The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . rovisions and paraphernaliawere obtained, and preparations were made b)- the thir-teen votaries to undergo the ordeal, viz. : 1. Gabriel Eckerling, Perfect Master or Prior, known as Bro. Jotham. 2. Jacob Thoma Bro. 3. Benedict Juchly Bro. Benedict. 4. Bro. Jemini. 5. David Lassie Bro. Isai. 6. Bro. Benno. 7. Peter Bucher Bro. Joel. 8. Peter Gehr Bro. 9. Jacob Honhnly Bro. Ephraim. 10. Nathaniel Eicher Bro. Nathaniel. 11. Christian Eicher Bro. Bro. Just. 13. Emanuel Eck
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . rovisions and paraphernaliawere obtained, and preparations were made b)- the thir-teen votaries to undergo the ordeal, viz. : 1. Gabriel Eckerling, Perfect Master or Prior, known as Bro. Jotham. 2. Jacob Thoma Bro. 3. Benedict Juchly Bro. Benedict. 4. Bro. Jemini. 5. David Lassie Bro. Isai. 6. Bro. Benno. 7. Peter Bucher Bro. Joel. 8. Peter Gehr Bro. 9. Jacob Honhnly Bro. Ephraim. 10. Nathaniel Eicher Bro. Nathaniel. 11. Christian Eicher Bro. Bro. Just. 13. Emanuel Eckerling Bro. Elimlech. At the conclusion of certain religious services, amongwhich was the saying of the 48th Psalm, a procession wasformed, and the thirteen elect were escorted up the hill tothe portals of the building, which, as soon as the adeptshad entered, were securely locked to prevent any intrusionor interruption during the forty days of their retirement ^ The elder brother, , who was iiittiulefl for this office at thattime yet held back, Chr. Eph., chapter xviii, also chapter Ordeals of the Neophyte. 359 from the outside world. These days were spent as follows :six hours of each day in silent reflec-tion ; three hours in public or , in which each votary offeredhis body and soul as a living sacrifice,or offering to the glory and honor ofGod; nine hours were devoted to thestudy and practice of the esoteric prob-lems of the ritual; lastly, six hourswere spent in communion among them-selves looking toward the regaining of the lost or ineffableword.^ The ritual further states that at the end of the thirty-third day of seclusion a visible intercourse commencedbetween the brethren and the seven archangels, viz.: Anael,Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Uriel, Zobiachiel and Anachiel;this visible communion lasted until the end of the fortiethday, when the labor was finished, and each of the adeptsreceived from the senior archangel a parchment or scroll,on
Size: 1478px × 1690px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectpennsylvaniadutch
