История славянских протестантских общин: генеалогические записи и документы

babies so common several generations ago” 1% ia interesting to note, too, that the sams given names wers used gain and again, For exampis, tne name, Justina, appeare three timss among Grandfather's sistsra. None of them reachsd the aga of ten year2o em 2 meg e, ‘ » It would bs quits unfair to Grandfathers father if I didn’t point cut the very zimife icant role ha played in Memonite history in Russia. 23 1660, he waa ordainsd az 6ide> i largs Orioff-Halbstadt Manmnite Church As elder ha demonstrated such fine leadership duz & period ef great religious controversy that tha Mennonite Church in Rissia was preserved partly throwzh his effort3 and wizdem. Historical ascounts of the unlovely religious feud that threatened to destroy ths Mennonite Church during tha sixties contains tha name of HZids? Johann Harder again and again as the great champion of tolerance. dy we _— et ee _ dad Now the Biography - lal t: is rather difficult to write an adequate bicgraphy of a person when availiable in formation ia rather limited. Grandfather left a few written accounts of his lifes, but they are co devoid of details. Naturally, he was not trained or disposed to give a journalistis or a histcrisal ascoumt of bis experiences. Ons looks in vain for little human interest stories that add so mich color and meaning to a bicgraphy. The person writing a biography of Grandfather Harder mist pus a few emsli pieces together and attempt to construct the f ‘wholes pictures i I enna SUUUSIRNNURUUIR UNESCO paennenn TINIE | to the Moistchza Celeny-of-Mermonitess> -According-to-the-Hessian-calendar of that time, he was born cn Auzsast 8, 1835. Trunslated to the American calendar; he was born on Ausust 20, 1836, As: mentioned-eariier-in ee Waisman Sein -father-was oe: “ata known elder of the Oricff Mennonites Cherch. 1 Of fanm bits age Solent teen tee tepa pape wdiengs. ine 2 = -o-Grandfather epent-his- bes sacar pons rece thond frenti conditions. ‘Eich cultural and spiritual-ideals were-not-senerally emohasized. Not-oniy Gre! schools tut the total life cf the coleny offered too little that was sociakly and inteiliectually-constructive. On Sunday mornings boys and giris listened tc-rather lengthy sermons that were read from books. Tha - Sunday afternoons; hoitdays, and macy weekday evening? were zpent-in revelry. There were m> Planned, whoiastre tisities to atsorp the time ard erersies of youth. Smoking and drinking wers all too common ameng the boys. Shady-etories and wild pranics helped to fill the idis hours. It scema that Grendtpthereyes different, -He dces-not- seem to have teen involved in that kind of life, Uever hare { i heard amone refer to yeuthful escapades of Grandfathers His Godiy parenta#-and his Sat perpline tions: pect meny eens! him SaEe from such sinful Sarezaencese ‘His education was obtained at a-smail- villace eschooi in: fapretesats The caldity of instructic n throughsut: the ccicny was mt very encoura