Sesqui-centennial, Bethania congregation, 1759-1909 . edlandand Macedonia were two of his earlier pastoralcharges. Friedberg was a larger field for 1877 he became pastor at Bethania, where hecompleted his life work. After his retirementfrom active service he remained in Bethania tillhis death in 1892. He served a number of yearsin the P. E. C. In the time of his Bethania pas-torate he attended for a while to the Mt. Bethelwork. EDWARD S. CROSLAND is the only survivingminister who served in Bethania before the pres-ent pastorate. Leaving the Theological Semi-nary in Bethlehem, Pa., for a
Sesqui-centennial, Bethania congregation, 1759-1909 . edlandand Macedonia were two of his earlier pastoralcharges. Friedberg was a larger field for 1877 he became pastor at Bethania, where hecompleted his life work. After his retirementfrom active service he remained in Bethania tillhis death in 1892. He served a number of yearsin the P. E. C. In the time of his Bethania pas-torate he attended for a while to the Mt. Bethelwork. EDWARD S. CROSLAND is the only survivingminister who served in Bethania before the pres-ent pastorate. Leaving the Theological Semi-nary in Bethlehem, Pa., for active service, hecame in 1892 to Bethania as his first charge fromwhich he removed in 1901 to Calvary, Winston,which he still holds. Alpha Chapel and MizpahChapel stand as monuments of his zeal for thegrowth of Bethania congregation. WALTER GRABS the present pastor formerlyhad charged Friedland, Macedonia, and OakGrove, but gave these up in 1901 to take chargeat Bethania. He serves also at Providence, , and Willow Hill. SESQUI-CENTENNIAL 11. fl^gg^Su^ 11 12 BETHANIA GOV. SAMUEL T. HAUSER, OFHELENA, MONTANA Compiled by his neice, Mrs. Erastus B. Jones, from Pio-neer History of Montana and from various articles thathave from time to time appeared concerning his life. 6 OVERNOR SAM-UEL THOS. HAU-SER, of Helena,Montana, the subject of* this sketch, is the great-^ , great grandson of Martin Hauser, who with the Mo-r , ravian Brethren came toW^m/^i America from Switzer-^%4Hh)fl Br land in 1753, and who is K Jk ? spoken of in the history ^??k^H ^r Moravians in North Car- ;^ olina as neighbor and friend; the great grandson of George the First, theson who came over with his father, and whose pa-triotism was so pronounced that when Cornwallisarmy was in possession of Hausertown (Bethania), hewas seized and carried to the mess room, the sol-diers trying to force him to drink to the health oftheir King. Though a German, he was quick-wittedenough to fall back upon the broken Eng
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