. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. as held January 51890. The first congregational service was held March2, 1890, Rev. Jacob Neff officiating and preaching thesermon. On March 11, 1891, the complete organiza-tion of the congregation was effected. During the summer of 1891 Mr. Ernest M. Grahn,student at the Philadelphia Seminary, regularly sup-plied the congregation. The corner-stone of the chapel, the first building ofthe congregation, was laid August 30, 1891, by Rev, Smith, who also preached the sermon, being assist-ed in the service by Rev. Jacob Neff and Mr. ErnestM. Grahn. The dedicatory s
. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. as held January 51890. The first congregational service was held March2, 1890, Rev. Jacob Neff officiating and preaching thesermon. On March 11, 1891, the complete organiza-tion of the congregation was effected. During the summer of 1891 Mr. Ernest M. Grahn,student at the Philadelphia Seminary, regularly sup-plied the congregation. The corner-stone of the chapel, the first building ofthe congregation, was laid August 30, 1891, by Rev, Smith, who also preached the sermon, being assist-ed in the service by Rev. Jacob Neff and Mr. ErnestM. Grahn. The dedicatory services of the completed chapelwere held in the afternoon of May 8, 1892. Rev. Smith, president of the Eirst District Conference,performed the act of consecration. The dedicatorysermon was preached by Rev. Prof. M. H. Richards,, of Muhlenberg College, Allentown. At this ser-vice the building committee reported a surplus in thetreasury after paying all bills incidental to the erectionand completion of the chapel. 198. GRACE, ROYERSFORD NORRISTOWN CONFERENCE 199 June 19, 1892, the congregation elected as their pas-tor Rev. J. H. Neiman. His installation took placeSunday afternoon, October 8, 1892, Rev. Jacob Neffofficiating, and Rev. E. T. Kretschmann preaching thesermon. The pastorate of Rev. J. H. Neiman terminated Sep-tember 1, 1898. On August 6, 1899, the Rev. J. Fred-erick Kramlich, of Kutztown, Pa. (a graduate of theLutheran Seminary, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, class of1899), the newly elected pastor, preached his introduc-tory sermon. The installation service was held Sun-day morning, August 13, Rev. J. H. Waidelich, presi-dent of the Norristown Conference, delivering thecharge to the congregation and performing the act ofinstallation and Rev. S. L. Harkey, , deliveringthe charge to the pastor. Because of the inadequacy of the chapel to meet therequirements of the rapidly increasing membership ofthe congregation, it was decided at a congregationalmeeting held in
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