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The first, who is also the religious head, being in this respect the successor of R. L. Baeker, who was the successor of Father Rapp, is a German by birth, and a man of culture and of deep piety. He was educated to be a teacher; and entered the Harmony Society in 1826, a year after its removal to Economy.
Upon Frederick Rapp's death, Father Rapp appointed Baeker and Henrici to attend to the temporal concerns with which he was then charged; and upon the Elder Rapp's death, these two were chosen to take his place. When Mr. Baeker died, Mr. Henrici was chosen to fill his place, and he selected Mr. Lenz to be his coadjutor. Mr. Lenz was born in the society in 1807, and has lived in it all his life.
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