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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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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

Product Description
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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Collection of 130 engaging Brethren anecdotes on topics such as worship, peace, western migration, Annual Conference, and Brethren personalities. Some stories appeared previously in The Brethren Encyclopedia; others are new. ... Read more

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A Delightful Collection!
Preaching In A Tavern (and 129 other surprising stories from Brethren life) is a delightful collection of stories from Brethren experience over the last couple hundred years.As a Brethren minister today, I was lookingforward to having a resource of illustrations that relate closely to ourreligious heritage.My only disappointment was that many of the storieswere the same as those included in the Brethren Encyclopedia, which I ownand have read.The stories are categorized into eight different areas -worship, peace and justice, witness, migration, Annual Conference,vocation, Brethren personalities, and celebrity connections.The storiesare well written and insightful - most are quoted from other sources, whichare well documented.Some are old familiar classics (such as theundocumented story of President Lincoln's baptism by night,) and otherswere new to this reader (such as how "Quantrill's Raid - A Most DastardlyEpisode" impacted Brethren families living south of Lawrence, KS.)

Notonly does Morse's book provide a special look into the past for Brethrenpeople today, it also provides for entertaining and instructive reading forthose unfamiliar with the Brethren movement.The book itself is a pleasinglittle square handful, appropriate both as a gift, a coffee table book, orcasual reading of any kind. ... Read more

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Blending storytelling with detailed sociohistorical analysis, this unique case study examines how, over a century, a religious group found itself "leaving Anabaptism." The author, himself raised among the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren (EMB) whose story he tells, argues for such an understanding of the EMB transformation into the Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches (FEBC). ... Read more

Product Description
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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Originally published in 1897.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Designed Chiefly For The Use Of The Congregations In Union With The Brethren's Church. ... Read more