Loeppky, Johann (1882-1950) - Revision history

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 Johann Loeppky was the first [[Bishop]] (Ältester) of the [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonite Church]] in [[Canada]] after the emigration of almost the entirety of the church’s [[Ministry (Prusso-Russian Background Mennonites)|leadership]] in the 1920s. An minister since 1909, Loeppky represented the [[Hague and Osler (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hague-Osler settlement]] on several [[Canadian Mennonite Land-Seeking Delegations, 1919-1922|land-seeking delegations from 1919-1921]], which paved the way for the [[Emigration from Canada to Mexico and Paraguay in the 1920s|movement]] of around 8000 [[Conservative Mennonites (Dutch-Prussian-Russian)|conservative Mennonites]] from Canada to [[Mexico]] and [[Paraguay]]. Loeppky himself, however, remained in Canada and was significantly responsible for the continuity and successful reorganization of the Old Colony Church there. From 1948-1950, he led a small portion of his church in another migration to Mexico.
-Loeppky was born in Blumenhof, in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]]’s [[West Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|West Reserve]] in January 1882. He moved to [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]] around 1900, settling just north of the town of Osler. He married Anna Neudorf in 1903. When she died in 1909, he married Helena Janzen. In the same year, he was elected as a minister. He became the bishop of the Old Colony Church in Canada in 1930 and continued to serve in that capacity until his [[Death and Dying|death]] in 1950. In his lifetime, he [[Preaching|preached]] 2103 [[sermons]], [[Baptism|baptized]] 797 people, and officiated at 198 [[weddings]] and 549 [[funerals]].
+Loeppky was born in Blumenhof, in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]]’s [[West Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|West Reserve]] in January 1882. He moved to [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]] around 1900, settling just north of the town of Osler. He married Anna Neudorf in 1903. When she died in 1909, he married Helena Janzen. In the same year, he was elected as a minister. He became the bishop of the Old Colony Church in Canada in 1930 and continued to serve in that capacity until his [[Death and Dying|death]] in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1950. In his lifetime, he [[Preaching|preached]] 2103 [[sermons]], [[Baptism|baptized]] 797 people, and officiated at 198 [[weddings]] and 549 [[funerals]].
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 In 1916-17, both the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments attempted to dismantle Mennonite private schools and integrate these children into English-speaking public schools. Among the different groups of Mennonites in these provinces, the Old Colony Mennonites most forcefully resisted the public schools. Their leadership determined in 1919 that they would need to emigrate to preserve their way of life.
-From 1919-1921, the Reinländer settlements in Manitoba, [[Swift Current (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Swift Current]], and Hague-Osler sent out a number of land-seeking delegations to seek a homeland that would allow them exemption from military service and autonomy in education, alongside other [[Privileges (Privilegia)|group privileges]]. Loeppky was an enthusiastic and effective proponent of emigration in his community and a member of many of these delegations. As a member of the Hague-Osler settlement, he played an important role in the initial identification of Mexico as a potential option for settlement. In his 1921 diaries, he describes being overcome with emotion upon receiving the desired privileges from Mexican President [[Obregón, Álvaro (1880-1928)|Álvaro Obregón]] after a long and discouraging search.</onlyinclude><ref>Loeppky, 43.</ref>
+From 1919-1921, the Reinländer settlements in Manitoba, [[Swift Current (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Swift Current]], and Hague-Osler sent out a number of land-seeking delegations to seek a homeland that would allow them exemption from military service and autonomy in education, alongside other [[Privileges (Privilegia)|group privileges]]. Loeppky was an enthusiastic and effective proponent of emigration in his community and a member of many of these delegations. As a member of the Hague-Osler settlement, he played an important role in the initial identification of Mexico as a potential option for settlement. In his 1921 diaries, he describes being overcome with emotion upon receiving the desired privileges from Mexican President [[Obregón, Álvaro (1880-1928)|Álvaro Obregón]] after a long and discouraging search.<ref>Loeppky, 43.</ref>
 The emigration of the Hague-Osler Reinländer ran into a series of problems, which resulted in Loeppky remaining in Canada along with around three quarters of the church. In 1921, a financial dispute between [[Wall, Johann P. (1875-1961)|Johann P. Wall]] from [[Hague (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hague]], Loeppky’s forceful and influential co-delegate, and the delegates of the other settlements resulted in the Hague-Osler group withdrawing from a planned joint land purchase in Mexico. It took until 1924 before Hague-Osler’s leadership was able to regroup sufficiently to buy land in Mexico. By that time, deteriorating economic conditions made a move to Mexico much more challenging for many and impossible for some, especially without financial support forthcoming from the church. Many had, ironically, been so impoverished by fines for refusing to send their [[children]] to public schools that they were unable to afford the move. A botched group land-sale scheme (once again led by Wall) further impoverished many and led to much distrust and ill-will among the rank and file towards their leadership. In addition, as the years passed, many people became acclimatized to their children attending public schools; they also heard unfavourable reports about Mexico from those who had moved there ahead of them.

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-[[File:Johann and Helena (Janzen) Loeppky.jpg|thumb|Johann Loeppky posing with his second wife, Helena Janzen. Photograph via [https://www.plettfoundation.org/preservings/ ''Preservings''] no. 26, p. 37.]]
+[[File:Johann and Helena (Janzen) Loeppky.jpg|thumb|''Johann Loeppky posing with his second wife, Helena Janzen. Photograph credit: Preservings Magazine, no. 26, p. 37.'']]
 Johann Loeppky was the first [[Bishop]] (Ältester) of the [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonite Church]] in [[Canada]] after the emigration of almost the entirety of the church’s [[Ministry (Prusso-Russian Background Mennonites)|leadership]] in the 1920s. An minister since 1909, Loeppky represented the [[Hague and Osler (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hague-Osler settlement]] on several [[Canadian Mennonite Land-Seeking Delegations, 1919-1922|land-seeking delegations from 1919-1921]], which paved the way for the [[Emigration from Canada to Mexico and Paraguay in the 1920s|movement]] of around 8000 [[Conservative Mennonites (Dutch-Prussian-Russian)|conservative Mennonites]] from Canada to [[Mexico]] and [[Paraguay]]. Loeppky himself, however, remained in Canada and was significantly responsible for the continuity and successful reorganization of the Old Colony Church there. From 1948-1950, he led a small portion of his church in another migration to Mexico.

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	Johann Loeppky was the first [[Bishop]] (Ältester) of the [[Old Colony Mennonites\|Old Colony Mennonite Church]] in [[Canada]] after the emigration of almost the entirety of the church’s [[Ministry (Prusso-Russian Background Mennonites)\|leadership]] in the 1920s. An minister since 1909, Loeppky represented the [[Hague and Osler (Saskatchewan, Canada)\|Hague-Osler settlement]] on several [[Canadian Mennonite Land-Seeking Delegations, 1919-1922\|land-seeking delegations from 1919-1921]], which paved the way for the movement of around 8000 [[Conservative Mennonites (Dutch-Prussian-Russian)\|conservative Mennonites]] from Canada to [[Mexico]] and [[Paraguay]]. Loeppky himself, however, remained in Canada and was significantly responsible for the continuity and successful reorganization of the Old Colony Church there. From 1948-1950, he led a small portion of his church in another migration to Mexico.		Johann Loeppky was the first [[Bishop]] (Ältester) of the [[Old Colony Mennonites\|Old Colony Mennonite Church]] in [[Canada]] after the emigration of almost the entirety of the church’s [[Ministry (Prusso-Russian Background Mennonites)\|leadership]] in the 1920s. An minister since 1909, Loeppky represented the [[Hague and Osler (Saskatchewan, Canada)\|Hague-Osler settlement]] on several [[Canadian Mennonite Land-Seeking Delegations, 1919-1922\|land-seeking delegations from 1919-1921]], which paved the way for the movement of around 8000 [[Conservative Mennonites (Dutch-Prussian-Russian)\|conservative Mennonites]] from Canada to [[Mexico]] and [[Paraguay]]. Loeppky himself, however, remained in Canada and was significantly responsible for the continuity and successful reorganization of the Old Colony Church there. From 1948-1950, he led a small portion of his church in another migration to Mexico.
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