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Subject: Re: [MERCER] Old German Book
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:45:53 -0500
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this is interestng UNITED Church of Christ.-- I attend Church of Christ
and wondered what differences we might have. WE are very small and use
King James Version of the Bible..

On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:41:17 -0400 "Teresa May-Benson" <>
writes:
>I suspected this text would translate to something like that. It is
>probably a confirmation/ catechism book for the Evangelical Church.
>My
>church is the Evangelical and Reformed Church (United Church of
>Christ)...their national synod is of North America. This book likley
>came
>from one of the sister churches. Many used German texts until the
>past 50 -
>60 years. Currently most of our churches use the Heidelberg
>Catechism, but
>the one you have may pre-date the version we use now. You might want
>to try
>the Ladbergen list serve...they are mostly descendents of
>German-speaking
>families from Ladbergen Germany who settled in New Knoxville. The New
>Knoxville UCC had German speaking and reading bible study groups into
>the
>1940's so maybe someone there could give you more information.
>
>Good luck
>Teresa
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "carol hipple" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 1:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [MERCER] Old German Book
>
>
>> I went to www.babblefish.com. When I pasted in the German text, I
>got
>back
>> this translation:
>>
>> The belief apprenticeship and churches order of the Evangelisdjen
>> Gemeinsdjaft of north = America
>>
>> carol
>>
>> >From: Vanessa Burzynski <>
>> >Reply-To:
>> >To:
>> >Subject: [MERCER] Old German Book
>> >Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:29:12 -0500
>> >
>> >Wondering if anyone can help me identify a book I found at the used
>book
>> >store.
>> >It is dated 1889. I don't speak German but I have identified some
>of
>what
>> >it
>> >says through translation. It is completely written in German in
>the old
>> >english
>> >style of lettering and is 188 pages with a brown cover about 3" x
>5" in
>> >dimension. Looks to be some type of church book or Bible.
>> >
>> >The title page reads as follows:
>> >
>> >Die Glaubenslehre und Kirchen Ordnung der Evangelisdjen
>Gemeinsdjaft von
>> >Nord=Amerika
>> >
>> >Lauer & Mattill
>> >265-275 Woodland Ave.
>> >Cleveland, Ohio
>> >1888
>> >
>> >Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1889, by Lauer &
>Mattill
>> >in
>> >the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
>> >
>> >
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