The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31

nance of foot washing, enjuins marriatr
only between members of the same faIth
pr onl u.s. mI1em3ership In secret organiza
! presses upon Mennonites the doctrine oI
non-resistance
| The communion is observed twice year
! Every Intending participant Is carefully
examined separately concerning has spirit
ua standing, before the day appointed FOR
| lahlng the sacrament. Immediately aftn,
! the communion of bread and wine comes
ihe ceremony of foot washing The moan.
nerS OF the sexes perform the office aInon :
un.lnselNes, each n turn washing and
Wlplng the feet of his brother or her sister.
and giving al the same time the hand Of
fellowship and the kiss of peace Those
VINO perform the duties of the ministry arr.
CHOSEN from the congregation To be served
nomination by the congregation. day ~
appointed to choose by lot one from among
the persons nominated. Deacons are
CHOSEN IN the same manner and are or
dalned TO care for the poor and the sick
10 adjust matters of difference among
members, and ia the absence of the min.
lister TO conduct the service with exhorta-
ton and PRAYER. Bishops are chosen frun
among the ministers, and are ordained to
administer the right of baptism and the
communion, to celebrate the rite Of matrl-
mony, and to have the pastoral charge OF
Il district In which there are a number or
places or worship, and number Of min
listers aud deacons, all under his ditec.
ton.
The ministry, except for travelling evan.
gelists, Is unsalarled, preachers, dcacons
ana bishops supporting themselves as
rule at their ordinary occupations
Their first college in this countrv-Elk-
hart institute Elkhart, midland the only
one in existence among the class of which
Blsnon ileatwolc writes. was incorporated
IN 1898. Among the growing Institutions
In the Mennonite church, probably there
is none which has such possibilities for
usefulness. The school owns It's own
buildings and grounds, and has. wen
Intllnnp1 torn nf,i nod.
facilities and methods of instruction The
principal Prof. y. +. Byers. is n gradu-
ate of Northwestern university. II is the
earnest desire Of tho management to raise
the endowment fund OF $4,000 10 SJ0f0u
rs soon as possible Eleven States and
Canada are represented In the enrolment
The reEllious influences surrounding the
students are very good. and the sisters OF
the church who are attending the school
wear the prayer head-covering NJ the
chapel exercises and at all devotional
meetings The group consists Of num-
her of students, some Of whom will grad
uate al the newt commencement.
The recent DonkOhor emigration from
Russia to America will recall our Mcnub-
mite influx from that country. which az
tractod much attention In 1s71-6. when
almost an entire remnant of a great cont
years before from Austria rather than sub
nit to military impressment. came over 10
Ma. driven nv the same co9d. and settled
IN Minnesota. Kansas. Nebraska and pa
which has brought unon them their mo-.
persistent troubles. During the davs thar
followed the reformation they came under
condemnation Of Protestant and Roman
Catholic rulers alike, for take up arms
thev would not at any command. 40 sar',
II is said according To numbers. has SUI.
fcred 50 much from persecution or given
50 MANY MARTYRS for It's fal'h. II was This
fercc persecution aud wholesale slaughter
that Oucnched the missionary snirit which
earlv history shows they exhibited In a.
NM. tsv.as 4 mr.
rrcmnentlv identified both here and in
Canada. with It's modern revival.