Johnson, Nicholas (1787-1873)
Nicholas Johnson (1787-5 April 1873), a resident of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, near Masontown, ordained deacon in 1809, then minister and finally bishop in 1840 in the Masontown (Old) Mennonite Church, was a progressive leader and has the credit of introducing the first Mennonite Sunday school in 1842.
Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Johnson, Nicholas (1787-1873)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 12 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Johnson,_Nicholas_(1787-1873)&oldid=88376.
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Bender, Harold S. (1957). Johnson, Nicholas (1787-1873). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 12 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Johnson,_Nicholas_(1787-1873)&oldid=88376.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 117. All rights reserved.
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