▁Germany . ▁The ▁first ▁sch ism ▁from ▁the ▁general ▁body ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 8 — the ▁Se vent h ▁Day ▁D unk ers , ▁whose ▁distinct ive ▁principle ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁sevent h ▁day ▁was ▁the ▁true ▁S abb ath . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 2 , ▁Be iss el ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁C ocal ico ▁Creek ▁in ▁Lanc aster ▁County . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁char ism atic ▁leader ▁a ▁semi - mon astic ▁community ▁( the ▁Camp ▁of ▁the ▁Sol it ary ) ▁with ▁a ▁convent ▁( the ▁Sister ▁House ) ▁and ▁a ▁monaster y ▁( the ▁Bro ther ▁House ) ▁was ▁established , ▁called ▁" E phr ata ". ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁were ▁cel ib ate . ▁M embers ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁sleep ▁on ▁wooden ▁ben ches ▁ ▁wide , ▁with ▁wooden ▁blocks ▁for ▁pill ows . ▁They ▁sle pt ▁six ▁hours ▁per ▁night , ▁from ▁ 9 ▁P . M . ▁to ▁mid night , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 ▁A . M . ▁until ▁ 5 ▁A . M ., ▁with ▁a ▁two - hour ▁break ▁to ▁" watch " ▁for ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁Christ . ▁They ▁a te ▁one ▁small ▁veget arian ▁me al ▁a ▁day . ▁The ▁only ▁time ▁the ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Be iss el ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁eat ▁meat ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁commun ion ▁when ▁l amb ▁was ▁served . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁clo ister ▁spent ▁much ▁time ▁at ▁work ▁or ▁pray ing