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

ehensions With Regard to Matters of Faith . . XXXV. Steps Taken for the Preservation of Maximally Unrestricted Intra-Church Independence of the Religious Community XXXVI. XXXVII. G. FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE MENNONITES [ OF RUSSIA rhe Mission of the Older Mennonite Churchl [Foreign Missions of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Russia 659 674 H. INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL [ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE MENNONITESl IN RUSSIA XXXVIII. [The Educational System XXXIX. IWelfare Mattel XL. Publications: Books and Periodicals 689 809 831 XVII J. GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION AND ECONOMIC- CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MENNONITES OF RUSSIA FROM 1860 TO 1910 XLI. iGeographic Expansion and Acquisition of Land| . XLII. Trade and Industry— Properties 843 866 .885 .928 XLV. IConclusionl 975 XIX List of Illustrations 1. Tsar Nicholas II Frontispiece I 2. Tsarina Alexandra Frontispiece II 3. Menno Simons (1496-1561) xxvii 4. Menno Simons (preaching) 12 5. The Menno Monument 13 6. Old Evangelical Martyrs, before, during and after Menno’s Time: 26 a) Torture 26 b) Martyrs in the Hague 26 c) Lysken Segerson is drowned 26 7. a) Dirk Philips (1504-1570) First Elder in Danzig 30 b) Hans de Ries Author of the Dutch- Anabaptist Confession of Faith of 1580-1610 ( Confessio brevis) and the Anabaptist hymn book of 1582 30 c) Dr. Galenus Abrahams de Haan Elder in Amsterdam about 1650 30 d) Pastor Johannes Deknatel, Amsterdam (d. 1759) 30 8. a) Ohrlofferfelde Mennonite Church (since united with Ladekopp) in West Prussia 44 b) Ladekopp Mennonite Church (since united with Ohrlof- ferfelde) in West Prussia 44 9. c) Affiliate of the Heubuden Mennonite Church, Marien- burg, West Prussia 45 XX 10. Ladekopp Church Leaders in West Prussia, 1910. Back row: J. Wiens; A. Jansson; (d. H. Friesen, Ladekopp); J. Penner; J. Schroeder; E. Claassen, B. Andres; front row: J. Dyck; C. Jansson; Elder J. Neufeld; P. Penner 55 11. Ohrlofferfelde Church Leaders, 1910. Back row: P. Froese; J. Heidebrecht; (d. Elder J. Penner, Platenhof); H. Friesen; H. Mekelburger; front row: D. Mekelburger; Elder C. Neufeld; J. Quiring 56 12. Jakob Mannhardt, minister of the Mennonite Church, Danzig, 1836-1885. Founder of the Mennonitische Blaetter 66 13. Mennonite Church and Manse, Danzig 67 14. Tsarina Catherine II (1762-1796) 86 15. Hoeppner Monument on the Island of Chortitza 89 16. Bartsch Monument in the Rosental Colony near Chortitza 90 17. a) August Lenzmann (1823-1877) 161 b) David Hamm (d. 1884) 161 c) Johann Harder (d. 1876) 161 d) Peter Klassen (1825-1902) 161 e) Secondary School Teacher Heinrich Epp (1827-18%) 161 f) Minister Bernhard Harder (1832-1884) 161 18. Bernhard Harder Monument in the Cemetery of Neu- Halbstadt 162 19. Old-fashioned Farm Implements 177 20. c) Mennonite Farmers and their Russian Servants (the oldest man was stil