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

2. Bernhard Peters, Gnadenheim (ordained by Elder Heinrich Toews, Pordenau; now retired, 1910, an aged man of ninety-three living with his eighty-five year old wife in the home of his son Elder Heinrich Peters) 1861-1887 3. Heinrich Koop, Alexanderkron (ordained by Elder Bernhard Peters) 1887-1901 (since 1901 he was elder of Alexanderkron, the independent branch church of Margenau) 4. Peter Friesen, Gnadental (ordained by Elder Heinrich Koop) 1901-1907 5. Gerhard Plett, Hierschau (ordained by Elder Heinrich Koop) since 1907 (after the churches Alexanderkron, 1901, and Schoensee, 1903, branched off, it now is in the diocese of Margenau) B (2). Alexanderkron (branch of Margenau, 1901) 1. Elder Heinrich Koop (see above under b, 3) since 1901 B (3). Schoensee (affiliate of Lichtenau, independent since 1903) 1. Elder Heinrich Peters, Liebenau (son of the Elder Bernhard Peters, ordained by Elder Jakob Toews, Lichtenau) since 1903 168 IN RUSSIA 1789-1860 C. Pordenau (affiliate of Lichtenau since 1824, independent since 1842) 1. Elder Heinrich Toews (ordained by Elder Heinrich Wiens, Margenau, retired, died 1870) 1842-1868 2. Isaak Peters (former school teacher in Fuerstenau und Sparrau ; ordained by Elder Bernhard Peters, Margenau) 1868-1874 (With Isaak Peters the church experienced a temporary division. Peters emigrated to America in 1874; now, 1910, an aged man of eighty-four and bishop, retired in Henderson, Neb.) 3. Dietrich Barg, Alexandertal (ordained by Elder Bernhard Peters, Margenau; retired) 1878-1904 4. Gerhard Regher (ordained by Elder Heinrich Koop, Alexanderkron; died January, 1910) 1904-1910 C. Frisian Church Rudnerweide (Immigrated as a church body from Prussia, 1820) 1. Elder Franz Goerz, Sr. (commissioned in Prussia, 1819) in Russia 1820-1835 2. Benjamin Ratzlaff (ordained by Elder Bernhard Fast, Ohrloff) 1835-1861 (ordained his successor, retired, emigrated to America where he died three weeks after his arrival at the age of eighty-two) 3. Franz Goerz, Jr., Gnadenfeld (ordained by Elder Benj amin Ratzlaff) 1861-1891 (ordained his successor, retired and died in 1901 at the age of eighty-one) 4. David Nickel (ordained by Elder Franz Goerz, Jr.) since 1891 D. Old-Flemish Ukowallian Churches I. Alexanderwohl (Immigrated as a church body in 1820 from Prussia and partly from Poland; original church was Przechovka near Schwetz, West-Prussia.) 1. Elder Peter Wedel (in Russia since) 1820-1870 (ordained his successor, retired, migrated to America, 1874) 2. Jakob Buller 1870-1874 (emigrated to America in 1874 together with most of the church members and the entire church council) 3. Johann Schartner (came to Molotschna from Poland, ordained by Elder August Lenzmann, Gnadenfeld) since 1877 Documentary Supplement 169 II. Gnadenfeld (Immigrated from Prussia, Brandenburg Province, as the church body Brenkenhofswalde-