Introduction

This collection is part of Caboodles.info, which is a community-oriented "collection of collections"
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This particular collection contains resources pertaining to two denominations with roots in the Anabaptist movement: the "Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarean)" and the "Apostolic Christian Church of America". This collection is not sanctioned by either of those denominations. The curator is Mark J. Nenadov.

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The Collection

Early European History

  • SamuelFroehlich.jpg - A portrait of Samuel Froehlich
  • baptism.pdf - An essay by Samuel Froehlich on baptism from 1854 (translated from French into German and then into English, and published in 1929).
  • FroehlichLetter01.pdf - A letter from Froehlich to Brother Hodel (from Ehrstaedten/Baden) on the topic of war service. Written January 18, 1848
  • FroehlichLetter02.pdf - A letter from Froehlich to the parish in Strassburg. Written June 8, 1850.
  • FroehlichLetter03.pdf - A letter from the Brother-Meeting to the parish in Strassburg on the topic of church discipline. Written February 11, 1851.
Early North American History
  • AccountOfFirstExperiencesInAmerica.pdf - A letter from the 1900's by Wendel Kalman, sharing his experience of America, particularly in relation to the ACCA / ACCN split. Note: Wendel Kalman is also largely responsible for the formation of the Windsor ACCN congregation.
  • The Word Israel - A writing by S. J. Braun from June 13, 1936 (ACCN).
  • So Called Witnesses of Jehovah - A writing by S.J. Braun from the 1910's or 1920's (ACCN). It was translated into the English language and published in 1936. It was then republished in 1991.
  • Freedom From Sin - An Exhortations (ACCN) reprint of an article by Samuel J. Braun
  • Ye Must Be Born Again - An Exhortations (ACCN) reprint of an article by Ben Sommer
Church Histories ACCN Christian Friendship Messenger (warning: ~20-30 MB each) Older Contemporary Theological Resources (late 20th century) Newer Contemporary Theological Resources (21st century)