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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Daniel Kumler Flickinger, Samuel Hiestand, Milton Wright, Alfred Taylor Howard, Christian Newcomer, Philip William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, Andrew Zeller, Jacob John Glossbrenner, Brian Magnus. Excerpt:Part of a series on Protestant missions to Africa Alfred Taylor Howard (born 12 March 1868) was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ , elected in 1913. Birth and Family Alfred was born in the rural community of Pleasant Valley, Prairie Ronde Township , near the town of Schoolcraft , Kalamazoo County, Michigan . His is the story of a farm boy who responded to the call of the far horizon to become a world citizen and a Christian witness to the uttermost part of the earth. The Pleasant Valley neighborhood, though a tiny dot on the map, was in fact singularly cosmopolitan. Early settlers had come from many eastern States, and some directly from England , Holland and Germany . This diversity may have placed in this boy's mind the idea of the bigness of the world. Alfred was the son of Cornelius Howard, who was born in Michigan in 1841. His mother was Harriett Guilford. Alfred's paternal grandfather was of English lineage, arriving in Michigan from White Plains, New York . His paternal grandmother was Margaret Osterhut of Dutch descent. Cornelius was deeply involved and powerfully loyal to the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. He was a frequent lay member to the St. Joseph Annual Conference, twice to the General Conference, and served for ten years as a Trustee of Otterbein College . Harriett Howard was likewise devoted, if unobtrusive in her religious expression. As a boy Alfred was uplifted by the sound of his mother's voice raised in prayer as she went about her housework. Boyhood and Early Education Alfred's favorite reading in boyhood was the Youth's Com... ... Read more

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Publisher: Dayton, O., W. J. Shuey, publishing agentPublication date: 1867Subjects: Kessler, Jacob Smith, 1812-1862Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1800-1889)Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: General Conference Mennonite Church, Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Apostolic Christian Church, Amish Mennonite, the Brethren Church, Social Brethren, Stauffer Mennonite, Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Excerpt:Amish Mennonites are a Christian church or constituency of Anabaptist heritage, that came into existence as a result of a division which took place in the Mennonite churches of Southern Germany, Eastern France and Switzerland in the late 17th century. Early Amish Mennonite conferences From 1862-1878, annual conferences were held among the Amish. The conferences produced a number of polarized groups, from which came two primary divisions: the Old Order Amish and the Amish Mennonites. The Amish Mennonites formed regional conferences in the late 1880s after the division. During the early 1900s, most of these original Amish Mennonite groups merged with regional Mennonite conferences. Kauffman Amish Mennonite The Kauffman Amish Mennonite constituency, also known as the "Sleeping Preacher" churches, have distinct differences that separate them from the general Amish Mennonite experience and history. This group adheres to the teaching of John Kauffman, an Old Order Amish minister who was known for preaching while sleeping or in a trance. This peculiar practice gained a following, but was rejected by the broader Old Order Amish constituency. He started his own congregation with his followers. Today, there are 16 congregations with 1,509 members, according to the 2006 Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory. Most congregations are in the Midwest, including Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois. The churches use German in services and hold to many conservative practices embraced by the Old Order Amish, but allow some modern conveniences, such as electricity and motor vehic... ... Read more

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Publisher: Indianapolis : Indiana, May 12, 1921Publication date: 1921Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Publisher: Dayton, Ohio : United Brethren Pub. HouseSubjects: United Brethren in ChristNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Volume: 12Publisher: New York : Christian Literature CoPublication date: 1894Subjects: Disciples of ChristFriends, Society ofChurch of the United Brethren in Christ (1800-1889)Evangelical Association of North AmericaUnited States -- Church history BibliographyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more