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Hist.
Mss. 1-231
N. A. Lind (Norman A.), 1881-1968
Papers, 1899-1962
6 Boxes (4 Green, 2 Gray)
Introduction
These
papers were deposited into the Archives by Millard Lind, Goshen,
Indiana, in 1972-73 and in 1998.
Biographical
Sketch
Lind
was born a Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1881. He was baptized at the Bethel
Mennonite Church by I. J. Buchwalter. He was also ordained at the
Bethel Mennonite Church by I. J Buchwalter. He moved to Bakersville,
California, August 12, 1918, and moved to Albany, Oregon, July 9, 1919.
He was ordained bishop at Albany, Oregon, by J. D. Mishler, J. P.
Bontrager and S. G. Shetler. (Information taken from: Church History of
the Pacific Coast Mennonite Conference District, by S. G. Shetler,
Mennonite Publishing House, [1931])
Inventory
Listing
Box
1 (Green)
Correspondence, 1929-1959
Includes a copy of a letter to J. C. Wenger, 1959, in which Lind
reflects on the Wisler Mennonites.
Autobiography, 284 pages
Handwritten
Box 2 (Green)
Sermon Notebook,1903-1909
Summary of Sermons 5 - 332, (1903-1909) (Sermon #5, Midway, Nov. 26,
[1903], Thanksgiving Day, Ephesians 5:20), (Sermon #332, Bethel Church,
Wadsworth, Ohio, April 18, 1909, 10:30, Council Meeting, Mat. 26:17)
Sermon Notebook, ca. 1922
Outlines of Sermons, N. A. Lind, "Texts, Ourselves your servants...."
Dates about 1922.
Sermon Notebook, ca. 1917-1922
"Sermon Texts, N. A. Lind, People stood to covenant."
Sermon Notebook, ca. 1938-1941
Sermon Texts, "This booklet was given me...," N. A. Lind, Sweet Home,
Oregon.
Sermon Notebook, ca. 1938-1962
"Texts. Seek that ye may excel..."
Sermons Notes, 1937-38
Sermons Notes, 1940
Sermons Notes, 1940-42
Sermons Notes, 1943
Sermons Notes, 1955
Sermons Notes, 1956
Sermons Notes, 1960
Sermons Notes, Dedication Harrisburg Church
Sermons Notes, Special
Sermons Notes, ca. 1935-1937 "Isa. 52:1, Put on thy strength, O Lion,
..."
Sermons Notes, ca. 1928-34 "Bride of Christ, Beautiful,..."
Sermons Notes, ca., 1936 "Jude, ..."
Sermons Notes, ca. 1932 "Mat 5.,..."
Sermons Notes, xa. 1933-34 "God is so complex..."
Box 3 (Green)
Lind Family Records, 1807-1889
Binder, "John Nicholas Lind, Maria Hoffert, [son] John Phillip Lind,
Jan. 25, 1807. D. Nov. 21, 1889," and so on.
Nold History, ca.1959 Written by a committee, including a Mrs. Myrtle
E. Nold, Leetonia, Ohio.
Lind, N. A., Biography. "A Brief Life History of Norman A. Lind," by
Ruby Lind, 1961, 16 pages.
Family Records Includes Notebooks containing names of children and
grandchildren, and family information from Weinshamer.
Box 4 (Green)
David Zeisberger, 1942
David Zeisberger: The Moravian Missionary to the American Indians, by
H. J. Schuh, Columbus, Ohio, "presented to Bro. N. A. Lind this 9th day
of Jan. 1942 by Fred. J. Gingerich."
Minister's License, 1906
Marriage License, 1904
Poetry
Medina County, Ohio, Mennonites
Scrap Book, ca. 1952-1956 Contains clippings of missionaries, Goshen
College, Hesston College, ministers, etc. Includes a photograph of a
class which includes Mrs. Sarah Lind, and aphotograph of four Yoders,
ages 79 through 86.Clippings from Scrap Book date about 1952-56.
Box 5 (Gray)
Program of Pacific Coast Conference, 1943
Three Notebooks, 1949-1956
Papers, mostly sermon texts, 1950-60
Sermon Texts, Index
Lind, Jacob, Indian Artifacts
Background on Indian artifacts donated to Goshen
College in the 1920s by Jacob Lind.
Box 6 (Gray)
Eight books of N. A. Lind
Books date from about 1849-1914. Some of the books are inscribed by
him, 1899-1901, and some inscribed by Jacob Lind and others, 1849-1902.
April 29,
2004 / Reformatted by Kathryn Yoder
August 3, 2001 / Update by Monica Zimmerman
Previously posted on web
Update, May 11, 1998, by Dennis Stoesz
Inventory, October 3, 1990, by Dennis Stoesz
Processed by Sharon Klingelsmith, 1970s
File "Hm1-231.doc"
Mennonite
Church USA Archives - Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526
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