▁manufact ured ▁cl othing ▁on ▁a ▁mill ▁and ▁kept ▁their ▁lives ▁busy ▁by ▁creating ▁duties ▁and ▁oblig ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Clo ister s ▁had ▁a ▁positive ▁out look ▁on ▁life ; ▁they ▁respect ed ▁their ▁neighb ors , ▁land ▁and ▁environment . ▁Education ▁was ▁also ▁important ▁in ▁their ▁society . ▁It ▁was ▁important ▁that ▁every ▁child ▁maintain ▁their ▁education . ▁Children ▁that ▁came ▁from ▁families ▁were ▁also ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁be ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁school . ▁Edu c ating ▁the ▁young ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁char ity ▁works ▁that ▁the ▁Clo ister s ▁accomplished . ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁helped ▁the ▁poor ▁by ▁passing ▁around ▁bread ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁families . ▁ ▁Other ▁bel ieving ▁families ▁settled ▁near ▁the ▁community , ▁accepted ▁Be iss el ▁as ▁their ▁spiritual ▁leader ▁and ▁wor sh ipped ▁with ▁them ▁on ▁S abb ath . ▁These ▁families ▁made ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁clo ister , ▁which ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁self - s ust aining ▁without ▁them . ▁The ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s ▁of ▁E phr ata ▁are ▁famous ▁for ▁their ▁writing ▁and ▁publishing ▁of ▁h ym ns , ▁and ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁t unes ▁in ▁four ▁voices . ▁Be iss el ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁community ' s ▁composer ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁spiritual ▁leader , ▁and ▁de vised ▁his ▁own ▁system ▁of ▁composition . ▁The ▁E phr ata ▁h ymn al ▁( words ▁only ) ▁was ▁printed ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁E phr ata ▁Clo ister ▁had ▁the ▁second ▁German ▁printing ▁press