[2] The Berne Witness was also referred to as the official printing house of the Mennonite Church of the United States.
Rohrer served as editor of the paper and manager of its publishing office, Berne Witness Co., for nearly 30 years.
Recognized as a Temperance paper, the Berne Witness began as a weekly newspaper and by the turn of the century had a circulation of about 700.
[2][5] Rohrer and the Witness played a crucial role in turning Berne into a "dry" city throughout the Temperance movement.
Rohrer and the Witness reported the closure of Berne's last remaining saloon and rejoiced when the last quantities of alcohol were carried out into the street and drained during the spring of 1907.