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received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 1945, and his Master of Arts
degree from Ohio State University in the same year. [Glovier 1965, p. 268, from which the picture on the left
is taken; see also pp. 240, 331, 333] The picture on the left is from [Glovier 1965, p. 268]; the one on the
right is from [Mellott 2000]. He was a member of Fla. UMC Conf. in 1995.
BRANDT: David Dickson Brandt (b. Sep. 22, 1878, near Newville, Pa.; d. Apr 15, 1979, at Mechanicsburg,
Pa.; married Emma Frances Engle, 1884-1974). He received his quarterly
license to preach the gospel from Shippensburg Messiah U.B. Church, and he
was given Pa. Conference license in 1903, at the recommendation of the Big
Spring Charge. He was ordained in the Pa. Conference in 1906. During 1901-04
he was a student at Lebanon Valley College, 1904-07 a student at Union
Seminary in Dayton, Ohio [listed as Daniel D. Brandt, Class of 1907], where he
served U.B. churches in Riverside Calif. (Summer 1906) and Beloit, Wisc.
(Summer 1907). He was on the faculty of Shenandoah Collegiate Institute,
Dean of the Literary Faculty, 1907-10, and then (1910-11) principal for Derry
Township High School (Dauphin County, Pa.). He 1911 he transferred to East Pa. Conf. and served Schuylkill
Haven, 1911-13, and Reading Zion, 1913-16. He transferred to Va. Conf. in 1916 (With D. F. Glovier) and
served Dayton Circuit, 1916-1921. In 1921 he transferred to Pa. Conf. and served as local-supply pastor,
1921-59. During 1921-44 he was teacher and principal of Mechanicsburg Hugh School (Cumberland County,
Pa.) and for 1944-67 was Justice of the Peace for Hampden Township (Pa.). He retired in 1959. Note: Mrs.
Brandt earned an A.B. and A.M. from Lebanon Valley College in 1905 and 1906, and a B.D. from Bonebrake
[United] Seminary in 1907; apparently, she never pursued a ministerial license. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 129;
Glovier 1965, p. 91; Lycoming 2103]. The picture is from [Holdcraft 1938, p. 341].
BRANDT: Samuel Brandt became a member of Conference and licensed to preach in 1815; nothing else is
known, [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 133, 233; Glovier 1965, p. 87; Lycoming 2013].
BRANE: Commodore I. B. Brane was born in Frederick, Md.,
Christmas Day, 1848, son of Henry Brane and Margaret (Lauman)
Brane, near Frederick, Md. His father was poor and he had to
help support himself. During the war he worked in the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving at Washington. Educated in the public
schools, he was converted in 1870, licensed 1872, joined Va.
Conf. in 1873, and ordained there in 1876. He married Clara M.
Harp (Feb. 19, 1885), the daughter of Rev. Joshua Harp—a
daughter was Jessie Brane Rupp, the wife of Rev. S. Edin Rupp.
His fields included Potomac Mission, 1872-73; New Germany,
1873-74; Mechanicstown, 1874-76; Rockbridge, 1878-79;
Dayton, 1881-82; Newville, Pa., 1883 (completed a part-year vacancy);
Presiding Elder, Shenandoah District, 1885-86; and Hagerstown, 1886-87. He
transferred to Maryland Conference in 1887 and served Hagerstown, 1887-
1890; and Washington, D.C., 1890-93, including Prince William, 1892-93. In
1891 he was delegate to the Methodist Ecumenical Conference. He was
General Secretary for Church Erection Society, 1893-94, and held other
important positions in the Church. He was delegate to Central Conference,
1889, 1893, 1905, and 1909. He served Pequa Charge of East Pa. Conf.,
1894-96, then transferred to the East Pa. Conf. in 1896. He served Lebanon Trinity, 1896-1906, and Reading
Otterbein, 1906-09. For a number of years was the Washington correspondent of the Religious Telescope.
During 1909-17, he was Associated Editor of the Religious Telescope. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 132, 156-157;
see also pp. 1, 5, 127, 129, 198, 270-274, 276-279, 281-282, 284, 286-291, 293, 300, 302] and [Holdcraft
1938, pp. 314-315]. See [Glovier 1965, pp. 52, 68, 70, 89, 169, 229]. From [Holdcraft, pp. 314-315]:
Revs. C. I B. Brane and Zur Abner Weidler were married to Clara and Alice Harp, respectively, in a double
ceremony Feb. 19, 1885. The Harp sisters were the daughters of Rev. and Mrs. Joshua Harp [see below] of
Benevola. Two sons and two daughters were born to Rev. and Mrs. Brane. He served a number of pastorates
with distinction and was also a presiding elder for a time. While pastor of the old Potomac Circuit he preached
in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania all on the same Sunday and walked all the way [emphasis added].
When Md. Conf. was organized, Dr. Brane cast his lot with that group and became the founder of our church
in Washington, D.C. [see Vol. 5 of this History]. This pastorate was followed by a term as General Secretary
of the Church Erection Society. From 1896 to 1906 he was the pastor of Trinity Church, Lebanon, Pa., and
placed his membership in the East Pa. Conf. In 1909 he became associate editor of the Telescope and was
serving in that office when he died. Dr. Brane was a prolific writer, his writings always being full of human
interest. Perhaps his greatest contribution with his pen was his joint authorship with Drs. Eberly and Albright
of Landmark History of the United Brethren Church. Dr. Brane loved church history, and his researches are of
permanent value to the Denomination. Although one of the most scholarly, cultured, and versatile men our
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received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 1945, and his Master of Arts
degree from Ohio State University in the same year. [Glovier 1965, p. 268, from which the picture on the left
is taken; see also pp. 240, 331, 333] The picture on the left is from [Glovier 1965, p. 268]; the one on the
right is from [Mellott 2000]. He was a member of Fla. UMC Conf. in 1995.
BRANDT: David Dickson Brandt (b. Sep. 22, 1878, near Newville, Pa.; d. Apr 15, 1979, at Mechanicsburg,
Pa.; married Emma Frances Engle, 1884-1974). He received his quarterly
license to preach the gospel from Shippensburg Messiah U.B. Church, and he
was given Pa. Conference license in 1903, at the recommendation of the Big
Spring Charge. He was ordained in the Pa. Conference in 1906. During 1901-04
he was a student at Lebanon Valley College, 1904-07 a student at Union
Seminary in Dayton, Ohio [listed as Daniel D. Brandt, Class of 1907], where he
served U.B. churches in Riverside Calif. (Summer 1906) and Beloit, Wisc.
(Summer 1907). He was on the faculty of Shenandoah Collegiate Institute,
Dean of the Literary Faculty, 1907-10, and then (1910-11) principal for Derry
Township High School (Dauphin County, Pa.). He 1911 he transferred to East Pa. Conf. and served Schuylkill
Haven, 1911-13, and Reading Zion, 1913-16. He transferred to Va. Conf. in 1916 (With D. F. Glovier) and
served Dayton Circuit, 1916-1921. In 1921 he transferred to Pa. Conf. and served as local-supply pastor,
1921-59. During 1921-44 he was teacher and principal of Mechanicsburg Hugh School (Cumberland County,
Pa.) and for 1944-67 was Justice of the Peace for Hampden Township (Pa.). He retired in 1959. Note: Mrs.
Brandt earned an A.B. and A.M. from Lebanon Valley College in 1905 and 1906, and a B.D. from Bonebrake
[United] Seminary in 1907; apparently, she never pursued a ministerial license. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 129;
Glovier 1965, p. 91; Lycoming 2103]. The picture is from [Holdcraft 1938, p. 341].
BRANDT: Samuel Brandt became a member of Conference and licensed to preach in 1815; nothing else is
known, [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 133, 233; Glovier 1965, p. 87; Lycoming 2013].
BRANE: Commodore I. B. Brane was born in Frederick, Md.,
Christmas Day, 1848, son of Henry Brane and Margaret (Lauman)
Brane, near Frederick, Md. His father was poor and he had to
help support himself. During the war he worked in the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving at Washington. Educated in the public
schools, he was converted in 1870, licensed 1872, joined Va.
Conf. in 1873, and ordained there in 1876. He married Clara M.
Harp (Feb. 19, 1885), the daughter of Rev. Joshua Harp—a
daughter was Jessie Brane Rupp, the wife of Rev. S. Edin Rupp.
His fields included Potomac Mission, 1872-73; New Germany,
1873-74; Mechanicstown, 1874-76; Rockbridge, 1878-79;
Dayton, 1881-82; Newville, Pa., 1883 (completed a part-year vacancy);
Presiding Elder, Shenandoah District, 1885-86; and Hagerstown, 1886-87. He
transferred to Maryland Conference in 1887 and served Hagerstown, 1887-
1890; and Washington, D.C., 1890-93, including Prince William, 1892-93. In
1891 he was delegate to the Methodist Ecumenical Conference. He was
General Secretary for Church Erection Society, 1893-94, and held other
important positions in the Church. He was delegate to Central Conference,
1889, 1893, 1905, and 1909. He served Pequa Charge of East Pa. Conf.,
1894-96, then transferred to the East Pa. Conf. in 1896. He served Lebanon Trinity, 1896-1906, and Reading
Otterbein, 1906-09. For a number of years was the Washington correspondent of the Religious Telescope.
During 1909-17, he was Associated Editor of the Religious Telescope. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 132, 156-157;
see also pp. 1, 5, 127, 129, 198, 270-274, 276-279, 281-282, 284, 286-291, 293, 300, 302] and [Holdcraft
1938, pp. 314-315]. See [Glovier 1965, pp. 52, 68, 70, 89, 169, 229]. From [Holdcraft, pp. 314-315]:
Revs. C. I B. Brane and Zur Abner Weidler were married to Clara and Alice Harp, respectively, in a double
ceremony Feb. 19, 1885. The Harp sisters were the daughters of Rev. and Mrs. Joshua Harp [see below] of
Benevola. Two sons and two daughters were born to Rev. and Mrs. Brane. He served a number of pastorates
with distinction and was also a presiding elder for a time. While pastor of the old Potomac Circuit he preached
in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania all on the same Sunday and walked all the way [emphasis added].
When Md. Conf. was organized, Dr. Brane cast his lot with that group and became the founder of our church
in Washington, D.C. [see Vol. 5 of this History]. This pastorate was followed by a term as General Secretary
of the Church Erection Society. From 1896 to 1906 he was the pastor of Trinity Church, Lebanon, Pa., and
placed his membership in the East Pa. Conf. In 1909 he became associate editor of the Telescope and was
serving in that office when he died. Dr. Brane was a prolific writer, his writings always being full of human
interest. Perhaps his greatest contribution with his pen was his joint authorship with Drs. Eberly and Albright
of Landmark History of the United Brethren Church. Dr. Brane loved church history, and his researches are of
permanent value to the Denomination. Although one of the most scholarly, cultured, and versatile men our
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