History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . Waterstreet, Seven Stars, Boalsburg, Gatesburgand Pine Grove, and these are in a report he makes: 1,089 infantbaptisms, 706 additions, 220 losses, 566 communicants, fiveprayer meetings, six Sunday schools; money raised, $392. TheWaterstreet charge was formed in the spring of 1844, but for310 TRINITY, WA TERSTREET want of a new minister to take charge he served till June, 1845. On May 1, 1845, Rev. William S. Emery took
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . Waterstreet, Seven Stars, Boalsburg, Gatesburgand Pine Grove, and these are in a report he makes: 1,089 infantbaptisms, 706 additions, 220 losses, 566 communicants, fiveprayer meetings, six Sunday schools; money raised, $392. TheWaterstreet charge was formed in the spring of 1844, but for310 TRINITY, WA TERSTREET want of a new minister to take charge he served till June, 1845. On May 1, 1845, Rev. William S. Emery took charge of theWaterstreet pastorate. He reported three congregations, 109baptisms, fifty-two losses, jj^ communicants, three prayer meet-ings, two Lutheran and three union schools, twenty-eight teachers,_•<; scholars; money raised. S225. lie resigned October 1, 1X47. About April 1, 1848, Rev. William (i. Laitzle took charge ofthe Waterstreet pastorate. lie reports three congregations, sixty-seven infant haptisms, fifty-two additions,* twenty-four losses,three prayer meetings, three Lutheran and two union schools;money raised, $751. He resigned July 1, TRINITY LUTHKRAN CHURCH, WATERSTREET. PA. August 1, 1850. Rev. J. T. Williams became pastor. In thatsame year, about October, the corner-stone for a new Lutheranchurch was laid, and the church dedicated in the fall of 1851and called Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mr. Henry gave the land for this church. The pastor was assistedon this occasion by Rev. Moser, of Pine Grove, and Rev. P. , of Williamsburg. The church is 45 by 60 feet andis two story brick, and cost about .^,500. This congregationwas incorporated November 27, 1851. He reports: ; additions, sixty-three; losses, seventeen; three 311 JUNIATA CONFERENCE prayer meetings, three schools; money raised, $1, Heresigned February 1, 1854. In 1853, Rev. P. M. Rightmeyer resigned the Williamsburgcharge and moved to Wa
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