History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . esAid Society, Ladies Sewing Society, the Daughters of Dorcas,the Table Round, the Young Mens Forum, Camp Fire Girls,and Boy Scouts. A large number of the women of the congre-gation are active in the Womens League of Gettysburg College,Altoona Branch. These are efficiently officered by persons whoare willing to serve their King in any way open to them. The following charter members are still connected with thecongregati
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . esAid Society, Ladies Sewing Society, the Daughters of Dorcas,the Table Round, the Young Mens Forum, Camp Fire Girls,and Boy Scouts. A large number of the women of the congre-gation are active in the Womens League of Gettysburg College,Altoona Branch. These are efficiently officered by persons whoare willing to serve their King in any way open to them. The following charter members are still connected with thecongregation: Mrs. D. K. Ramey, Daniel Houseman, Mrs. FrankLingenfelter. 390 THE FOURTH, ALTOONA FOURTH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH ALTOONA, PA. Rev. IV. IV. Barkley, Pastor Logantown (Seventh Ward, Altoona) began to build uprapidly with the erection of the lower Pennsylvania Railroadshops. This brought an influx of people. Among them wereMr. C. C. Mason and family, in 1873, who, seeing many childrenidling about on the vacant lots during the Sabbath Day, decidedto start a Sunday school and gather them into it. Mrs. Masonat once started on mission work and visited almost everyone,. PARSONAGE AND FOURTH LUTHERAN CHURCH, ALTOONA, PA. asking all to join with them in the enterprise. After due six or eight persons met to consider the project, when theyagreed to go forward. Mrs. Mason rented an unfurnished roomin a private house, when the first meeting for business was held inNovember, 1873. At this meeting, C. C. Mason was elected super-intendent, Mr. Honestine was elected assistant superintendent,and Mrs. S. A. Mason. Mrs. Jennie Kipple, Mrs. Crosley, , Miss Mollie Bennett and Mrs. Brandt were electedteachers. The first session of the school was held on Sunday, November30, 1873. with an attendance of twenty-three pupils. Henceforth 391 XORTHEAST CONFERENCE the number steadily increased. In April, 1874, it became neces-sary to obtain another room for the meetings of the s
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