The life and conduct of the late Brother Ezechiel Sangmeister : now resting in God, once an inhabitant of Ephrata, whose extremely peculiar and noteworthy career is written by him under the guidance and direction of divine Providence : with all the peculiarities which go along with his career up to its blessed ending
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; v. 4-10, 1979-1985.
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Cover title: Leben und Wandel.
Each part has facsim. of original separate t.p. in German and also t.p. with translation in English.
Translation of: Das Leben und Wandel. Ephrata [Pa.] : J. Bauman, 1825-27.
"Consisting of 6 [i.e., 4] parts. Which is preceded by a brief chronicle, of the establishment and foundation of the Ephrata community up to the late author's arrival there [i.e., excerpts from Chronicon ephratense] ..."
The music of the Ephrata cloister; also Conrad Beissel's treatise on music as set forth in a preface to the "Turtel taube" of 1747, amplified with fac-simile reproductions of parts of the text and some original Ephrata music of the Weyrauchs hügel, 1739; Rosen und lilien, 1745; Turtel taube, 1747; Choral buch, 1754, etc
108 p. front., illus. (incl. music) plates, port., facsim. 26 cm.
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Initials; head and tail pieces.
"Reprinted from volume XII, Proceedings of the Pennsylvania-German society."
"Beissel's Dissertation on harmony. Translation by the Rev. J. F. Ohl": p. [70]-79.
"Appendix: A page of Ephrata theosophy. Read at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania German society, Ephrata, Penna., October 20, 1899 ... Lancaster, Pa., 1903": p. [93]-106.
Translation of Chronicon ephratense, enthaltend den lebens-lauf des ehrwürdigen vaters in Christo Friedsam Gottrecht ... zusamen getragen von br. Lamech [i. e. Jacob Gass?] u. Agrippa [i. e. Johann Peter Miller also known as Prior Jaebez] ... Ephrata: Gedruckt anno M. DCCLXXXVI. cf. Seidensticker, First cent. of German printing in America, p. 117, and Sache, The German sectarians of Pennsylvania 142-1800, p. 471.
Letter to Elizabeth Keifer detailing his research - Appraisal of Adam Koningmacher's estate - The Gibbons tract, Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster County, Pa. (map and text) - [Indenture:] James Gibbons to Moses Brinton - Founding of the German Baptist Sabbatarian Congregation, Conestoga, 172?-1732 Foreward - First early English land grants - Pennsylvania granted to William Penn,1681 - Founding of the German Baptist Sabbatarian Congretation Conestoga, 1721-1732 (map) - Conestoga German Baptist Congregaton (map) - Founding of the Germapn Baptist Sabbatarians at Conestogao 1721-1732 (text) - German Seventh Day Baptist branches: Virginia - Ephrata Borough limits and underlying Penn grants (map and text) - Cloister properties with surrounding properties with date warranted (map) - Disposal of various Cloister properties (map) - Approximate location of all Cloister buildings (map) - Chronology of land in Cloister - Acquisition of 27 1/2 acres and buildings by the state including inventory of personal property - Various names by which theGermanSabbatariaons and site were known.
v. 1. 1708-1742 -- I. Ephrata of the present day -- II. Beyond the Cocalico -- III. Advent of the Palatines -- IV. German pilgrims -- V. The Weaver's apprentice -- VI. The Labadists on the Bohemia Manor -- VII. The hut in the forest -- VIII. The German Baptist Brethren -- IX. The New Dunkers on the Conestoga -- X. The Cradle of German literature -- XI. Alexander Mack -- XII. Koch-Halekung, the serpent's den -- XIII. A retrospect -- XIV. A eventful year -- XV. The awakening of the Tulpehoken -- XVI. Kedar -- XVII. Jacob's Kampff und Ritter-platz -- XVIII. The monastery on the Wissahickon -- XIX. Unitas Fratrum -- XX. The habits of the orders -- XXI. Roster of the celibates -- XXII. The Weyrauchs Hugel -- XXIII. The Zionitic Brotherhood -- XXIV. The Amwell Dunkers -- XXV. The house of prayer -- XXVI. Peniel -- XXVII. A celestial visit -- XXVIII. The Skippack Brethren -- XXIX. The Pennsylvania Synods -- XXX. The order of the mustard seed -- XXXI. Hebron -- XXXII. Saron -- XXXIII. Bethania.
v.2. 1742-1800 -- I. Christopher Sauer and his German Bible -- II. Magister Johannes Hildebrand -- III. The great comet of 1743 -- IV. The pilgrimage to New England -- V. Industrial feature of the community -- VI. The music of the Cloister -- VII. The mystic of the Cocalico -- VIII. The rule of the Sisterhood -- IX. The Eckerlins -- X. The Ephrata Press -- XI. The Nantmel revival -- XII. The Gimsheim revival -- XIII. Conrad Weiser -- XIV. Educational departments -- XV. The visit of Israel Acrelius -- XVI. The Valleys of Virginia -- XVII. Snow Hill -- XVIII. Exoricism of fire -- XIX. Friedsam Gottrecht -- XX. Prior Jaebez -- XXI. Issues of the Kloster Press -- The Ephrata register (burial record)
