My grandfather's mother spoke "Dutch" with her sisters - after he came to live with us, he wanted to teach me German - but I didn't want to be "different" - am sorry now. Down in Kentucky - speaking of one of the early Brethren ministers [ Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Jacob Eversole -wife Mary Kessler] - it was said - He only preached in German, and no one could understand him - but "he was almighty inspiring!" Merle C Rummel ---------------------------------------- I can't speak to preaching but my grandfather, who was born in 1880, once told me that all his aunts spoke German. I understood this to be saying that they did not use or understand English. His father (Henry Baker) was pastor of the West Branch (Palestine) church in Darke County until his death in 1918. Did he preach in German? I don't know, but considering that his sisters and sisters-in-law apparently spoke only German it is possible that he preached in both German and English even at that late date. I very much doubt, however, that he preached only in German.

When his children and grandchildren babbled and couldn't be understood as they were learning to talk, my dad always said they were speaking Dutch. He was of Brethren and recent German descent. On 2/13/2014 4:38 PM, Merle Rummel wrote: > My grandfather's mother spoke "Dutch" with her sisters - after he came to > live with us, he wanted to teach me German - but I didn't want to be > "different" - am sorry now. > > Down in Kentucky - speaking of one of the early Brethren ministers [ > Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE > > MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 > Jacob Eversole -wife Mary Kessler] > > > > > > - it was said - He only preached in German, and no one could > understand him - but "he was almighty inspiring!" > > Merle C Rummel > > ---------------------------------------- > > I can't speak to preaching but my grandfather, who was born in 1880, once > told me that all his aunts spoke German. I understood this to be saying > that > they did not use or understand English. His father (Henry Baker) was pastor > > of the West Branch (Palestine) church in Darke County until his death in > 1918. Did he preach in German? I don't know, but considering that his > sisters and sisters-in-law apparently spoke only German it is possible that > > he preached in both German and English even at that late date. I very much > > doubt, however, that he preached only in German. > > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > > > ------------------------------- > 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