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The Religious Movements Homepage: Hutterites |
 | | The direct predecessors of the Hutterites were Anabaptists in Zurich, Switzerland, who advocated the separation of church and state, adult baptism, adoption of a disciplined way of life, separation from nonbelievers, and pacifism. |
 | | Hutterites now consist of three “leuts,” or peoples–the Schmiedeleut (so called because their founding preacher, Michael Waldner, was a flsmith, or Schmied), the Dariusleut (whose founding preacher was named Darius Walter), and the Lehrerleut (whose leader, Jacob Wipf, was regarded as an excellent teacher, or Lehrer). |
 | | Baptism is performed when a Hutterite is ready to become an adult member of the church/community, usually when a person is in his or her early twenties. |
| religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/hutterites.htm (2229 words) |
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