The Principles of Open Brethren

A Younger Brother (preface by W. E. Vine and introduction by A.R. Short)

Published by Pickering & Inglis, Glasgow, 1913

About this Item

No stated date c1913. Presumed first edition. 132pp., 8 black and white portraits and a 4-page catalogue. The Open Brethren is an evangelical Christian movement emphasizing autonomy and open fellowship among believers. Part of the wider Plymouth Brethren Christian community, it appeared in the early 19th century during a period of significant political and social turbulence across Britain and Ireland. The foundational goal was to establish a form of worship that allowed all true believers to partake in communion and study the Scriptures together, free from denominational divisions. Notable figures in its early development included John Nelson Darby, an Anglican clergyman, and other early leaders like Benjamin Wills Newton, George Müller, and Anthony Norris Groves. This book includes the following chapters: The Divine Authority of the Bible; The Gospel; The Principles of Open Brethren; The History of Open Brethren; The Worship Meeting; and Practical Problems. The book is bound in the original red cloth covered boards with gold titling and decoration on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some light soiling to the boards. The spine is faded and the spine ends are bumped. The contents are tight and clean with some foxing to the title-page and last page of the catalogue at the end of the book. The endpapers are slightly browned and a name and address, dated 1913, has been written on the front free endpaper.

Seller Inventory # gChurchHist06

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Principles of Open Brethren
• Publisher: Pickering & Inglis, Glasgow
• Publication Date: 1913
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: Presumed First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Religion/Theology