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<em>Verhandlungen der Diener-Versammlung</em>, minutes of the [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] Ministers' Conferences held annually 1862-78 (except 1877) before district conferences were organized. The minutes for 1862-64 and 1868 were published by [[Baer, John (1797-1858)|John Baer and Son]], Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the remainder by [[John F. Funk &amp; Brother|John F. Funk and Brother]] of Chicago (1866) and Elkhart. Among the discussions recorded are the controversy over baptism in a creek, meetinghouses, the function of deacons, teamster service under military control, pensions, singing at funerals, offering a reward for the return of stolen goods, interest rates, investment in government bonds, and the restoration of a bishop who had been guilty of adultery. Names frequently mentioned in the minutes are [[Yoder, John K. (1824-1906)|John K. Yoder]] (1824-1906) of Wayne County, Ohio; Samuel Yoder (1824-1884) of [[Mifflin County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Mifflin County]], Pennsylvania; and John P. King (1827-1887) of Logan County, Ohio, all of whom were born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen, Indiana) and Mennonite Library and Archives (North Newton, Kansas) have full sets of minutes.
= Bibliography =
Hostetler, J. A. "Amish Problems at the Dienerver-sammlungen." <em>Mennonite Life </em>IV (October 1949): 34-39.

Umble, J. S.  "The Oak Grove - Pleasant Hill Amish Mennonite Church in Wayne County, Ohio, in the Nineteenth Century (1815-1900)." <em>Mennonite Quarterly Review </em>XXXI (July  1957): 3, 156.
= Additional Information =
<strong>Diener-Versammlungen 1862-78</strong>

{|  align="center" class="wikitable" 
! Date !! Place !! Attendance !! Pages of Minutes
|- 
| 1862 June 9-12 || Wayne Co., Ohio || 72 || 23
|- 
| 1863 May 25-27 || Mifflin Co., Pa. || 42 || 20
|- 
| 1864 June 16-18 || Goshen, Indiana || 71 || 23
|- 
| 1865 June 5-7 || Wayne Co., Ohio || 89 || 9
|- 
| 1866 May 20-23 || Danvers, Illinois || 75 || 23
|- 
| 1867 June 9-12 || West Liberty, Ohio || 42 || 13
|- 
| 1868 May 21-June 3 || Belleville, Pa. || 34 || 24
|- 
| 1869 May 16-18 || Walnut Creek, Ohio || 27 || 10
|- 
| 1870 June 5-8 || Archbold, Ohio || 40 || 36
|- 
| 1871 May 28-31 || Livingston Co., Illinois || 56 || 30
|- 
| 1872 May 19-22 || Lagrange Co., Ind. || 56 || 39
|- 
| 1873 June 1-4 || Orrville, Ohio || 41 || 47
|- 
| 1874 May 16-19 || Washington Co., Iowa || 28 || 16
|- 
| 1875 May 16-19 || Hopedale, Illinois || 38 || 52
|- 
| 1876 June 4-7 || Archbold, Ohio || 30 || 34
|- 
| 1878 June 9-12 || Eureka, Illinois || 43 || 18
|}
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