Beverly, you are correct in regard to "stress" on the pacifist youth. Also remember, as anabaptists who did not believe in infant baptism and practiced adult baptism, thes e"Young Men" often were not yet members of the church and had not been baptized, and were not under the discipline of the church. I know many stories ('Civil War Times) in which the "non-resistant" men were simplycarried off to training camps, where they soon deserted and fled and hid away. Emmert ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bb43@aol.com> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [BRE] church logo question > Hi, Emmert. > > I have Michael Meyers as my ancestor. My notes say he was raised a > Mennonite, and became a Brethren when he married into the Beeghly family. > He "presided > over an extensive membership for approximately thirty years." Five of his > sons became ministers, two became deacons, and two of his daughters > married > ministers. > > In light of all that service, I find it interesting that a relative of > mine > joined the DAR based on Michael's war service. At the age of 15 he joined > the > 3rd Co. of the 2nd Battalion of the Lancaster Co. militia. He was a > substitute 'fifer and drummer", so if he saw battle he probably didn't use > any weapons. > > The stresses on these young men must have been tremendous at that time. > But > I guess there was a forgiveness mechanism within the church, because he > went > on to be a devoted Brethren. > > Beverly > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message