War, Fanning was instrumental in resisting the missionary societies and the use of instrumental music, issues which would eventually lead to the schism, recognized by the U.S. Census in 1906, in which the Church of Christ was first recognized as a separate body from the more liberal Disciples of Christ. Books "The True Method of Searching the Scriptures" by Tolbert Fanning. 67 pages. Cobb Publishing, McLoud, Oklahoma, 2016 The Hazard of the Die: Tolbert Fanning and the Restoration Movement by James R. Wilburn. 288 pages with index. Sweet Publishing Company, Austin, Texas, 1969 Tolbert Fanning vs. Robert Richardson: battling for the birthrights of the "People of the Book" by Darren Ross Johnson. 1999. References External links Tolbert Fanning page at the Restoration Movement pages of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Tolbert Fanning by A. R. Holton, Restoration Quarterly 1:1 Nashville, Tennessee: Abilene Christian University, 1957. 1810 births 1874 deaths American Christian pacifists American members of the Churches of Christ American Disciples of Christ People from Cannon County, Tennessee Restoration Movement