They left for America as a group in 1874 , arriving in New York on July 15 .
Unlike the majority of Mennonites , this body adopted triune forward immersion as the mode of baptism .
Mennonites left for America as a group in 1874 , arriving in New York on July 15 .
Unlike the majority of Mennonites , this body adopted triune forward immersion as the mode of baptism .