of, 274-276; role of excommunication,

274; twentieth century divisions, 275;

issues in, 275; concept of "pure"

church, 276; outlook, 276. Schleitheim Confession, 32, 33, 398. Schulordung, republication of, 91, 400. Schwenkfelder, 40.

Selective Training and Service Act of

1940,   provision   for conscientious

objectors, 259.

Separatism, in formative years, 25, 31;

noted in Pennsylvania, 40; noted in

Ohio, 84; maintained steadfastly, 278,

279; clue to survival, 280.

Sewing circles, 147.

Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Mennonite

settlements in, 41.

Slavery, early opposition to, 26; advice

against, 43; abolition of, favored, 89. Social problems, perspectives of M. S.

Steiner, 131-133.

Society of Friends. See Quakers and

Religious Society of Friends.

Sleeping Preacher, 227. Spanish-speaking migrants, missions to,

248.

Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 8.

Sugarcreek Budget, 180.

Sunday School, rise of, 109-119; first attempt in Logan and Champaign counties, 109-112, 400; role of John M. Brenneman and John F. Funk in, 112-114; in Wayne County, 114, 115; in many communities, 115-118; meaning of, 118, 119; role in Medina County, 221; Centennial celebration at West Liberty, 233-235; first attempts in Holmes County, 400.

Swiss Brethren, 22, 25, 26, 29, 31, 33, 98, 398.

Swiss Mennonites, coming of, 65-67.

T

Tel-Hai Camp, and Tel-Hai Rest Home,

215, 403.

Temperance, position on, 27, 146, 227,

230.

Two Standards, The, 193. U

Union Theological Seminary, 10, 11.

Index / 459

University of Pittsburgh, 10.

Urban fellowships, 249, 250; evaluation of, 280.

Urbanization, 251, 252; trend in twentieth century, 280.

V

Virginia Missionary, 136.

Voluntary Service Units, 242; examples of, 264.

W

Wadsworth   Declaration   on   AntiSemitism and Racism, 1948, 425.

West Fallowfield Mennonite School Board, 214.

Western Reserve Historical Society, 10.

Wisler schism, 106-108, 274.

Women's Missionary Society, 254.

Women's Sewing Circle and Missionary Work, 253-255; at South Union, 253; role of Mrs. M. S. Steiner, 254; general meeting of leaders, 254; affiliation with Women's Missionary and Service Auxiliary, 254.

World War 1, 172-187, 401, 402; letters to Woodrow Wilson, 172, 173,175,187; letters to Atlee Pomerene, 173, 176; official resolutions, 174, 186, 187; conscription in military camps, 179; domestic experiences, 179-183; relief and reconstruction roles, 183-186; impact in church, 189, 190; Fulton County churches in, 240.

World War II, position of Holmes County ministers, 230, 231; role of Fulton County churches in, 240, 241; alternative service under Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, 260, 261; contrasts with World War 1; significant events, 402.

Y

Young People's Conference, at West Liberty, 186.

Young People's Institutes, 263, 402.

Young People's Meetings, origins of, 133, 400, 134, 168.

Youth programs, 263.

Z

Zeugnisse der Wahrheit by Menno Simons, 399.

Zwinglian Reformation, 21-23.