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well as by the several ruffians, and it was tried to 
hinder them in assembling together. They there- 
fore appealed to the court to establish a ‘diome 
mission of the hlnited Brethren in Christ in the 
kingdom of Bavaria;’' but this was refused to 
them on the 18th of January, 1873, for the fol- 
lowing reasons : 
As C. Bischoffi would do such things as 
were only allowed to the clergy of the Lutheran 
Churcli of Bavaria, as preaching the gospel and 
teaching religious doctrines to old and young, 
administering the sacraments, &c. 
As his actions plainly show that he will 
not only be the leader of a small congregation,— 
as he expressed himself, -—but to preach and teach 
doctrines contrarv to the Lutheran Church, and 
so establish another religious body, namely, the 
United Brethren in Christ, of America. 
To this the law requires that they must 
have the consent of his majesty the king, accord- 
ing to sections 26 and 27; and therefore they must 
take this step to be allowed to have their own 
society. They have, according to law, made their 
v/ishes known to the pastor of the Lutheran 
Church, which they so long delayed, and also to 
the court of Uaila, that they wish to dissolve their 
former connection as a little class of brethren and 
sisters in the Lutheran Church. 
