RIVER BRETHREN
\ɹˈɪvə bɹˈɛðɹən], \ɹˈɪvə bɹˈɛðɹən], \ɹ_ˈɪ_v_ə b_ɹ_ˈɛ_ð_ɹ_ə_n]\
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A religious denomination which came into existence about the close of the Revolution, named probably from their baptizing only in rivers, or perhaps because they originated near the Susquehanna River; akin in doctrine to the Mennonite Baptists.
By John Franklin Jameson
