Mennonites in Texas: The Quiet in the Land

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adopted children,  adult baptism, , , ,  agriculture. See farming and ranching Amish communities: American divisions among, –; German language usage, , ; Old Order Amish, , –, , –, –; origins of, –; technology usage, . See also Lott area Mennonite communities Amish Mennonite Aid,  Ammann, Jacob, – Anabaptist movement, , –, ,  appearance (dress), , , , –,  assimilation, , . See also separation, physical/spiritual banning (excommunication), , ,  baptism: adult (believers’), , , , ; and Anabaptist movement, –; and commitment to church,  Beachy, Gabriel,  Beachy, Moses M., ,  Beachy, Paul,  Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship, –, –, –, . See also Lott area Mennonite communities Bee County, Texas, Mennonites in,  Beeville, Texas, Mennonites in,  belief system: baptism, –, , , ; birth control, ; nonresistance, , , ; overview, , –; salvation by faith, , ; separation of church and state, –, , , . See also pacifism; religious practices; separation, physical/spiritual believers’ baptism, , , ,  Bentsen, Lloyd,  birth control,  bishops of congregations, – Boss, Maria Rupp,  Boss, Rudolph,  Brooks County, Texas, Mennonites in,  bunching, ,  Calvary Mennonite Church,  Camden, Laura, –, – Camden, Ruth Boss,  Canada,Mennonite experience in,,, caring for church members, ,  charitable work, , –,  Chihuahua, Mexico, Mennonites in, –, – children: adoption of, ; birth control views, ; and family size, ; parental concerns about, , ; practical training of, ; self-discipline of, , . See also schools Chittum-Miller ranch,  Chortitza, Ukraine, Mennonites in, – churches: caring for members, , ; as centers of communal life, , –, –, ; governance of, –; retention of members, –; Sunday worship services, , , –, –,  Church of God in Christ Mennonites, ,  Cisco, Texas, Old Order Amish in,  climate and weather, agricultural challenges,  clothing, , , , –,  Coldwater, Texas, Mennonites in,  community solidarity,  confession of faith,  conscientious objection. See pacifism conversion to Mennonite faith, , . See also missionary work Corpus Christi area,Mennonites in,,– courtship,  cults and misinterpretation of Mennonite communities, ,  Dallam County, Texas, Mennonites in,  Dimmit County, Texas, Mennonites in,  discipline, church, , ,  diversity within Mennonite tradition,  division of labor, gendered, –, –, – Index   divisions within/among Mennonite communities, – divorce,  documentary photography, –, – Doerksen, Susie,  dress and grooming,,,,–, Duerksen, John W.,  Dyck, Abraham,  Dyck, Anna, ,  Dyck, Benjamin,  Dyck, Eva,  Dyck family,  economics: challenges for Seminole Mennonites, –, –; and church governance, ; and Mexico hardships, ; small business proprietorships, , –; trades work vs. farming, –, –. See also farming and ranching education, virtues of Mennonite, –. See also schools emigration. See migrations English language, use of, , ,  Ennis, Sarah,  Ennis, Susie,  evangelical approach. See missionary work Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Conference,  Evangelical Mennonite Church (EMC), . See also Seminole Mennonite communities Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC), ,  excommunication (banning), , ,  Fairchilds, Texas, Mennonites in, – faith. See religious practices Faith Mennonite Fellowship of Lott, , , –. See also Lott area Mennonite communities Falfurrias, Texas, Mennonites in,  Falls County, Texas, Mennonites in. See Lott area Mennonite communities families, as center of social life, . See also children; men’s role in community; women’s role in community farming and ranching: as appeal of Texas for Mennonites, ; daily life and chores, –, , , , , ; and family roles, ; in Gaines County area, –; Seminole challenges and successes, –, –; struggles with, –, , – Fehr, Agatha, , – Fehr, John,  Fort Bend County, Texas, Mennonites in,  Friesen, John,  Funk, Anna, , , – Funk, Herman,  Funk, John,  Funk, Sarah,  Funk family,  Gaetz, Susan, –, – Gaines County, Texas, Mennonites in, –. See also Seminole Mennonite communities Gaines County Mennonite Church,  gendered division of labor, –, –, –. See also men’s role in community; women’s role in community General Conference Mennonites, , , ,  German language: as barrier for author, , ; and conversion complications, ; and Mennonite origins, , ; variations in use of, , , – Germantown, Pennsylvania,  Germany and Mennonite heritage, , – Gingerich, Elmer,  Gonzalez, Texas, Old Order Amish in,  Gospel Mennonite Church,  Gottesgemeinde Mennonites,  governance, church, – Grandview, Texas, Mennonites in, – grooming, , , , –,  Hale County, Texas, Snyder community, – Harmony Society,  Harms, Judy,  health fund for church members,  Hiebert, Gehard,  Hiebert, Susana,  Holcroft, Lettie Ann,  Holderman Mennonites at Littlefield, ,  holy kiss, ,  hospitality, importance of,  immigration. See migrations infant vs. adult baptism, –   Jennings, Arthur Bell,  Jim Wells County, Texas, Mennonites in, – judgment, avoidance of,  Klassen, Dave,  Klassen, Helena, , , ,  Klassen, Neta,  Klassen, Peter, ,  Klassen family, ,  Kleingemeinde Mennonites,  Kohl, Dorothy,  Kroeker, Bernard,  La Gloria Mennonite community,  Lamb County, Texas, Mennonites in, – Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Amish in,  land ownership, importance of, –, – . See also farming and ranching language: and differing experiences of authors, , ; and Mennonite origins, ; multilingual education, ; variations in, , , –, , ,  lifestyle practices: dress and grooming, , , , –, ; overview, ; technology usage, , , –, . See also men’s role in community; social life; women’s role in community Littlefield, Maj. George W.,  Littlefield Lands, – Lott area Mennonite communities: Amish origins of, –; author’s relationship to, –, ; development of, –; overview, –; photographic journal, – Luther, Martin, ,  marriage and courtship practices,  martyrdom, historical,  materialism, avoidance of, . See also separation, physical/spiritual Mathis, Texas, Mennonites in,  Mennonite Brethren, ,  Mennonite Church of Snyder, – Mennonites: authors’ relationship to, – ; community overview, –; historical perspective, –. See also Lott area Mennonite communities; Seminole Mennonite communities men’s role in community: and church services, , ; dress and grooming...