Rev. Janzen reflects on the nature of war. How could it be that
police would come to search his home?
This
wasn't the first act targeting Mennonites. Vandals had already broken
into the Mennonite church and destroyed Sunday School material.
The
RCMP officers arrived at 8:00 am. The surprised Janzen was in the
middle of shaving.
Who
were these men? Janzen soon found out.
Janzen
had nothing to hide. They could search the whole house, he said,
but they wouldn't find anything.
Janzen
was an avid reader. Why were the officers suspicious of this?
The
officers wanted to know if he was a German. Janzen's answer made
them realize their question wasn't as simple as they thought.
Was
Janzen praying that the Germans would win? No, he replied, war was
wrong no matter who was fighting.
After
looking around the house and interviewing Janzen, the men concluded
that he was completely innocent.
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