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Mennonites--Manitoba--History
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Altona, Manitoba: D.W. Friesen & Sons, 1970
Adventure in faith : the background in Europe and the development in Canada of lthe Bergthaler Mennonite Church of Manitoba
Gerbrandt, Henry J.
Table of Contents
Cover
Preface
Table of Contents
Foreword
Faith Rediscovered
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Anabaptists in Germany
The Hutterian Brethren
Principle Tenets of the Anabaptist Faith
Rest in a Cloister
Invitation to Russia
Chortitza Colony
Molotschna Colony
Daughter Colonies and Later Migrations
Religious Developments
Kleine Gemeinde
Mennonite Brethren Church
A New Church Had Been Founded
Bernard Harder
A People Born
Bergthal Colony Established
Education in Bergthal
Bergthal Church Life
The Dikes Crumble
Colony Preparations to Leave
Help from Outside the Colony
Another Oasis Found
Deputies Sent to Spy Out the Land
Royal Reception
Mixed Experiences
A Dominion Day Brawl Cements Relationships
Setting the House in Order to Leave
Fortifications Secured
Arrival in Manitoba
Disappointments Cast Shadow over Settlement
Destruction From Without and Within
The Heterogeneous West Reserve
The Municipality Comes In
From the Village to the Homestead
A New Dawn Breaks
Influential Leaders
The School Problem
Elder Funk's Proposals
Sommerfelder Mennonite Church
Through Turbulent Waters
A Colony Name Becomes Church Name
Johann Funk's New Year's Sermon
Springtime Followed by Winter
General Conference Influence
The Problem About Baptism
A Pair of Shoes
Schism Over Gretna School
Lehrdienst
Faith is Made Visible
Evolution Towards a Local Church Concept
Hoffnungsfeld-Winkler
Relocation of Congregation
Gretna Replaces Edenburg
Hochstadt-Altona
The Gaps Are Filled
Plum Coulee
Rosenfeld
Halbstadt
Morden
Bethel-Bergthaler
Beyond the Reserve
Lowe Farm
Kane
Homewood
Winnipeg
Graysville
Back to "Yant Sied"
Steinbach
Spencer
Into the Northwest
The McCreary Overture
Arden
MacGregor
The Bramble Bush of Learning
A Mennonite Normal School
Ewert's Approach to Education
Tragic Division of Forces
Schools in Gretna and Altona
Trouble in the Altona School
No Healing Possible
Altona School Burns
Mennonite Collegiate Institute
A Great Man Passes from the Scene
The Elim Bible School
Canadian Mennonite Bible College
Briars in Charity
Waisenamt in the West Reserve
Expansion Points to Disaster
Waisenamt Collpases
Fire Insurance
Hospitals in Mennonite Community
Charity Work
Homes for the Aged
Involvement in the 1920s Migration
Blueprints for Building
Communion
Music and Singing
Evangelize
Publication and Radio
Persuasion Helps a Little
Weddings
Faith Transcends the Material
Into the World
Missions
Amalgamation with Canadian Conference
The Wine Skins Break
Constitutions
The Enlarging Fellowship
Conference of Mennonites in Canada
Quo Vadis?
Footnotes
Index
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