sentences:  The Zürich council had passed an edict that made adult rebaptism punishable by drowning.On 5 January 1527, Felix Manz became the first casualty of the edict, and the first of the Swiss Brethren to be executed at the hands of Protestants.Hans Reist ( 1670 – 1704) was a central figure in the dispute that resulted in the formation of the Amish branch.