The Jacob Hochstetler story is one well-known in Amish circles, as an example of one Amish man’s steadfast faith and commitment to Anabaptist principles of nonresistance.
Hochstetler lost his wife and two children in a brutal wartime attack – but refused to defend himself or to allow his sons to use force against the attackers, in keeping with his deeply-held faith.
Your Ohio News is now drawing attention to a mural well-known in some Amish circles – a depiction of the fatal attack on the Hochstetler household during the French and Indian War…