The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . —r-r&^-Kagjw^8ftf|saa«aBg >ICTURE OF ST. JOHN ON FLV-LEAF OFBRUDER AMOS MARTYR SPIEGEL. CHAPTER ORDER OF THE MUSTARD JEEN and eager to carrythe Gospel to all people,Count Zinzendorf exten-ded his excursions intothe Indian country beyondthe Blue Ridge and per-sonally supervised a planfor its civilization. The decade between1740 and 1750 presents aperiod of religious awak-ening, excitement and en-thusiasm,—call it whatwhat you will,—unpar-alleled in the history of
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . —r-r&^-Kagjw^8ftf|saa«aBg >ICTURE OF ST. JOHN ON FLV-LEAF OFBRUDER AMOS MARTYR SPIEGEL. CHAPTER ORDER OF THE MUSTARD JEEN and eager to carrythe Gospel to all people,Count Zinzendorf exten-ded his excursions intothe Indian country beyondthe Blue Ridge and per-sonally supervised a planfor its civilization. The decade between1740 and 1750 presents aperiod of religious awak-ening, excitement and en-thusiasm,—call it whatwhat you will,—unpar-alleled in the history of the Province. Within this periodis embraced the establishment of the monastic feature ofthe Ephrata Community; the advent of the MoravianBrethren; the thorough organization of the German DunkerChurch; the visit of Whitefield and its attendant excite-ment ; the bitter feud and schism among the Presbyterians ;the advent of Miihlenberg and his efforts to firmly estab-lish the Lutheran Church in this country ; the coming ofregular clergy of the Reformed faith ; and the numerousrevivals in the Baptist Church ; together with the declineof the Society of Friends, both politically and religiously;all of which falls within this short period of ti
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