See also:

• RIVER

RIVER BRETHREN  , the name of a See also:

• GROUP

group of three See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian communities in the See also:

• UNITED

United States of See also:

• AMERICA

America, descended from Swiss settlers near the Susquehanna See also:

• RIVER

river in See also:

• PENNSYLVANIA
• PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Pennsylvania in 1750 . The first pastor was See also:

• JACOB
• JACOB, JOHN (1812-1858)

Jacob Engle, who became See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the community in 1770 . Their See also:

• SYSTEM

system is based on literal obedience to the commands of the New Testament, and they have points of similarity both with the See also:

• MENNONITES

Mennonites and with the Dunkards . They practise See also:

• FOOT

foot-washing and See also:

• BAPTISM

baptism by trine See also:

• IMMERSION (Lat. immersio, dipping),

immersion; are strict sabbatarians and See also:

• SIMPLE

simple in their manner of See also:

• LIFE

life . The three branches are: (1) The Brethren in See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ, who are the most elaborately organized and are numerous in See also:

• OHIO

Ohio, Pennsylvania and See also:

• KANSAS (known as the Sunflower State ")

Kansas; they have also formed churches in New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York and in See also:

• CANADA

Canada, and See also:

• MISSIONS (Lat. missio, a sending)

missions in See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India and See also:

• TEXAS

Texas . In 1909 they had 174 ministers, and 65 churches with 3675 communicants . (2) The Old See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

Order, or Yorker Brethren, consists of a small See also:

• BODY

body which separated from the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main body in 1843 and maintained more strictly the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original practice . They are found specially in York See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, Pennsylvania (whence the name " Yorkers ") . In 1909 they had 24 ministers, 9 churches, and 423 communicants . (3) The United See also:

• ZION, or SION (Heb. iiag, perhaps from runs " to be dry," nqs " to set up," or is " to protect "; Arabic analogies favour the meaning " hump," " summit of a ridge," and so " citadel ")

Zion's See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

Children date from 1853, when a small body See also:

• LEFT

left the See also:

• PARENT, SIMON NAPOLEON (1855– )

parent communion on See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor questions of See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration . They had in 1909 22 ministers and 28 churches with 749 communicants, all in Pennsylvania .