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1905, Herald of Truth, June 15, 1905; 1907, Gospel Witness, June 12, 1907. After this date, except for the years 1922, 1925, 1927, 1950, and 1954, the minutes were published in the Gospel Herald which since 1908 had been the official organ of the Mennonite Church. Since 1957 the conference's minutes are filed with the conference's secretary.

Sources on the Diener Versammlungen were published annually, 186265 and 1869 as Verhandlungen der Diener-Versammlungen der Deutschen Taufer oder Amischen Mennoniten. 1866-67 and 1870-78 proceedings were published under the title Bericht der Verhandlungen der Diener-Nersammlungen der Amische Mennoniten-Diener and Bouderschaft.

Three published works of the Amish conference minutes have appeared as

follows: Report of the Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference from the Time of Its Organization to the Year 1911 with Conference Constitution and Appendix; Report of the Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference, 1912-1919; and Report of the Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference, 1920-1924. During these years

and till the merger year of 1927 the Ohio and Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference proceedings were recorded also in the Gospel Herald, usually in the month of June.

Minutes of the Ohio Mennonite Mission Board have been carefully preserved by the secretaries since 1919.

The Holmes County Ministerial Meeting Minutes record fifty-six meetings from 1932 to 1954 with sessions suspended during World War II. They contain much valuable information on local church life and problems.

Report of the General Conference of Mennonites in France in Reconstruction Work held at Clermont-en-Argonne, Meuse, France, June 20-22, 1919. In

this 77-page report are significant addresses by several young men of the Ohio churches who served in reconstruction work in France. Included in the Report is a proposed constitution for a Mennonite youth movement committed to ideals of relief, missions, Christian education, and social reform. Though not an official conference record, it is a highly valuable source for understanding the currents and crosscurrents of the crisis years of 1915-30.

Manuscript Sources

The C. Z. Mast collection of manuscripts and letters summarizes much of the early Amish history of eastern Pennsylvania; contains data on the central Pennsylvania churches; and traces Amish movement from Berks and Lancaster counties to Mifflin County in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The author of this book has personal notes taken from John S. Mast in 1941 and 1942 which contain viewpoints and data on the growth and problems of the Conestoga, Maple Grove, and Millwood churches during Mast's lifetime which began in 1861.

M. S. Steiner's diaries, notebooks, and letters tell much of the internal conditions of the conference organization and operation from 1895 to 1911. A. D. Wenger's notes on his travels in Ohio, his preaching appointments, and sermon outlines give valuable insights into church life at the turn of the century. S. E. Allgyer's autobiography contains data on a long life of preaching, church administration, and missionary leadership especially from 1908 to 1945. The J. B. Smith papers are helpful for the illumination they give to the