Antislavery and otherworldliness in the Shenandoah Valley / Stephen L. Longenecker. 1995 March.

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Antislavery and otherworldliness in the Shenandoah Valley / Stephen L. Longenecker. 1995 March.

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Unpublished manuscript by Stephen Longenecker of Bridgewater College used as the basis of his presentation at a local history conference held at VMI on March 23-25, 1995. Records beliefs on slavery/antislavery and matters of clothing and dress, from the perspectives of prominet Dunker (i.e. Brethren), Mennonite and Methodist preachers and others in the Shenandoah Valley of Va. during the 19th century.

23 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Hardesty, Isaac, b. 1795.

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Mennonite Church

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Heatwole, David, 1767-1842

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Funk, Joseph, 1777-1862

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Church of the Brethren

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One of the early churches in Delaware County, the Union Grove Church of the Brethren was once called Mississinewa German Baptist Church. The denomination was known as Dunker, or German Baptist Brethern since earlier leaders were from Dunkard settlements in Lancaster and York counties, Pennsylvania, and the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. From the description of Records, 1850-1965. (Ball State University Library). WorldCat record id: 34288119 This corporate body was known earl...

Burkholder, Peter, 1783-1846

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Harrison, Peachy, 1777-1848.

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Kline, John, 1797-1864

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Longenecker, Stephen L., 1951-....

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References to John Kline, Dunker preacher from Linville; Mennonite preachers Bishop David Heatwole and Peter Burkholder, and the hymnist, Joseph Funk from Singers Glen; Methodists Peachy Harrison and Isaac Hardesty, the latter a mayor of Harrisonburg; and others. From the description of Antislavery and otherworldliness in the Shenandoah Valley / Stephen L. Longenecker. 1995 March. (James Madison University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32266717 ...