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		<title>SamSteiner at 19:43, 21 July 2015</title>
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		<title>SamSteiner at 19:41, 21 July 2015</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot; &gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Alexandrodar was a name given to villages and congregations in the Russian [[&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Caucasus|&lt;/del&gt;Caucasus]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Alexandrodar was a name given to villages and congregations in the Russian [[Caucasus]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1. &lt;/del&gt;Alexandrodar (also called Alexanderfeld) was a village in the Mennonite colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld in the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] River district. The nearest railway station was at Bogoslovskaya, and the nearest post office at Velikoknyazheskoye. It was founded in 1864, covered 5,400 acres and in 1912 had a population of 950, mostly Mennonites, belonging in part to the [[Kirchliche Mennoniten|Mennonite Church]] (who built a church here in 1896), in part to the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]], and in part to the [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]]. In the village there were two schools, attended by about two hundred children. Most of the inhabitants were farmers; there were thirty-two farms of 135 acres each, and several farms of thirty-seven acres. Only Mennonites were permitted to own land. The adherents of other creeds were for the most part employed in the farm machinery factory at Alexandrodar, which had a good market in the [[&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Caucasus|&lt;/del&gt;Caucasus]]. To promote farming, a short-loan bank was established.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;# &lt;/ins&gt;Alexandrodar (also called Alexanderfeld) was a village in the Mennonite colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld in the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] River district. The nearest railway station was at Bogoslovskaya, and the nearest post office at Velikoknyazheskoye. It was founded in 1864, covered 5,400 acres and in 1912 had a population of 950, mostly Mennonites, belonging in part to the [[Kirchliche Mennoniten|Mennonite Church]] (who built a church here in 1896), in part to the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]], and in part to the [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]]. In the village there were two schools, attended by about two hundred children. Most of the inhabitants were farmers; there were thirty-two farms of 135 acres each, and several farms of thirty-seven acres. Only Mennonites were permitted to own land. The adherents of other creeds were for the most part employed in the farm machinery factory at Alexandrodar, which had a good market in the [[Caucasus]]. To promote farming, a short-loan bank was established.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;# &lt;/ins&gt;A congregation of the Mennonite Church in the colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld on the Kuban River, [[Caucasus|Caucasus]] district, was established in 1886 by the settling of Mennonites from the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]]. The [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] settlement had been started in 1864 by Mennonite Brethren. The government granted them some of the crown lands along the Kuban River for colonization, each family receiving 135 acres. Nevertheless many returned to their old home and their property was taken over by members of the Mennonite congregations. These united in 1886 to form the Mennonite Church of Alexandrodar on the Kuban. [[Dirks, Kornelius David (b. 1843)|Kornelius Dirks]], Elder of the Waldheim congregation (province [[Taurida Guberniya (Ukraine)|Taurida]]), was commissioned by the [[Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennonitengemeinden in Russland|Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennoniten]] to head the work of the church. From 1887 to 1902 he visited the church several times annually, and in 1902 settled among them. At first services were held in private homes and later in a rented hall; in 1896 the congregation acquired a church building. In 1912 the church had 312 souls (including 174 children), most of whom lived in Alexandrodar and Wohldemfürst; subsidiary churches arose in [[Ebenfeld (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ebenfeld]] and Hochfeld. Most of the inhabitants were landowners. Social welfare was carried on in providing for widows, orphans and the poor by means of an assessment of the members; the church had no other assets. A women's [[Sewing Circle|sewing circle]] contributed to foreign missions through its products. Services were conducted every Sunday and holiday. Preachers served without salary. -- Hege&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2. &lt;/del&gt;A congregation of the Mennonite Church in the colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld on the Kuban River, [[Caucasus|Caucasus]] district, was established in 1886 by the settling of Mennonites from the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]]. The [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] settlement had been started in 1864 by Mennonite Brethren. The government granted them some of the crown lands along the Kuban River for colonization, each family receiving 135 acres. Nevertheless many returned to their old home and their property was taken over by members of the Mennonite congregations. These united in 1886 to form the Mennonite Church of Alexandrodar on the Kuban. [[Dirks, Kornelius David (b. 1843)|Kornelius Dirks]], Elder of the Waldheim congregation (province [[Taurida Guberniya (Ukraine)|Taurida]]), was commissioned by the [[Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennonitengemeinden in Russland|Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennoniten]] to head the work of the church. From 1887 to 1902 he visited the church several times annually, and in 1902 settled among them. At first services were held in private homes and later in a rented hall; in 1896 the congregation acquired a church building. In 1912 the church had 312 souls (including 174 children), most of whom lived in Alexandrodar and Wohldemfürst; subsidiary churches arose in [[Ebenfeld (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ebenfeld]] and Hochfeld. Most of the inhabitants were landowners. Social welfare was carried on in providing for widows, orphans and the poor by means of an assessment of the members; the church had no other assets. A women's [[Sewing Circle|sewing circle]] contributed to foreign missions through its products. Services were conducted every Sunday and holiday. Preachers served without salary. -- Hege&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;# &lt;/ins&gt;Alexandrodar Mennonite Church of [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]] was organized by members of the group coming from Gnadenfeld, Molotschna, to the Kuma River, Caucasia, at the Wohldemfürst Mennonite settlement. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]], a former minister of the Mennonite Church, was the leader and minister of this group.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; Until &lt;/ins&gt;1907 the Sunday services were held alternately in the schools of Wohldemfürst and Alexandrodar. In cooperation with the music association made up of members of all branches of Mennonites, a spacious auditorium was built in 1907, with a seating capacity of three hundred, for the use of all, where services were held. It was located halfway between the two villages. Services were conducted on alternate Sundays for adults and children Most of the members were farmers, some were businessmen, etc. In 1912 the church had ninety-three members over twenty years of age and one hundred children. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]] was succeeded as elder by [[Fast, Isaak I. (1847-1925)|Isaak Fast]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;# &lt;/ins&gt;Alexandrodar, the seat of the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] Mennonite Brethren Church, was founded in 1864 and numbered about 375 souls in 1912. -- SF&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Until &lt;/del&gt;1907 the Sunday services were held alternately in the schools of Wohldemfürst and Alexandrodar. In cooperation with the music association made up of members of all branches of Mennonites, a spacious auditorium was built in 1907, with a seating capacity of three hundred, for the use of all, where services were held. It was located halfway between the two villages. Services were conducted on alternate Sundays for adults and children Most of the members were farmers, some were businessmen, etc. In 1912 the church had ninety-three members over twenty years of age and one hundred children. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]] was succeeded as elder by [[Fast, Isaak I. (1847-1925)|Isaak Fast]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[[Category:Cities, Towns, and Villages]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<id>https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexandrodar_(Russia)&amp;diff=120638&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>RichardThiessen: Text replace - &quot;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; to &quot;.&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replace - &amp;quot;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l7&quot; &gt;Line 7:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Alexandrodar Mennonite Church of [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]] was organized by members of the group coming from Gnadenfeld, Molotschna, to the Kuma River, Caucasia, at the Wohldemfürst Mennonite settlement. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]], a former minister of the Mennonite Church, was the leader and minister of this group.                 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Alexandrodar Mennonite Church of [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]] was organized by members of the group coming from Gnadenfeld, Molotschna, to the Kuma River, Caucasia, at the Wohldemfürst Mennonite settlement. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]], a former minister of the Mennonite Church, was the leader and minister of this group.                 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Until 1907 the Sunday services were held alternately in the schools of Wohldemfürst and Alexandrodar. In cooperation with the music association made up of members of all branches of Mennonites, a spacious auditorium was built in 1907, with a seating capacity of three hundred, for the use of all, where services were held. It was located halfway between the two villages. Services were conducted on alternate Sundays for adults and children Most of the members were farmers, some were businessmen, etc. In 1912 the church had ninety-three members over twenty years of age and one hundred children. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]] was succeeded as elder by [[Fast, Isaak I. (1847-1925)|Isaak Fast]]&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Until 1907 the Sunday services were held alternately in the schools of Wohldemfürst and Alexandrodar. In cooperation with the music association made up of members of all branches of Mennonites, a spacious auditorium was built in 1907, with a seating capacity of three hundred, for the use of all, where services were held. It was located halfway between the two villages. Services were conducted on alternate Sundays for adults and children Most of the members were farmers, some were businessmen, etc. In 1912 the church had ninety-three members over twenty years of age and one hundred children. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]] was succeeded as elder by [[Fast, Isaak I. (1847-1925)|Isaak Fast]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Alexandrodar, the seat of the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] Mennonite Brethren Church, was founded in 1864 and numbered about 375 souls in 1912. -- SF&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Alexandrodar, the seat of the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] Mennonite Brethren Church, was founded in 1864 and numbered about 375 souls in 1912. -- SF&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 50|date=1955|a1_last=Hege|a1_first=Christian|a2_last=Fisher|a2_first=Sam}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 50|date=1955|a1_last=Hege|a1_first=Christian|a2_last=Fisher|a2_first=Sam}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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		<id>https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexandrodar_(Russia)&amp;diff=119116&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>RichardThiessen: Text replace - &quot;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&quot; to &quot;, &quot;</title>
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		<updated>2014-04-12T05:44:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replace - &amp;quot;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;, &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 05:44, 12 April 2014&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l5&quot; &gt;Line 5:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 5:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. A congregation of the Mennonite Church in the colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld on the Kuban River, [[Caucasus|Caucasus]] district, was established in 1886 by the settling of Mennonites from the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]]. The [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] settlement had been started in 1864 by Mennonite Brethren. The government granted them some of the crown lands along the Kuban River for colonization, each family receiving 135 acres. Nevertheless many returned to their old home and their property was taken over by members of the Mennonite congregations. These united in 1886 to form the Mennonite Church of Alexandrodar on the Kuban. [[Dirks, Kornelius David (b. 1843)|Kornelius Dirks]], Elder of the Waldheim congregation (province [[Taurida Guberniya (Ukraine)|Taurida]]), was commissioned by the [[Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennonitengemeinden in Russland|Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennoniten]] to head the work of the church. From 1887 to 1902 he visited the church several times annually, and in 1902 settled among them. At first services were held in private homes and later in a rented hall; in 1896 the congregation acquired a church building. In 1912 the church had 312 souls (including 174 children), most of whom lived in Alexandrodar and Wohldemfürst; subsidiary churches arose in [[Ebenfeld (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ebenfeld]] and Hochfeld. Most of the inhabitants were landowners. Social welfare was carried on in providing for widows, orphans and the poor by means of an assessment of the members; the church had no other assets. A women's [[Sewing Circle|sewing circle]] contributed to foreign missions through its products. Services were conducted every Sunday and holiday. Preachers served without salary. -- Hege&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. A congregation of the Mennonite Church in the colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld on the Kuban River, [[Caucasus|Caucasus]] district, was established in 1886 by the settling of Mennonites from the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]]. The [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] settlement had been started in 1864 by Mennonite Brethren. The government granted them some of the crown lands along the Kuban River for colonization, each family receiving 135 acres. Nevertheless many returned to their old home and their property was taken over by members of the Mennonite congregations. These united in 1886 to form the Mennonite Church of Alexandrodar on the Kuban. [[Dirks, Kornelius David (b. 1843)|Kornelius Dirks]], Elder of the Waldheim congregation (province [[Taurida Guberniya (Ukraine)|Taurida]]), was commissioned by the [[Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennonitengemeinden in Russland|Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennoniten]] to head the work of the church. From 1887 to 1902 he visited the church several times annually, and in 1902 settled among them. At first services were held in private homes and later in a rented hall; in 1896 the congregation acquired a church building. In 1912 the church had 312 souls (including 174 children), most of whom lived in Alexandrodar and Wohldemfürst; subsidiary churches arose in [[Ebenfeld (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ebenfeld]] and Hochfeld. Most of the inhabitants were landowners. Social welfare was carried on in providing for widows, orphans and the poor by means of an assessment of the members; the church had no other assets. A women's [[Sewing Circle|sewing circle]] contributed to foreign missions through its products. Services were conducted every Sunday and holiday. Preachers served without salary. -- Hege&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Alexandrodar Mennonite Church of [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]] was organized by members of the group coming from Gnadenfeld, Molotschna, to the Kuma River, Caucasia, at the Wohldemfürst Mennonite settlement. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]]&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;a former minister of the Mennonite Church, was the leader and minister of this group.                 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Alexandrodar Mennonite Church of [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]] was organized by members of the group coming from Gnadenfeld, Molotschna, to the Kuma River, Caucasia, at the Wohldemfürst Mennonite settlement. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]], a former minister of the Mennonite Church, was the leader and minister of this group.                 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Until 1907 the Sunday services were held alternately in the schools of Wohldemfürst and Alexandrodar. In cooperation with the music association made up of members of all branches of Mennonites, a spacious auditorium was built in 1907, with a seating capacity of three hundred, for the use of all, where services were held. It was located halfway between the two villages. Services were conducted on alternate Sundays for adults and children Most of the members were farmers, some were businessmen, etc. In 1912 the church had ninety-three members over twenty years of age and one hundred children. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]] was succeeded as elder by [[Fast, Isaak I. (1847-1925)|Isaak Fast]]&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Until 1907 the Sunday services were held alternately in the schools of Wohldemfürst and Alexandrodar. In cooperation with the music association made up of members of all branches of Mennonites, a spacious auditorium was built in 1907, with a seating capacity of three hundred, for the use of all, where services were held. It was located halfway between the two villages. Services were conducted on alternate Sundays for adults and children Most of the members were farmers, some were businessmen, etc. In 1912 the church had ninety-three members over twenty years of age and one hundred children. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]] was succeeded as elder by [[Fast, Isaak I. (1847-1925)|Isaak Fast]]&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Alexandrodar, the seat of the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] Mennonite Brethren Church&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;was founded in 1864 and numbered about 375 souls in 1912. -- SF&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Alexandrodar, the seat of the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] Mennonite Brethren Church, was founded in 1864 and numbered about 375 souls in 1912. -- SF&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 50|date=1955|a1_last=Hege|a1_first=Christian|a2_last=Fisher|a2_first=Sam}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 50|date=1955|a1_last=Hege|a1_first=Christian|a2_last=Fisher|a2_first=Sam}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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		<author><name>RichardThiessen</name></author>
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		<id>https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexandrodar_(Russia)&amp;diff=118804&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>RichardThiessen: Text replace - &quot;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;&quot; to &quot;. &quot;</title>
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		<updated>2014-04-12T05:25:55Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Alexandrodar was a name given to villages and congregations in the Russian [[Caucasus|Caucasus]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Alexandrodar was a name given to villages and congregations in the Russian [[Caucasus|Caucasus]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Alexandrodar (also called Alexanderfeld) was a village in the Mennonite colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld in the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] River district. The nearest railway station was at Bogoslovskaya, and the nearest post office at Velikoknyazheskoye. It was founded in 1864, covered 5,400 acres and in 1912 had a population of 950, mostly Mennonites, belonging in part to the [[Kirchliche Mennoniten|Mennonite Church]] (who built a church here in 1896), in part to the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]], and in part to the [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]]&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;In the village there were two schools, attended by about two hundred children. Most of the inhabitants were farmers; there were thirty-two farms of 135 acres each, and several farms of thirty-seven acres. Only Mennonites were permitted to own land. The adherents of other creeds were for the most part employed in the farm machinery factory at Alexandrodar, which had a good market in the [[Caucasus|Caucasus]]. To promote farming, a short-loan bank was established.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Alexandrodar (also called Alexanderfeld) was a village in the Mennonite colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld in the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] River district. The nearest railway station was at Bogoslovskaya, and the nearest post office at Velikoknyazheskoye. It was founded in 1864, covered 5,400 acres and in 1912 had a population of 950, mostly Mennonites, belonging in part to the [[Kirchliche Mennoniten|Mennonite Church]] (who built a church here in 1896), in part to the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]], and in part to the [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]]. In the village there were two schools, attended by about two hundred children. Most of the inhabitants were farmers; there were thirty-two farms of 135 acres each, and several farms of thirty-seven acres. Only Mennonites were permitted to own land. The adherents of other creeds were for the most part employed in the farm machinery factory at Alexandrodar, which had a good market in the [[Caucasus|Caucasus]]. To promote farming, a short-loan bank was established.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. A congregation of the Mennonite Church in the colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld on the Kuban River, [[Caucasus|Caucasus]] district, was established in 1886 by the settling of Mennonites from the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]]. The [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] settlement had been started in 1864 by Mennonite Brethren. The government granted them some of the crown lands along the Kuban River for colonization, each family receiving 135 acres. Nevertheless many returned to their old home and their property was taken over by members of the Mennonite congregations. These united in 1886 to form the Mennonite Church of Alexandrodar on the Kuban. [[Dirks, Kornelius David (b. 1843)|Kornelius Dirks]], Elder of the Waldheim congregation (province [[Taurida Guberniya (Ukraine)|Taurida]]), was commissioned by the [[Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennonitengemeinden in Russland|Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennoniten]] to head the work of the church. From 1887 to 1902 he visited the church several times annually, and in 1902 settled among them. At first services were held in private homes and later in a rented hall; in 1896 the congregation acquired a church building. In 1912 the church had 312 souls (including 174 children), most of whom lived in Alexandrodar and Wohldemfürst; subsidiary churches arose in [[Ebenfeld (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ebenfeld]] and Hochfeld. Most of the inhabitants were landowners. Social welfare was carried on in providing for widows, orphans and the poor by means of an assessment of the members; the church had no other assets. A women's [[Sewing Circle|sewing circle]] contributed to foreign missions through its products. Services were conducted every Sunday and holiday. Preachers served without salary. -- Hege&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. A congregation of the Mennonite Church in the colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld on the Kuban River, [[Caucasus|Caucasus]] district, was established in 1886 by the settling of Mennonites from the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]]. The [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] settlement had been started in 1864 by Mennonite Brethren. The government granted them some of the crown lands along the Kuban River for colonization, each family receiving 135 acres. Nevertheless many returned to their old home and their property was taken over by members of the Mennonite congregations. These united in 1886 to form the Mennonite Church of Alexandrodar on the Kuban. [[Dirks, Kornelius David (b. 1843)|Kornelius Dirks]], Elder of the Waldheim congregation (province [[Taurida Guberniya (Ukraine)|Taurida]]), was commissioned by the [[Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennonitengemeinden in Russland|Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennoniten]] to head the work of the church. From 1887 to 1902 he visited the church several times annually, and in 1902 settled among them. At first services were held in private homes and later in a rented hall; in 1896 the congregation acquired a church building. In 1912 the church had 312 souls (including 174 children), most of whom lived in Alexandrodar and Wohldemfürst; subsidiary churches arose in [[Ebenfeld (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ebenfeld]] and Hochfeld. Most of the inhabitants were landowners. Social welfare was carried on in providing for widows, orphans and the poor by means of an assessment of the members; the church had no other assets. A women's [[Sewing Circle|sewing circle]] contributed to foreign missions through its products. Services were conducted every Sunday and holiday. Preachers served without salary. -- Hege&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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		<title>GameoAdmin: CSV import - 20130820</title>
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		<title>GameoAdmin: CSV import - 20130816</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;Alexandrodar was a name given to villages and congregations in the Russian [[Caucasus|Caucasus]].&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Alexandrodar (also called Alexanderfeld) was a village in the Mennonite colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld in the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] River district. The nearest railway station was at Bogoslovskaya, and the nearest post office at Velikoknyazheskoye. It was founded in 1864, covered 5,400 acres and in 1912 had a population of 950, mostly Mennonites, belonging in part to the [[Kirchliche Mennoniten|Mennonite Church]] (who built a church here in 1896), in part to the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]], and in part to the [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]]&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;. &amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;In the village there were two schools, attended by about two hundred children. Most of the inhabitants were farmers; there were thirty-two farms of 135 acres each, and several farms of thirty-seven acres. Only Mennonites were permitted to own land. The adherents of other creeds were for the most part employed in the farm machinery factory at Alexandrodar, which had a good market in the [[Caucasus|Caucasus]]. To promote farming, a short-loan bank was established.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. A congregation of the Mennonite Church in the colony of Wohldemfürst-Alexanderfeld on the Kuban River, [[Caucasus|Caucasus]] district, was established in 1886 by the settling of Mennonites from the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna colony]]. The [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] settlement had been started in 1864 by Mennonite Brethren. The government granted them some of the crown lands along the Kuban River for colonization, each family receiving 135 acres. Nevertheless many returned to their old home and their property was taken over by members of the Mennonite congregations. These united in 1886 to form the Mennonite Church of Alexandrodar on the Kuban. [[Dirks, Kornelius David (b. 1843)|Kornelius Dirks]], Elder of the Waldheim congregation (province [[Taurida Guberniya (Ukraine)|Taurida]]), was commissioned by the [[Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennonitengemeinden in Russland|Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennoniten]] to head the work of the church. From 1887 to 1902 he visited the church several times annually, and in 1902 settled among them. At first services were held in private homes and later in a rented hall; in 1896 the congregation acquired a church building. In 1912 the church had 312 souls (including 174 children), most of whom lived in Alexandrodar and Wohldemfürst; subsidiary churches arose in [[Ebenfeld (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ebenfeld]] and Hochfeld. Most of the inhabitants were landowners. Social welfare was carried on in providing for widows, orphans and the poor by means of an assessment of the members; the church had no other assets. A women's [[Sewing Circle|sewing circle]] contributed to foreign missions through its products. Services were conducted every Sunday and holiday. Preachers served without salary. -- Hege&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Alexandrodar Mennonite Church of [[Temple Society|Jerusalemsfreunde]] was organized by members of the group coming from Gnadenfeld, Molotschna, to the Kuma River, Caucasia, at the Wohldemfürst Mennonite settlement. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]]&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;a former minister of the Mennonite Church, was the leader and minister of this group.                 &lt;br /&gt;
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Until 1907 the Sunday services were held alternately in the schools of Wohldemfürst and Alexandrodar. In cooperation with the music association made up of members of all branches of Mennonites, a spacious auditorium was built in 1907, with a seating capacity of three hundred, for the use of all, where services were held. It was located halfway between the two villages. Services were conducted on alternate Sundays for adults and children Most of the members were farmers, some were businessmen, etc. In 1912 the church had ninety-three members over twenty years of age and one hundred children. [[Schmidt, Nikolai (1815-1874)|Nikolai Schmidt]] was succeeded as elder by [[Fast, Isaak I. (1847-1925)|Isaak Fast]]&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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4. Alexandrodar, the seat of the [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban]] Mennonite Brethren Church&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;was founded in 1864 and numbered about 375 souls in 1912. -- SF&lt;br /&gt;
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