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Mennofonds, a fund established by the [[Algemene Doopsgezinde Societeit|Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit]] on 5 January 1920 for the purpose of borrowing money from congregations and individuals at a low interest rate and investing it at a higher rate to obtain means for raising the salaries of the ministers. This plan, though the planned amount of one and a half million guilders was not reached, was successful. Klaas Dekker Jzn, a deacon of Zaandam, had suggested the plan. The treasurers of the A.D.S. took charge of the fund. In 1947 the total borrowed amount was redeemed.  
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Mennofonds, a fund established by the [[Algemene Doopsgezinde Societeit|Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit]] on 5 January 1920 for the purpose of borrowing money from congregations and individuals at a low interest rate and investing it at a higher rate to obtain means for raising the salaries of the ministers. This plan, though the planned amount of one and a half million guilders was not reached, was successful. Klaas Dekker Jzn, a deacon of Zaandam, had suggested the plan. The treasurers of the A.D.S. took charge of the fund. In 1947 the total borrowed amount was redeemed.
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= Bibliography =
 
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Jaarboekje</em> (1921): 50-56.
 
<em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Jaarboekje</em> (1921): 50-56.
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">De Zondagsbode</em> (19 December 1920).
 
<em class="gameo_bibliography">De Zondagsbode</em> (19 December 1920).
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Mennofonds, a fund established by the Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit on 5 January 1920 for the purpose of borrowing money from congregations and individuals at a low interest rate and investing it at a higher rate to obtain means for raising the salaries of the ministers. This plan, though the planned amount of one and a half million guilders was not reached, was successful. Klaas Dekker Jzn, a deacon of Zaandam, had suggested the plan. The treasurers of the A.D.S. took charge of the fund. In 1947 the total borrowed amount was redeemed.

Bibliography

Doopsgezinde Jaarboekje (1921): 50-56.

Verslag (report) of the Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit (1946-47): 18.

De Zondagsbode (19 December 1920).


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1957

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Mennofonds." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennofonds&oldid=89644.

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Mennofonds. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennofonds&oldid=89644.



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