3. Doctrine and Practise
binding upon the individual conscience.
Hence, in church polity the Progresa-
Practise~d ives are congregational. They differ
. from the Conservatives in refusing to
conform to "the order," i.e. the style of dress and
cut of the hair and beard prescribed by the Annual
Meeting. They agree with the Conservatives in
holding the
general Evangelical doctrines, sad in
laying less emphasis upon orthodox theology than
upon a pious life. They also hold with the Con
servatives the doctrines (1) of the Lord's Supper
consisting of foot-washing, the love-feast, or primitive
agape, the communion in bread and wine, and
the salutation; (2) of baptism for adults only and
by trine immersion; (3) of non-resistance of evil,
which includes opposition to war and avoidance of
lawsuits; and (4) of opposition to the taking of any
kind of oath.
J. L. Gillin.
Bibliography:
Consult, besides the works of Holsinger
and Gitlin, ut sup., the files of
The Progressive Christian,
1878-83;
The Brethren Evangelist,
1883-date; The Broth-
ran Annual,
1882-date;
Reports
of
the Proceedings
of
the Annual Meeting; Classifud Minutes,
1888; and the
Revised Minutes.
