The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-29
TIE THINKERS In COUNCIL.
PEOPLE VINO BELIEyE IN rRIuIrtr.
CHRISTIINITr.
The Most Conservative Of Sccts-Grnye Sat-.
Jets for Discussion Rolling or s,and.ur
Collars w omen's IIats-I Get Wa,hin.

'"h"rs W"mens Hats Feet Washing
No,q The haie,~nd,a
Tho General Council, together with ,,,tu
iudo NJ visitor. having assembled IN the armiu ~"
ing--a largc nsrn belonging t. obadiah over at Ne
morning Of Nay ~ is77 e stand" stnndns s"'@s rs
morning session. WV "'''
This is the opening sentence Of tho rcpor, =,
the annual meeting of The Brethren ior ls7T
Who are the Brethren This is the only nn,I
lhey glVo 70 thelr nminhtiOn. TUtho word
they are known as Tunkcrs or Dunkrrs ~,
DunkHrds. or Tumblrrs. or German lslttists
The world, however. knows but little oi thps;
people. Neither have the cyclopaias f1unj
out much about them. Apneion's." for in.
stance. says there wcro about 5000 OF them in
1859, since which time there has been but Ia.
llc changc;" while "Johnson's" says they mum.
Der about 100000. The latter statement ac'."rIs
with the claim recently made by the Brcthros
themselves, Ono of their number is taking
c Sbs a sa IoT IF rf bom tS n r9m 5
Pennsylvania. Illinois. and Indiana. He s,ya
IN publishing his first batch vi statistics. IVA
will number over 100000"
What IL known about these people IL gathered
mainly IRON an article in abOok printed In 1915
LIZ dgnomn"i9n aPp1i47Tnss 9rrIslnated
the first church was simply the Bible. II WA
congregational in polity. and held to immersion
~ the right form 81 baptism. They wore Jailed
Tunkcrs or Clippers ON account Of their pe-
culiar mode Of baptism. They practice trina
immersion, with the laying on Of hands AMI
prayer, bending the person over forward to inn
merse him. They innOnt their sick with oil
for recovery. wash one another's feet. and try
the apostolic age. ~ record ii in the New Tesia-
inent. The Church in America was formed 4
immigrants from Germany. For sometime thb
denomination had no churches in this country.
the members meeting in private houses Tor
ny b "us nW,bn'rS ubors arn fr 81
speak in pubic worshi y, and from among those
who exhibit the most talent in speaking their
bishops tpastorsl and teachcrs are chosen Tho
extent OF education and tranin g of most of ther
ministers is therefore. probably very limited.
me ministers draw no salary. or. at least. did
not formerly.
Judging from the report" before us tn,
business of the Council IL transacted in this
way: There is standing committee which re-
ceivrs and arrangrs queries from the churches
and from district meetings. II no answer 10
attached 10 query when received. the commit.
t." attaches one and brings them before tho
Council which proceeds 10 discuss and at upon
them. The committee also selects the officers
this year was u. L. Saylcr. On taking the char
h" remarked that II had always been the cus-
tom oi IN" Brethren To meet annually IN coun-
Ill TO decide disputes among them. us was thu
manner oi the Apostles. The first query at 4
upon was one from southern Missouri ask ing
whether cyangelists or travelling ministers
ought not to ho restrained unless they conform
to the order of the Brethren in the matter IF
dress. and in non-con ormity to the world The
answer yes " was affixed to the query. Onn u
two members spoke against the adoption uI tina
query. on the ground TINT the drnominaii On
ought not require more than the Gospel docs,
We arr to he ,careiui.' ono said. not To- adj
however. that the unity Of the brpthnrlNud
would he better preserved 10y the pass. go oi tlb
query, SO II wis Az nl'u, WITHOUT 70 1i~~ M TX
voice. Then came "a number OF petitions su-..
sting changes In the General Council Ounpr.
tltion objected to the present mode of holding
the Counrll, as expensive ana unsuil-ih tory,
and suggested shat the Council be constituted -
delegates IN the proportion Of one TO oy'ry iuJ
members and Of the standing committee.
Another wanted y puaircnnlal instead of an On
nuul meeting. The moderator deprecated tho
making of changes. one change ureulrai tina
way for another The fathers had Honiuftrl
the business of the ljrrthcn for l5D ycut- iy thn
| present method and he hoped no sweeping
.Ia.. "A
appointed TO consider and report on the matter.
| The report recommended that no CHANCES Ia
| made. but 10y unanimous Not" the suulect VAS
| A SUBJ IN wiich incrt was much discussion
| WIS whether the standing or the rolling teyu
| collar conforms e. nid order rr,ognH 81 ~
the hrptuorli pod j. T. Eber.olc said the stan l.
| ,ns col,rr, had been the collar, IN us ~ ihe
| tor camc worry ncar settling the question uy ms
| father he silid, who was baptizrd In 1862 ylr,
| the standing collar; 50 did ms grandfather ahi
| father IL himself knew TINT his grtulauhnr
| 90. brcausr when the latter died. the suri.. ~
this mOdcrIior's father died. he Che nNiDr,fNrl
! did tie inr n IN" ~" inal goat. II gran T.
| lth also wore hurk s.in hrrerhrs Ousoifra
| ielrEni s SAID drunrlur's from the orl $40 10
| as the wearing oi rolling collars and hl'iNls,
always caused trouhl" AMI ~" rmi' D. SO ui
| grow wors' and worse unit the oll orlHrYyIA
ostnbli shed. Mr. Beer Thought that .lp-. 1910
! wnr, tn r0im; collar should hecN aluI 4 if.nl
| tire "ilh"rlt "ns of ia" council, 90 'Ny. W.,
! decided fIat the standing collar b. tl.r quite
| ton collar aud tho ron NJ. collar hr. 'rr... vl
| 10" aorip r,lr.i 10 lave thoi-cou,s ,'i..r,,l
The Keeping OF musical instruments iu t'a
| houses oi sonle of the brethren oagls.Ur.l UOU-
satruhl. dis u~~ion, one o' the TO-. B.. t.- - 1
th' lra tI.' WAS crow NJ. ANA IN '.n .'Ir-. "
| un'hr kod. the iu-truulcnt- Wou.d lr i.IuI u
CHURCHES, along with rhOlrs Tine tuuu u d
things in their HOUSES. NrNtapprr, w. ..n.
-drrml in regard t. tEr -i-''r7 w. .i.u- i..l.
'9np9.r ha's az tlr comn.unl.n. TN !
| drid.l without dis II. son. th0i tlr s. rs
| must mot wear ou} hHi- ~ 800. ut NHuIr.ln. ~
or any other time an ttM 'li -u. Ns i-
| '"rs who encourage cor allow --..i- o. IS lr
| hats shall %" drHt with az truus-r,--ir-.
:, AMONG olh qu'si I'm, drrgDi were iN,'"
| from voting, for fear thu IL would ''g 'oasHl-
| nd"r of the non-rc- slant lriu irI.t Of fIA
| hu'ih'rho1d: AMI for the s9me r9.. 20 30 WIS
| office 81 = 'hop director ia Pennsylvania. Deg
| cause lac M .,ht have o. collect school tHN AMI
I f., mn. mprsnn3 'iiz TX, ior non-rym,n ~.
| plainly bound and without gilt. This dnt-.Yu
! me ,mpinralnr OPP s"d. H. had, ho sail, an
years ago. uni " il was woll ironrl with hr l.-.'
| But the Council decided that thor. was d q r
| cn"e between lrn and brass. Nearly every
| Coun,i receives quNri"s in regard To- io"i w.sl-
| INK. II apparrs that there nrr two mol's-
| one called thc, singl mode. whrr" one person
| washes tho feet and another wp them.
and another. called the double modo, .whcra
| one person both wlsliOs and WIGS. II WIS
! Vor, anl thr Council pa~s d an order lsiyingnn
church ul liberty 70 wash by cnch member
Ellllne NM or lNiN'll ana holll WISH llnsI an
| wip' unsl IA" feet Of another when II can be-
| DOM IN p"asH AMI harmony" Recently soma
| of IA" rhurell"s have erected baptismal pools 100
thoir church houses. and nqucry was address Il
% tho 'uuu III n-king If baptism IN rhur IA
pool, inol. AL of I'M stream, IL Valid Ihft Iu0-
rl said It WIS In regard to dress, IL WIS d ,-
od"d that, oven though applicants iNr urnlu. r.
ship wore T. Amer dr'ss nan that of tAc Br,tA-
ron, they could not he admitted unless Wlllln:
to wear the gArh of III" brethren, ana uIrf.lh' -
| Wcre refused permission ~ become comm |ffi
in lyrrums OF, debating societies wh'i' OH -
were theatrical performances or exercises TOR
/ mtrc amusement
| These are tho principal subjects aei.l ui1u
| hy the General Couu-l in session ,At o. ilA..
| through four days.
| Mrs. WIIlIs's Good shot.