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Jakob Penner, an elder of the Mennonite congregation at [[Orlofferfelde (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Orlofferfelde]] in West Prussia, Germany, b. 1 January 1831, d. 30 January 1909, was ordained elder in 1882. The revision of the [[Catechism|Catechism]] by the Mennonites of West Prussia was chiefly his responsibility; he also shared in the production of a new hymnal. A most significant contribution was the union he brought about between the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] and [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] branches. | Jakob Penner, an elder of the Mennonite congregation at [[Orlofferfelde (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Orlofferfelde]] in West Prussia, Germany, b. 1 January 1831, d. 30 January 1909, was ordained elder in 1882. The revision of the [[Catechism|Catechism]] by the Mennonites of West Prussia was chiefly his responsibility; he also shared in the production of a new hymnal. A most significant contribution was the union he brought about between the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] and [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] branches. | ||
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| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 342. |
Mannhardt, H. G. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Jahrbuch der Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Ost- und Westpreussen</em>. 1883: 109. | Mannhardt, H. G. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Jahrbuch der Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Ost- und Westpreussen</em>. 1883: 109. | ||
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Jakob Penner, an elder of the Mennonite congregation at Orlofferfelde in West Prussia, Germany, b. 1 January 1831, d. 30 January 1909, was ordained elder in 1882. The revision of the Catechism by the Mennonites of West Prussia was chiefly his responsibility; he also shared in the production of a new hymnal. A most significant contribution was the union he brought about between the Frisian and Flemish branches.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 342.
Mannhardt, H. G. Jahrbuch der Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Ost- und Westpreussen. 1883: 109.
Mennonitische Blätter (1909): 25.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian. "Penner, Jakob (1831-1909)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Penner,_Jakob_(1831-1909)&oldid=144451.
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Neff, Christian. (1959). Penner, Jakob (1831-1909). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Penner,_Jakob_(1831-1909)&oldid=144451.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 135. All rights reserved.
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