Box 5
Container
Contains 2 Results:
United Brethren Church case in the Superior Court of California in and for the County of Tulare, Decision of the Court, Wheaton A. Gray, Judge, Wright & Wright Printers (3 copies), 1896
Item — Box: 5, Folder: 4, Item: 9
Scope and Contents
From the File:
These pamphlets deal with the United Brethren in Christ controversy of 1889-1896. Schism developed from a prohibition of membership in secret societies; the policy had long been a feature of the church. A liberal reform element sought to modify this ban. A conservative, or Radical, element, led by Milton Wright, fought the attempted changes. Court cases over which faction owned church property aggravated the quarrel, which eventually split the church. Courts held the “Liberals” to be the...
Dates:
1896
Minutes of the Fortieth Session of the Auglaize Annual Conference of the United Brethren in Christ, held in Elgin, Van Wert County, Ohio, 1892 Aug 24-27
Item — Box: 5, Folder: 1, Item: 9
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Wright Brothers Collection housed in Special Collections and Archives in the Wright State University Libraries is one of the most complete collections of Wright material in the world. It includes the Wrights' own technical and personal library, family papers including letters, diaries, financial records, genealogical files, and other documents detailing the lives and work of Wilbur and Orville Wright and the Wright Family. It also includes awards, certificates, medals, albums,...
Dates:
1892 Aug 24-27
