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Title: The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Sachse, Julius Friedrich, 1842-1919
Subjects: Ephrata Cloister Church of the Brethren Pennsylvania Dutch German Americans Printing
Publisher: Philadelphia : Printed for the author
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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n the Wissahickon,removed to Ephrata, and there joined the Solitary, while thehousefather and his wife returned to their own piece of land. This left Stephen Koch alone in the community house,he was, however, soon joined by another pious couple, LouisHocker, with his wife and daughter Maria. Shortly after the three first brethren left for Ephratatwo deaths occurred in the German township, which ex-cited more attention than any death since that of the Patri-arch, Alexander Mack. This was the death of JohannesGumre, May 16, 1738, and that of his wife upon the fol-lowing day. It will be remembered that these two wereamong the party of Baptists from Germany who assembledat the house of Peter Becker, on that memorable ChristmasDay in 1723, to organize the congregation ; and it was athis humble home that the first love-feast was held immedi-ately after the administration of the sacred ordinance. Johannes Gumre, also spelled Gumrie^ Goniory, Gotnorrie., THE GERMAN SECTARIANS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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THE HAUNTED RAVINE ON THE MONASTERY GROUNDS. A Fiineral Feast. 279 Giimry, was a tailor by trade, and came to this country withPeter Becker in 1719. That he was not without means isshown by the fact that in January, 1719-20, he purchasedfrom John Cunrads and his wife Alitic (w) eighty-twoacres of land fronting on the Wissahickon. This was apart of the Hugh Roberts tract, which Cunrads acquiredon August 3, 1709. Gumre, as he advanced in years, sold his farm to hiseldest son, Johannes, and retired to a house which he hadbuilt on the North Wales (Germantown) road. Here heagain worked at his trade as a tailor, and became a man ofsome estate and prominence in the German community. His will is dated May 16, 1738, and was probated onMay 24th of the same year. By a curious coincidence, hiswife Anna died upon the following day. Considerable pre-parations were made for the double funeral. This waspreceded by a great feast, at which, according to theaccount of the executors, there were consumed

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