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Samuel Bowman (1822-1902), bishop at the [[Pike Mennonite Church (Hinkletown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Pike church]] of the [[Stauffer Mennonite Church|Stauffer Mennonite group]], [[New Holland (Pennsylvania, USA)|New Holland, Pennsylvania]], led a faction, following the [[American Civil War (1861-1865)|Civil War]], which was more conservative than the main Stauffer group. He appointed Philip Rissler minister of the conservative group, which met in private homes. As a bishop Rissler again joined the main Stauffer group in 1916, only to be expelled with 11 members in 1919. Later Deacon [[Rissler, Daniel and Moses (20th century)|Moses Rissler]] expelled his brother, Minister Aaron Rissler, from the Rissler group: Aaron Rissler after that was the leader of a small group of followers until his death in March 1950.
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