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Peace Problems Committee, an important standing committee of the Mennonite General Conference ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) since 1919, with a membership varying from five at the beginning to six in 1925-39, and ten to sixteen since 1939, successor to the Military Problems Committee of 1907-19. It had a [[United States of America|United States]] and a Canadian Section 1925-55. Chairmen have been [[Loucks, Aaron (1864-1945)|Aaron Loucks]] 1919-25, E. L. Frey 1925-35, [[Bender, Harold Stauffer (1897-1962)|Harold S. Bender]] 1935- . [[Miller, Orie O. (1892-1977)|Orie O. Miller]] was a long-time secretary 1925-53. Among the long-term Canadian members have been [[Coffman, Samuel Frederick (1872-1954)|Samuel F. Coffman]] 1925-49 and [[Martin, Jesse Bauman (1897-1974)|Jesse B. Martin]] 1929- . The committee adopted a three point program in 1925: (1) [[Peace Education|peace]] and [[Nonresistance|nonresistance]] education in the church; (2) representation to government in matters affecting military training and service and recognition for [[Conscientious Objection|conscientious objectors]], and (3) the peace witness to other Christians. It has co-operated vigorously with the [[Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section|Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section]] to which it has belonged from the beginning in 1942. It has been an active and influential committee since 1925, and among other things has published or edited a considerable number of pamphlets and books on peace and nonresistance. It has sponsored several important study conferences.

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	Peace Problems Committee, an important standing committee of the Mennonite General Conference ([[Mennonite Church (MC)\|Mennonite Church]]) since 1919, with a membership varying from five at the beginning to six in 1925-39, and ten to sixteen since 1939, successor to the Military Problems Committee of 1907-19. It had a [[United States of America\|United States]] and a Canadian Section 1925-55. Chairmen have been [[Loucks, Aaron (1864-1945)\|Aaron Loucks]] 1919-25, E. L. Frey 1925-35, [[Bender, Harold Stauffer (1897-1962)\|Harold S. Bender]] 1935- . [[Miller, Orie O. (1892-1977)\|Orie O. Miller]] was a long-time secretary 1925-53. Among the long-term Canadian members have been [[Coffman, Samuel Frederick (1872-1954)\|Samuel F. Coffman]] 1925-49 and [[Martin, Jesse Bauman (1897-1974)\|Jesse B. Martin]] 1929- . The committee adopted a three point program in 1925: (1) [[Peace Education\|peace]] and [[Nonresistance\|nonresistance]] education in the church; (2) representation to government in matters affecting military training and service and recognition for [[Conscientious Objection\|conscientious objectors]], and (3) the peace witness to other Christians. It has co-operated vigorously with the [[Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section\|Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section]] to which it has belonged from the beginning in 1942. It has been an active and influential committee since 1925, and among other things has published or edited a considerable number of pamphlets and books on peace and nonresistance. It has sponsored several important study conferences.		Peace Problems Committee, an important standing committee of the Mennonite General Conference ([[Mennonite Church (MC)\|Mennonite Church]]) since 1919, with a membership varying from five at the beginning to six in 1925-39, and ten to sixteen since 1939, successor to the Military Problems Committee of 1907-19. It had a [[United States of America\|United States]] and a Canadian Section 1925-55. Chairmen have been [[Loucks, Aaron (1864-1945)\|Aaron Loucks]] 1919-25, E. L. Frey 1925-35, [[Bender, Harold Stauffer (1897-1962)\|Harold S. Bender]] 1935- . [[Miller, Orie O. (1892-1977)\|Orie O. Miller]] was a long-time secretary 1925-53. Among the long-term Canadian members have been [[Coffman, Samuel Frederick (1872-1954)\|Samuel F. Coffman]] 1925-49 and [[Martin, Jesse Bauman (1897-1974)\|Jesse B. Martin]] 1929- . The committee adopted a three point program in 1925: (1) [[Peace Education\|peace]] and [[Nonresistance\|nonresistance]] education in the church; (2) representation to government in matters affecting military training and service and recognition for [[Conscientious Objection\|conscientious objectors]], and (3) the peace witness to other Christians. It has co-operated vigorously with the [[Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section\|Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section]] to which it has belonged from the beginning in 1942. It has been an active and influential committee since 1925, and among other things has published or edited a considerable number of pamphlets and books on peace and nonresistance. It has sponsored several important study conferences.
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