History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . uary 28, 1858,to Miss Lydia L. Davis, who still survives him. They had sevenchildren, two daughters and five sons, six of whom are still living,one son having died in childhood. During Doctor Domers pastorate at Selinsgrove, he wasassociated with Dr. Benjamin Kurtz and Dr. Henry Ziegler andothers in founding Missionary Institute, now Susquehanna Uni-versity. Doctor Domer was also one of the founders of the Sus-quehanna
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . uary 28, 1858,to Miss Lydia L. Davis, who still survives him. They had sevenchildren, two daughters and five sons, six of whom are still living,one son having died in childhood. During Doctor Domers pastorate at Selinsgrove, he wasassociated with Dr. Benjamin Kurtz and Dr. Henry Ziegler andothers in founding Missionary Institute, now Susquehanna Uni-versity. Doctor Domer was also one of the founders of the Sus-quehanna Female College, at Selinsgrove, and at the close of the 801 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES tenth year of his pastorate, he took charge of this institution,remaining as principal four years. Success crowned his workhere, but his tastes running along the line of ministerial work,he resigned his charge of the school and accepted a call to SaintMatthews English Lutheran Church, Reading, Pa., in June,1869. He remained three years in Reading, but his health failing, hewas compelled to resign and rest awhile. Six months later heaccepted a call to Trinity Lutheran Church, Shamokin, Pa.,. REV. SAMUEL DOMER, where he removed in October, 1872. He labored here until No-vember, 1874, when he accepted a call to Saint Pauls English•Lutheran Church, Washington, D. C. Here he remained all therest of his life, his ministry of twenty-six years being the longestin the history of St. Pauls Church. For over a quarter of acentury Doctor Domer was loved and honored as one of the out-standing figures in the religious and civic life of the NationalCapital, raising his congregation from uncertainty to a posi-tion of great prosperity and BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES In June, 1876, he received the degree of Doctor of Divinityfrom Roanoke College, Va. In 1881, he was elected presidentof the Maryland Synod. He was a frequent delegate to the Gen-eral Synod, and served on various boards and committees of th
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