Article Topic: peace
Expanding the Narrative
A Lasting Legacy
E. J. Swalm's Story of Conscientious Objection During World War 1
Ernest John Swalm was born in 1897 on a farm in Duntroon, Ontario, about 60 miles north of Toronto. His father, Isaac, was a Brethren in Christ pastor and bishop. His mother, Alice Sammons, was Mennonite Brethren prior to her marriage to Isaac.Ernest grew up with the teaching of nonresistance...read more
On the Frontlines of Conscience
An Account of the Hutterites Sentenced to Hard Labor during World War 1
The 1-W Experience: Five Stories from New Hampshire in the 1960s
Follow Peace and Holiness
My parents were converts to peace and holiness. My father grew up in a family that was anything but peaceful. Growing up my father told many stories about his family. On one occasion, after my grandmother received a black eye from my grandfather, my father and uncle warned Grandpa Yeatts:...read more