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Menno Schrag was born 23 March 1904 to Andrew G. and Freni (Strausz) Schrag in Harvey County, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]]. He studied at [[Hesston College (Hesston, Kansas, USA)|Hesston Academy]], [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]] and Wheaton College (Illinois), graduating from the latter in 1931. He also met Gertrude Aeberhard there. They were married in 1933.
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Menno Schrag: newspaper editor and church worker; born 23 March 1904 to Andrew G. and Freni (Strausz) Schrag in [[Moundridge (Kansas, USA)|Moundridge]], Kansas, USA. Menno married Gertrude Aeberhard (4 February 1909, Pandora, Ohio, USA - 22 September 1996) on 4 May 1933 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA. Menno and Gertrude had three children: Robert, Elizabeth, and James. Menno died 12 June 1987 in Newston, Kansas.
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Menno studied at [[Hesston College (Hesston, Kansas, USA)|Hesston Academy]], [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]] and Wheaton College (Illinois), graduating from the latter in 1931. He also met Gertrude there.  
  
 
In 1925 Schrag began newspaper work as typesetter at the [[Herald Publishing Company (Newton, Kansas, USA)|Herald Publishing Company]], [[Newton (Kansas, USA)|Newton]], [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], which published <em>[[Herold, Der (Periodical)|Der Herold]] </em>and, from 1923, the <em>[[Mennonite Weekly Review (Periodical)|Mennonite Weekly Review]]. </em>He was named assistant editor of the <em>Review </em>in 1927, and became editor in 1935, a position he held until 1969. He believed that the <em>Review </em>could become an instrument of unity among Mennonites. Under his leadership the paper grew from a 4-page issue with fewer than 1,000 subscribers to a 12-page weekly that reaches readers in most Mennonite groups in [[North America|North America]]. He traveled widely (37 countries) and wrote more than 2,500 editorials.
 
In 1925 Schrag began newspaper work as typesetter at the [[Herald Publishing Company (Newton, Kansas, USA)|Herald Publishing Company]], [[Newton (Kansas, USA)|Newton]], [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], which published <em>[[Herold, Der (Periodical)|Der Herold]] </em>and, from 1923, the <em>[[Mennonite Weekly Review (Periodical)|Mennonite Weekly Review]]. </em>He was named assistant editor of the <em>Review </em>in 1927, and became editor in 1935, a position he held until 1969. He believed that the <em>Review </em>could become an instrument of unity among Mennonites. Under his leadership the paper grew from a 4-page issue with fewer than 1,000 subscribers to a 12-page weekly that reaches readers in most Mennonite groups in [[North America|North America]]. He traveled widely (37 countries) and wrote more than 2,500 editorials.
  
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Schrag served the church in many ways in addition to journalism. He was a member of many church boards and committees, including the Bethel College Board of Directors (1951-1963), the [[Board of Education and Publication (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Board of Education and Publication]] of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]], and the Historical Committee of that conference (chairman). He died 12 June 1987.
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Schrag served the church in many ways in addition to journalism. He was a member of many church boards and committees, including the Bethel College Board of Directors (1951-1963), the [[Board of Education and Publication (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Board of Education and Publication]] of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]], and the Historical Committee of that conference (chairman).  
 
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Weekly Review </em>(18 June 1987): 1-2, 4.
 
<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Weekly Review </em>(18 June 1987): 1-2, 4.
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Revision as of 22:54, 28 January 2023

Menno Schrag: newspaper editor and church worker; born 23 March 1904 to Andrew G. and Freni (Strausz) Schrag in Moundridge, Kansas, USA. Menno married Gertrude Aeberhard (4 February 1909, Pandora, Ohio, USA - 22 September 1996) on 4 May 1933 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA. Menno and Gertrude had three children: Robert, Elizabeth, and James. Menno died 12 June 1987 in Newston, Kansas.

Menno studied at Hesston Academy, Bethel College and Wheaton College (Illinois), graduating from the latter in 1931. He also met Gertrude there.

In 1925 Schrag began newspaper work as typesetter at the Herald Publishing Company, Newton, Kansas, which published Der Herold and, from 1923, the Mennonite Weekly Review. He was named assistant editor of the Review in 1927, and became editor in 1935, a position he held until 1969. He believed that the Review could become an instrument of unity among Mennonites. Under his leadership the paper grew from a 4-page issue with fewer than 1,000 subscribers to a 12-page weekly that reaches readers in most Mennonite groups in North America. He traveled widely (37 countries) and wrote more than 2,500 editorials.

Schrag served the church in many ways in addition to journalism. He was a member of many church boards and committees, including the Bethel College Board of Directors (1951-1963), the Board of Education and Publication of the General Conference Mennonite Church, and the Historical Committee of that conference (chairman).

Bibliography

Mennonite Weekly Review (18 June 1987): 1-2, 4.


Author(s) Cornelius J Dyck
Date Published January 2023

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Dyck, Cornelius J. "Schrag, Menno (1904-1987)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2023. Web. 1 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schrag,_Menno_(1904-1987)&oldid=174766.

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