. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. r. A. Y. Nicholas for $900. B. Bean, of Lansdale, was employed as corner-stone was laid on Sunday afternoon, June21, 1891, in the presence of a large concourse of peo-ple. Addresses were delivered in the afternoon byRevs. F. Berkemeyer, Becker and Waidelich. F. Waage preached in the evening. At the fall ses-sion of the First District Conference, held in Septem-ber, 1891, in Spring City, the people of Richland Cen-ter petitioned Conference to be permitted to organizea congregation. This petition was endorsed by theChurch Councils of St. Jo
. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. r. A. Y. Nicholas for $900. B. Bean, of Lansdale, was employed as corner-stone was laid on Sunday afternoon, June21, 1891, in the presence of a large concourse of peo-ple. Addresses were delivered in the afternoon byRevs. F. Berkemeyer, Becker and Waidelich. F. Waage preached in the evening. At the fall ses-sion of the First District Conference, held in Septem-ber, 1891, in Spring City, the people of Richland Cen-ter petitioned Conference to be permitted to organizea congregation. This petition was endorsed by theChurch Councils of St. Johns, Richlandtown, andChrists, Trumbauersville, of which congregations allthose interested in this movement were members. Thisrequest was granted. On Saturday, October 31, 1891(Reformation Day) a meeting was held in the lectureroom of the new church for the purpose of organiz-ing a congregation. The charter recommended by theEvangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvaniaand Adjacent States, and the constitution in force at. TRINITY, QUAKERTOWN XORRISTOWX COXFEREXCE 177 St. Johns, Richlandtown, Pa., which is based on theone recommended by the General Council, were unan-imously adopted. The following persons were elect-ed to constitute the first Church Council: Messrs. J. Reinhart, A. B. Walp, Wm. Loux, M. C. Det-weiler. M. S. Biehn and Aaron Steiner. Rev. D. was elected pastor. The pastor is a member ofthe council and, ex-officio, is presiding officer. Trin-ity Lutheran Church was opened for use by the con-gregation with suitable services beginning on Saturdayevening, November 7, 1891, and was continuedthroughout the following Sunday. Rev. A. R. Home,of Allentown, preached on Saturday evening in theGerman language. On Sunday, at the morning service,Rev. J. L. Sibole, of St. Lukes Church, Philadelphia,a classmate of Rev. D. H. Reiter, preached in the Eng-lish language. He was assisted in the services by thepastor, who aided in the ceremonies of the day. Inthe afte
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