Negatives only, 2. Taken at same time as 1998-14.86. Individual photos of Bishop David Schulz & J. J. Thiessen with Mr. & Mrs. Ray Reimer. Schulz & Thiessen officiated at the ordination of the Reimers as missionaries to Japan at the Mission Festival & business sessions of the CMC in Winkler.
Used in CM 6-28-9. Board members are seated at the front of the church at the CMC annual meeting in Saskatoon. H. H. Wall, treas., has just read the financial report & J. J. Thiessen, moderator, leads the discusion on the CMBC. The conf. theme, "More Fruit / Mehr Frucht" is mounted between the two rows. See following entries of other views of the meeting.
Negatives only, 3. Three views of board members at the CMC annual meeting in Saskatoon. Negative #6 is somewhat similar to 1998-14.120 which was used in the CM 6-28-9, but is taken from further away. Negative #1 is closer up & shows board members more clearly & J.J. Thiessen as chair. Negative#2 is taken from the side & also shows some of the men who were delegates sitting in the front rows (backs to camera). The huge pipe organ & the part of the balcony are also partly visible.
Used in CM 7-2-7. B. of B.C. relief organization with 2 exec. officers of the Mennonite Central Relief Com. L-R: G. Thielmann, chair; Jacob Voth; J.J. Thiessen; David Quapp; A.A. Wiens, sec.; Aaron Janzen; C.A. DeFehr.
Negatives also, 2 similar ones. The neg. not for the photo was used in CM 4-49-14. Board of Missions at their annual meeting, in Newton, Kan. l-r (front): John Thiessen, exec. sec.; Wilhelmina Kuyf, asst.; J. J. Thiessen; P. A. Wedel, J. P. Suderman; Walter H. Dyck; (back) Sam Goering; G. G. Epp; Lotus Troyer; Pannabecker, S. F.; Harley King; Andrew R. Shelly; Ward Shelly.
Negative also. Additional photo (enlarged & cropped, 11x7.5) used in the CM 3-49-7 of the Board of Missions meeting at the Bethel College Mennonite Church In North Newton, Kan. Rev. Walter H. Dyck, who had recently been in South America (standing) gives a report. Canadian members on the board, J.J. Thiessen (2nd from right) & G. G. Epp (to right of Thiessen?) The 9x9 photo gives a view of the interior of the education wing of the new Bethel College Mennonite Church where they were meeting.
Note on back: College Board. Taken at same time as 1998-14.194, 226 & 227 when CMC Council of Boards met in Wpg. See CM 10-31-4 & CMC 1962 yearbook p.126 for names of all board members - only 7 shown here. Chair of B. for CMBC, J. J. Thiessen, is seated 3rd from left.
Negative also. Used in CM 6-31-8. Smaller photo (9x7.5), dated July 1958. Rev. J. J. Thiessen, chair. of the B. of CMBC (in the foreground, back to camera) led in prayer. Rev. W. H. Enns, vice-chair. of B. is turning the sod?
Negative also. Audience present at the sod turning ceremony for the new dormitory at CMBC. Rev. J. J. Thiessen, who spoke is standing in front of the group (back to the camera). Date of photo: July 1958.
Closeup of an older man (wearing a suit from the fifties) speaking in the pulpit and J. J. Thiessen, outgoing moderator of the CMC, stands behind him. Introducing Thiessen before his keynote address? See article in CM 7-28-1. Fotovix of neg. enclosed.
Used in CM 11-37-11; 3 negs., 3 photos, 3rd one is 11.5x10.5. CMRC officials in new temporary office at 104 Princess St., Wpg. L. to R.: J.J. Thiessen, chair.; Kaethe Hooge, sec.; J.M. Klassen, exec. sec.; C.A. DeFehr, vice-c
Delegates (ministers) attending the CMC annual conference held at the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church. It is a large group & they stand on the front steps of the church. Compare to photo of the church building in the CM 9-46-13. 6 men are seated in the front of which J.J. Thiessen, chair of the conference is 3rd from the right.
CMC Board of Christian Service? meeting with Council of Boards in Wpg. See article in CM 5-1-1. See also photo & article re. David P. Neufeld, chair of this board in CM5-2-8. In this group: Elkmer Ediger 3rd from left? D.D. Klassen 4th from left, David P. Neufeld 6th from left, J. J. Thiessen to his right. Fotovix of neg. also enclosed.
