The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . fJ the Solitary {Der Ordeft der Einsa-)i\ij ^)—and made its existence possi-ble, one must take into considerationthe political as well as the religioussituation of the settlers at the timein question ; nor must the peculiartemperament of these emigrantsfrom the Fatherland be overlooked ;then again the newness of the coun-try, the limited means of intercourse,~\ together with the fear of the savage,the distance between the scatteredsettlements, the differences ofnationality and lan
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . fJ the Solitary {Der Ordeft der Einsa-)i\ij ^)—and made its existence possi-ble, one must take into considerationthe political as well as the religioussituation of the settlers at the timein question ; nor must the peculiartemperament of these emigrantsfrom the Fatherland be overlooked ;then again the newness of the coun-try, the limited means of intercourse,~\ together with the fear of the savage,the distance between the scatteredsettlements, the differences ofnationality and language,—those of each nationality pur-suing a different policy, thusengendering local jealousies,—all these matters tended to act upon the sanguine tem-perament of the German settlers, the majority of whomhad left their native land on account of religious intoler-ance and persecution, fleeing to this Province here to enjoythe promised liberty. Many of these people were what were known as Pietistsor Enthusiasts. These, together with the followers ofSimon Menno, came thither to live in peace with the world. A Denizen of the Forest.(From an old sketch.)
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