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eting as a major conference. Among the foreign missionaries rg were Johannes Svensson and Walter Jack (Kahle, p. 119f.); cf. Steeves, p. . Kahle, p. 121. Ibid. Ibid. . Steeves, p. 31. . Kahle, p. 120; ef. BV, 2-3/53, pp. 95-98. . Kahle, p. 208. . Ibid., pp. 107-108. 10. Ibid., p. 94; Steeves, p. 16. 11. Quoted by Kahle, p. 141. 12. Steeves, p. 60f. _, 18. Steeves, p. 74, notes this problem but argues in a footnote that Soviet so- ciologist. Lialina’s categorization between a rightist Mazaev group and a “liberal- bourgeois” Pavlov group are due to Lialina’s economic determinism and serves to exaggerate the disagreement. The distinction between “open” and “closed” Baptists employed by Kahle appears more relevant, especially when compared with a mae coils in a early twenties. 14. The 1920 union agreement was signed by P. V. Pavlov, presiden ie Baptist Union; M. D, Timoshenko, Baptist Sine tree Vea and fs Se aa A. L, Andreev of the Evangelical Christians. Also signing as secretary was N. A. ria secretary of the Baptist Union. (Kahle, p. 181 and Steeves, pp. 141- 15. Steeves, p. 142. This congress had also r i ie nae a g estructured the union. 17. Kahle, p. 177; cf. Steeves, p. 145. 7 Kahle, P. 181. . For a thorough discussion of the Baptist belief ose re p ef system see Steeves, p. 452ff. 21. BV, 3/57, pp. 61-62. 22. Cf. Kahle, pp. 558-571, and Steeves, pp. 86-88. SO PONG GTS Co 100 Soviet Evangelicals Since World War II 23. Kahle, pp. 204-205. Prokhanov had himself ordained in Prague by Czech Baptists with preachers from the Church of the Czech Brethren present, thereby symbolizing his affinity for Jan Hus and his concerns for unity. 24,. Steeves, p. 581. 25. Interview data, November 1978. 26. Both the separation decree of 1918 and the law on cults. of 1929 ac- knowledged only the local congregation (obshchina) which not only reflected the early emphasis on autonomy of local soviets but also served to break the Orthodox hierarchy. The 1929 law directly led to the temporary discontinuation of both the Baptist and Evangelical Christian unions. For a broader discussion of the new centralism, see below, pp. 159, 274. 27. “Rushbrooke, J. H.” file, BWA Archives, Washington, D.C. 28. BV, 1/45, p. 31. 29. Names of the delegates (with denominational origin in brackets as es- tablished by this writer) were as follows: from Moscow: M. A. Orlov (EC), Ia. L Zhidkov (EC), A. V. Karev (EC), M. I. Goliaev (Bap), P. I. Malin (Bap), F. L. Burenkov, F. S. Savel’ev (EC), V. T. Pelevin (EC), I. G. Ivanov (EC), A. S. Elin, Ia. G. Otrubiannikov, V. G. Lakoshchenkov, I. I. Motorin (Bap), T. E. Davydov, A. G. Mazaeva (Bap), P. S. Zhidkova (EC), A. P. Andreeva (EC), M. F. Orlova (EC), E. L Kon kova, A. I. Afanas’ eva (EC), A. I. Mozgova (Bap); Kiev: A. L. Andreev (EC), A. T. Tridnadsatko, G. G. Aksenov, G. A. Dobrenko, P. P. Metelitsa, N. M. Kor