The Uiver Brethren, the Duukers, and the
Aymish are all branches from the Mennon
Ite church, and all are non-combatants.
John Calvin Was bom in 1-303, only ronr
years alter Mcudo Siiuonis. and organized
the Calvinisti: church about the same time
that the Mennonite church was organized.
Probyt-nan, Independent. PnriUn, and
Congregation..! organisations hire their
perm in the Calvin movement, bnt not one
or tberu h is ever been non-combatant, but
ail, singul :r or cllevtively, have time and
and aian had iiK-i.ilH.rs who won dutlinc-
aa! ) bad mei.ilH.rs who won distinc
tion on the B. Id or battle.
George Fox, who was born about the year
121, was the tir.t Quaker, Engl.sh Chris
tian non-con.bitaiit. When William Penn,
wi;h his Quaker colony, opened Pennsyl
vania to the orpressud ( all lands, thou-
iW1.ag of jeHnoni,e!li a ,vtre cIli,.Hv
( Geriiun j.fie, cama to ihe colony. They,
. ,jke lb)J Q,iakorSj Jh;11s nonc.mib ttant, laid
no claim.to pioneer life, and remained in
the liaik-ground, leaving the Irih ana
Scotch lrNh in Pennsylvania, who were
geuerally Presbytirrnns in religion, to t iUj
up the land in the front, and tight the In-
dians. It was just alien the state of society
I generally was in this condition in the Prov-
rtr iT P.nn dvlp:itii th it J ml.. 1 je urrt
John Thompson, three Scotch-Irish Presby
terian brothers, came to the province. The
Scotch-Irish Presbyturiaus were fighting
Christians.
