This reprint edition has been prepared to commemorate the life and witness of Elder John Kline, a German Baptist Brethren minister, who was a significant spokesperson for the Brethren and the Mennonites in the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. He was killed because of ill-sentiment toward his religious objections to participation in the war; his compassion for all persons regardless of political, racial, economic, or religious backgrounds; and his objection to slavery. (232pp. illus. Author, 1997 reprint of 1907 ed.)