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About two hundred captured Hessian prisoners from Trenton were here employed in to cut a race-way around Cannon Hill to increase the water power employed in rilling government orders. Many of these prisoners, upon their release, are said to have, remained and settled in this community. The most illustrious guests this mansion ever entertained was the' Presidential party, in , when Robert Coleman entertained, here, for a night, President George Washington. The particular room in which the Presi- dent slept on this occasion is today holding the very identical colonial furniture it held when occupied by this distinguished guest.

It is kept intact by the Coleman heirs of North Lebanon furnaces of the fourth generation, who are present owners. They have also in hand a fine por- trait of Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart, which the President pre- sented to the elder Coleman as a memento of this visit. Thousands have visited the mansion, and a registry has been kept here during the last decades, giving the number as very high and including many illustrious names.

Elizabeth Furnace is noted chiefly for the fine jamb- and ten-plate stoves which its baronial proprietor put out to all parts of the land. In iti busiest season it employed several hundred hands. The first class stoves held the following inscription: This particular one contains name of Mr. Stiegel, Elizabeth Furnace, and dated It is quite probable that Mr.

Huber was much earlier casting similar stoves, as the writer saw a stove-plate in Lan- caster county some time since bearing date of and having the German in- scription: There is no exact fac-simile of it in Mr.

Pass- ing through Brickerville, where much of interest might be pointed out, we come, at its eastern limits to the old Warwick now Emanuel Lutheran church, organized, according to title page of church records, in , by Rev. John Caspar Stoever, at the time pastor in Conestoga. Among the thirty-six male heads of families whose names are here recorded as the founders of the church are such familiar Lutheran names as Albert, Buch, Buehler, Erb, Faber, our Hans Jorg Huber, Haushalter, Oberlin.

The an- cient records of the church here pre- served give a registry of baptisms, marriages, deaths, etc. The congre- gation received a deed for twenty- nine acres of land on April Lebanon counties, nam- ing among others the one at "'Mr. The record of his diary states that "Saturday, Feb. Stiegel at his Elizabeth mansion. And so with but another fact or two, and a visit to Mrs. Stiegel's grave, we shall have to interrupt our visit here, referring all students of this church history to Rev.

Schantz, of Myers- town, who has published a pamphlet on this subject, from which we have culled above data. The interesting events worthy of note are that here assembled the venerable Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and Adjacent States in June, , and that Henry W. Stiegel was a lay delegate to this synodical gathering. Stiegel, with Jacob Weidman. Adam Hacker and Peter Eltzer were the elected trustees of this congregation in , and that church documents were committed to Mr. Stiegel for safe keeping. Muhlenberg, a second son of the patriarch, and after- wards speaker of first U.

Congress, became pastor here Dec. The church had a number of other quite illustrious pastors, and in later years passed through a widely-known but unfortunate legal trial in a suit in equity in the Lancaster courts. In the old graveyard of this church sleep most of the old German settlers of these parts. The spot is sacred to many a descendant. Among the more illustrious is Mrs. The accompanying picture shows Mrs. The inscription on it reads thus translation: God has already freed the soul in the love and wounds oi Jesus, from the fetters and thraldom oi sin.

This is the tribute which posterity pays her memory. She was born I1 March, , ar. At Erbs Clay the grist mill and tavern erected by one Eberly, were a century ago in possession of Jacob Erb. The latter is now known as the "Red Lion. They came from a place called Durlach, as testify the old tombstones, and hence were long known as the "Durlachers. Christian Weidman erected a grist and saw mill in on Middle Creek, half a mile to our left from Clay. PVom him have descended the line of noted Weidmans, of Lebanon fame, for four generations or more.

Same mill was changed to fulling mill in 18 n. In 1S33 Tames and Jesse Pennabacker turned it into a ritle- barrel manufactory, and since, the latter rebuilt it into a three-story grist mill. Many little industries flourish along the banks oi this stream, characteristic of German invention, handicraft and industry. The pioneer settler about Lincoln was John J. GroflF, who took up aoa acres on Oct. Rut the day is growing late and so we hasten on to Ephrata. We pass the most historic spot and cluster of buildings just before crossing the Cocalico, the famous "Cloister" of the German Seventh Day Baptists, but we have neither time nor space to enter into its history nor show its buildings, which we reserve for our next number.

So we will pass by, for the present, this historic spot, cross the stream and make arrangements to hibernate or seek tourists' winter quarters in Mr. We shall get home, by and by. Until then, to all my readers, an affectionate adieu. Credit will be given henceforth on the address label. If you are pleased with and interested in this first issue, you might as well tell somebody so. Let that body be your circle of friends not yet subscribers.

If you are disappointed — well, better keep it to yourself. You may be reconciled and satisfied by and by. They arc all duly appreciated. If on seeing first number you feel like saying some more such words, why just say them — if into the ears of such as should be informed and interested in the Quarterly it will do the journal and the editor the most good. Will anxiously pwak the maiden effort.

Shoals and riffles you will have, no doubt, but in between may there be placid and blue waters to sail through. A half-day spent in the Dauphin County Historical Society rooms recently, was worth more than a week's university course of lectures on local history. While all this band of associated workers in this laudable task of rescuing the past and properly chronicling the passing present, deserves great credit, special mention must be made of the clricient li- brarian, Mr. Kelker, for the watchfulness, indefatigable energy and excellent taste displayed in the collection and arrangement of the very many articles of historic value!

A model Historical Society room indeed! Just across the alley from these rooms, at Ilarrisburg. It was my privilege at same time to take a peep at the large collection of his relics and antiques — covering, closely packed, the entire third floor of his building.

It will be a rival of Dan- ner's famous museum, of Manheim, or that of our State House collec- tion at Philadelphia, when properly arranged in suitable rooms, which is contemplated All success to this laudable enterprise! Edward Roberts, the literary editor of that spicy messenger of old Montgomery, the ''Norristown Herald," is a keenly-awake Pennsylvania- German, despite his Scotch-Irish cognomen.

That there is patriotism in this strain of his blood, it need but be told that Col. Roberts is also the librarian of the Montgomery County Historical Society. The Board has thus only come back to its first love, and the choice is considered a very wise one. While his mind is yet bright and clear, his eye-sight has almost altogether failed, and his steps are becoming fteble. He is polite and cultured and no one appeals to him in vain for information on local historv.

If not it shows how far they are behind this journal in reporting events pertaining to our people. Philip Marsteller was one of the pall-bearers named by Tobias Lear, and he was a Pennsylvania-Dutchman.


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This much-debated question was up a century ago, as is evidenced from an essay in hand on above topic, written by Joseph Moser, Esq. A bright little taper shedding light on "The Light Genealogy in Amer- ica," is a small brochure of above title, published by Moses Light, of Manheim, Pa. For the loan of cuts used in this number we are under grateful obliga- tion to Dr. Kunkle, of Harris- burg; Dr. Sieling, of York; J.

Paul Grittinger, a rising young artist of Cornwall, Pa. Put- nam's Sons, New York. For once a standard house has brought out a standard work on this much-neglected portion of colonial history. Tlie workmanship of the publishers is in keeping with the scholarly, accurate and rudimentary creatise of the immigration and settlement and commonwealth building Palatine ancestors of the very stock to whose special interest this Quar- terly is devoted.

Here is much documentary history, carefully enfolded in a very readable and full treatise. The three maps are not altogether accurate. Being a reprint of most charming sketches, written in for the Baltimore '"Sun. So fascinating is the tale that whoever begins the reading of this yarn of- pages will find it hard to stop before the reel is wound.

It lacks only cne thing to make it a real trip — enough illustrations to adorn and il- lumine its twenty-two clever chapters. These letters were originally written by the author, when editor of the '"Middleburgh Pa. Post," first for personal amusement, and later as a means of increasing the paper's circulation. They are amusing and fre- quently, only too true, descriptions of a great variety of scenes and char- acters familiar to the rural dwellers in the Pennsylvania-German sections of the State. We have seen whole assemblies of people convulsed with laughter at their recital, and would consider its reading an improvement on pills for all dyspeptics.

While the pictures drawn are true to nature. It will, however, abide as a classic of its own when the spoken vernacular shall have completely passed away and thus its publi- cation is timely. The book was written by a Centennial Committee oi the churches, and the printing beautifully executed by the Harrisburg Publishing Co. It is finely illustrated and evidently answers all questions pertaining to a century's church-life of this denomination in our capital city.

This second and revised edition of this "summary of all the tangible records of the Aborigines of Berks county," is an evidence of what ex- cellent work may be done by a specialist. While the author has given his chief time to education, legislation and business instruction, to the degree oi writing text books on various subjects in this field, he has made a spe- cialty of taking his recreation in the realms of Indian history, and has long been recognized an authority in this field.

He has, perhaps, the largest and finest collection of relics in Eastern Pennsylvania. The book abounds with many pages of specimen cuts and is chuck full of most valuable and reliable data on the Indian tribes, habits, tradings, depreda- tions, treaties and final extermination in this section. A pamphlet from same author's pen treats of the Indian tribes of the State of Penn- sylvania. The names and deeds given here are just in the line in which this present journal hopes to dish up for its readers rich quarterly feasts.

It is as clean and bright and up-to- date in , as ever it was. It is a New Englander, but excellent food fcr the young of any kith and kin. The Review of Reviews, of New York, claims to be the busy man's review, and so it is. It notices the widest field of published literature and current events, but does it so the busy man gets the gist of it in excellent form. The Saturday Evening Post is Benj. Franklin's century and three- quarters' old paper, continued by the Curtis Publishing Co.

For most valuable contents and up-to-date enterprise, with high- est form of art, after the antique fashion, commend us to this bright weekly. The Perkiomen Region, by Henry S. It is getting better than ever. Pennsylvania's jreat Health [Resort. The "Grand View" Oo. VV enrich, M D. HE "Grand-View," established in , is one of the foremost and best-located health institutions in the country.

It is easy of access, being but two hours' ride from Philadelphia on the P. Railway, and nine miles from the City of Heading. The grandeur of the scenery is equalled only by the healthfulness of the climate, the air at all seasons being dry and bracing. As a winter resort, "Grand-View" has a well-earned reputation, for the climate in winter is mild and delightfully tonic; it is remarkable with what rapidity, enervated and overworked persons recuperate in this atmosphere;.

The main building is a massive stone structure, live stories in 1. The sloping rooms are airy and commodious. A large solarium, fitted up with easy chairs, cozy corners, etc. A pretty white and brown-stone chapel is on the grounds, where those who desire can attend religious services on each Sabbath. The institution is under the medical management of physicians with large experience. In the treatment departments, all forms of baths, eiiihraeing the Scotch douche, electric, electro-chemical, electro-vapor, sulphur. Roman, Turkish, needle or circular douche, and Nauheim baths; also, massage, elec- tricity, etc.

Medicine is used as little as possible, but given where strictly indicated. The noted Pavilion Spring Water supplies the houses, and is the purest, by chemical analysis, on record. In diseases of the stomach, kidney and liver, it proves most beneficial. Additional springs on the grounds are util- ized, including the "Keystone Spring. The cuisine is in competent hands. The table is supplied with the best of meats, poultry, etc..

No insane, epileptic or advanced consumptive patients received. This depends upon its circula- tion. We believe our friends will gladly render such help and we express our appreciation of such service in advance. It, therefore, had misgivings as to its reception. It feared its lusty elder brothers might deem it an unwelcome intruder and elbow it out of the literary domestic circle.

But it is happy to say that its fears have subsided. Its anxious doubts have given way to happy joy. There was a hearty welcome accorded it at the literary hearth- stone. From every hand have arisen those wielding the editorial and reviewer's pens, to bid the "young thing"' welcome and to do it honor. This courtesy and honor is duly appreciated, and we take off our editorial hat to the entire press fraternity. But more cordial yet has been the reception accorded this new- infant with Teutonic face by its "blood relations. And thus it came that a flood of congratulations has poured upon the new.

A, host of uncles and aunts, cousins and friends have sent in material for a new dress. A few- maiden aunts have called just to hold the "cute little thing" for an hour, and others have written distant friends oi the new arrival. A few have suggested the character of the iood to be used, assur- ing that plenty of Pennsylvania-German poetic soup would keep its stomach from souring and help its limbs to expand. Many have sent 'in quantities of pap er , with a United States revenue stamp upon it. Xo one has ventured as yet to suggest sonr-crout or Schweitzer-Kase. The truth is that it has cups of dainty dishes standing all around, full of compliment and tender praise.

In this stream of congratulation all are made to share, the print- er, the contributors and the editor. Not a few of the relatives of Conrad Weiser have arisen to claim their kinship with the old in- terpreter. Maury have revived reminiscences of the time when they or their forbears liv- ed near, or trudged over, the old Horse-shoe Pike. And a number have heard with tender touches of their heart-strings the old song of the "Denglestock.

One threw up his hat and shouted, as if he saw again, "mit e'm Korb kommt die Maad," while another dropped a tear as if at a funeral, because "Zum dengle hat's ke Noth. Die Hebe Hand is Tod. IT gives us pleasure to introduce our party of historical pil- grims — considerably larger grown since our last trip was taken — to our genial friend, Dr. Redsecker, of Leb- anon, Pa.

The territory covered is our friend's native heath, and though he has left it these many years, the article is evidence that he has kept posted on the local history of his boyhood home, and that the old names and buildings and familiar landscapes appeal to him with that peculiar charm, which invests the scenes of one's childhood, "When fond recollection presents them to view.

The group of antiquated cloister buildings, which are yet well preserv- ed, in spite of the decaying elements of more than a century and a half of time, tell the story of mental greatness, religious fervor and unflagging industry. The thoughtful visitor is seized with a spir- it of veneration as soon as his feet touch this historically and re- ligiously hallowed ground. He thinks with reverent awe oi the men who have reared these massive structures, which feeling is only increased as he steps aside to the little consecrated enclosure that holds the sacred dust of these early religious zealots, promi- nent among which tombs are the graves of the two master builders — Conrad Beissel and John Peter Miller.

One instinctively thinks of its founders and builders, as one thinks of Franke and Fliedner. As one wanders through the labyrinthian hallways and corridors of this monas- tery, its narrow cell-like rooms, or its spacious Saals. Although to Beissel belongs the honor of being the real founder and master spirit of this community-settlement, it doubtless reach- ed its highest degree of development through the scholarly influ- ence of John Peter Miller, long the Prior and the successor of Beissel as superintendent of the institution.

As a complete biography of Beissel is given in the very interesting volume oi Chronicon Ephratcusc — an excellent translation of which was made by Dr. Max Hark, of Bethlehem, published by S. Sachse, of Philadelphia, and, beyond a single paragraph, con- fine ourself to the sketch of Miller, who proved to be the Melanchthon of his Luther, the Spener of his Franke the Sankey of his Moody. John Conrad Beissel was born at Eberbach, on the Xeckar. His mother, a godly woman, died when he was in his eighth year. He had a sorry life in boyhood, but displayed extraordinary natural gifts, mastering his lessons almost intuitively.

He also learned the baker's trade and was a comparatively reckless youth until his conversion in He fell in with the Baptists oi Schwarzeuau.

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In 17 jo Beissel emigrated to America,' arriving in Boston that same autumn. He soon came to Germantown and. He had several associates of like mind as neigh- bors. He passed several years in solitude, yet, fanned by the. Breaking away from his Baptist asso- ciates on the questions of the Sabbath and marriage, he founded the German Seventh Day Baptist Society or sect. It had a small beginning. Its cause was advocated by tract and agitated by mis- sionary efforts.

There were great "awakenings," and the found- er's hermit life was abandoned for a community life. Ephrata was founded, and after zealous missionary or proselyting efforts the community became established. John Peter Miller, the wife of Christopher Saur, the illustrious printer of Germantown , the Eckerlins, and con- verts from the surrounding counties, from New Jersey.

Maryland and even Germany, were either temporarily or permanently at- tracted to it. A wealthy Swiss, Benedict Yuchly by name, was attracted to the community and left his wealth for building pur- poses. Others dedicated their earthly possessions to the same end and thus came to be built the edifice which housed this quaint re- ligious community and colonial university in this heart of the Pennsylvania-German settlement. The checkered, but always busy, sometimes perplexed, sometimes persecuted life of Beissel was thus lived out amid these strange and ever-changeful scenes.

It has attracted to it as curious spectators many immigrants and foreign visitors, re- ligious and political leaders in its earliest stages, and the historian and antiquarian has not yet ceased to wend his footsteps in the di- rection of these quaint architectural relics on the Cocalico. Beissel, who was known as Father Friedsam Gottrecht by the brethren of the community, "laid aside his mortal raiment"on July 6, , attended by all the brethren and sisters of the Convent, who gave him their parting kiss, while the Prior. His humble tomb-stone contains this quaint inscription: Gemeinde Cbristi in u.

Geboren in Oberbach in der Pfalz, gen ant Con- rad Beissel. Entsehlief den Gten Julius Ao. A solitary, but long since become founder, superin- tendent and teacher of the solitary and congregation of Christ in and about Ephrata. Born at Eberbach, in the Palatinate, named Conrad Beissel: Fell asleep July 6th, Anno Assuming charge of Rev. Weiss' congre- gations at Goshenhoppen, etc. Jedidiah Andrews, a graduate of Harvard College, of the class of , one of his examiners, wrote this about hiui: He is an extraordinary person for sense and learning.

We cave him a question to dis about justification and he answered it in a whole sheet 01 paper, in a very nota- ble manner. His name is John Peter Miller, and speaks Latin as readily as ire do our vernacular tongue, ami so does the other. One of these congregations was located on the Cocalico Bethany's Re- formed Church, near Ephrata , where doubtless he became per- sonally acquainted with Beissel, who had already established him- self and inaugurated his work in the same neighborhood.

Philip Boehm, who was the founder of this latter 7 congregation of the Reformed, and who had been temporarily supplanted by Weiss and Miller, writes thus suspiciously of Miller in his report to the Synod in Holland, Oct. His renunciation of the Reformed faith and pastorate occurred the following spring when he was baptized by Beissel. Boehm again in his report of He took ten families, Reformed and Lu- theran, from the congregation of Tulpehocken with him, who fol- lowed his example.

This created a great commotion among the congregations. This led to important matters. For the superinten- dent soon after found occasion to make a visit to Tulpehocken with several of his disciples, where he was received by the teacher S THi: Conrad Wciser , an elder, accompanied him over the mountains for six miles. The result of their visit to Tulpehocken was'that the teacher, the elders and several others withdrew from the Church: Whereupon a ven- erable Pietist, by the name of Casper Leibbecker, took the teach- er's place in the Church Accordingly they were baptized together under the water, after the teaching of Christ, which was clone on a Sabbath in May of the year Thus the teacher, schoolmaster, three elders, besides various other households, went over from the Protestant to this new awakening, while for some time after the door was kept open for the Babylonian refugees.

Soon after the Brethren erected a solitary residence for the teach- er at the foot of a high hill in Tulpehocken, where, however, he lived no longer than till the next November The report of this great conversion filled not only this and neighboring countries, but penetrated even into Germany. While Contrad Weiser, after a few years of loyal ad- herence, returned to his first love, drawn back by his domestic ties.

He was soon selected as one of the four leaders of the com- munity, chosen because of their superior excellence. Miller was named Brother Jabez, and after the removal of Onesimus Mr. Eckerlin as Prior of the Convent, in Thomas , accompanied by many other officials from Maryland and Virginia, in- duced him to leave the Community, Insinuating that he offered him a bribe In the form of the justiceship of Berks Co.

An original letter of Weiser's. Beissel's arbitrary and extravagant administration as the cause for this renunciation. The letter, written Sept. Victory belongs to truth. Finally, 1 remain a friend of truth and sincerity, ami of all those who love them, but a sworn enemy of all lies and hypocrisy. Upon the death of Father Friedsam, Brother Jabez was elevated to the office of Superintendent and Pastor of the Community, which office he filled until his death in These years were filled with the labors and various duties of these offices, together with most arduous literary work, in the translation, editing and printing of the many volumes that have come from the Ephrata press.

This press, the second Ger- man press in the country, was ever kept busy. It became a pioneer in producing the Ger- man literature of America. It sent out no less than ten different hymn-books, the hymns, paper, ink and print- ing being of the Community's own production. The largest volume printed in America during the last century — the great Mennonite "Martyrs' Mirror" of Van Braght — was produced here.

It was a colossal work and yet accomplished so successfully that in its size and superior excellence of workmanship, hardly excelled in our day of artistic printing, it remains a monument to the skill and untiring industry of these colonial monks of Ephrata. Fifteen men, set aside by prayer, give most painstaking and unremitting toil for three consecutive years to the pro- duction of this work, which appeared in S under the di- rection of the new scholarly Prior.

It was the "greatest literary effort of Colonial Pennsylvania," says ephrata piuntixc. The original Dutch work appeared in Holland in and ran through many editions, but had become scarce, inaccessible or unreadable, and hence the German Men- nonites of Pennsylvania desired its re-appearance in German dress in that critical, martial period, which inspired the translation and re-publication at Ephrata.

He devot- ed himself to the task with such devotion that for three years he did not sleep more than four hours a night. In three years the great work was done. It contained fifteen hundred and twelve pages, printed upon strong, thick paper, in large type, in order, as was said in the preface, 'that it may suit the eyes of all. Strange, the outbreak of the Revolution still found about five hundred oi them unsold, which the Continental army in a scarcity of paper confiscated for gun- wads, so that what was intended as an advocate of peace, became a literal sinew of war. It was not yielded up without protest by the Brethren, but when two wagons and six soldiers ai rived and prompt payment was offered, reluctant leave was granted.

At last, however, they were honored again, for some sensible persons bought in all that were left of them. Long before the Revolutionary period he had gained for himself wide fame for his scholarship, for every visitor to the place — and there were many of distinction and ability — became aware of this fact. George Ross, of Lancas- ter, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, as well as Benjamin Franklin, knew the place and man intimately.

And so it came, most likely at their suggestion, that Thomas Jefferson, the author of this immortal document, secured Miller to translate it into seven of the European languages immediately after its adoption by Congress. Thus it happened that the American cause became early and favorably known to the nations of Europe through Millers able pen.

From a nonagenarian inhabitant of Ephrata Mrs. Konigmach- er , whose father was an intimate associate of Peter Miller's, and both whose father and grandfather were adherents of the com- munity, the writer has gained the following very interesting ac- count of Mr. Among Miller's most hate- ful enemies and persecutors was one Michael Witmati, a close neighbor. He took advantage of the pious monk's religion of peace and brotherhood, and often abused him shamefully and as- sailed him violently. Thus he once deliberately spit in his face while holding a conversation with him.

But Miller's turn came to heap coals of fire on his enemy's head. Witman took the side of the Tory during the Revolution and was entirely too outspoken for his own good. In consequence he was arrested, his property confiscated, himself imprisoned and after a court-martial trial, sentenced to be hung. This occurred while Washington's army was encamped at Valley Forge. The execution was to occur at West Chester and the day was set.

Mil- ler heard of it and promptly undertook to secure his old-time en- emy's pardon and release. He walked all the way to see General Washington at his headquarters, and plead with him for his neigh- bor's pardon. The General thinking he was pleading for a friend. The latter is said to have travelled all night and only reached the place where the execution was to take place in the very nick of time to save his enemy's life. After the most extraordinary excitement and the proper explanation and certification the culprit was set free and accompanied his pious, maltreated neighbor over the hills to his home.

After a description of the cloister, the chief features of the religion and life maintained here, come pen sketches of the principal leaders. That of Miller is as follows: He had been a German Calvinistic minister, came into the country according to their custom, as a candidate for the ministry of the Reformed Church of the country, was afterwards ordained by the Presbyterian minister.

An- drew, in Philadelphia, and for a long time preached in the various- parts of the country among the Germans before that, eighteen years since he betook himse'f to Ephrata. He is a learned man. He is of a good stature, with a friendly face and friendly manners, on which account strangers always get introduced to him and seek his society.

He is open-hearted toward those to whom he takes a liking and is mod- est and genial. The brethren have great respect for him. In their public worship he reads the Scrip- tures, and also baptizes when so directed by Father Fried sam. He lives in entire solitude, except when messengers go out or in, or he performs his duties in the congregation. When, on the 7th of September, , I went to visit them in com- pany with Mr. Ross, we were received and treated as old friends. We first announced ourselves to Midler and were heartily welcomed. I informed him that I was a Swedish minister and had long been desirous of seeing them.

But however poorly we live here, and although we live almost entirely by ourselves, yet we have the advantage of seeing the most distinguished peo- ple in the country; for no one comes to the land, who wishes to be honored for his knowledge and understanding, without visiting us in our isolated retreat, even though our visitors be the proudest people in the country.

We thus get acquainted enough, though but little advantage therefrom. If any new lawyer or advoc comes to Lancaster, it is certain that we will soon make his ac- 14 the pennsylvahia-german. I begged leave to remain over night among them, so that I might see their worship, which would take place on the next day, being a Saturday. He answered, 'Why not?

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But it has not yet repaid either its expense or its trouble. Some books have been printed there written by the brethren themselves. The 'His- tory of the Persecutions of the Anabaptists' has given them the most trouble and the least return. They have had a proposal to print the Classic Authors for the Philadelphia Academy, but Muller said that he was now tired of that work, was alone in it. The brethren asked me several times when I would come again to see them. This seemed to me as though they thought I had some de- sire to join their society. I took leave oi the brethren and invited them to visit me if their way was so directed.

He bore my traveling sack the whole way for me. I thanked him that he did not dislike me for being of a different way of thinking. I hoped that if we did not see each other any more in this life, we might meet with joy in that place where there should be one fold and one Shepherd ; where all controversies in theology would cease; where love should abide forever after all other gifts disap- pear. He took me in his arms and kissed me, thanked me, and said 'That is a good wish.

I shall also pray to God for you. Here were taught useful trades and fine arts. These letters were used as ornamental initials in their books, making their publications famous for their artistic features, like those of the present "Roycrofters," of East Aurora. Washington probable visited the place, as he is known to have been at the Reading Furnace, lo- cated a little to the southeast, just a week after the battle. The old buildings of Kedar and Zion, located on Mt. Zion, the higher grounds of the place, were occupied hy over four hundred of the wounded of the battle fought September nth.

Doctors Yerkel, Scott and Harrison had surgical and medical charge of the hospital, but owing to a terrible epidemic of camp fever, almost half of them died and were buried here. For more than fifty years effort is being made to erect a suitable monument to their memory on the spot, but the accom- panying cut shows in what an unfinished condition the work — not dead yet — still abides. Thus did Miller spend his American life. More than sixty years of his long and useful career were given to the establishment and furtherance of mystical piety, personal religion, and literary ad- vancement in this quaint monastic institution by the Cocalico.

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Here he died in peace at a great age and was gathered to his fa- thers. His tomb is found in the little "'God's acre" next to that of Beissel's, with following inscription on stone: Auch word Nachmals ihr Lehrer Bis an sein End. Lautern in the Upper Palatinate. Came to America as a Retormed Preacher in the year Was baptized into the congregation at Eph- rata in the year Afterwards became their teacher until his end. Fell asleep on the 25th of September. Dart isch Owets alles licht.

Owets isch nier au noch froh. Margets singe all die Fegel Ach wie dtits mich doch geliiste Owets greisht die Laab-krot arg. Freed zu ha we. Alles dut sich annere do, Wann sie mich ins Grab nei trage Nix bleibt immer so wie nau. Es war als en Walnissbaum hinner Dann liischtig un eifrich die em Haus. Schtecka geritta, Der Gi. Ir has a history. Henry Rarbaugh'S attention to ir and suggested to hint the desirableness of immortalising our dialect in song, ere it die out, ;is [Iebel h: Harbaugh took up the hint and soon appeared his "Schul haus an der Kriek" ami his other immortal Pennsylvania-German songs.

So this poem may be recognised as the true forerunner of t'ennsylvauiu German verse, i: It was contributed by Mr. Grlder, of L'arnajoharle, X. Don sehn ich Gruinbiere mit Kar- rich gefahre. Dann sin mer noch 'm Schpring - haus am Xahrung zu. Un die dueck Milich dort-wie die Auge noch locha! Un hor noch ihr G'schrei wie ihr Lewe ferllossa. Dcs hab ich noch alles in meine Gedanke. Die Buwe vora Schtedel. Die Buwe ihr Schatzen zo eifrich geschwunga. Doch sehn ich noch immer. Im Schatte noch Mittag die sense zu dengla. Die Hammer un Dengelschtock hor ich noch glingla, Als "tap.

Ken Kummer, ken Sorge. Wer net Vat'r un Mutter ehrt, Is gewisz — ken Bohn me werth! Wolle Kinner Englisch sei? Loss sie reite — flink un gut, — Deutsch steckt doch noch — un'rem Hut! Adolph Friedrich von Schack. And if the bird in tree top sings, And makes thy joy complete, So is that song which clearly rings, From God a greeting sweet.

The morning-glow, the evening shine, The river's silvery wave. A greeting which God gave. In blossom's fragrance, zephyr's breath. He greeteth thee alway. Uebersetzt von Schmidt, Chicago. Ernst ''Und er schuf ihn sich zum Bilde zum Bilde Gottes schuf er ihn.


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HE ice on the Cocalico is floating down stream. Winter's frost-fetters have been broken. The blue-bird has given us a glimpse of his sky-colored wing. The pioneer robin has sung its first spring song from yon over-arching maple. Spring is here and it is time we break up our long encamp- ment and move on our historic way.

Our trip shall lead through the northern section of Pennsylvania's "Garden"' county. Volumes of important historic events lie open before ms in this pilgrimage. Trails of eventful processions cross each other. Having given much of the ancient history of Ephrata in our sketch of John Peter Miller, we are prepared to leave this charming and historic town in the enjoyment of its present prosperity after but a hasty walk through its wide and clean streets.

This will reveal that the modern town is depending on its various businesses — its cigar factories, its silk mill, its large stock-yards and far-famed summer resorts — for its livelihood. That this is not the meagerest minimum of earthly comfort is evidenced by its many modernly-built and prettily-painted cottages and the peace- ful and prosperous look worn upon the faces of its inhabitants. That life is long here, as well as happy, may be learned from the fact that the town includes several nonagenarians, who communed with the Revolutionary sires, notably Mrs.

Konigmacher, whose father was an intimate friend of John Peter Miller. The latter church is one of those Miller served when he joined the Dunkers. Between Ephrata and Lititz, our first objective point — a distance of about six miles—have recently grown up three small but thriving villa viz: Akron, Milhvay and Rothville. All of these home-centers are looking for the extension of the electric line from Lititz to give them a short cut to their county's capital. Here we are on historic ground indeed! But how the name has suffered at the hands of English lexicographers!

Reading Howell, in his map of , calls it "Leeditz. Its history, no less than its orthography, has been mistaken by guess- ing. It is generally believed to have been originally a Moravian settle- ment, while to be fair to facts it must be stated that a Lutheran church was built and a congregation gathered here several years before the first Moravian family or missionary trod its soil. The site of this early church and cemetery are still preserved in the southern portion of the town, half a square west of the Lancaster pike.

The principal man in this flock, who owned the greater portion of the land on which the town is built, was George Kline. The pastor's name was Xyberg. Jacob Huber, one of the members, opened his house to the Moravian missionaries, sent out from Bethlehem, and in December, , Count Zinzendorf himself visited the place, there was a great '"awakening" and pastor Nyberg and most of his flock were converted to Moravianism. That this was not so great a theological revolution as may be supposed, it need only be remem- bered that Zinzendorf himself had been a devout Lutheran, and preserved many Lutheran usages and the principal of her confessions, the Augustana, in his new denomination of "Unitas Fratrum.

Kline donated his entire farm of acres in And now sprang up the true Moravian "Community. Lititz history during this period is Moravian history. The most prominent events in the development of this religions "Com- munity" may briefly be recited as follows: Various buildings were used to house the new congregation and its schools before' the present cluster of seminary, parsonage and church edifices were erected.

The oldest of these dates back to The sister house was erected in It is shown in the cut to the left, next the memorial library chapel building at the extreme left end. An old cottage, known as the Weaver house, and still" standing, in which were housed the first lady-student boarders, was erected in The flourishing female school.

A list of seventeen principals have had charge of the school during this period, the present incumbent being Prof. The alumnae have gone into hundreds of houses as "queens" and into all the world as "ministering angels," many as foreign missionaries. The more prominent historical events of the town are the location of an army hospital here in , when sick and wounded soldiers were. The hospital was in general charge of Dr.

Shippen, and it was, when feared that the entire community was to leave, and urgent pleas and re- monstrances were made by the Bethlehem authorities, that Gen. Wash- ington wrote his kindly letter in response, which original is now kept in the Bethlehem archives. The camp-fever broke out in consequence of the location of the soldiers' Lazaretto in this place, and almost every fam- ily was infected. Bishop Matthew Hehl, about , organized the "Community" life, which was in full force until 1S He took up resi- dence here, superintended the erection of buildings, and fixed the rentals, from which the institution's revenue came in largest measure.

The celebration of the Centennial of the Church, in , was a noted event. Among the town's most noted characters, besides the school's princi- pals and teachers and the Church's pastors and bishops, loom up the illus- trious pipe-organ builder, David Tannenberg, who emigrated in , and the "Domsey" of the village, who for a generation was the celebrated principal of the Boy's Academy, Prof.

The former built many church organs that to this very day lead large congregations in their Sunday devotions, among which was that of Zion's Lutheran church, Philadelphia 4th and Cherry , for dedication of which, in Congress adjourned and President Washington and Congress attended in a body. The same was destroyed by fire in The latter built and tuned character — a nobler work yet.

His boys as men are in all the world abroad making sweet music, as the hand of a divine Providence has touched the keys of their after-lives. One of these, his own son and successor. Beck, has long nobly perpetuated the glorious work, as well as the name of this ideal teacher of the past generation. But he has recently, also, relinquished his task and devoted his afternoon and evening of life to literature and history. With archaeological and antiquarian rev- erence and up-to: Already at the front door the ancestral brass knocker, highly polished, whose knockings proved the '"open se- same" to useful and honored life of generations of bright youths in close proximity to the modern electric button, into which the old-fashioned latch-string has been converted, prove that the keepers of the house hold views broad enough to take in two epochs of American life.

And we can only say in passing, that if their life is a sample of Lititz intelligence and hos- pitality, may God commend us to Lititz! While the town holds many archi- tectural relics of the former century, it also has many beautiful homes with modern improvements and graceful, grassy settings. It is the gift of the late Geo.

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Dixon, of Bethle- hem, and is a memorial to his daughter. Mary, who graduated from the Sem- inary with the class of 1S Springs Hotel, long the public stop- ping place and "inn" for the visitors of Lititz, and controlled by the ". Com- munity," has passed into private hands and is now run as any other ordinary hostelry. It has entertained many and illustrious guests in its past history. A few years ago. And now its clear and cooling beverage Rows free for man and beast, and. For here may man and beast and bird, childhood and hoary.. Their weary spirits oft refresh, their parching thirst assuage: And generations yet unborn, when the shall gather here.

With thankful hearts will bless this act, the donor's name revere. The former is lo- cated in the rear and considerably to the south of the cluster of school and church buildings, and is a large and well-kept 'God's-acre. Its me- morial stones are, in Moravian custom, placed flat upon the graves and tell many a brief life-story in graven entablature.

Among the more illustrious tombs found here, besides such as have al- ready been named among the town's chief actors, are frve of the church's pastors and two Bishops, viz.: Bishops Count Zinzendorf and David Nitschman also labor- ed here in the church's early history, but are buried elsewhere. So have seven bishops been here ordained. The graveyard also holds the dust of Gen. Sutter, the discoverer of gold in California, and that of his wife. An American eagle adorns the stone that marks his grave, and these are their epitaphs: Died June 8, 1S90, at Washington, D.

They abide as the most refreshing and invigorating source of the many delights in this scrupulously clean and delightful German town. Having watched the sporting trout which inhabit its clearest depths and often stand in lines to resemble immersed iron pipes, and having quarTed from its excellent medicinal waters to the health of our kind hosts, now conducting their town affairs as other municipalities, and wor- shiping in three other churches, where once there was but that of the community; yet not ready wholly to let the German lingo go, we take off our hat.

After another trudge of five miles through garden country, and past the only R. And so it is, as many of its quaint landmarks betoken. Stiegel, came hither about the middle of the last century and planted the town-seed here, which took root and now perpetuates both his and his native city's fame in this garden soil of Lancaster. Close behind him, sailing slowly through Atlantic's surge and foam, Came the noble German Baron from his ancient Rhineland home: In the lovely Chiques Valley, in the forest land of Penn, Land with gold he bought, surveyed it, founded beauteous Manheim then.

After traveling about for two years, and marrying on Nov. Elizabeth Furnace, Schaefferstown "tower," and Manheim, where he had founded and named a new town in , having purchased the land from Charles and Alex. Here he erected a fine mansion for himself in , importing the brick from England. Although altered, the same building is yet standing and occupies the N. This building had an arched hall on second floor, which was used as a chapel, in which the Baron was wont to teach God's Word to his workingmen.

Other rooms of the house were finished with decorative tiles, contain- ing Scriptural scenes and texts, about the mantles. The large parlor was hung with tapestry, on which falcons and hunting scenes had been paint- ed. From the cupola strains of sweet music, rendered by his employes. To visit the Manheim of is to rind a thriving and prosperous in- land town of between two and three thousand happy and intelligent citi- zens, whose own thrift and industry keeps them in comfort and peace.

The homes that line its streets bespeak varied degrees oi taste, happiness and wealth, while such industries as several cigar manufactories, its '.. It has five hostelries for the accommo- dation of the traveling public and the bibulous,' and eight churches — some strong and flourishing, others very weak — for the religious, which em- braces well-nigh every one.

The town's streets are well-paved and kept, crossing each other at right angles and running to- wards the chief points of the compass, named with a German flav- or about them,, as Prussian, Ferdinand, Stiegel, Charlotte. They- center about a wide and oblong square, at the opposite ends of which Baron Stiegel, the founder, in , built his celebrated "man- sion" and business-office with brick imported from England and brought from Philadelphia in teams.

Same are still standing, though former is remodeled and converted into a store building, while the latter is occupied as a residence. The same material and history characterized Stiegel's glass-factory — erected about same time, first in United States, and whose superior products have not been matched nor excelled to this day. The few rare specimens, now kept in collectors' hands, prove this by a test of their peculiar bell-like ring, fineness of quality and richness of color.

Danner's collection of curios, described below. Skilled workmen from Europe were em-. Surely if the sands from neighboring hills gave glassware such a rich ring and quality, it is a wonder some modern manufacturer has not been lured into a second attempt of the same enterprise! Since the town has railroad service, now by two lines, crossing here. But we prefer to know the history of the town before modern pro- gress gave it is railroads, electric lights', water-works, fire department, fine graded schools and school building and its fine new churches.

We prefer to walk in the past, when its present low, single-storied half-bur- ied peasant huts were its pleasantest homes and housed its honest Ger- man artisans, its carpet and cloth-weavers, its tailors and shoe-makers, its silversmith and clock-makers. Of the last-named there were five who made the grandfather clocks, viz: Society rooms at Philadelphia, or the glass-factory had been dismantled. So we have only the cemeteries, the church records, the grim walls and the colossal museum of our antiquarian friend, Mr.

Banner, to help us out. Many honored names are held upon the entablature of Manheim's long record and present roll, but historically the names of Stiegel, its founder, Heintzelman, its native-born soldier and military hero, and Banner, the antiquarian preserver of its industrial past, will longest sur- vive. Stiegel's history is not strange, nor new, any more. This festival annually attracts immense throngs to town, among them the surviving relatives of Stiegel from far and near, and noted orators, poets and litterateurs, For ''Ne'er while swell the tides of ocean, Ne'er while stars shall rise and set.

Ne'er while ring the chimes above them Shall the German heart forget. He liv- ed in style and splendor while wealth was his. But the nature of his busi- ness operations, the charitable impulses and the strong religious charac- ter of the man dispute such a conclusion. Plis downfall was due to his betrayal by his friends, the enemy.

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