A Pilgrimage Of Faith, J.B. Toews, 1993

ometius, 117 Unruh, Martha, 91 Urbanization, 164-165, 20^210 Uny, James 10 V Veron, Juan, 279 Viebahn, General Von, 58, 124 Volkskirche, % 37, 39, 136 Voth, 284 Voth, Heinrich, 59, 87, 88, 97, 101, 102, 104, 130, 161 Voth, Heinrich 130 Voth, Johann, 130 Voth, John, 104 Voth, Tobias, 9, 83, 84f 117 375 INDEX w Wagner, Peter, 256 Waldheim, Russia, 49 Warkentin, Cornelius, 9 Warkentin, Henry K., 191 Warkentin, Herman, 105 Wedel, Cornelius P., 86, l6l Wedei, Peter, 96, 97, l6l Wiebe, Henry D, 21, 174 Wiebe, JJ., 240 Wiebe, Jacob J., 192 Wiebe, Katie Funk, 163, 290 Wiebe, Waldo 240, 241 Wieler, Johann, 88, 89 Wiens, David, , 192 Wiens, Delbert, 176, 309 Wiens, Frank, 105 Wiens, H.G., 240, 241 Wiens, Heinrich, 9 Wiens, Helena, 91 Wiens, Johann, 58, 158 Wiens, John G., 160 Wiens, Leo, 192 Wiens, Maria, 91 Willems, Arthur, 283 Willems, Katherine, 99 Williams, George H., 82 Winkler Bible Institute, 83, 191 Winnipeg Bible College , 193, 308 Winrod, Gerald, 173, 193 Wirsche, David, 279 Women in the Church, 149-150 Wust, Eduard, 10, 11, 84, 87 Yankelovich, Daniel, 252 z Zabala, Emilio, 280 Zaire, 94, 98, 101, 265, 271, 279 Zinzendorf, Count, 83 Zionsbote, 21, 23, 33, 58, 68, 91, 94, 109- 110, 114, 130, 194 Zorrilla, Hugo, 275-277 376 now one hundred and thirty three years since the birth of the Mennonite Brethren Church and therefore time for someone in that church to take a backward glance to see how we have done. Who better to do this than J.B.Toews whose life spans well over half of those years and who has experienced much of what he writes. He desires to call us to reflection, spiritual awareness and ultimately to repentance and renewal. May God grant that we heed his call.'1 From the Foreword by Abraham Friesen, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara "JB" as he affectionately known by both students and colleagues is a patriarchal figure in the Mennonite Brethren church. Born in the Ukraine, the Russian Revolution and its aftermath were the crucible that shaped his youth and young adult years. After studying in Western Europe Toews migrated to Canada in the late 1920 s. Much of his life has been in Mennonite Brethren educational institutions in Canada and the United States. During ten years as Executive Secretary of the Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions he travelled widely and came to know Mennonite Brethren people around the world. In between educational and mission administrative responsibilities he pastored in Kansas and California. After retiring from the presidency of the Mennonite Bre