A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . essed an unusual mind, well trained in Ger-man and in Latin, was a logical reasoner, a profoundspeaker, and a ready writer. He is the author of theChristliche BibliotJick, a volume of 152 octavo pages,which displays his literary as well as his intellectualpower. This is the complete list of active members in Penn-sylvania in 1770 as given by Rev. Morgan have here enumerated the fourteen congregationsand the 528 members in that year. There were at thesame time 135 members at Ephrata. There were alsoa number of members ab
A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . essed an unusual mind, well trained in Ger-man and in Latin, was a logical reasoner, a profoundspeaker, and a ready writer. He is the author of theChristliche BibliotJick, a volume of 152 octavo pages,which displays his literary as well as his intellectualpower. This is the complete list of active members in Penn-sylvania in 1770 as given by Rev. Morgan have here enumerated the fourteen congregationsand the 528 members in that year. There were at thesame time 135 members at Ephrata. There were alsoa number of members about Antictam and the Cono-cocheague living in Pennsylvania but worshiping in Colonial Congregations. 333 Maryland, and their names Edwards does not volume on Maryland was never published. In-quiry at the Maryland Historical Society and of anumber of learned historians in Maryland failed to aidme. In a succeeding chapter some fragmentary factswill be enumerated. The growth from 1724 to 1770 was good. Thechurch prospered. Her elders were noble men. They. Baptism Scene from an Old Print (1770). wrought wisely and well. It was no small matter long distances in a wilderness, preach in privatehouses, organize new congregations, and at the sametime maintain a growing family in a new to this the fact that the Brethren were all Ger-mans, that their message was only to Germans, thatthe population was dominantly English and their suc-cess is wonderful. Surely the Lord was with them. Historj of tlic Ihrthrot. Reference has already been made to the fact thatElder John Naas founded the first church in New ]v\-sey. The only account of the work in New Jersey isfound in Vol. II of Mor<ran lidwards, and it is here MATERIALS TOWARDS A History of the Baptists in Jersey DISTINGUISHED INTO FiRSTDAY Baptists, Seventhday Baptists,TuNCKER Baptists, RoGEREXE Baptists. VOLUME II. By Morgan Edwards, A. M., Ami QimnrUim F^lloic nf B. I. ;je. Lo! a people that dwell
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