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Appendix A
2.2 Letter from Lorene Moore

Arlington, Washington
July 7, 1984
Dear Josephine,
… To my great surprise in the Bulletin Board of the Pacific Union Recorder was
an article wanting information about a woman minister we had when I was around
10 years old, Minnie Sype. Our church then was renting a Lutheran church at
Ellensberg, Washington. I’ll always remember her for the watch she had fastened to
her dress. She would pull it out on a chain and look at it so she wouldn’t run overtime, and it fascinated me. Not only her watch fascinated me. She did also. Though
I was a child, she kept my interest and could preach as good a sermon as any man
I’ve ever heard… .
It was between 1926 and 1929 that Minnie Sype was at Ellensberg… .
Mrs. Joseph S. (Lorene) Moore
2.3 Letter from Dr. M. J. Sorenson, Riverside, California, to the writer, July 15, 1984

Dear Mrs. Benton:
Your notice in the Recorder and the name Mrs. Minnie Sype brought forth many
pleasant boyhood memories from my childhood in Iowa. Mrs. Minnie Sype was an
active preacher in the conference as far back as I can remember. She was always busy
visiting churches, having revival meetings, and adding members by baptism… .
In recent years there has been a great deal of discussion about the ordination of
women to the ministry. To me, it seems that this type of controversy is entirely
uncalled for. Dedicated service, whether by men or women, is the real test of individual ministry… .
Very respectfully yours,
Dr. M. J. Sorenson
Riverside, CA
2.4 General letter from Thomas E. Durst, Colville, Washington, sent to the writer
May 28, 1984

To Whom It May Concern:
My mother, Mrs. Lillian Durst, often mentioned to me over the years about her
having been baptized as a child in about the year 1908 or 1909 by Mrs. Minnie
Sype, a full time Seventh-day Adventist minister. The baptism took place in a stock
tank; and I believe this was South Dakota, where my mother spent her earlier childhood years. (Hawarden, Iowa, is on the South Dakota border.)
I would like to add that I can surely vouch for the authenticity of my mother’s
testimony regarding her childhood baptism. My mother had a remarkable memory
for small details like dates, places, etc. I can remember as a child how my mother
could remember birthdays and anniversaries of all our friends and neighbors. She

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