10218 SE 12 St., Whitewater, Ks 67154
For A Loving Heart
– John Henry Newman-
O most tender and gentle Lord Jesus, when will my heart have a portion of thy perfection? When will my hard and stony heart, my proud heart, my unbelieving, my impure heart, my narrow selfish heart, be melted and conformed to thine? O teach me so to contemplate thee that I may become like thee, and to love thee sincerely and simply as thou hast loved me.
On April 19
1786 Death of Samuel S. Wesley, (b. 1810), grandson of Charles Wesley and composer of the hymn tune AURELIA (“The Church’s One Foundation”).
1899 Elder Johann Schroeder (born May 1815 in Michalin, Russia (today Ukraine) died on this day. He was the 2nd Elder of Gnadenberg Mennonite Church. He led the congregation to immigrate (on the SS Nederland or City of Richmond) to the U.S. in 1874.
1959 Sunday Afternoon – Mennonite Men’s Chorus Festival, Memorial Hall, Bethel College.
1970 April issue of MENNONITE LIFE on Kansas Settlements has a short article on Grace Hill, plus a large photo copy of affirmation on non-resistant, signed by G.N. Harms.
1981 Easter sermon, “The Power and the Glory” by Pastor Vernon Lohrentz.
1987 Easter sermon, “The Resurrection: From Death to Life” by Pastor Jim Voth.
1987 A letter of thanks from the General Conference for the 122 congregations giving support (to date) to the Call to Kingdom Commitments totaling $2,732,762. The Grace Hill support totaled $28,966.00.
1998 The Building Committee holds the first of 2 “Brainstorming Sessions.” The second was held May 3.
2004 Chelsea Vaught presents her Sophomore Organ Recital in the Bethel College Administration Building Chapel.