The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . Ob o. 5S» •S « .8 T -^ 00 ** to R (^59) j THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY TtLDEN FOJNSA IONS Johannes Kelpius, Pietist, and leader here of theSociety of the JVoman-in-the-Wilderness, son and brotherof learned men, was born, in 1673, at Siebenbiirgen, inHungary. His father, George, served as pastor at Hal-wegen and Denndorf. Left an orphan at the age of twelve,he was aided by friends at the University of Altorf, inB
The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . Ob o. 5S» •S « .8 T -^ 00 ** to R (^59) j THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY TtLDEN FOJNSA IONS Johannes Kelpius, Pietist, and leader here of theSociety of the JVoman-in-the-Wilderness, son and brotherof learned men, was born, in 1673, at Siebenbiirgen, inHungary. His father, George, served as pastor at Hal-wegen and Denndorf. Left an orphan at the age of twelve,he was aided by friends at the University of Altorf, inBavaria, where he graduated in 1689, with the title ofMagister. He soon became interested in the works of JacobBoehm, the mystic, and Dr. Wilhelm Petersen, the millen-nialist, and traveled in Holland, where he met a generouslady—the divina virgo of his diary. Later he became afollower of Spener, the Pietist or Chiliast, and made plansto take a Chapter of Perfection to the New World, towitness the millennium. After enduring storm and battle,the company arrived in June, 1694, and settled on thebanks of Wissahickon Creek, near the present FairmountPark, Philadelphia. There their dres
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