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Partial box. For folders 1-5 see Box 10a in Subseries 1931-1938.

A statement of appreciation and sympathy in view of Bender’s illness, addressed to Bender and “Sister Bender” [Elizabeth Bender, Elizabeth Horsch Bender], from Alberta-Saskatchewan Mennonite Conference, meeting on July 5-8, 1962; signed by C. J. Ramer, Moderator, and Paul Voegtlin, Secretary.

shipping invoice and attached pricing information about a machine. [in German].

A. Wiens to Bender, April 17, 1940[stationery of Provincial Mennonite Relief Committee of British Columbia; in German]: high praise for the [apparently recent] peace conference at Sardis British Columbia; he now understood Wehrlosigkeit [nonresistance] better and was better prepared to follow it; asked the Lord’s blessing on Bender’s various work; P.S., check enclosed.

Abe M. Wiebe to Bender, February 26, 1954 [General Conference Mennonite Church stationery, Wiebe as Business Manager for its Board of Education and Publication]: for new installments of Mennonitisches Lexikon, Bethel College Historical Library [sometimes Bethel College Historical Library and Archives] would handle requests from USA, Mennonite Bookstore at Rosthern those from Canada...; cc’s Reverend John Schmidt at the Bethel Library, John R. Dyck at the Rosthern store.

Abe M. Wiebe to Bender, June 26, 1951 [stationery of Mennonite Publication Office at Newton Kansas, he the Manager]: John R. Dyck of Mennonite Book Store, Rosthern Saskatchewan, had mentioned Bender letter to him about selling Mennonitisches Lexikon; Dyck had inquired of Wiebe’s office about arrangements that had been made with Bender regarding distribution of the Lexikon; Wiebe requested full information--discounts Bender had in mind, “advertising methods” and promotion; would serve the three bookstores of GCMC.

Abraham P. Toews to “Men. His’l Sec’y, Goshen...”, April 23, 1958 [from Ferguson Missouri; penned on lined paper]: was Th.D. student at Concordia Seminary; handwriting is in English but barely legible and evidently burdened with jargon; began by asking if “Men’s have an ethos or a pious [?? word unclear ??]; ... that Mennonites could make a greater contribution to society if we communicated more of who we are, but “I don’t even know myself”....

Trying to get information about refugees in north Syria. Government authorities have done little for this group. Two Presbyterian missionaries report 120 Mennonite including one nurse. Villagers treated them well but the officials did not. They were loaded into several trucks which headed off into open country. They were advised to scatter into smaller groups but they did not want to do this. Only the first page of this letter exists.

Has received information about the fund raising for the Harbin refugees. Is concerned about the suffering in Russia. Favors sending a delegation to Washington D. C. to meet with Mr. Bullit, our ambassador to Russia and the Russian representative in the U.S. Suggests P. C. Hiebert, Maxwell Kratz and Harold Bender.