A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church, Ja Toews

38. See article by Peter F. Barren, "The Coming of the Mennonites to Alberta," Mennonite Life, XI {April, 1956), 83-87. Also J. H. Lohrenz, op. cit., and Unruh, op. cit. 39. See report of J. B. Janz as given by Unruh, op. cit., p. 527. 40. Bargen, op. cit., p. 86. 41. The writer was baptized and ordained to the ministry in this church. 42. See pamphlet by G. G. Baerg, A Brief History of Mennonites in British Columbia (Yarrow, B.C.: Columbia Press, 1967), pp. 3-4. 43. Peter D. Loewen in article, "Entstehung und Entwickelung der M.B.G. zu Yarrow, B.C.," in Mennonitische Rundschau, Vol. 94 (July 7, 1971), 2. 44 . The ethical implications of working in the hopyards apparently did not come up for consideration in the early years. 45. For detailed account of the origin of the Abbotsford settlement see booklet by H.J. Willms. Die Sued-Abbotsford Ansiedlung (Yarrow, B.C.: Columbia Press, 19551. 46. This congregation was known as the McCallum Road M.B. Church for a number of years. 47. A comprehensive account of this church extension program is found in the book by Peter Penner, Reaching the Otherwise Unreached (Winnipeg: Christian Press, 1959). 48. See Penner, op. cit., pp. 32-43, et al. 49. See article by Robert Giesbrecht, "Entwickelung der Vancouver M.B. Gemeinden," Mennonitische Rundschau, Vol. 94 (July 9, 1971), 1, 5. 50. A comprehensive account of Mennonite Brethren history in Ontario can be found in the booklet Erfuehret . . . Geschichte der Ontario M.B. Gemeinden (n.p.. 1957) by Isaac H. Tiessen et al. 51. See F. C. Peters and H. Regehr (compilers and editors!. Beschluesse und Empfehlungen der Kanadischen Konferenz der Mennoniten-Bruedergemeinde, 1910-1960 (Winnipeg: Christian Press, 1961), p. 13. The Ontario Conference had joined the General Conference in 1939. 52. Tiessen, op. cit., p. 9. 5.3. See ibid,, pp. 67-75 for history of New Hamburg and Hespeler M.B. churches. 54. Ibid., p. 85. 55. Huebert, in ibid., pp. 85-86. 56. The settlement took its name from Twenty Mile Creek, about twenty miles from Niagara Falls. 57. An attractive booklet entitled Mennonite Brethren Church of St. Catharines, published for the twenty-fifth anniversary in 1968 (no publisher given) contains a vivid account of the many activities of the church. 58. See Tiessen, op. cit., pp. 23-26, for an account of church extension work in Ontario. 59. Information given by Emest Dyck in "The History of the Mennonite Brethren Church in Quebec," (Unpublished manuscript, 1971). BO. Yearbook (Canadian Conference, 1971), p. 21. CHAPTER XII 1. This administrator was the Oberschulze David Friesen, the man who was so strongly opposed to the formation of the Mennonite Brethren Church from 1860-65. Could this have been an influence which prevented Wiebe from joining the Mennonite Brethren? 2. See chapter on "A Damascus Road Experience" by David V. Wiebe in Grace Meadow (Hillsboro: M.B. Publishing House, 1967), pp. 20-23.