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The 5th Mennonite World Conference (MWC) was the first conference to use special equipment for translating.

Used in CM 7-10-3; sec. of GCMC & pastor of Elkhart Mennonite Church as of April.

Used in CM 3-49-7. The conference exec. at the GCMC board meetings held at the Bethel College Mennonite Church in North Newton, Kan. L-r: Rev. H. N. Harder, vice-pres.; Rev. Olin A. Krehbiel, pres.; Rev. P.K. Regier, exec. Sec.; Rev. Walter Gering, recording sec.

Negatives only, 2 similar ones. Negative #10 used in CM 4-49-5. Group photo of the GCMC conference exec. & 2 officers of each of the four boards, meeting in Newton, Kan. Present were: Walter Gering, sec.; I. I. Friesen, vice-pres.; Erland Waltner, pres.; P.K. Regier, exec. Sec.; P. A. Wedel & J. P. Suderman, B. of Missions; Carl Lehman & August Epp, B. of Business Administration; L. L. Ramseyer & E. J Miller, B. of Education & Publication; H. A. Fast & Albert Gaeddert, B. of Christian Service. Compare to 1998-14.69-71.

Negatives also, 2 similar ones. Negative #8 was used in the CM 12-34-2. Related to 1998-14.240. Caption: Exec. officers (l-r) Harris Waltner, sec. Walter Gering, pres. & Orland Waltner, exec. sec. discuss plans for 1965 triennial session of the GCMC.

Cropped for use in CM 10-33-8. Exec. officers of GCMC elected at 36th triennial session. l-r: Henry P. Epp, representing the Program Committee; Walter Gering, pres.; Harris Waltner, sec.; Henry Poettcker, vice-pres. They stand in front of a board with the conf. symbol & theme on it.

Members of the GCMC exec.? l-r: (unidentified, same man as in 1998-14.59 with Waltner & Friesen?); Walter Gering? sec.; Erland Waltner, president; Isaac I. Friesen, vice-pres. Compare to 1998-14.68. Fotovix copies of the neg. are enclosed.

Used in CM 11-1-3. Exec. committee of the GCMC at Council of Boards sessions in Nov. 1962. l-r: (front) Henry Poettcker, vice-pres.; Walter Gering, pres.; Harris Waltner, sec. (back) J. M. Suderman, Albert Gaedert, Jacob T. Friesen, Vernon Neufeld, Wm. T. Snyder, Cornelius J. Dyck, Willard Wiebe, Carl Lehman. They represented the 4 boards.

Used in CM 5-29-7. A conference on ordination was held in Chicago, Ill. sponsored by the Committee on the Ministry of the GCMC. Seated (l-r): R. L. Hartzler, vice-chair of Committee on Ministry; A. J. Neuenschwander, chair; A. R. Shelly, sec.; S.T. Soldner, Central district; P.K. Regier, exec. sec. of GC; Elmer Hess, Eastern district; Waldo Kaufman, Western district. Standing (l-r): H.N. Harder, Central district; Martin Schrag,; Walter Gering, Northern district; Arthur Regier, committee member & Canadian district; P.D. Unruh, Pacific district; J. J. Enz, seminary; W.F. Unruh, Western district; S. F. Pannabecker, seminary.

This photo is of the Mennonite World Conference presidium for 1972: (l-r) J.A. Toews, Rueben Short, Peter Wiens, J.C. Wenger, J.J. van Sluijs, Erland Waltner, Ernest Hege, J.A. Oosterbann, Jos. Belwa, Million Belete, P.A. Banwar, Harold Schmidt, J.R. Barkman, Died Gerbrandt, Walter Gering, E.J. Swalm, S. Djojodihordjo, B.J. Braun, Theo Loosli, J.B. Martin, Adolph Schnebele, C.J. Dyck, Albert Oei, B.W. Sawatsky, and Archie Penner. The photo was taken at the 1967 Mennonite World Conference.