Dora, I believe that most of those on this list are well able to discuss many sides to the same question without rancor or unpleasantness. But, just a simple answer is often sufficient, without a long"discussion" of aspects that don't even particularly enter into that answer. No one needs or wants situations that foment disagreement, so let's all try to keep that in mind. I'm sure that's what the folks on the Berks and Brethren lists meant. -----Original Message----- From: Dora Smith <tiggernut_48@yahoo.com> To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 24, 2000 1:38 AM Subject: Re: [PACHESTE] Mennonites >I checked this out. From all the printing, but >not indepth reading, I've done as I printed >Brethren history stuff out tonight, I think this >sect is a different one from the one that Mack >formed in Germantown around the same time, which >I'm pretty sure is the one Sandra cites with its >other two churches. > >I'll have to post to this list, too, when I get >it all figured out! > >The BRETHREN-L list is supposed to be a place to >go for info on history, as per their list >information - not everyone is real happy with >that. I had someone from the PABERKS list write >to me and ask me to please not get any historical > discussions going on the BRETHREN list! (grin) > >You were looking for genealogy - whoops! I think >you have to do history with genealogy, but not >everyone agrees. > >Yours, >Dora > > > >--- Charlie Parks <chazp@erols.com> wrote: >> The Church of the Brethren is not Mennonite. >> >> However, the United Brethren, which has no >> connection to >> the Church of the Brethren, was formed by a >> combination of >> Mennonites and German Reformed. A short >> history is given >> at >> http://www.feist.com/~pseward/main/ubhist.html >> >> I learned this by mistakenly joning the >> Brethren mailing >> list to look for my United Brethren ancestors. >> >> Charlie >> >> Sandra Ferguson wrote: >> > >> > Is the Church of the Brethren the same as >> the Mennonite? If so, there >> > were "3 churches between 1725 and 1785 built >> on the Schuylkill. These must >> > have been in Chester co, as the Montgomery co >> churches are included in other >> > districts. the oldest one is on the >> Schuylkill road, in East Coventry Twp, >> > abouyt 3 miles from Pottstown, dated 1728. >> > The first Mennonite church in the >> vicinity of Phoenixville, located on >> > the ridge mear the residence of the Heckel >> family. Erection date unknown. >> > In 1772 was erected the Mennonite >> meeting-house in Phoenixville, located >> > on Main Street. >> > This sect, driven from the homes of their >> ancestry by persecution was >> > once numerous among the German inhabitants of >> PA, but is gradually becoming >> > extinct. It's membership at Phoenixville >> has dwindled down to a few >> > people" [this was written in 1889]. >> > >> Sandra >> >> >> ==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== >> Check out other counties in PA! >> http://libertynet.org/~gencap/pacounties.html >> >> >> >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! >http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== >To post a message to this list, send your message to >PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > >