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  • Pauls, Jacob, 1903-1961


    Retrieval numbers: Volumes 3782-3798

    Title: Jacob M. Pauls fonds
    Dates: 1933-1961 , predominant 1950-1961
    Extent: 1.4 m of textual records
    Extent: 2 sound recordings : audio cassette ; 2 hours
    Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives

    Historical note

    Jacob M. Pauls was born on 11 November 1903 in the village of Grigorievka, Ukraine. He married Maria Funk on 31 January 1926. They immigrated to Canada that same year and settled in the Morden area in Manitoba.
    Pauls took on the role of choir conductor soon after arrival in Morden's small Bergthaler Mennonite congregation, then led by P.P. Epp. In 1932 he was elected and ordained as the first minister of the Morden Bergthaler congregation, serving along side Rev. P. P. Epp. Pauls first became active in the work of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada in 1949. Ten years later he succeeded J.J. Thiessen as chairman of the Conference.
    1951 was J.M. Pauls' last year in the Morden congregation. He subsequently became more involved in the Winkler community -- Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Salem Old Folks Home, Eden Mental Health Centre. He also served on the board of Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna for fifteen years.
    Jacob Pauls died in Winkler, Manitoba on 20 November 1961. It is estimated that 1600 people attended the funeral, filling both the Mennonite Brethren church building and the Bergthaler Mennonite church building, which we connected so that all could sit and listen to the service.

    Scope and content note

    This fonds is dominated by sermon notes and conference materials. The materials also reflect J.M. Pauls' involvement with Sunday School and youth activities which span his career within the Bergthaler community. There are files related to his involvement with Salem Old Folks home and the Winkler Bergthaler Church. Unfortunately, his involvement Eden Mental Health Centre and Mennonite Collegiate Institute are not well documented in the collection.
    A few personal papers in the fonds include some family correspondence, a short story written by Pauls and his wife about their lives in Russia. There is also a diary of his trip in 1957 to attend the Mennonite World Conference in Germany.

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  • Pauls, Jacob, 1903-1961

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    Finding aids

    Inventory file list available

    Related material in this repository

    Berthaler Mennonite Church of Manitoba fonds Morden Mennonite Church fonds Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds

    Notes

    Language

    German and English materials

    Arrangement

    Arranged and described by Jim Suderman, 1988. Updated by Alf Redekopp, Sept. 2010.

    Restrictions on access

    Some restrictions apply (see MHC director)

    Immediate source of acquisition

    Rev. Jacob F. Pauls

    Other notes

    Acc. No. 88-186; 2010-057.

    Volume 3782
    1. Youth Instruction Classes, Morden
    2. Sermon notes - general topics
    3. 1 Peter 1:1-20
    4. 1 John Expositions
    5. James - CMBC
    6. Jesu Abschiedsreden - John 14, 15, 16
    7. Seven Last Words - Sermon notes
    8. Sermon on the Mount
    9. Sermon notes: Colossians, Ephesians 6:10-20; Eph. 1-5
    10. Sermon notes: Apostelgeschichte
    11. Sermon notes: Letters to the Seven Churches - Rev.

    Vol. 3783
    1. Sermon outlines
    2. Exposition - 1 Cor.
    3. Sermons and notes
    4. Passionspredigten fuer Radio
    5. Jugendunterricht notes
    6. Morden Lokalgemeinde
    7. Obituaries
    8. Referat auf Prediger konferenz
    9. Aeltesterkonferenz
    10. Workshop Vortrag
    11. Aufgaben
    12. Alcohol
    13. Themen zum predigen
    14. Material
    15. Jugendunterricht, 1958

    Vol. 3784
    1. Records - preaching, visitation
    2. Reports - Aelteste, personal
    3. Devotionals - "Jesus at work, seeking the lost" (translation)
    4. Folgende Vortraege
    5. Radio Korrespondenz
    6. Christian Home Hour, 1957-59
    7. Radio - Predigten, 1960
    8. Radiopredigten Chr. Home Hour, July 6- , 1961

    Vol. 3785
    1. Missionsbriefe
    2. Referate [empty upon receipt of collection]
    3. Bruederschaft - Bergthaler Gemeinde
    4. Winkler - Lokal Fuersorgekomittee - Protokoll
    5. Winkler - Lokal
    6. Winkler - Missions komittee
    7. Burial permits
    8. Taeuflinge
    9. Gemeindeglieder von Winkler

    Vol. 3786
    1. Altertuemer - Winkler
    2. Winkler Sontagsschule
    3. Catechism - baptism
    4. Kirchbau komittee
    5. Sunday School Fragebogen
    6. 1961 Evangelisation in Winkler
    7. Brunk Evangelisation
    8. Conference minutes, 1933
    9. Protokolle der Konferenz Dienst-behoerden
    10. Kinder geboren, Winkler, 1958-1960

    Vol. 3787
    1. 1959 Konferenz, B.C.
    2. Correspondence - Canadian Conference
    3. Studium der Konferenz Verhaeltnisse
    4. B.C. Studienkonferenz Vortraege, 1959
    5. Didsbury Konferenz, 1955

    Vol. 3788
    1. Konferenz der Mennoniten in Manitoba, 1959
    2. Disaster Service
    3. Konferenz, 1957-59
    4. Conference (Steinbach), 1960
    5. Kritik der 1960
    6. Kanadian Konferenz (Calgary), 1961
    7. Missionsbehoerde der can. Konferenz, 1960-1961

    Vol. 3789
    1. Konferenz (Calgary), 1961
    2. Historic Peace Churches
    3. Paraguay Konferenz
    4. Bibel College
    5. Konferenz (Saskatoon), 1958
    6. Kasse der can. Konferenz
    7. Finanz Behoerde
    8. Konferenz = Behoerden Sitzungen
    9. Konferenz - Erziehungsbeh., 1960
    10. Korrespondenz, 1960

    Vol. 3790
    1. General Konferenz
    2. Konferenz Rorrespondena, 1959
    3. Vereinigte Mennoniten Gemeinden, Ontario, 1956
    4. Mennonite Pioneer Mission
    5. Konferenz der Mennoniten in Manitoba
    6. Conference correspondence

    Vol. 3791
    1. Youth program
    2. Referate u. Berichte der Konferenz, 1956
    3. M.C.I. Statuten
    4. Konferenz materials, 1960
    5. Studienkonferenz ueber Konferenz verhaeltnisse
    6. Konferenz Statuten
    7. Arbeitsprogram, 1960; Behoerden der Konferenz
    8. Protokolle der Behoerde - Sitzungen in Januar
    9. Altenheim materials (including financial statements)
    10. Briefe in Bezug das Altenheim

    Vol. 3792
    1. Plan fuer Salem Crescent
    2. Altenheim
    3. Survey - Bergthaler
    4. Mennonite Pioneer Mission
    5. MacGregor-Gladstone order
    6. Schulsachen, Protokolle
    7. Acceptance of Herold Mennonite Church by Bergthaler
    8. Constitution - Bergthaler
    9. Fuersorgekomittee
    10. Fragebogen: 1959 Statistische
    11. Studienkomission, 1958
    12. Altona Ortsgemeinde
    13. Bergthaler Gemeinde Statistics
    14. Mennonite Central Committee
    15. Church services, baptismal notes

    Vol. 3793
    1. Allg. Bergthaler Gem. Statistik, 1958
    2. Allgemeiner Lehrdienst
    3. Janz - Evangelisation
    4. Janz - Evangelisation
    5. Statistick (Bergthaler Gemeinde), 1953-1954(?)
    6. Studienkonferenz ueber Jugendunterricht
    7. Bergthaler Ministerial materials and correspondence
    8. Lehrdienst Protokolle

    Vol. 3794 (Note that these materials are on index cards)
    1. Ordination, Sept.
    2. Apostolic history, chapter 4
    3. Predigten verschiedene
    4. Vortraete: a) Altertuemer; b) Christliches Leben; c)Das Gebet
    5. Bergpredigt
    6. Luke 15:11-32
    7. Epheser 6:10-20
    8. Sendschreiben Offe 2: - 3:
    9. Hochzeit
    10. Begraebnisse
    11. Mission
    12. Dank
    13. Abendmahl
    14. Wahlen
    15. Taufe
    16. Zeugnisse
    17. Ordinatio
    18. Silberhochzeit
    19. Vorbereitung
    20. Pfingsten
    21. Ostern
    22. Himmelfahrt
    23. Neujahr
    24. Weihnacht
    25. Abschiedsreden
    26. Christenfreude
    27. Jugendpredigten
    28. Gebet
    29. Jugendunterricht
    30. Glaube
    31. Gemeinschaft
    32. Hospitalpredigten
    33. Hilfwerk, MCC
    34. Evangelisation
    35. Heiligung
    36. Liebe
    37. Dienst
    38. M. Naechster
    39. Nachfolge
    40. Kampf
    41. Familie
    42. Gemeinde
    43. Wiederkunft
    44. Altenheim
    45. Bruderschafts-Anspr
    46. Schuler
    47. Jubilaeum
    48. Matthaeus 2:10, 11
    49. Epheser K. 1, 2, 3
    50. Kirchweih
    51. Gesang

    Vol. 3795 Miscellaneous sheet music, unsorted (as of 28/12/1988) Vol. 3796
    1. "Charakterbildung" by G.H. Peters, 1947
    2. Second Sunday School Superintendents' Conference (CMC), Winkler, 1958
    3. "Ontario Peace Churches and Higher Education at the University of Waterloo," Study Committee Report
    4. Typed responses (incomplete) to a theological questionnaire (not included). Pages stapled together in three groups: 26-54, 55-80, 81-98
    5. Materials relating to the Manitoba Marriage Act.
    6. "Das Reich Gottes auf Erden in Frage und Antwort," by Rev. Jacob G. Thiessen
    7. Correspondence, church and personal
    8. Materials on "The Christian and Science," Pentecost," "Vocations," games and entertainment, voluntary service
    9. Materials on youth work and programs
    10. Leather wallet

    Vol. 3797
    1. "Christian Unity in Faith and Witness," 1960
    2. "The Christian Mission of the General Conference Mennonite Church," S.F. Pannabecker (ed.), 1961
    3. "Church Organization and Administration," 1955
    4. Board of Missions (CMC), 1961
    5. "Bericht der ersten All-Canadischen Sonntagsschulleiter Arbeits- konferenz," Calgary, 1955
    6. "Study Guide on Evangelism," 1958
    7. "The Church and its Witness in Society" - Canadian Board of Christian Service study conference report (CMC), Winnipeg, 1959
    8. "Report of the Mennonite Peace Study Conference (Canadian General Conference)," Winnipeg, 1954

    Vol. 3798 * * * RESTRICTED ACCESS * * * (Files 1-9)
    1. Personal correspondence (correspondents include: Wolfgang Ritter, the Wenzel family, J. Warkentin, Frank H. Epp)
    2. Miscellaneous receipts and invoices (includes real estate documents)
    3. Correspondence from Geschwister, 1944
    4. Family correspondence, 1944
    5. Letters of support and comfort
    6. Poems and songs
    7. Miscellaneous notebooks
    8. Miscellaneous papers and music book (hand-written)
    9. Diary
    10. Letters to Mary Plett (Acc. No. 2010-057)
    11. Annotated Minister’s handbook and Mrs. Mary (J.M.) Pauls’ Im Dienste…book.