Mennonite Yearbook And Directory 1952 Vol 43 Classic Reprint

Download or read book Mennonite Yearbook and Directory, 1952, Vol. 43 (Classic Reprint) written by Ellrose D. Zook and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mennonite Yearbook and Directory, 1952, Vol. 43 In the passing of George M. Hostetler, the church lost another faithful leader. He served for eleven years as minister of the Holly Grove Mennonite Church, Westover, Md., and for over eighteen years as bishop. In July, 1914, he was ordained to the ministry at Oyster Point, Va., where he served the Providence Mennonite Church until September, 1922. He then moved to westover, -md., where he served the Holly Grove Mennonite Church with Amos Ogburn, Aaron Mast, and Roy Payne under the oversight of John S. Mast. On Sept. 17, 1933, he was ordained by John S. Mast to the office of bishop at Holly Grove, where he served until his death. He was born Dec. 2, 1883, near Allensville, Pa and died Dec. 22, 1951, at the Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury, Md. He grew to manhood near West Liberty, Ohio. On Oct. 31, 1901, he had a very clear conversion experience. On Sept. 5, 1911, he married Mary Belle Smucker. They spent the first year of their married life at Hesston, Kans. Following this they spent about a year and a half at the Canton Mennonite Mission, Canton, Ohio. Ten children were born into the home. Brother George was of an unassuming disposition, always kind and considerate of others, a wise counselor, a sympathetic friend to all, and leader of his people. He never was so taken up with material things that he could not lay them aside to give counsel, sympathy, comfort, or whatever was needed to help others. His words and life gave courage and strength to many. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.