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Carl Christian Philipp Tauchnitz (1798-1884), a prominent German book dealer, and a warm friend of the German Mennonites. In the winter of 1830 a Baptist preacher in London told him about the German Mennonites, and when he returned to Germany he visited Weierhof, [[Monsheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Monsheim]], Kindenheim, Spitalhof, and [[Sembach (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Sembach]]. In 1831 he became acquainted with several congregations in Baden, where "the Easter days passed very pleasantly and blessedly." On 17 April of that year he preached in Spitalhof on the occasion of the baptism of J. Rothen. He also preached at the [[Weierhof (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Weierhof]] and in [[Ober-Flörsheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Oberflorsheim]]. He frequently took part in the conferences of the Mennonites in the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]] and Hesse. He promoted the publication of the first Palatine hymnal (1832) by friendly persuasion of the opponents of the book. He corresponded with most of the Palatine preachers and by word and deed aided in the revival of the brotherhood. He also published several Mennonite works, among them three books by [[Molenaar, Johannes (1810-1868)|Johannes Molenaar]] (<em>Catechismus</em> 1841 and 1854, <em>Andenken</em> 1844, and [[Evangelische Stimmen|<em>Evangelische Stimmen</em>]] 1844, a collection of sermons), one by Herman Reeder (<em>Predigten</em> 1843), and one by B. K. Roosen (<em>Menno Symons</em> 1848). He was especially interested in the founding of a Mennonite theological school, but in vain. He rendered a lasting service to the Mennonites as well as to other free churches.
= Bibliography =
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV.

<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitische Blätter</em> (1884): 38, 43.

<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender</em> (formerly <em class="gameo_bibliography">Christlicher Gemeinde-Kalender</em>) (1899): 43.
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