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

“statistics” towards the end of the book. The following are affiliates since the congregations in the Crimea and Memrik have become independent. 1) and 2) Gnieden-Blumenheim and Puchtin (# 229 ) Province of Ekaterinoslav, District of Alexandrovsk ; Postal Address for Gnieden: Pakrovskoe, Province of Ekaterinoslav; for Puchtin Gulaypole, Province of Ekaterinoslav. Leadership around 1901: Minister Tobias Voth and Jakob Wieler (student at St. Chrischona). 3) Herzenberg-Alexandrovka (§ 229 ) Province of Ekaterinoslav, District of Pavlograd; Postal Address: Petropavolovka, Province of Ekaterinoslav. The first co-founders and spiritual leaders have, as we know, been called home during this period of time: Minister Jakob Dirksen 1892 and Deacon Johann Kliewer 1901. Br. Wilhelm Baerg of Muensterberg, ordained as minister in 1886, who moved to the Province of Ufa in 1894. The following brethren were in positions of leadership around 1903-05: Minister Dietrich Friesen (formerly elementary school teacher) ordained in 1895; candidates for the ministry Jakob Dirksen and David Wiens (students at the Halbstadt Secondary School); candidate for the diaconate: Johann Lohrens. 4) Lugovsk (Neu-Samara) since 1891 founded on the property purchased by the Molotschna Colony— as Sagradovka and Memrik: Province of Samara, District of Busuluk. Postal address: Pleschanovsk, Province of Samara. Leadership around 1905: Minister Abram Martens (now elder), Daniel Friesen, Klaas Toews, Komelius Neufeld (graduate of the Ohrloff Secondary School, student at the Evangelical Pastors School of Basel The M.B. Church 1885-1910 529 and Spurgeon's -Pastors College in London, now founder and principal of a four grade coeducational continuation school at Davlekanovo). Deacons: Isaak Wiens and Jakob Fast. Own congregational meeting house. Independent church since 1910. (See also 0255 (3)). 5) Gortschakovka, in existence since 1894 and founded by Menno- nite land purchasers and tenants from the Molotschna colonies, Province of Ufa, District of Belebei; Postal address Davlekanovo, Province of Ufa. Leadership around 1903-1905: Minister Wilhelm Baerg (formerly Herzenberg), Isaak Friesen, Bernhard Friesen, Johann Rempel, Johann Heinrichs, Jakob Martens (formerly elementary school teacher and formerly minister of the M.B. Church in Sagradovka, owner and principal of the four-grade school for the poor) and Gerhard Claassen 324 (graduate of the Halbstadt Pedagogical Secondary School, formerly public school teacher). Deacons: Abram Neufeld, Johannes Claassen, Johann Kroeker and Jakob Loewen. Own congregational meeting house. Since 1910 an independent congregation with council of elders. (See also 0255 (4)). 6) Karagui-Kamyschevo, since 1898; founded on property purchased by the Molotschna Colony— such as Sagradovka and Memrik; Province and Territory of Orenburg. Postal address: Pokrovskoie, Province of Orenburg. Leadership around 190