, 1879-07-08
MINNESOTA MENNONITES.

MANNESVIA MhNNUNIlEo'
$3.50. --..
Visit to tho Colony of Peculiar People,
Their Singular 1Itatorv.
sp<etal C.rrrspoKdrnce of 7hs Trsh,tns
Sr. pu,t. MIN. Ju,v 6-at Nnrnt ain r.ste
s,o,i,, ~, ~, ~ ponl g. Stow r,.r p,Il,nod
tn ,ntlns aonthw..t ~ N, 1,ui t,,cro I. a rol.
+,', - .,n,.,..o asn,,,. s., - t. NJ.
ohy Of s1nea'arls-of'm't'se people "nom II was
my good fortune to visit few weeks aeo.
These MennonItes are known us an important
.stle from their nitas ouaker. Daots.s but ,ittta
Is M known Of tl,eir creed and iss ''r' prartice
passed. lovely Jurc Sabbath in the Mountain
Lake settlement, worahiped With them, and
from nna ri thc moe, ,ntc,ltrr,. NJ thcfr ,,nn,.
pcs ss''a,fcu SONIC hno"'e.ee Ut lne.s 'shgiol's
BELIEF, their manners, nnd cl1stonna. have
spoken Of them as sineulnrly primitive. THE
primitive is always singular NOWADAYS, but
sns m,t s'Iu.as 10 o'.e" las from pf'n''1'Ve'
Inc fls'eh'aritY OIL tneae pcop'e COMES
from rigid simplicity not only OF manuers aul
customs~ hut OF religious belief. Some ono
,n,s, S .au ~, ,r,'nt .,",. .o," ;, v,nn
VIII tell YOU W'1at tslnt people arc" When
tell you what these Mcnuonttrs hclcvct you eau
largely forecast thelr everyday lie. The Ann
cs1n. sought to forcbiy establish the Ktgant,, ~
Christ on cartM, ,iartl ,nes thcs signal overthrow
In tc faiE Ut Munster June ii, lK}5 Great was
tic Decentralization Of ,ptr defeat. The leaders
tic Sothcriat,,,s half-crazcd, Until from ti,s
throns ot tjln Anabantfnt revolt EMERGED n
former Ko,nnn Catholic rrIes,,
urYso s,uoys
~ name, anu ne II was Who1n tsod called to dc-
IiVcT tas penrtu. taht1@ iilto actnHllt t'ic Oh.
potstcnesS o. Mennos aoelt.ne' ~ nitra anu
s3taets WE'VE " y, 10 'he k.%uons
~ ~ 49,, e"eo.s 20 ~ III ,;an a ~. man
Of a bcttcr illustration % .oi low ~ ono lex cx-
irene bcrcts another, This nconle
Jlall hccn iuughk bY formcr )entlnrs
tint humaj, government was an un]nwiui en-
croaci,cnt on spiritual Liberty; iilat birth of
rank unI wealth nfuulti hr nt,nlshctI: n,,li That
listing governments by tllu sword. Munster ind
bven called Mount Xlnu, a,ll 1t tau bcgn de-
fcn,icu with Suartnn yonr. Imagine from such
ts pssn sd w III fae,ss " IF cry rsss a
the swurd snll perish 6y tlc swortl.''
a 4i'lily q tl,t p5lnlilyo pprity n the carly
a,is.erity ot her lives. reveals the basIs Of Mrn
upss rrccd, npt only ppnpsch In ,ar Lii fn cnn-
tc1,tou Of nt,y surt, lie ta1ni.t itat f,hrstinns
should not 70 to law in Tic settlement Of Iis
pusss;. .hat thu taking Of .,tcrest.money N makes @
ono a ,isurcr; nl!I tlr.t The tnkns Of t,atl,s ia
rV1,trary to tjlo Diyine con,,Dain]. Jh"v r., =.
1ertcd {ulu1s baplsu,, MD inyorci ,yasf-
Ipy Of png a11t}tkIurfs feet Tu. strict
Mennonite does not nrnet1ce immlrslon. int
pouring ia the favored form Ut ,he ortlfnanrc.
They ali hoEi the Calvlntstic view OF Chrlst's
tneaatnF!a! mission. un'!eT Catherine tue
HIeat me Sshnohitea Or tfHfs1n ailu t!lc NetlI.
Griatias Mefo lhFtea 70 tsie cheap la1lue q!
so.ith H,iiassa, nlhl Wefe promised exemption
from mliatary service. Il large h}1y ncccptct
1e prpher, htia iof generations past nave pllr-
6lleu a!.T1claturc upon tue llntl* lying OH the
st1ea'fs tributary TO u'c Black sea.
WHY TIE ItE0INa
to the United States Of 1ato ycar.4 An cdrrt
jlns been Issued reversing lie decren Of t.oth,
rlue. md c,m,mnntllnw Tint nli cl,i1,ircn hnr,
since 1850 shall ,u enrolled ior military scrylcc.
cmrrant mus. fJrlsit onethir1 II 1ls II : uossra' ~
sloss IL, secure d paasport from [t,Issjm. 'rI"sc
arp virtually comun,as TO ,istc,rt n,l thrv S aro
i,cing accepted as stscit. It'll Mnantaiu Lake
tiuuri a.acsslons to sIe!r ,sl,nErrs Or na.tv .
hai t;ryon nts,rt min" ,nt.cs irotn thn nln,e l. ~
Wl1ow LIKE Farm, near ]Vinion. ~ ns
loycy June Aunduy M "ne - NAV nv
nf st,nnrsnta Tim Mnflu,nttmg nrnir1"s viii IL
ifc,r .'rv snnoth rontfs' thr ;rou, ,,, VII ~
r:Icraii rrscn. fhr siIyery 1nErs ,trtt,n. ~. m
wiie sxna,,sr. the yarted xours nf thc Ior,," Ms
nt,sfv,nIumetI hlrrl* nf tf,fs c,,ns md ~ XIII
cnsr nrrtIne nf tht viii In,ysrs a.t y. ~ WI. ~,
amio,s IN nr1,ise ~ Ent,x hnr.iiwnrE Eo,tata; ~
Is thrso Scnnonites have sc]cctt4i ons NJ liz
fnynreI snots ~ tho NorsI,wss, yVu Wa =! ,ran e
jnto lin as.yr sos,, ohn,t d n,rja.r H. -. ~ n.ote
H.. ~ , i ~" ~ .u1t 49,, e'oeh ~ tlse hosn'
11nrryrr.r,oua ,,rr,p rn,,or
Onc os n,,r norty wa n-,,,n1,,.nt ,,,n.o,,,.
fr,H, Ert,,',i IN, tsa.,,,,p- , I 'nI'cthnt
,r,,s1 t"vc .n,,srsd ~, ~. us As w.
hn,I ntirrc.l iirre va ,ror. s."s,s @ WIn
wj,c ,.rirrr,. nm, ,oni. our s"at. n UsessGa ~;
nan a"i ,s,vs wh yrr ro", t se"' e's uanG w
liz, ,n,.sa xhiin ~" VAIN" ", ~ u.r s,uo o.
,stt,. uiain,v'ir"asa.' .,,,!, s,a,n , "ess oo
i,,lss', h,ar, "hnrsr nInnt ia ,''.. ra r.I VIZ
lii, s..st.',. II " ..'S ~" :" s'"t oaaEh
s"o ~ fnrst .,, Msr1I,n,s,s ~ .e -, Mef!na
vr".,ntinm wnre aEtortcT f.t",,"rs ".a ''o von-
smr:iv n;,nrssc1 ;" hntv ~ ,rnr,,,a., M nAva
.i, n,.i 1',,o ,le pna psnse WA ~ LIZZIE etnsl'
AZ srrmnm,"r ~ liz Wnr,; ;" o"asss sltts a.
tsn fiuoErr. y, ,b.-, ~, ',r,,. ~ 1un9n ~ WltA