The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . as also printed byFranklin, and was written in the interest ofcelibacy. Matrimony is declared therein to bejoHNpmup BotHM. the penitentiary of carnal man, and the abom-inations committed therein under the appearance of rightare fully exposed. The writer has never succeeded in tracinga copy of this curious work, but has reason to believe that atleast one copy is still in existence among the Moravian Ar-chives at either Bethlehem or Hernnhut, as it was seen andquoted in a private le
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . as also printed byFranklin, and was written in the interest ofcelibacy. Matrimony is declared therein to bejoHNpmup BotHM. the penitentiary of carnal man, and the abom-inations committed therein under the appearance of rightare fully exposed. The writer has never succeeded in tracinga copy of this curious work, but has reason to believe that atleast one copy is still in existence among the Moravian Ar-chives at either Bethlehem or Hernnhut, as it was seen andquoted in a private letter by the late Rev. Wm. C. distribution of Beissels Biichlein von Sabbath^ as itwas called for short, as well as the Ehe biichlein among theGerman settlers, at once attracted the notice of JohannPhilip Boehm, who at that time had sole charge of theReformed congregations in the Province, Rev. Weisshaving returned to Germany. Boehm not only opposed the doctrine set forth in thesetwo books before his people, but he also sent a copy of eachto the Classis of Amsterdam invoking their aid to counteract. ** The Kelpius hymns remained in manuscript. So far as known theywere not printed at the time. i68 The German Sectarians of Pennsylvania. the dissemination of such literature. Boehms request wasacted upon by the Classis, June 4, 1731, and the two bookswere referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs to ex-amine and report. September 3, 1731. The Committee reports that the oneis a dissertation on the Sabbath, wherein the writer asksthat Saturday shall be kept in place of Svmday. As to theother book the following Classis will report. October i, 1731. Dominie Alstein reports that the otherbook has been examined ; it treats of marriage, and is notworthy of any further notice.^ There is a strong possibility that these two early Ameri-can imprints, in the German language, are still preservedin some library or archive in the land of dykes and wind-mills, and it is hoped that th
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