Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

ULWOLY [LAUSD o71UOUUeTY 943 JO Taqureut oATIW YUAONITIGW “H NHOL SPF TUTUIOL) [BAJWA e}TUOUUAT 94} JO JquroUT dALOW UHdGOA NATTY AP is M Dae! ‘x Wiay iin Bim es PERSONNEL OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE 389 this opportunity of extending this timely aid. The ex- perience to us individually was invaluable. John H. Mellinger, son of the late Jacob and Eliza- beth Mellinger, was born in Strasburg Township, Lan- caster County, Pa., December 7, 1858. Since the death of his wife and daughter, he resides with his son Jacob D. Mellinger, Lancaster, Pa., R. D. 8. Bro. Mellinger had a deep conviction in early life, that the Gospel should be spread into all the world. This led him to become one of the pioneers in missionary work in the Lancaster County conference district. When the first local work was opened, he was appointed President of the Lancaster County Sunday School Mission. This organization at first looked only after neglected districts in the home fields but in time was extended until its influ- ence has reached India and South America. He has faith- fully served as President of the Board of Trustees of The Mennonite Children’s Home, Millersville, Pa., since its organization in 1909. When the Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities was organized in the Lancaster Conference District, he was appointed Presi- dent. When relief work opened during the World War, this ‘“Willing Worker” was appointed by the Lancaster Conference as a member of the Mennonite Central Com- mittee. Our brother has served as president of the above organizations in the Conference District where he resides for a period of thirty-three years, and as active member of the Mennonite Central Committee for a period of more than seven years, giving much of his time to the cause of Christ without remuneration. He is still active in all lines of mission work. He has labored faithfully and our prayer is that he may be spared for many more years of service in the Mission activities in the Church of his choice. 390 FEEDING THE HUNGRY Wilhelm Peter Neufeld was born in Halbstadt, South Russia in the year 1857. He was the son of the well- known teacher, Peter Neufeld, and spent the days of his youth under the careful nurture of loving Christian par- ents. Early in life he accepted the Lord as his personal Savior and dedicated his life to the Master’s service, pre- paring for the mission-field in the Seminary at Barmen, Germany. Upon completion of his studies he returned to Russia, and received an urgent call to accept a position as teacher of religion and director of the Gnadenfelder Central-Schule. After careful and prayerful consideration he accepted the call as from the Lord; and served suc- cessfully as minister and teacher in Gnadenfeld and Halb- stadt for a period of thirty years. The Lord blessed him with a large family. When his six sons were growing up, he, disliking the military service to which they