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Horsch to Bender: reference to sending Christian Century a copy of the Hutterite book; had reread the Enss [Gustav H. Enss] article in Mennonite Quarterly Review; “It is a good article and I do not think that any one will undertake to criticize it”—“a very good expose of mysticism”; etc.; “Without any question, Mysticism as generally understood and as defined by Bro. Enss is utterly antagonistic to the Gospel”; had sent Bender the last issue of Sword and Trumpet not because the article seemed profound but because Bender would be interested; called attention of Princeton Theological Review review of Arno Clemens Gaebelein, Christianity and Religion [copy of the review is attached—did Gustav H. Enss draw heavily on that book for his article “Christianity and Religion”?

Sending “corrected proof for the January 1933 issue [sic] of Mennonite Quarterly Review; suggestion for article on Kuehler; mention William Rittenhouse, wanted Horsch’s opinion on whether he was first Mennonite bishop in America.

Horsch to Bender: “… I just read the second article of Bro. Enss which was returned to him by the editor of the Gospel Herald. A copy of the article, sent to G. R. B. [surely George R. Brunk I] and by him to J. B. S. [surely J. B. Smith, Jacob B. Smith] was sent today, together with a letter by Bro. Kauffman [surely Deniel Kauffman] to Bro. D. A. Yoder [surely David A. Yoder, bishop at Yellow Creek congregation and president of the Mennonite Board of Education] advising counsel with Goshen College president S. C. Yoder [Sanford C. Yoder, Sanford Calvin Yoder] and Bender; suggestion that Mennonite Quarterly Review editor’s reply to Brunk might have been ill-advised, “an attempt to settle a theological dispute by their simple Dixit”; also, that some of Enss’ statement in the January issue seemed “weak” and open to “contradiction.” “Friday forenoon” Horsch to Bender [penciled March 10, 1933 (indeed, March 10 1933 did fall on a Friday): mention of proofs, mostly on the Enss matter, Horsch clearly siding with Enss’ critics.

Bender to Horsch: about the page proofs; called Horsch’s attention to the “Editor’s Note” [see Mennonite Quarterly Review, January 1933, pp. 63-64] “which ought to clear up” nature of Enss’ proposal; that Enss was thoroughly rewriting his “Christianity and Philosophy”; Bender was enclosing a copy of reply from Gaebelein, had received replies from Machen and Gray copies of which would soon send; “Machen agrees with you on opposing the change in the use of the word religion, but endorses the article in general … [as] sound and timely”; Gray endorsed it finding no fault at all.

Copy of Horsch to Correll [Ernst Correll, surely], in German: that he had received Correll’s letter to the editor of Zondagsbode; most seems to be about Horsch’s Hutterite book and how it was being received; mention author “L. Mueller”, and “Dr. Arnold” [surely Eberhard Arnold].

Horsch to Bender: brief references to correspondence with Ernst Correll, Robert Friedmann, Elias Walter.

Horsch to Bender: about an “article on ‘Accusations’; about cutting Mennonite Quarterly Review down to 48 pages; “…current Rundschau certainly gives G. G. Wiens his just deserts [sic]” but “Rundschau will kill itself printing such stuff; December 11 1932 Zondagsbode article “criticizing overseverely” Horsch article in Gospel Herald.

Bender to Horsch: more about Enss’ resignation; a proposition to replace him with Chester Lehman [C. K. Lehman, Chester K. Lehman], but Lehman had declined after consulting with George Brunk [George R. Brunk I], A. D. Wenger [Amos D. Wenger], Noah Mack, and S. H. Rhodes [probably Samuel H. Rhodes, Samuel Heatwole Rhodes]; Levi Mumaw and a number of others wanted Lehman to accept; Bender understood that “Daniel Kauffman’s second choice” was “apparently M.C. Lehman” [Martin Clifford Lehman, “Cliff” Lehman], but Bender could hardly believe Kauffman could be “so blind to the situation”; what did Horsch think?; “Am I utterly wrong in feeling that MC. [sic] Lehman is so far from being a conservative theologian that we would not dare to rissk [sic] having him on the faculty here?” Had he escaped “assimilating” from a man such as Macintosh [probably Douglas Clyde Macintosh (1877–1948)—see Wikipedia article on him]; surprised Kauffman would consider M. C. Lehman for “use in a Mennonite Seminary”; Burkhart [probably I. E. Burkhart, Irvin E. Birkhart] was a possibility and would “jump at the chance”, but “we” hardly thought him “strong enough”; mention Ellrose Zook for print shop at Goshen College, elaborated.

Horsch to Bender had mentioned to Daniel Kauffman what Bender thought about M. C. Lehman’s becoming assistant professor in Yale School of Religion under Mackintosh [sic; probably Douglas Clyde Macintosh (1877–1948)—see Wikipedia article on him]; Kauffman “did not express himself on it”; Correll had not replied about a letter to Zondagsbode editor—Germans say no answer is also an answer; hoped Gospel Herald readers would overlook statement on last page of March 1 issue that war was probable [political; Horsch as pro-German (pro-Nazi?).

Horsch to Bender: sending proofs for the Mennonite Quarterly Review article; that “Bro. Minninger” [sic; surely J. D. Mininger, Jacob D. Mininger (1879-1941)] had said his son Paul [Paul Mininger] was thinking of attending Eastern Baptist Seminary; Horsch thought Princeton more scholarly and conservative, and Westminster better yet; had some questions about a book review by “Bro. Yoder” [probably Edward Yoder” in Gospel Herald; explains (about reliability of Genesis; and about war in Old Testament, which Horsch admitted was a difficult matter [Mennonite fundamentalism, nonresistance, pacifism].

Bender to Horsch: about some money; was enclosing list that Daniel Kauffman wanted of 100 best books “by men in”our” [sic] church; had included two Hans Denk books, though may be not appropriate; thanks for information about C. K. Lehman [Chester K. Lehman, Chester Lehman]; Bender thought it unwise “to let A.D.Wenger and George R. Brunk [sic] determine the conditions on which Lehlman [sic] could come to Goshen,” and since Chester had already asked them, making arrangement might not be possible; “…we would not consider having any one of our faculty dictated to be outside forces, especially of man of the type of Wenger and Brunk”; “in the end” Chester would probably “have to choose between standing by Wenger and Brunk and their program of fighting the rest of the church” or aligning with “the moderate group who are at the present time doing the actual work of the church” [end of letter].

Bender to Horsch: had Horsch’s of yesterday, eager to read the Denck and Münster articles; Correll had not written “about Hege losing his position” [Christian Hege?]; interested in Bainton bibliography; personal notes.

Horsch to Bender: Had Bender’s of 29th [sic; internal evidence indicates should be 19th]; willing to contribute something to help Hege, but implied there would not be much sale for “the Marpeck books” [Pilgram Marpeck, Pilgram Marbeck]; Ernst Correll quite ill; on “Uncle Michael” plan to “pay his debt” [surely Michael Horsch]; on writing a paper for “the peace meeting” [probably the conference at Goshen College in February 1935] on “religious peace movements”, doubted he had time to do a satisfactory job--busy with “my work; for the Church History”; about “changing the title of my article on the Kuehler book. [W. J. Kühler? Wilhelmus Johannes Kühler, Dutch Mennonite church historian and a professor at the Mennonite Seminary of Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam (--GAMEO)--for much about Horsch’s unhappiness with the Kuehler book. see many references in the folder just previous to this, i.e. Horsch correspondence 1931-1934.]

Horsch to Bender: that Horsch had mistakenly omitted a paragraph in his “Peace Conference” paper, wanted it added to the mimeographed version; surprised by “article in the Zondagsbode in reply to my article”; about discussion in the Rundschau stating Menno was an immersionist as the Mennonite Brethren believed; information about prices etc., in Germany, as Benders were going there.

Horsch to Bender: sending article and letters “from Lautenbach”; on work of committee investigating “things” at Mennonite Publishing House--Aaron [surely Aaron Loucks] would be manager until May 1, request for his resignation was expected; Horsch thought the board should give Loucks some sort of job thereafter, but that was pending; mention Nathaniel Peffer article in Harpers of August 1934, on American Pacifism--it had some good points; wanted Bender comment on a Horsch letter to Peace Problems Committee.