Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-26
was erected for public worship, A

was erected for public worship. Al
most a century and half has passed
over its peaked gables, but . it still ;
stands q marvel of quaintness, ingenuity
and strength. It occupies bit of pic
turesque ground on the banks oof the
Cocalico,a surrounded by hundred
acres of fertile land, from the cultiva-
ton ef which nearly all the necessaries
Of life were obtained. To tits attached
a large four-storied structure, known
as the sister house, which, as its name {
was devoted to the exclusive
use of the females. All the buildings
are of d 1nediBval style Of architecture
The Saal and the Sister House occupy
q position aloof from the. others and are
more pretentious edifces. Heavy oak
timber was used for the walls and
floors, and poplar for furniture. The
windows are set in on an irregular line
some having four, some six and others :
eight panes of glass to a frame. There
is no accounting for this freak. An
other peculiarity is that these HindoWs i
originally turned on wooden hinges.
Their knowledge of the uses Of ron
was extremely limited. z2aAlI the locks,
bolts, hinges, latches, door handles and
iaS1~en ~ Is WeIe u woou, sonei 0Aty oA
OAK ana maae ey- haha.. - -, :
Enterlng Ihe Temple you ustoop snIouggnss
tne low door ana make m your ascent 20 inc
upper MOOT oy steep, cIuae s!alrway.
Lou treads on Iioofs ohAle9 IN WIN NOR
tar and winch from age nave plllowy
unevenness. fraverslng the narrow
and passages of the ''Klos-
ter, into which the feeble light darts
and vos,;shas xU5fh rrhnsf1ika -r,rn sr1r,r1:
ton, you are reminded OF some Old
World castle where the captive, with
gyved heel, was hurried through dark
and toFtuous ways to subtarranean-
dungeon. Z And this illusion is not cas-
lily dispelled by the gardener who chap
erons you. - Taking you into one sea
the many compartments or Kam-
mers," he points to the rough bench at
one end and informs you that his an
cesters slept there, with nothing Tor
pillow but rude block OF wood. He
dressed 1nthe habit OF Capuchin monk,
which, with some smodihcatl0ns was the
garment worn by the Schwestern.
Descending to the hrst hoor we are In
the temple OF Worship where the Dun
kers held their love f1easts.. Z Ihe, nnrni-
ture is like that OF a. Quaker meeting
house. Il requires no stretch OF the
imagination to see the throng OF devout
worshipers, in their Capuchin robes,
file through the open door and take their
seats on the low-backed benches. From
the desk the grave Beisse1 or intellectual
Peter Miller holds forth the doctrines
OF trine immersion Peter Miller, by
tne py' Is crealIea Wltn haVing Hansia-
tea tne iDeclaration OF independence
into seven languages) Ana now rne
music sweils IN harmomes more lnspsr-
ing Inan 1tnat OF Itne s1Eonans na1P Ao14
me Dqhkels na9 Iraane9 lSocAnsss,s anu
tnelr cnofat services ars SepresenteH as
slngguiarly DeauIl.ui anu PaInetic. Con-
cernin s1ls music ~. ~ mas Deea =. wlas.en
ot'.I s'1 Ei;a syya 70 NO. = lo''' ''o so'e'
y - .e,,U 1,,, 1A1,lao" 10. - .o-s
me tones 81. lss9ng Iom .9e ssnon
conveying a softness and devotion al
Moss tho srts sue, aana the = bssS @ are iead and
oAAO PesA w. S',' W. S'.'Ss s'AAs~-
sung exclusively by females, the men
being confined to bass, which is set in
two parts. the high and the low bass,
the latter representing the deep tones
of the organ, and the first. in combina-
tion with one of the female parts, is an
excellent imitation of the concert horn.
The whole is sung in the fafsetto voice;
the performers sat with their heads re-
clined, their countenances solemn and
detected, their faces pale and emaciated
from their manner OF living, the cloths
ing exceeding white and quite pIctur-
esque and their music such as thrilled to
the very SOUL" Their musical compo-
sitions have been preserved, but the in
toned service is never used There re-
mains to be told their curious skill in
penmanship. The walls of the saalAre
hung with mementoes of the art execu-
ted on parchment sheets about threo
feet by four, in an elegant Gothic text.
Some Of these are Bible extracts; some
| inportune to celibacy; others, again,
are sentiments breathing aSspiTit Of de-
vbtion. .a9qe-@ iss Ds7goi,a saoii.sIol
| Die Lieb ist unser kron und heller tugend
I spiegel, ...-..,T....-
Ipe Ws,sneie S;ane. unser Aos' uno isaneS "o''es
ma IsaGsn ist unser schatz wir ms an verl
i srauen.7 4 81. sassl silii nl ..ss4G
Und felgen seinem Yaug ais reinste jung
l9 n frauen; a:,e an f......,..,
One OF the more pretentious ana IA
.bDraous pieces OF WORK represents the
three heavens In one Christ Is gatn-
ermg bis hock; then we have three
+ hundred Capuchins with harps and N
the last is the throne, with archangeis
i SurrOl,ndiup it"Ihe task of executing