Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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Born 1S79, Sharon Center, Ia. of Amish Mennonite parents . . . grad- uated Clarion QIa.J H. S. 1901 as Pres. of Senior class . . . employ- ee of International Harvester Com- pany summer 1901 . . married Emma Stutzman 1903 . . taught c 0 u n t r y school 1901-190+ . . . principal Sharon High School fIa.1 190+-05 . . . prin- cipal Pioneer s c h o ol, Prosser. XVashing'ton, 1905- 06 . . . stockman and rancher state of XVashington and XVestern Nebraska 1906-1912... ordained as Am- ish Mennonite minister 1911 in Nehr., and bishop 1913 in Iowa . . . bishop East Vnion Q1a,l Church 1913 -31 . . . evangel- istic work 191+-17 . . . teacher short Bihle Term, Hess- lon 1919, 1921-23 . . . assistant mod- el'flf1'll' Xver-tern A. M. Conference 1915-1921, moder- ator 1921-23 . . , moderator of the General Conference, 1919-1921 . ., . traveled to South America 1919-1920 as official Mission Board representative to help locate the Argentine Mennonite Mission . . . helped organize and served as member of the Mennonite Relief Commisison for Yvar Snrlerers 1918 till organization was discontinued 1926 . . . served on Mennonite Board of Education since 1918, president of the hoard 1919-192+ . . . elected treasurer ad interim, Menno- nite Board of lX'1issions and Charities following death of G. L. Bender 1921 . . . served Menno- nite Board of Missions and Charities since 1913, Secretary of the Board since 1922 . . . B. A., State V. of Iowa 1927 . . . LL. B., Hamilton School of Law, Chicago 1926 . . . graduate student, School of Religion, State University of lowa . . . M. A., YVinona Lake School of Theology 1933 . . . B. D., Northern Baptist Theological Seminary 1934 . . . President of Goshen College since 1923 . . . father of three children. E p :Meant 1r.r.gp1d m'

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Thirteen Born Elkhart, Ind., 1897, son of G. L. Bender for many years Treasurer of Mennonite Mis- sion Board . .. graduated Elkhart H. S. 191+ . . . taught H. S. 1-916- 1917 . . . B. A. Go- shen College 1918 . . , taught Hesston College 1918-19211 . . . B. D. Garrett Institute 1922 . . . M. A. Princeton Cniversity 1923 . . Th. M., Princeton Seminary, 1923 . . married Elizabeth Horsch KG. C. 'ISD 1923 . . .spent fifteen months dur- ing 1923-192+ at. zt European Trax- eling Fellow in Old Testament from Princeton . . . studied at Tu- bingen University Germany, 1 9 2 3' 192-1 . . . 192-l--27 Prof. History and Social Science, Go- shen College: 1927 Prof. Church His- tory and Sociology .. . 1930 served as European repre- sentative of the Mennonite Central Committee in Rusf sian Relief workg studied one semes' ter at Heidelberg I bermanx since 1957 has been Dean ot Go hen Colleve anl Dean of the Bible School librarian of Goshen Colle e NIDCC 192-1 deeplx interested in Nlen nonite History, President of Nlennonnte 1-11 torical Nociets since 197-1 editor the Nlennomte Quarterly Review since 1971 author of Txso Centuries of Xmertcan Mennonite Litera ture 119291 . . . member ot Historical Noctette both in I N and Lermanx father of two children. E hmm MMM 1 he mile if