Fast, Martin B. (1858-1949)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1949 Mar 24 p. 1

Birth date: 1858

text of obituary:

RETIRED EDITOR AND MINISTER CALLED BY DEATH IN CALIFORNIA

Word has been received here of the passing of Rev. Martin B. Fast, 91, well-known minister of the K. M. B. conference, who died March 14 at Reedley, Calif. Funeral services were to be held Saturday at Dinuba, Calif.

Rev. Fast was ordained to the ministry in 1908, and at one time served as president of the K.M.B. foreign mission board. He also served as editor of several German publications, including the Mennonitische Rundschau, Der Christliche Jungenfreund, and Der Wahrheitsfreund. In 1919 he engaged in relief work in Russia and Siberia.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1949 Apr 7 p. 1

text of obituary:

Large Funeral For 91 Year Old Ex-Editor

M. B. FAST EDITOR OF RUNDSCHAU FROM 1908 TO 1910

Reedley, Calif. — Funeral services held here for the 91 year old ex-editor, M. B. Fast, were attended by a large assembly of friends and relatives from this vicinity. The former K. M. B. church leader died March 15 from injuries received in a fall.

From 1903 to 1910 he had served as editor of Mennonitische Rundschau and later also of Der Wahrheitsfreund. On two occasions he was sent as American representative to Europe and Siberia.