. History of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of East Pennsylvania : with brief sketches of its congregations . services to preach what,so far as the record shows, was the first Lutheran sermon everpreached in Coatesville. A few months afterwards the attentionof the Philadelphia Conference was called to this inviting andseemingly very promising field, and Rev. L. E. Albert, D. D., F. Alleman, D. D., and Rev. M. S. Cressman were sent tospy out the land. Encouraged by the report they brought, theConference appointed Rev. W. H. Steck temporarily as mission-ary to look up the field, and repor
. History of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of East Pennsylvania : with brief sketches of its congregations . services to preach what,so far as the record shows, was the first Lutheran sermon everpreached in Coatesville. A few months afterwards the attentionof the Philadelphia Conference was called to this inviting andseemingly very promising field, and Rev. L. E. Albert, D. D., F. Alleman, D. D., and Rev. M. S. Cressman were sent tospy out the land. Encouraged by the report they brought, theConference appointed Rev. W. H. Steck temporarily as mission-ary to look up the field, and report back to the Conference theprospect, and whether the opportune time had come for organiz- 300 EAST PENNSYLVANIA SYNOD. ing a mission in the new field. After a careful canvass of theterritory, steps were taken to organize at once. The organization was effected June g, 1890. Though number-ing only seventeen, there being among the few some made of thestuff of which Gideons three hundred were made, they decidedto secure a lot and build, their motto being that of other success-ful builders : For we are TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, COATESVILLE, PA. This little determined band proved their faith by their works,and on Sunday, November i, 1891, the corner-stone was laid withappropriate ceremonies. Rev. J. M. Steck, brother of the pastor,preached the sermon, most appropriate and eloquent, to a largeaudience in the Coatesville opera house. Over ^ wasraised on the day of the laying of the corner-stone. The work of building went on encouragingly. Several thousanddollars had been subscribed, the Ladies Aid Society, which hadbeen doing splendid work, had raised about one thousand dollars,the lot had been paid for, and all were fully convinced that thetime had come when Lutheranism would have a local habitationas well as a name in the town of Coatesville. September i, 1890, SKETCHES OF CONGREGATIONS. 301 the Home Mission Board appointed Rev. W. H. Steck as theirregular mi
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