Difference between revisions of "Balzer, Jacob J. (1860-1946)"
| [checked revision] | [checked revision] |
GameoAdmin (talk | contribs) (CSV import - 20130820) |
m (Added family information.) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Jacob J. Balzer | + | Jacob J. Balzer: General Conference Mennonite minister and elder; born 14 October 1860 in [[Gnadenfeld (Molotschna Mennonite settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Gnadenfeld]], in [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna]], southern [[Russia|Russia]]. He was the son of Jacob Balzer (23 February 1835, Culm, Prussia - 9 April 1911, [[Mountain Lake (Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake]], Minnesota, USA) and Susanna (Ediger) Balzer (21 September 1835, Gnadenfeld, Molotschna, South Russia - 23 September 1929, Mountain Lake, Minnesota). He was the second of eight children. Jacob married Susanna Franz (b. 24 February 1861), daughter of Johann Franz (1831-1886) and Susanna (Dueckmann) Franz (1833-1929), on 4 May 1884. To this union was born one son, Jacob S. Balzer. Jacob died in his own home in Mountain Lake, Minnesota on 5 February 1946 at the age of 85, and was buried in the Mountain Lake Cemetery. |
| − | Balzer was a lifelong member of the [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Mountain Lake, Minnesota, USA)|Bethel Mennonite Church]] ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), [[Mountain Lake (Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake, Minnesota]], a Sunday-school superintendent for 20 years, a minister for 24 years and active in the [[Northern District Conference (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Northern District]] of the church from 1889-1927, and then elder as well from 1927-1933. He was also a member of the [[Home Mission Board (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Home Mission Board]] and active in conference work. He was the founder of [[Mountain Lake Christian School (Mountain Lake, Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake Bible School]], traveled extensively, and preached in many Mennonite churches. He was a lifelong resident of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, with the exception of four years, when he taught [[Mennonite Educational Institute (Altona, Manitoba, Canada)|school in Altona, Manitoba]] (1909-1914). Among his other activities he promoted mission work and music in the church. He was an inspiring Bible teacher, and preaching and teaching were his chief occupations, while travelling and gardening were his avocations. | + | Jacob grew up in [[Gnadenfeld Zentralschule (Gnadenfeld, Molotschna Mennonite settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Zentralschule in Gnadenfeld]], where he attended the village school. He came to [[North America|North America]] with his parents in July 1877, and spent one year at Iowa Wesleyan Union College, [[Mount Pleasant (Iowa, USA)|Mount Pleasant, Iowa]]. |
| − | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 218|date= | + | |
| + | Balzer was a lifelong member of the [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Mountain Lake, Minnesota, USA)|Bethel Mennonite Church]] ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), [[Mountain Lake (Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake, Minnesota]], a Sunday-school superintendent for 20 years, a minister for 24 years and active in the [[Northern District Conference (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Northern District]] of the church from 1889-1927, and then elder as well from 1927-1933. He was also a member of the [[Home Mission Board (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Home Mission Board]] and active in conference work. He was the founder of [[Mountain Lake Christian School (Mountain Lake, Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake Bible School]], traveled extensively, and preached in many Mennonite churches. He was a lifelong resident of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, with the exception of four years, when he taught [[Mennonite Educational Institute (Altona, Manitoba, Canada)|school in Altona, Manitoba]] (1909-1914). Among his other activities he promoted mission work and music in the church. He was an inspiring Bible teacher, and preaching and teaching were his chief occupations, while travelling and gardening were his avocations. | ||
| + | |||
| + | An obituary published in the Mountain Lake <em>Observer </em>on 7 February 1946 referred to him as the "grand old citizen." | ||
| + | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 218|date=September 2013|a1_last=Bargen|a1_first=Mary|a2_last= |a2_first= }} | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 14 September 2013
Jacob J. Balzer: General Conference Mennonite minister and elder; born 14 October 1860 in Gnadenfeld, in Molotschna, southern Russia. He was the son of Jacob Balzer (23 February 1835, Culm, Prussia - 9 April 1911, Mountain Lake, Minnesota, USA) and Susanna (Ediger) Balzer (21 September 1835, Gnadenfeld, Molotschna, South Russia - 23 September 1929, Mountain Lake, Minnesota). He was the second of eight children. Jacob married Susanna Franz (b. 24 February 1861), daughter of Johann Franz (1831-1886) and Susanna (Dueckmann) Franz (1833-1929), on 4 May 1884. To this union was born one son, Jacob S. Balzer. Jacob died in his own home in Mountain Lake, Minnesota on 5 February 1946 at the age of 85, and was buried in the Mountain Lake Cemetery.
Jacob grew up in Zentralschule in Gnadenfeld, where he attended the village school. He came to North America with his parents in July 1877, and spent one year at Iowa Wesleyan Union College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Balzer was a lifelong member of the Bethel Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite Church), Mountain Lake, Minnesota, a Sunday-school superintendent for 20 years, a minister for 24 years and active in the Northern District of the church from 1889-1927, and then elder as well from 1927-1933. He was also a member of the Home Mission Board and active in conference work. He was the founder of Mountain Lake Bible School, traveled extensively, and preached in many Mennonite churches. He was a lifelong resident of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, with the exception of four years, when he taught school in Altona, Manitoba (1909-1914). Among his other activities he promoted mission work and music in the church. He was an inspiring Bible teacher, and preaching and teaching were his chief occupations, while travelling and gardening were his avocations.
An obituary published in the Mountain Lake Observer on 7 February 1946 referred to him as the "grand old citizen."
| Author(s) | Mary Bargen |
|---|---|
| Date Published | September 2013 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Bargen, Mary. "Balzer, Jacob J. (1860-1946)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2013. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Balzer,_Jacob_J._(1860-1946)&oldid=101566.
APA style
Bargen, Mary. (September 2013). Balzer, Jacob J. (1860-1946). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Balzer,_Jacob_J._(1860-1946)&oldid=101566.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 218. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.