Chronicon ephratense : a history of the community of Seventh Day Baptists at Ephrata, Lancaster County, Penn'a Author: Lamech Description: Chronicon ephratense : a history of the community of Seventh Day Baptists at Ephrata, Lancaster County, Penn'a. Lancaster, Pa.: S.H. Zahm, 1889. View this book online Subject(s): Beissel, Conrad, 1690-1768. Ephrata Community. Germans -- Pennsylvania. Seventh-Day Baptists -- Pennsylvania. Lancaster County (Pa.) -- Church history. Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County Table of Contents: Title page Front matter Translators preface Contents Authors preface Chapter I. Concerning the awakening among the Pietists, Baptists, and Inspired... Chapter II. The Superintendent is banished from the Palatinate, and comes to the Inspirationists Chapter III. The Superintendent travels in Pennsylvania, and lives there in solitude Chapter IV. The Superintendent is baptized in the Apostolic manner... Chapter V. The new congregation establishes itself upon the doctrine of the Holy Apostles, and elects the Superintendent as its teacher Chapter VI. Concerning a new awakening in Falckners Swamp, and the transactions with the Baptists connected therewith Chapter VII. The Sabbath is introduced in the congregation... Chapter VIII. The two Baptist congregations separate entirely... Chapter IX. The new congregation, impelled by Holy Zeal, grows, and the sweet savior of its walk and conversation is spread abroad Chapter X. The Tempter tries to instigate a persecution by raising the cry of immorality Chapter XI. Concerning the Superintendents official course in the congregation, until the founding of Ephrata Chapter XII. How Ephrata was founded, and ordained for the settlement of the Solitary Chapter XIII. Concerning a new awakening in Tulpehocken Chapter XIV. Ephrata is occupied by the Solitary of both sexes... Chapter XV. New persecutions are commenced... Chapter XVI. The household of the Solitary is so constituted as to oppose the world in everything Chapter XVII. An awakening takes place in the congregation of Baptists at Germantown, the most of whose members join the awakening at Ephrata Chapter XVIII. The Brothers convent, named Zion, is built Chapter XIX. The title of Father is given to the Superintendent... Chapter XX. A house of prayer is built in Zion... Chapter XXI. Concerning the spiritual course of the church in the settlement... Chapter XXII. Concerning the temporal course of events among the Brethren in Zion, and how they lapsed into the world Chapter XXIII. Contains the disputes which occurred between the co-called Moravian Brethren and the congregation in Ephrata Chapter XXIV. A new convent for the Sisters is built, called Sharon... Chapter XXV. Concerning the domestic contentions in the settlement, up to the time when the Eckerlins moved into the desert Chapter XXVI. The Brotherhood recovers again from the various tribulations caused by this separation Chapter XXVII. The mills of the Solitary are destroyed by fire... Chapter XXVIII. Concerning an awakening in Gimsheim, in the Palatinate, which brought many people to the settlement... Chapter XXIX. Continuation of the history of the Eckerlins to its end Chapter XXX. How the country was visited by war, and how the Solitary in the settlement fared by it... Chapter XXXI. The community at Ephrata is extended by an awakening, for which two Brethren of the Baptist congregation, George Adam Martin and John Horn, prepared the way Chapter XXXII. Concerning various strange affairs which occurred in the country about the same time, and in which the Superintendent was interested Chapter XXXIII. Concerning the last circumstances connected with the life of the Superintendent, and how at last he laid aside his earthly tabernacle

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