes-glantz \ unterden Kindern Gottes \ hervor gethan. | in \ Liebes^ Lobes.,Leidens, Krafft, \ und Erfahj-iings liedern abgebildet, dieI gedriickte^ gebuckte und Creiits- | tragende Kirche mifErden. | Lhid wie inzivischeti sick |
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