Rudolph Dubs

Bishop Rudolph Dubs (May 31, 1837 - March 31, 1915) was bishop of the Evangelical Association. In 1890-1891 he presided over a schism in the Evangelical Church and his followers were called Dubsites. His detractors were Esherites, followers of John Jacob Esher. His faction broke away to form the United Evangelical Church.[1]

Biography

Rudolph Dubs was born in Germany on May 31, 1837. He married Elizabeth Wabnitz on June 4, 1861 in Louisa County, Iowa.

In 1890-1891 he presided over a schism in the Evangelical Church and his followers were called Dubsites. His detractors were Esherites. His faction broke away to form the United Evangelical Church in 1894.[1]

He died on March 31, 1915 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from a heart ailment.[2]

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See also

References
  1. "Evangelical Congregational Church history". Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  2. "Bishop Rudolph Dubs is Seriously Ill". Reading Eagle. January 31, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
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