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960), p. 104. FOOTNOTES 463 33. Rudy Wiebe in "The Meaning of Being Mennonite Brethren," Mennonite Brethren Heruld. IX:H (April 17, 19701. 4. According to some estimates there are today more than a dozen millionaires within the M B. Church of North America. 34. See "Uer Materielle Wohlstand — Eine Geistliche Gefahr," by J. A. Toews in The Voice. X1V:4 (1965), 10-13. 35. Konferemberichtc (1890). p. 109. 36. Yearbook (General Conference. 1927), p. 69. 37. Konferemberichte (1897), p. 198. 38. See Yearbook (Canadian Conference, 1954), p. 85. This "declaration" was accepted by the conference and reaffirmed at the 1958 convention with slight changes. See Yearbook (19581. pp. 154-155. 39. J. A. Toews in The Voice, XV:6 (1966), 3. CHAPTER XX 1 . itoland Bainton, Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace (New York: Abingdon Press. 1960). p. 14. Even Walter Bienert, who finds some justification for the Christian's participation in war in the New Testament admits that Christians in the second century could not reconcile their Christian vocation with military service. Cited by J. A. Toews, True Nonresistunce Through Christ IWinnipeg: Christian Press, 1955). p. 54. 2. Rainlon, op. cit. 3. Cf. Menno Simons. CW, p. 922. 4. See "The Schleitheim Confession of Faith" (1527) as reprinted in Wenger, Glimpses of Mennonite History and Doctrine, p. 210. 5. Quoted by Bender in ME. IV, 613. 6. Leonard Verduin, The Reformers and Their Stepchildren (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans. 1964), p. 17. This well-documented book contains one of the most penetrating analyses of the basic issues that divided the Anabaptists and the Reformers. 7. The two Mennonites, H. Bergmann and P. Schroeder, who served as elected members of the Duma for some time, were not members of the M.B. Church. Cf. ME, II, 108. B. Confession, op. cit., p. 39. 9. Harms, op. cit., p. 83. 10. See Bender in ME. IV. 615. 11. Konferemberichte (1888), p. 70. 12. Ibid. (1890), p. 107. An 1893 resolution forbids members to hold the office of justice of the peace or constable. A member may be a notary public. Cf. ibid., p. 156. 13. See J. A. Toews. "Can a Christian Participate in Government?" in The Voice, Vll:l (19581.4-7 for an attempt to answer this question. 14. Cf. ME, IV, 615. 616. 15. Yearbook (General Conference, 1943), p. 67. 16. Yearbook (General Conference, 1966), pp. 24-25. 17. The national flag displayed in many American M.B. churches is a symbolic expression of this feeling. 18. Guy F. Hershberger, War, Peace and Nonresistance IScottdale: Herald Press, 19531. p. 15. 19. Menno Simons. CW. p. 94. 20. Quoted by Melvin Gingerich in Service for Peace (Akron, Pa.: Mennonite Central Committee. 1949), p. 7. 21 . See ibid., p. 10, for account of mistreatment. 22. Hershberger, op. cit., p. 111. 23. J. H. Lohrenz. op. cit.. p. 105. 24. Konferemberichte (19191. p. 502. 25. Yearbook (General Conference, 1921), p. 52. 26. Yea