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| Author: | Durnbaugh, Donald F. |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Title: | Fruit of the Vine: A History of the Brethren, 1708-1995 |
| Publisher: | Brethren Press |
| City: | Elgin, Ill. |
| Number of Pages: | xiv, 675p.: illus. Bibliographical references: p. [601]-656. |
| Keywords: | 1. Church of the Brethren - History. 2. Kline, John, 1797-1864. 3. Nead, Peter, 1796-1877. 4. Bridgewater College - History. 5. Zigler, Michael R., 1891-1965. 6. Civil War, 1861-1865 - Church of the Brethren. 7. Church of the Brethren - Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Abstract: | This is a scholarly, comprehensive, history of the Church of the Brethren. Rockingham County individuals and institutions are noted including Bridgewater College, John Kline, Peter Nead, and M. R. Zigler. Events in Rockingham County during the Civil War are noted. A picture of the Linville Creek meetinghouse is furnished. |
| Location: | BC EMU-HL JMU RPL |