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| − | Mennonite Executive Aid Committee of Eastern Pennsylvania, a united committee representing the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite]] (MC) conferences of [[LMC: | + | Mennonite Executive Aid Committee of Eastern Pennsylvania, a united committee representing the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite]] (MC) conferences of [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster]] and [[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Franconia]] (leader [[Herr, Amos (1816-1897)|Amos Herr]]) and the [[East Pennsylvania Conference of the Mennonite Church|Eastern Pennsylvania Conference]] ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]], leader [[Shelly, Andrew B. (1834-1913)|A. B. Shelly]]) to provide financial and other assistance to needy Mennonite immigrants from [[Russia|Russia]], was formed in April 1874. Attempts by the [[Mennonite Board of Guardians|Mennonite Board of Guardians]], organized in the Midwest for the same purpose in 1873, to merge with this committee failed. A similar committee was organized in Ontario about the same time, led by [[Shantz, Jacob Yost (1822-1909)|Jacob Y. Shantz]]. |
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Mennonite Executive Aid Committee of Eastern Pennsylvania, a united committee representing the Mennonite (MC) conferences of Lancaster and Franconia (leader Amos Herr) and the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (General Conference Mennonite, leader A. B. Shelly) to provide financial and other assistance to needy Mennonite immigrants from Russia, was formed in April 1874. Attempts by the Mennonite Board of Guardians, organized in the Midwest for the same purpose in 1873, to merge with this committee failed. A similar committee was organized in Ontario about the same time, led by Jacob Y. Shantz.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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MLA style
Bender, Harold S. "Mennonite Executive Aid Committee of Eastern Pennsylvania." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Executive_Aid_Committee_of_Eastern_Pennsylvania&oldid=177037.
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Bender, Harold S. (1959). Mennonite Executive Aid Committee of Eastern Pennsylvania. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Executive_Aid_Committee_of_Eastern_Pennsylvania&oldid=177037.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1106. All rights reserved.
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