History of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of East Pennsylvania, with Brief Sketches of its Congregations . a neighborsdwelling, razed this first artificial temple of the wilderness to theground, just as the pastor (name not now known) appeared uponthe scene to deliver his Sabbath mornings discourse from itssacred desk. During these years (1760 to 1770) Baron Henry Wm. Stiegel,the founder of the town of Manheim, Sabbath after Sabbathgathered his workmen from the glass factory and others togetherin a chapel which he had set apart in his palatial residence onthe northeast corner of Market Square,
History of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of East Pennsylvania, with Brief Sketches of its Congregations . a neighborsdwelling, razed this first artificial temple of the wilderness to theground, just as the pastor (name not now known) appeared uponthe scene to deliver his Sabbath mornings discourse from itssacred desk. During these years (1760 to 1770) Baron Henry Wm. Stiegel,the founder of the town of Manheim, Sabbath after Sabbathgathered his workmen from the glass factory and others togetherin a chapel which he had set apart in his palatial residence onthe northeast corner of Market Square, and in the German lan-guage exhorted them in the doctrines of the Lutheran faith. The church was founded A. D. 17 70 out of the remains of theconflagration and the gatherings of the noble hearted ChristianBaron. It was not, however, until the following year, 1771, thata thorough organization was effected. Rev. F. A. C. Muhlenberg, SKETCHES OF CONGRECAlIONS. of the Borough of Lancaster, was elected pastor, and he wrote theconstitution and by-laws in German. He said, We will bringorder out of ZIONS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, MANHEIM, PA. On the 4th day of December, A. D. 1772, Baron Stiegeldeeded a beautiful lot of ground in the centre of this most beauti-ful town, Manheim, fashioned and shaped by his own hand afterthe town in his native country and given the identical name, forthe consideration of five shillings and the rent of a red rose an- 112 EAST PENNSYLVANIA SYNOD. nually for ground-rent in the month of June forever, if lawfully de-manded. The romantic rental was only twice demanded by trustees named in this indenture are Peter Erman, HenryWherley and Henry Martzall. A log church was erected thereon, with three-sides gallery anda candlestick pulpit. The floor was made of brick, and the wallswere chinked and daubed. Near the close of the eighteenth cen-tury, Ulrich Keyser said in German that he wanted to be buriedwith Gesang und Klang (singing and toll
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