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References
- ↑ Don Yoder: Trance-Preaching in the United States, in Pennsylvania Folklife 18 (Winter 1968/69), page 12.
- ↑ Aarni Voipio: Sleeping Preachers: a Study in Ecstatic Religiosity, Helsinki, 1951, Pages 41-42.
- ↑ Don Yoder: Trance-Preaching in the United States in Pennsylvania Folklife 18 (Winter 1968/69), page 15.
- ↑ Harry H. Hiller: The Sleeping Preacher: An Historical Study of the Role of Charisma in Amish Society in Pennsylvania Folklife 18 (Winter 1968/69), page 12.
- ↑ "Bro. Troyer". Herald of Truth . Vol. 19, no. 10. Goshen College Mennonite Historical Library. May 15, 1882. p. 152.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Sleeping Preacher Churches at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.