Box 5
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Milton Wright, The Reform Leaflet, Volume 1, Number 3, Richmond, Indiana, 1882 Apr
Item — Box: 5, Folder: 4, Item: 2
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:
1882 Apr
