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8. 14. Janzen, Resolutions, p. 135. 15. Konferemberichte (1909), p. 416. An interesting discussion took place on the conference floor with regard to the qualification of the Smiths for such work. 16. Ibid., (1908), p. 396. 17. Ibid.. (1889), p. 89. 18. Ibid.. (1898), p. 209. 19. Ibid., (1899), p. 217. 20. Ibid.. (1890), p. 107. 21. The late J. F. Harms, the conference secretary for many years and associated with Schellenberg in the Executive, has shared with the writer some of his observations about the rivalry that would manifest itself from time to time between leading elders on the conference floor. 22. Friesen, op. cit., II, pp. 36-37. 23. Konferemberichte (1902), pp. 268-269. 24. Janzen, Resolutions, p. 11. 25. Ibid., p. 12. 26. In 1963 the name of the conference was changed. The words "of North America" were deleted, and the word "church" (singular) was changed to "churches." The latter change implied a re-orientation in the concept of the church. See Yearbook (General Conference. 1963), pp. 43-45. 27. J. H. Lohrenz, op. cit., p. 81. 28. Janzen, Resolutions, p. 13, 29. The early ties of the Winkler M.B. Church with the Minnesota churches, initiated through the ministry of elder H. Voth, appear to have been the motivation for joining the Central District for a time. 30. Although membership in the Northern District on January 1, 1948 was approximately one-half of the total conference membership, there were only two FOOTNOTES 455 brethren from Canada on the seven-man Committee of Reference and Counsel, two out of nine on the Board of Trustees, and two out of five on the Board of Foreign Missions. See Yearbook (General Conference, 1948), pp. 43, 155. HI. Yearbook (General Conference. 1924), p. 19. 32. I bid. 33. Janzen. Resolutions, p. 108. 34. The expression, "fuer bedraengte Kinder Golles," occurs in the yearbooks of 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903 and 1904. See ibid., p. 41. 35. Konfercruberichte, pp. 224. 225. 36. Reported by Clarence Hieberl in Church in Mission, p. 348. 37. At the conference in Keedley in 1921 Wilhelm Neufeld reported on the famine and destitute conditions of the brethren in Russia. The conference then agreed to put forth every effort (SI .00 per member every month is suggested) to alleviate suffering and channel these funds through MCC. Yearbook (General Conference, 1921), p. 50. 38. Yearbook (General Conference, 1924), p. 60. 39. Konferemberichle. pp. 502-503. 40. See ".Statistical Keport." Yearbook (General Conference, 1954). p. 130. 41. See Thiessen. Die Stadtniission in Winnipeg, pp. 47ff. 42. Beschluesse und Empfehlungen, pp. 141-145. 43. Yvarhook (Canadian Conference, 1944). p. 15. ■I I. Yearhook (Canadian Conference, 19501. p. 90. 45. Yearbook (General Conference, 1943), pp. 25. 27. Hi. Yearbook (Canadian Conference, 1944), p. 19. IT. Yearbook (Canadian Conference. 1946). pp. 73. 77. 48. See .J. II. l.ohrenz. op. cit.. for an acco