This brief sketch of the Mennonites has been written at the request of the Educational Committee of the General Con ference of Mennonites of North America. Although the field of Mennonite History is already covered by a number of ex cellent treatises yet these are written for the most part in the German language, and such as appear in English cover only a special or limited field of the subject. The recent war also not only added a new chapter to Mennonitism, but aroused a greater interest than ever among the public at large in Men nonite principles and practices. Such is the excuse for this book. The aim of the writer has been to tell the entire story briefly and impartially, and in as readable a form as possible. It is hoped that the book may serve as a convenient text book in Mennonite Colleges and schools and that it may also be found useful as a brief compendium of Mennonite his tory for the general reader. 'the writer is indebted among others to the following men for various courtesies, such as the use of books, reading the manuscript, important information and helpful suggestions: H. H. Ewert, Gretna, Manitoba; II. D. Penner, Newton, Kansas; J. J. Balzer, Mountain Lake, Minnesota; H. P. Krehbiel, Newton, Kansas; C. H. A. Van der Smissen, Berne, Indiana; John F. Funk, Elkhart, Indiana; J. G. Evert, Hillsboro, Kansas; S. F. Cofi'man, Vineland, On tario, D. E. Harder, Hillsboro, Kansas; J. S. Hartzler, Go shen, Indiana; John Horsch, Scottdale, Pennsylvania; Peter Jansen, Beatrice, Nebraska; D. H. Richert, Newton, Kansas Silas M. Grubb, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; S. K. Mosiman, Bluffton, Ohio; J. H. Langenwalter, Blufifton, Ohio; J. K. Penner, Beatrice, Nebraska; J. A. Huffman, Blqton, Ohio, and J. R. Thierstein, Bluffton, Ohio.

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