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Jonas S. Hartzler: ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) author, teacher, and preacher; born near [[Topeka (Indiana, USA)|Topeka]], [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], on 8 August 1857, the eldest son of Sam­uel and Sarah (Smucker) Hartzler. Jonas was twice married: in 1880 to Fannie Stutzman (1857-1929) of Johnson County, Iowa, and 1930 to Mrs. Catharina (Christophel) Bauer, who survived him. He had one son, Vernon (1881-1907). Jonas died at the [[Rittman Home for the Aged (Rittman, Ohio, USA)|Mennonite Home for the Aged]] near [[Rittman (Wayne County, Ohio, USA)|Rittman]], [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], on 1 April 1953. His maternal grandfather was the immigrant minister Christian Brandt (1783-1866), who moved to [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], Ohio from the canton of [[Bern (Switzerland)|Bern]], [[Switzerland|Switzerland]] in 1818.
  
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Reared on a farm; Hartzler early became interested in edu­cation, attended Wooster College and the Cook County (Illinois) Normal, and taught school in Noble and Lagrange counties, Indiana, before he was called to the [[Elkhart Institute (Elkhart, Indiana, USA)|Elkhart Institute]] as instructor in Bible in 1895. There and later at [[Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen College]] his industry, his practicality, and his varied talents and endowments enabled him to render a unique service to the educational, missionary, and organi­zational activities of the Mennonite Church as min­ister, teacher, business manager, treasurer, and secretary. He had been ordained minister in 1881 and became known as an exhorter, evangelist, and Bible teacher even before coming to the Elkhart Institute. At this school and later at Goshen Col­lege he served as instructor, but he also helped to carry a large share of the heavy financial burdens of the Board of Education and its schools for nearly a quarter of a century.
  
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X-31.1, Box 17/8'']]    Jonas S. Hartzler, Mennonite ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) author, teacher, and preacher, was born near [[Topeka (Indiana, USA)|Topeka]], [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], on 8 August 1857, the eldest son of Sam­uel and Sarah (Smucker) Hartzler, and died at the [[Rittman Home for the Aged (Rittman, Ohio, USA)|Mennonite Home for the Aged]] near [[Rittman (Wayne County, Ohio, USA)|Rittman]], [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], on 1 April 1953. His maternal grandfather was the immigrant minister Christian Brandt (1783-1866), who moved to [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], Ohio from the canton of [[Bern (Switzerland)|Bern]], [[Switzerland|Switzerland]] in 1818. Reared on a farm; Hartzler early became interested in edu­cation, attended Wooster College and the Cook County (Illinois) Normal, and taught school in Noble and Lagrange counties, Indiana, before he was called to the [[Elkhart Institute (Elkhart, Indiana, USA)|Elkhart Institute]] as instructor in Bible in 1895. There and later at [[Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen College]] his industry, his practicality, and his varied talents and endowments enabled him to render a unique service to the educational, missionary, and organi­zational activities of the Mennonite Church as min­ister, teacher, business manager, treasurer, and secretary. He had been ordained minister in 1881 and became known as an exhorter, evangelist, and Bible teacher even before coming to the Elkhart Institute. At this school and later at Goshen Col­lege he served as instructor, but he also helped to carry a large share of the heavy financial burdens of the Board of Education and its schools for nearly a quarter of a century. He was the first pastor of the Goshen College congregation, served as secre­tary of the [[Mennonite Church General Conference|Mennonite General Conference]] from the date of its organization in 1898 until 1924, was secretary of the [[Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference|Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennon­ite Conference]] from 1888 to 1896, when his con­nection with the Elkhart Institute dictated the advisability of uniting with the [[Prairie Street Mennonite Church (Elkhart, Indiana, USA)|Prairie Street Men­nonite Church]], secretary of the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan (united) Mennonite Conference]] from its formation in 1916 until 1924, member of the [[Mennonite Board of Education (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Board of Education]] 1895 to 1917 and treasurer (and member of the executive committee) of the Men­nonite Board of Education from 1907 to 1917. Al­ways keenly interested in foreign missions, he be­gan in 1911 a long period of service as a member of the [[Mennonite Board of Missions (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities]]. After ending his connection with Goshen College in 1917 he returned to Elkhart where, in 1923, he accepted the pastorate of the Prairie Street Men­nonite Church and served until 1940. For many years he was editor of [[Rural Evangel (Periodical)|<em>Rural Evangel</em>]], published by the Indiana-Michigan Conference. He was the author (with Daniel Kauffman) of <em>Mennonite Church History</em>, published in 1905, and (with J. S. Shoemaker) of <em>Among Missions in the Orient and Observations</em> <em>by the Way</em> (1912). In 1921 he wrote <em>Mennonites in the World War or Nonresistance Under Test</em>. He was twice married: in 1880 to Fannie Stutzman (1857-1929) of Johnson County, Iowa, and 1930 to Mrs. Catharina (Christophel) Bauer, who survived him. He had one son, Vernon (1881-1907).
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Hartzler was the first pastor of the Goshen College congregation, served as secre­tary of the [[Mennonite Church General Conference|Mennonite General Conference]] from the date of its organization in 1898 until 1924, was secretary of the [[Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference|Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennon­ite Conference]] from 1888 to 1896, when his con­nection with the Elkhart Institute dictated the advisability of uniting with the [[Prairie Street Mennonite Church (Elkhart, Indiana, USA)|Prairie Street Men­nonite Church]], secretary of the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan (united) Mennonite Conference]] from its formation in 1916 until 1924, member of the [[Mennonite Board of Education (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Board of Education]] 1895 to 1917 and treasurer (and member of the executive committee) of the Men­nonite Board of Education from 1907 to 1917. Al­ways keenly interested in foreign missions, he be­gan in 1911 a long period of service as a member of the [[Mennonite Board of Missions (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities]]. After ending his connection with Goshen College in 1917 he returned to Elkhart where, in 1923, he accepted the pastorate of the Prairie Street Men­nonite Church and served until 1940.
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For many years Hartzler was editor of [[Rural Evangel (Periodical)|<em>Rural Evangel</em>]], published by the Indiana-Michigan Conference. He was the author (with Daniel Kauffman) of <em>Mennonite Church History</em>, published in 1905, and (with [[Shoemaker, Joseph S. (1854-1936)|J. S. Shoemaker]]) of <em>Among Missions in the Orient and Observations</em> <em>by the Way</em> (1912). In 1921 he wrote <em>Mennonites in the World War or Nonresistance Under Test</em>.
 
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Jonas Hartzler in 1947.
Scan courtesy Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen X-31.1, Box 17/8

Jonas S. Hartzler: (Mennonite Church) author, teacher, and preacher; born near Topeka, Indiana, on 8 August 1857, the eldest son of Sam­uel and Sarah (Smucker) Hartzler. Jonas was twice married: in 1880 to Fannie Stutzman (1857-1929) of Johnson County, Iowa, and 1930 to Mrs. Catharina (Christophel) Bauer, who survived him. He had one son, Vernon (1881-1907). Jonas died at the Mennonite Home for the Aged near Rittman, Ohio, on 1 April 1953. His maternal grandfather was the immigrant minister Christian Brandt (1783-1866), who moved to Wayne County, Ohio from the canton of Bern, Switzerland in 1818.

Reared on a farm; Hartzler early became interested in edu­cation, attended Wooster College and the Cook County (Illinois) Normal, and taught school in Noble and Lagrange counties, Indiana, before he was called to the Elkhart Institute as instructor in Bible in 1895. There and later at Goshen College his industry, his practicality, and his varied talents and endowments enabled him to render a unique service to the educational, missionary, and organi­zational activities of the Mennonite Church as min­ister, teacher, business manager, treasurer, and secretary. He had been ordained minister in 1881 and became known as an exhorter, evangelist, and Bible teacher even before coming to the Elkhart Institute. At this school and later at Goshen Col­lege he served as instructor, but he also helped to carry a large share of the heavy financial burdens of the Board of Education and its schools for nearly a quarter of a century.

Hartzler was the first pastor of the Goshen College congregation, served as secre­tary of the Mennonite General Conference from the date of its organization in 1898 until 1924, was secretary of the Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennon­ite Conference from 1888 to 1896, when his con­nection with the Elkhart Institute dictated the advisability of uniting with the Prairie Street Men­nonite Church, secretary of the Indiana-Michigan (united) Mennonite Conference from its formation in 1916 until 1924, member of the Mennonite Board of Education 1895 to 1917 and treasurer (and member of the executive committee) of the Men­nonite Board of Education from 1907 to 1917. Al­ways keenly interested in foreign missions, he be­gan in 1911 a long period of service as a member of the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities. After ending his connection with Goshen College in 1917 he returned to Elkhart where, in 1923, he accepted the pastorate of the Prairie Street Men­nonite Church and served until 1940.

For many years Hartzler was editor of Rural Evangel, published by the Indiana-Michigan Conference. He was the author (with Daniel Kauffman) of Mennonite Church History, published in 1905, and (with J. S. Shoemaker) of Among Missions in the Orient and Observations by the Way (1912). In 1921 he wrote Mennonites in the World War or Nonresistance Under Test.


Author(s) John S Umble
Date Published 1956

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Umble, John S. (1956). Hartzler, Jonas S. (1857-1953). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hartzler,_Jonas_S._(1857-1953)&oldid=102980.



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