THE MENNONITE BROTHERHOOD IN RUSSIA (1789 - 1910), P. M. Friesen, 1911

les, the Russian officers advised him to travel by way of Riga] . . . and, on August 21st, arriving safely at Riga, I inquired of the governor regarding my further travels to Memel in the Kurland. He, however, advised me, because of the unrest, not to travel by land. Here I found a family that wanted to go to Russia. They made me preach to them in the large room of a hotel where people from various religious backgrounds attended. Everyone expressed their satisfaction to me and a rich merchant invited me to dinner in his garden. The following day the mayor and his secretary of commerce, Lord Brettschneider, came to my lodging and asked me to step into his carriage and come with him so that he and his family could visit with me. I agreed and we took a Documentary Supplement 165 roundabout route in order to admire the magnificent fortifications of the city. We finally arrived at his house where his wife welcomed us warmly and invited us for coffee. We carried on a lively discussion, and in the evening he had his carriage take me back to my lodging. The next morning I made my formal visit to His Excellency, the Governor: he was polite and promised to do everything possible to expedite my return journey. He invited me to dinner, and I had to promise to come. On the 26th I made my way to the governor’s palace where I dined with fifteen other people. Many of the guests were of very high rank, among them His Excellency von Meiendorf, commander of the fortress.” [Thus far in the Rundschau.] A (2). The Succession of Elders in the Traditional Churches of the Mennonite Brotherhood in South Russia in the Districts of Chortitza and Molotschna (Supplement to #63, d.— Elders of the M.B. Church will be dealt with under #96: “The Office of Elder in the M.B. Church in Russia.”) I. Flemish Church, Chortitza 1. Behrent Penner (installed by letter from the council of elders in Prussia) died 1791 2. Johann Wiebe (ordained 1794 by Cornelius Warkentin) . . . died 1823 3. (Ordained co-elder David Epp) died 1802 4. (Ordained co-elder Peter Bargen) died 1809 5. Jakob Dyck, Sr. (also elected dinring the time of Johann Wiebe who installed him in 1812; see Dyck’s letters) . . . 1823-1854 6. (Ordained co-elder Franz Wiens) 1851-1853 7. Jakob Dyck, Jr. (at first an ordained co-elder with Jakob Dyck, Sr.) 1854-1855 8. Gerhard Dyck (ordained by the Flemish-Chortitza Elder Braun, ordained his successor, retired, and died in 1887) . 1855-1885 9. Heinrich Epp (high-school teacher) 1885-1896 10. Isaak Dyck (ordained by the Kronsweide-Schoenwiese Elder Peter Klassen, who had been installed by the Chortitza Elder Gerhard Dyck) since 1896 II. Frisian Church, Kronsweide-Schoenwiese, Chortitza 1. Deputy Elder Klassen died 1794 2. N. (?) (ordained in 1794 by Cornelius Warkentin) died ? 3. Heinrich Janzen (ordained by ?) 1800-1824 4. Jakob Hildebrand (ordained by the Rudnerweide Elder Franz Goerz, Sr.) §