. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. E. J. Fleckenstein, who made the firstattempts to introduce the German liturgical services,which were partly used thereafter. His pastoratelasted only two years. In 1868 the long, faithful and prosperous pastorateof Rev. Wm. B. Fox began. He put new life andvigor into the little flock that had suffered on ac-count of the many changes of pastors and whosechurch stood in both morning and evening shadows oflarge, wealthy and influential congregations fromwhose overflow it had been somewhat of an after-swarm. His first important stride in advance took place in1879. Her
. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. E. J. Fleckenstein, who made the firstattempts to introduce the German liturgical services,which were partly used thereafter. His pastoratelasted only two years. In 1868 the long, faithful and prosperous pastorateof Rev. Wm. B. Fox began. He put new life andvigor into the little flock that had suffered on ac-count of the many changes of pastors and whosechurch stood in both morning and evening shadows oflarge, wealthy and influential congregations fromwhose overflow it had been somewhat of an after-swarm. His first important stride in advance took place in1879. Heretofore there was a union Sunday-school,but through the wise administration of the pastor andthe hearty support of his intimate helpers an amicableseparation was effected. Both Sunday-schools and congregations worship-ping in the same building but at different times, nowentered upon an era of continued prosperity. Theyincreased steadily in numbers and influence until theyoutgrew the capacity of their building. Various plans. ST. MARKS, PENNSBURG N0RR1ST0WN CONFERENCE 133 were made and studiously considered and culminated in 1897, when both congregationsagreed upon a reasonable amount, which was accept-ed by the Lutherans in lieu of their rights and privi-leges to the church property held heretofore in com-mon with the Reformed. St. Marks was thereforenow obliged to find for herself a suitable place where-upon to build her own church home. By the prudentjudgment of the leaders of the church who had op-tions on several plots of suitable ground, a congrega-tional vote was ordered, which decided in favor of theDotts property, consisting of a house with lot of overan acre in size. This advantageous location is at thecorner of First and Main Streets, Pennsburg, andwithin less than a hundred feet from the borough lineof East Greenville. The cornerstone of the new building was laid onOctober 2, 1898. The structure, which is built ofKing of Prussia marble, is one of the
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