An act to incorporate the city of Lancaster with the several subsequent acts relating thereto; and the ordinances for the regulation of the said city, passed by the Select and Common Councils
The Bloody Theatre, or Martyrs' Mirror, of the Defenceless Christians : who suffered and were put to death for the testimony of Jesus, their Savior, from the time of Christ until the year A.D. 1660
Formerly compiled from various authentic chronicles and testimonies published in the Dutch language, by Thielem J. von Bracht ; Carefully translated into the German; from which it is translated, compared with the original, and carefully revised; and numerous texts of scripture more correctly quoted than in the German edition, by I. Daniel Rupp ...
Cipy 2 from the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum.
Copy 2 Heritage Center copy viewing contingent upon staff availibility, an appointment may be required.
Copy 2 Heritage Center copy original call number PO2.21.2.
Copy 2 Heritage Center copy bears on inside front cover full colored fractur bookplate of Mary Keen, 1839.
Copy 2 on back of first flyeaf in pencil: All of one mind - hearing ministers -- 462; Hearing ministers 919.
Copy 2 on front of second flylear in ink: Horace D. Harkins, 534 North Plum St., Lancaster, Penna.
Includes index and bibliographic notes.
Copy 2 Heritage Center copy full leather binding with maroon spine title; shows wear all over with split spine; four loose pages and pages show heavy foxing and damp stains; later flyleaves.
Summary
This book includes accounts of the martyrdom of the apostles and the stories of martyrs from previous centuries. Next to the Bible, the Martyrs' Mirror has historically held the most significant and prominent place in Amish and Mennonite homes. The Martyrs Mirror is still a beloved book among Amish and Mennonites. While less common now in the 20th century, Martyrs' Mirror is a common wedding gift for Amish and Mennonite families. In 1745, Jacob Gottschalk arranged with the Ephrata Cloister to have them translate the Martyrs Mirror from Dutch into German and to print it. The work took 15 men three years to finish and in 1749, at 1,512 pages, it was the largest book printed in America before the Revolutionary War. [wikipedia]
The Book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments & other rites & ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America together with the Psalter or Psalms of David
Constitution of the United States of America : the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and rules for the government of the house of representatives of said commonwealth
Results of the election of the President Van Buren glued on inside front cover.
On front flyleaf: "Abraham Kauffman, member of House of Reprensentatives. Donated Kauffman's Park to the Borough of Manheim. His farm and land to the Mennonite Chuch along Manheim Pike and bears his name."
List of the committees of the House glued on inside back cover.
The doctrine of the new birth, : exemplified in the life and religious experience of Onesimus, from the eleventh to the twenty-fifth year of his age, or from the year 1779 to 1793, inclusive. : Also, the visions which he saw concerning the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, in the days when George Washington was the president of the United States of North America, and in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 1792. The visions with several of the special events of his life shall be illustrated with twenty plates, and the whole designed as a defence of the truth of the Gospel, and proof of the immortality of the human soul. Written in twenty letters, and dedicated to Elder Joseph Maylin. Onesimus
The English reader, or, Pieces in prose and poetry : selected from the best writers : designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect, to improve their language and sentiments, and to inculcate some of the most important principles of piety and virtue : with a few preliminary observations on the principles of good reading
A foundation and plain instruction of the saving doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ, briefly compiled from the word of God ; translated from the Dutch language into the German, together with other instructive treatises, written by the author of this foundation,' which were formerly published separately, but here appended, and the whole arranged as a common manual
by Menno Simon, to which an index is added in order that all the points, articles, passages, and admonitions herein contained, may be readily found ; translated into the English by I. Daniel Rupp.
Fox's Book of martyrs : being a complete history of the lives, sufferings, and deaths of Christian martyrs, from the commencement of Christianity to the latest periods of pagan and popish persecutions
"The object of this work, is to give a brief history of persecution since the first introduction of Christianity, till the present time. In doing this, we have commenced with the martyrdom of Stephen, and following the course of events, have brought the History of persecution down to the year 1830. In all ages, we find that a disposition to persecute for opinion's sake, has been manifested by wicked men, whatever may have been their opinions or sentiments on religious subjects. The intolerant Jew, and the bigoted pagan, have exhibited no more of a persecuting spirit, than the nominal professor of Christianity, and the infidel and the avowed atheist. Indeed, it seems to be an "inherent vice," in unsanctified nature to endeavour by the pressure of physical force, to restrain obnoxious sentiments, and to propagate favourite opinions. It is only when the heart has been renewed and sanctified by divine grace, that men have rightly understood and practised the true principles of toleration. We do not say that none but real Christians have adopted correct views respecting civil and religious liberty;—but we affirm that these views owe their origin entirely to Christianity and its genuine disciples."
Contents
Contents: HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MARTYRS TO THE FIRST GENERAL PERSECUTIONS UNDER NERO. THE TEN PRIMITIVE PERSECUTIONS. ( By The Roman Empire ) PERSECUTIONS OF THE CHRISTIANS IN PERSIA. PAPAL PERSECUTIONS. AN ACCOUNT OF THE INQUISITION. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PERSECUTIONS IN ITALY, UNDER THE PAPACY. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PERSECUTIONS IN BOHEMIA UNDER THE PAPACY.GENERAL PERSECUTIONS IN GERMANY. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PERSECUTIONS IN LITHUANIA AND POLAND. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PERSECUTIONS IN CHINA AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES.AN ACCOUNT OF THE PERSECUTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND PRIOR TO THE REIGN OF QUEEN MARY I. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PERSECUTIONS IN SCOTLAND, DURING THE REIGN OF KING HENRY . VIII and An account of the Life, Suffering and Death of George Wishart PERSECUTIONS IN ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN MARY. THE SPANISH ARMADA. RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE PROTESTANT RELIGION IN IRELAND WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE BARBAROUS MASSACRE OF 1641. THE RISE, PROGRESS, PERSECUTIONS AND SUFFERINGS OF THE QUAKERS. PERSECUTIONS OF THE FRENCH PROTESTANTS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, DURING THE YEARS 1814 AND 1820. ASAAD SHIDIAK. PERSECUTIONS OF THE BAPTIST MISSIONARIES IN INDIA, DURING THE YEAR 1824. PERSECUTIONS OF THE WESLEYAN MISSIONARIES IN THE WEST INDIES. PERSECUTIONS IN SWITZERLAND FROM 1813 TO 1830. SKETCHES OF THE LIVES OF SOME OF THE MOST EMINENT REFORMERS.SKETCH OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OF 1789, AS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OF PERSECUTIONS.
Free-masonry unmasked, or, Minutes of the trial of a suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County : wherein Thaddeus Stevens, Esq. was plaintiff, and Jacob Lefever, defendant
