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- Title
Mennonites In Deutsch Kasun Make Peace in 1881.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the establishment of Mennonite congregation in Duetsch Kasun, North Warsaw, Poland. It relates the influx of Mennonites settlers in Deutsch Kasun in 1776 under the Polish government, where they built their first church headed by five elders to serve the congregation. The Mennonites also faced several challenges, including the issue of male and female adornment, compulsory military service and the bitter conflict with its elder. Moreover, the article presents an account of Elder Johann Dyck of Altonau regarding their journey to Russian Poland and their activities in the region.
- Subjects
WARSAW (Poland); POLAND; ELDERS (Church officers); MENNONITES -- Parties &; movements; DYCK, Johann; CHRISTIAN sects; CHURCH controversies; DRAFT (Military service); MENNONITE colonization
- Publication
Journal of Mennonite Studies, 1986, Vol 4, p109
- ISSN
0824-5053
- Publication type
Article