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The Ephrata community 120 years ago ; as described by an Englishman

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1905
THE EPHRATA COMMUNITY 120 YEARS AGO. INTRODUCTORY.. No portion of Lancaster county sur- passes, and few equal, in interest the settlement of the Seventh Day Bap- tists on the Cocalico, at Ephrata. That religious community differed so greatly from all the others established within the borders of
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With an introduction and notes by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1905
Physical Description
[127]-146 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 5
Notes
Originally appeared in Edinburg Magazine, 1786; written by an unknown British army officer.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Additional Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 5 (1905), p. 127-146Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9
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Ephrata hymns and hymn books

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Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Date of Publication
1909
Ephrata Hymns and Hymn- Books. The early history of Ephrata in this county has been so frequently discuss- ed that to present an additional paper on the same general subject may ap- pear like "carrying coals to New- castle." I can well remember the time when the theme was regarded as peculiarly
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by Joseph Henry Dubbs, D.D., LL.D.
Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1909
Physical Description
21-37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 13, no. 1
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Hymns, German.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 13, number 1 (1909), p. 21-37Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.13
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The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1899-1900.
Call Number
974.802814 S121
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by Julius Friedrich Sachse.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for the author,
Date of Publication
1899-1900.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes
LCHS has no. 326.
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
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)
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Church of the Brethren.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
German Americans - Pennsylvania.
Printing - Pennsylvania
Ephrata (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802814 S121
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https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015082405385&view=1up&seq=13
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433058743034&view=1up&seq=7
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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

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1903.
Call Number
286.3 S121
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By Julius Friedrich Sachse.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed for the author,
Date of Publication
1903.
Physical Description
108 p. front., illus. (incl. music) plates, port., facsim. 26 cm.
Notes
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.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Church music
Additional Author
Beissel, Conrad,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.3 S121
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A new Ephrata imprint--Donegal Street, Lancaster

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1900-1901
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.5
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by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1900-1901
Physical Description
[134]-143 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 5, no. 6
Subjects
Beissel, Conrad, - 1690-1768.
Ephrata Cloister.
Donegal Street (Lancaster, Pa.)
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.5
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