A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . g of Ephrata. Its founding dates from 1732. Andnow began an influx of discontented or awakenedspirits from all parts of Eastern Pennsylvania, andEphrata became a growing colony. Beissel was su-preme once more. Beissel now began an active system of religious vis-its to the various settlements to win converts. He wasartful and possessed of such remarkable enthusiasmthat he was usually successful. At Falkners Swamp,Conestoga, Coventry, Germantown, Oley, and Tulpe-hocken he drew to hTmself numerous followers. Inthe Tulpehocken region
A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . g of Ephrata. Its founding dates from 1732. Andnow began an influx of discontented or awakenedspirits from all parts of Eastern Pennsylvania, andEphrata became a growing colony. Beissel was su-preme once more. Beissel now began an active system of religious vis-its to the various settlements to win converts. He wasartful and possessed of such remarkable enthusiasmthat he was usually successful. At Falkners Swamp,Conestoga, Coventry, Germantown, Oley, and Tulpe-hocken he drew to hTmself numerous followers. Inthe Tulpehocken region he succeeded in winning thefamous Conrad VVeiser, in many respects the most re-markable German in Colonial America,(^) and thelearned Peter Miller, minister of the Reformed churchat Tulpehocken. (1) Weiser was the father-in-law of Rev. Henry M. Muhlenberg and grand-father of Genl Muhlenberg of the Revolution and liis brother, the first Speakerof the Congress of the United States. .-^ complete life of Weiser is soon to ap-pear from the pen of Dr. J. S.
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