Download or read book The Earth is the Lord's written by John L. Ruth and published by Herald Press (VA). This book was released on 2001 with total page 1402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Landis Ruth adds folk memory to extensive documentation and careful explanation of key beliefs and practices in this 360-year story of faith in Lanacaster County. An indispensable source with lists of early immigrants, congregations, ordinations, and conference officers up to 1977, and a general chronology.