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From: "Bob Harter" <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Faith of our Fathers
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:40:09 -0500
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That may have been more common than one would like to think. In January 1955
I was fortunate enough to have Reul Pritchett teach Church History during my
BVS training. I remember him telling about one man (whose name I do not
remember) being hung up by the thumbs for refusing to join the King's
service.

For those who might be interested, I have been told that Pritchett's files
are now in the Bridgewater College Library, but the last I heard they had
not yet been sorted and categorized.

Bob Harter

----- Original Message -----
From: "gale honeyman" <>
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Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:15 PM
Subject: [BRE] Faith of our Fathers


> While processing some material at the Brethren Heritage Center today, I
> found an article, part of which is here quoted. I truely wonder how many
> of
> us would stand this stong in our faith conviction.
>
>
>
> A recently uncovered manuscript of the history of Pennsylvania by Samuel
> Smith tells of the persecution of the early Brethren in Europe for their
> pacifist beliefs. He writes that the "soldiers on recruiting parties" of
> the king of Prussia attempted to force "John Fisher from Hall, who had
> been
> baptized" to enlist in the king's service against his conscience. They
> then
> "tormented him terribly for ten days together, different ways, because he
> would not comply with their wills." Among other things, "they tied his
> hands and feet together and by them hung him up, thrusting and beating him
> with sticks and pricking his body with pins to such a degree that his
> shirt
> became stiff with blood." Finally, when he was quite weak and "could
> stand
> no longer on his legs they put him near a deep water and he tumbling into
> it, they pulled him out again by his legs." At last they tired of
> tormenting him, and since he still refused "to swear to the colours and
> take
> arms, they threw him into a hole." The prince of Dessan happened to come
> past that way, "and seeing him in such a sad condition told them to let
> him
> go, for he had suffered his torment."
>
>
>
> Gospel Messenger, August 24, 1958, p 8
>
>
>
> Gale Honeyman
>
>
>
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