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Jan 1, 1500
Beginning of Anabaptism
Switzerland %u2022 Protestants seperate from Catholic Church. They believed that the bible was always right, as opposed to the Pope
%u2022 This spurred the creation of Reformed Churches
%u2022 One of them was the Anabaptist church lead by Ulrich Zwingli
%u2022 The Hutterites believe that the state should have no influence on matters of faith
%u2022 They also believe that baptism should occur in adulthood when individuals are capable of deciding to be baptized or not -
Oct 1, 1525
Founding Anabaptist Movement
Switzerland but later forced to flee to Moravia %u2022 Conrad Grebel, Georg Blaurock, Felix Manz, and twelve other men baptized
%u2022 Founding the Anabaptist movement
%u2022 Later sentanced to life in prision by church leaders that hated Anabaptists
%u2022 Became known as Schweizerische Brder (Swiss Brethren) -
Jan 1, 1529
Introduction to New Anabaptist Group- The Hutterites
Austerlitz %u2022 Anabaptists spilt into separate groups
%u2022 Jakob Hutter lead one group
%u2022 When low on supplies, Hutter encouraged the group to share all their remaining resources
%u2022 Creation of the basic belief of %u201CCommunity of Goods%u201D -
Mar 26, 1536
Severe Persecutions
Innsbruck, Austria %u2022 Jakob Hutter burned at the stake for religious beliefs
%u2022 Severe persecution of Hutterites
%u2022 There are three main reasons for the persecutions of the Anabaptists:
(1) they refused and rejected the concept of the baptism of small children
(2) they insisted on separation of church and state
(3) they rejected the concept of war waged by the state, on the grounds that Jesus had commanded the love of one's enemies -
Jan 1, 1565
The Golden Period
Various locations in Europe %u2022 Persecutions decreased until 1592
%u2022 Well thought of by Moravian population
%u2022 Hutterites became well educated in their self made schools
%u2022 Hutterite population grew to 30,000 -
End of the Golden Period
%u2022 Outbreak of Turkish War
%u2022 This social upheaval lead to raids of the Hutterite colonies by the Turks
%u2022 The Hutterites also refused to sell their possesions to pay
for the war so they were seized instead -
Thirty Years War
Forced to leave Movaria, most went to Slovakia %u2022 Hutterites severely mistreated because of their pacifist beliefs
%u2022 230 joined the Catholic church in order to keep their possessions and stay in Moravia
%u2022 Colonies forced to disband
%u2022 Population decreased to 1000
%u2022 Mennonites helped the Hutterites -
Further decline of Hutterites
Slovakia %u2022 Still maintained the church but gave up Community of Goods
%u2022 Hutterite children baptized in the Catholic church but were rebaptized as adults -
Flee to Russia
Russia %u2022 Hutterites move because lived in constant fear of raids by the Turks -
Many Hutterites Convert to Catholicism
Hungary and Transylvania %u2022 State tried to convert Hutterites to Catholicism through book burning and torture
%u2022 Any Hutterites that hadn't left Hungary had become Catholic
%u2022 Colonies in Transylvania, however, prospered -
Elimination of the Community of Goods
Russia %u2022 Persecutions eliminate colonies and the %u201CCommunity of Goods%u201D for the second time in history -
Hard times for the Hutterites
%u2022 Hutterites became completely impoverished
%u2022 Hutterite children illiterate
%u2022 Farmland became unattainable
%u2022 Again, Mennonites helped the Hutterites find and get a permit for farmland -
Revival of the Community of Goods
%u2022 Jakob Hofer, Darius Walter, and Michael Waldner establish a new %u201CCommunity of Goods%u201D after an interruption of 40 years -
Trouble in Russia
%u2022 Russia created a new decree
%u2022 Every child had to attend Russian schools
%u2022 Hutterites were forced into Military Service
%u2022 Resulted in large emigration to the United States and the departure of Russia's best farmers -
Journey to America
%u2022 Main emigration year into the United States
%u2022 Hofer, Waldner and Walter brought Hutterites to America
%u2022 Responsible for the formation of the three sects: Schmiedeleut, Dariusleut, and Lehrerleut -
Hutterites Find Success in America
%u2022 Colonies in South Dakota successful
%u2022 Industries flourished
%u2022 Farming and Husbandry employed the most progressive techniques -
World War I
Canada %u2022 World War I causes Hutterites to flee to Canada
%u2022 In the US, Hutterites had strange dress, taught and spoke German and were pacifists
%u2022 Resulted in difficulties
%u2022 Some beaten and put in prision for not joining the military
%u2022 Livestock stolen and the money used for the war -
Salvation in Canada
%u2022 Colonies in Alberta and Manitoba established
%u2022 Canada wanted them to develop the farmland
%u2022 Promised religious freedom and that they would not be recruited for the war
%u2022 Withdrew promise and prohibited further immigration because of local population pressures -
The Great Depression
%u2022 Hutterites were the only ones able to pay their property tax and mortgage
%u2022 Looked after elderly and sick so were not a burden on the state -
World War II
%u2022 Hutterites in Canada and the US were not forced into Military service
%u2022 Required to do local public service
%u2022 Limitations placed on the amount of land a colony could own
%u2022 Local farmers could not compete with Hutterites -
Veterns Land Act Passed
%u2022 Land was required to be on sale for 60 days before
%u2022 Hutterites could bid or buy the land
%u2022 Many colonies moved to Saskatchewan as a result -
Establishment of Hutterite United Brethern Church
%u2022 Three colony groups joined together
%u2022 Created a registered church
%u2022 Called Hutterite United Brethern Church
%u2022 Legally allowed them to better protect their rights and interests -
Peace for the Hutterites
United States of America and Canada %u2022 Discrimination and attacks no longer tolerated
%u2022 Restrictive Laws regarding Hutterites lifted
