Letter from Rudolph L. Tafel to John Pitcairn, 1875-03-26
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Rudolph L. Tafel, at 14 Rothbury Villas, London to John Pitcairn, Jr. 1 page, double-sided.
Contents:
-Tafel & wife unable to spend usual Easter break in Paris due to financial restraints
-glad to hear John & Walter making progress in French; they must be careful not to let their studies damage their health
-enclosing letter from Potts re “murdering the Old Church in Glasgow”
-Birmingham folks will bring up baptism question at next Conference; Birmingham Circular enclosed; Tafel’s Society will likely bring counter-resolution
-Mittnacht advocating unsound new doctrinal position in Neu Kirchenblätter; brother Louis (Tafel) publishing articles in Brickman’s paper against Mittnacht
-perhaps Tafel will go to Scotland instead of Germany this year
Names mentioned: Potts, Conference, Tonks (?), Wilson, Mittnacht (J. G. Mittnacht?), Neu Kirchenblätter, Louis (Louis H. Tafel), Brickman (Arthur O. Brickman), Birmingham Circular, Walter (Walter C. Childs)
Places mentioned: Camdem Road (church), Paris, Glasgow, Birmingham, Germany, Rigi, Switzerland, Scotland
Dates
- 1875-03-26
Conditions Governing Access
Qualified researchers have unrestricted access to this collection
Extent
From the Collection: 15.00 Linear Feet
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Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Bryn Athyn Historic District Archives at Glencairn Museum Repository