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Bernhard J. Fast, Mennonite teacher and minister, was born 23 July 1857 [[Halbstadt (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt]], [[Russia|Russia]], died 17 October 1917 in the [[Terek Mennonite Settlement (Republic of Dagestan, Russia)|Terek Mennonite settlement]]. Fast was a teacher for 27 years, and minister 10 years; he served as minister and leader of the [[Asov Forestry Service Camp (Ekaterinoslav, Ukraine)|Azov Forestry Service Camp]] for five years. He lived in village No. 7 of the Terek settlement and was killed by nomadic tribesmen.
= Bibliography =
Toews, A. A. <em>Mennonitische Märtyrer</em>, 2 vols. North Clearbrook, B.C., 1954: v. II, 189 ff.

Toews, C. P. <em>Die Tereker Ansiedlung</em>. Steinbach, Man., 1945: 22, 51 f.
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