An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . heold brick floor was removed and a substantial one of pine tookits place. In 1818, the ladies of the Church raised a subscrip-tion and put it in the hands of the vestry for defraying theexpense of covering the pulpit and communion table with crimsonsilk-velvet. Among other chancel furnishings, they purchaseda pair of candlesticks to be placed on the altar during eveningservice. The crimson covering gave mortal offence to manyof the members. To their
An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . heold brick floor was removed and a substantial one of pine tookits place. In 1818, the ladies of the Church raised a subscrip-tion and put it in the hands of the vestry for defraying theexpense of covering the pulpit and communion table with crimsonsilk-velvet. Among other chancel furnishings, they purchaseda pair of candlesticks to be placed on the altar during eveningservice. The crimson covering gave mortal offence to manyof the members. To their notion black was the only fit color ©ID Crinitis for pulpit and altar. Excitement ran high ; the congregationwas divided into two factions—the reds and anti-reds. So in-tense was the feeling that the antagonisms became personal :as a sad result there were only ten people at the Christmascommunion, the anniversary of the advent of the Prince of as time passed sober sense took the place of shallow sen-timent, the crimson coverings were accepted, and harmonywas restored. For many years the language question had vexed the Church,. Christian L. F. Endress, D. and on January i, 1825, a petition to the vestry called fordefinite action. The vestry properly referred the matter to acongregational meeting, which promptly voted that there shouldbe no English preaching. Against this decision a strong pro-test was presented. This called for new action on the part otthe vestry, and after much heated debate, it was resolved that 19 IRemtniscences there be alternate German and English preaching. Thequarrel over the language question was so bitter that it almostdismembered the congregation, the number of communicantsat Michaelmas, 1825, being reduced to thirty-two. Some of the staunch Germans, justly surmising that their in-terests would suffer, resolved to withdraw from the congrega-tion and build a church in which only the German languageshould be used. And so on Apr
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