. History of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of East Pennsylvania : with brief sketches of its congregations . n that occasion. On October 8 and 9 of the same year thechurch was dedicated, under the name of Emanuels Thomas Leinbach and David Hassinger of the Reformed,and Revs. Daniel Ulrich, Jonathan Ruthrauff, Gottlieb Jeager andWilliam G. Mennig, of the Lutheran church, officiated. Prior to1850, the Reformed congregation withdrew, and located on West 172 EAST PENNSYLVANIA SYNOD. Market street, leaving the church property in the hands of theLutherans. On May 16, 1847, some members
. History of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of East Pennsylvania : with brief sketches of its congregations . n that occasion. On October 8 and 9 of the same year thechurch was dedicated, under the name of Emanuels Thomas Leinbach and David Hassinger of the Reformed,and Revs. Daniel Ulrich, Jonathan Ruthrauff, Gottlieb Jeager andWilliam G. Mennig, of the Lutheran church, officiated. Prior to1850, the Reformed congregation withdrew, and located on West 172 EAST PENNSYLVANIA SYNOD. Market street, leaving the church property in the hands of theLutherans. On May 16, 1847, some members left the pastoral care of G. Mennig and formed The English Lutheran Congrega-tion of Pottsville, under the Rev. Daniel Steck. There wereeleven charter members, as follows: Mrs. Mary Bock, Born, Mrs. Annie Born, Mr. Daniel Heil, Mr. WashingtonL. Heisler, Mrs. Sarah H. Heisler, Miss Barbara A. Heisler, G. Kurtz, Mrs. Sarah A. Kurtz, Mr. John H. Kurtz and Zeru. The congregation worshiped for some time in aframe building on Second street, but in April, 1851, ground was. ENGLISH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, POTTSVILLE, PA. broken for the erection of the present building. Revs. E. Breid-enbaugh and John E. Graeff assisted at the laying of the corner-stone, and Revs. B. Kurtz, D. D., A. C. Wedekind, and E. at the dedication of the completed structure, in the springof 1852. Rev. Steck remained until Nov. 26, 1857. He organized aLadies Mite Society that still exists, received into membership182 persons, but left no other record of official acts. Rev. W. H. Luckenbach was pastor from November 26, 1857, SKETCHES OF CONGREGATIONS. 173 to August 20, 1859. He received 43, baptized 31, officiated at16 weddings and 26 funerals. Rev. S. A. Holman succeeded, from August 23, 1859, to Sep-tember I, 1861. He received 36, baptized 39, officiated at 7weddings. Rev. Philip Willard, of Schuylkill Haven, supplied the congre-gation from June i to October i
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