Manchester University

SEARCH

  


Advanced Search

 

Manchester University Archives and Brethren Historical Collection

 

Full listing > Accession BC2018/14
Accession #BC2018/14
TopicChurch of the Brethren: Beliefs and Stories
TitleBrethren Beliefs and Stories
LocationIS, COB Filing Cabinet: Beliefs and Stories
CitationBrethren Beliefs and Stories, BC2018/14, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceFerne Baldwin, Collection of the Archives
Scope and ContentA collection of pages copied from an undocumented source.  It includes not just a description of Brethren beliefs, but accompanying stories.
Date of AccessionUnknown
Bio History Note

Topics include: anointing, weddings, funerals, and the free ministry.

A humorous story accompanies the anointing section and involves the anointing of a sister from the Mexico, Indiana Church of the Brethren. The anointing service was held at the woman's bedside while the family dog, Joe, hid under her bed, growling and barring his teeth.  The woman's husband spent the service reprimanding the dog.

Archivist NoteDescription prepared 28 April 2018 by Jeanine Wine.
 


Manchester University • 604 E. College Ave., North Manchester, Ind. 46962 • 260-982-5000