. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . Alexander Mack and seven others, in Schvvardzenam,Germany, met together regularly to examine the New Testa-ment, and to ascertain the obligations it imposes on profess-ing Christians. Their inquiries resulted in the formation of thesociety called Bunkers, or First-Day German Baptists. Conrad Beissel, a native of Germany, who had
. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . Alexander Mack and seven others, in Schvvardzenam,Germany, met together regularly to examine the New Testa-ment, and to ascertain the obligations it imposes on profess-ing Christians. Their inquiries resulted in the formation of thesociety called Bunkers, or First-Day German Baptists. Conrad Beissel, a native of Germany, who had been a Presby-terian, came with the Bunkers to America, and settled with thecolony on Mill creek, Lancaster county. He became convincedthat there was an error among the Bunkers—that the seventhday was commanded to be observed as the Sabbath. In 1725he published a tract on this subject, which created much excite-ment, and led to the formation of the society at Ephrata, whichwas monastic in its organization and regulations. The habit ofthe Capuchins was adopted, and monastic names were given toall who entered the cloister. This society flourished for aboutforty years, and then began to decline. It has now become en-tirely extinct. 94 THE PENNSYLVANIA
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