A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . d to its primitive faith. This will beespecially apparent from what follows. The minutesas published after 1790 do not again refer to war untilthe year 1845 (Mexican War) and 1864 (Civil War).In this inter\al the second War for Independence wasfought (1812-1815). In 1814 the British had invadedMaryland, bombarded Baltimore, liurned the pul)licbuildings at the National Capital, and forced the Presi-dent and his Cabinet to flee to the woods for safety. ;-//-;- - /.-•. ^— ^y-/ ; x^ „..^.„, /i ,-.•*-,.> ^^.^.^- - - .r „,/„.^
A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . d to its primitive faith. This will beespecially apparent from what follows. The minutesas published after 1790 do not again refer to war untilthe year 1845 (Mexican War) and 1864 (Civil War).In this inter\al the second War for Independence wasfought (1812-1815). In 1814 the British had invadedMaryland, bombarded Baltimore, liurned the pul)licbuildings at the National Capital, and forced the Presi-dent and his Cabinet to flee to the woods for safety. ;-//-;- - /.-•. ^— ^y-/ ; x^ „..^.„, /i ,-.•*-,.> ^^.^.^- - - .r „,/„.^/,y^-^ ,:. .?y.^.^.y-T- — -—^^. ^^— -r ^^-^i^^^.- x,-U.:-dc:^:k\- /:/^ ///.., -^:^.^ c^-/^T~ ^-/^ ^.. v;.,.::x^/.y-^^-v-iv_X/.--, /^j^jr,^- Minnies of Antutal Meeting, i-j8g. Minutes of Annual Meeting-. 17&). --^?cX.:.:^ X,^!^-.:;^-. ^^..^?k.: £:^^^_/f^-v Minutes of Animai \ciiif( /l^j^t^-.,.;z,X:,/^::..,VV Vv^>^ ::/.>•., .X-/^. ^;r^£. .7,. ^ y!::-.; ^ .._ -/?./-?•. ^^ Mimttcs of Annual Meeting, jyi Origin of An/uial Mccthig. qoi This flight and all its attendant excitement was in theterritory most densely populated by the Tunkers. Itis refreshing and comforting to know that in this try-ing hour, when the peace principle was put to thecrucial test, the Annual Conference of 1815 met andcalmly and heroically reaffirmed the doctrine so dearto the church from the beginning. It is greatly to be regretted thut the names of thedelegates signing the early minutes have not in allcases been preserved. Before 1837, only three Stand-ing Committees are named,—those of 1785, at BigConestoga Meeting; 1790, on the Schuylkill (Coventrychurch, and not Schuylkill County, Pa., as given inClassified Mi?mtcs; p. 398); 1799, at Pipe Creek, names of these committees are important. Theymay be the means of tracing genealogies; and they doenable the members to-day to know the leaders of theearl} days. I have no doubt that the first meeting,1742,
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