The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers (1899)
Sachse, Julius Friedrich, 1842-1919 · Philadelphia : Printed for the author · leaf 162
nctions of his office.They were the handi-work of the sisters, andwere different from any-thing thus far used inthe Community. Thus,a distinctive robe wasdesigned, which he puton when officiating at abaptism. Another cos-tume, assumed upon high feasts when officiating beforethe two orders, was… … I20 The Geiman Sectarians of Pennsylvania. dition states that it was followed even to the row of tinklingbells. The prior even went so far as to have a jeweledbreastplate made, which, according to the Chronicon, hewore as a sign that he had to bear the sins of his peopleon his breast, to which…
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