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minister , evangelist , grace brethren pioneer november 8 , 1950 washington , dc nora springs , iowa november 13 , 1875 louis bauman portrait 1940s.jpg louis bauman
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louis bauman

louis sylvester bauman -lrb- november 13 , 1875 -- november 8 , 1950 -rrb- was a brethren minister , writer , and bible conference speaker , holding influential leadership in the brethren church and the `` grace brethren '' movement which evenly divided the denomination in 1939 .
he served in several pastorates , in particular the first brethren church of long beach , california where he was pastor for thirty-four years -lrb- 1913 -- 1947 -rrb- .
bauman held to traditional brethren views regarding baptism , communion , and nonresistance , but also held to evangelical convictions regarding missions , and premillennial dispensationalism , with the latter views becoming foundational beliefs of grace brethren .
