History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . rch and of the vision of afew members of that congregation. When the pastor of the FirstChurch, the Rev. Henry Baker, at a congregational meeting,asked those members present who thought a second organizationwise to rise, three men arose. They were William Bell, D. and John B. Westley. It was not with these brethren amatter of dissatisfaction with the mother congregation. It wasthe realization of the fact that th
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . rch and of the vision of afew members of that congregation. When the pastor of the FirstChurch, the Rev. Henry Baker, at a congregational meeting,asked those members present who thought a second organizationwise to rise, three men arose. They were William Bell, D. and John B. Westley. It was not with these brethren amatter of dissatisfaction with the mother congregation. It wasthe realization of the fact that the interests of Lutheranismdemanded the establishment of a second congregation. The con- 383 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE viction of these brethren has been abundantly demonstrated tohave been sane. On the evening of July n, 1871, at the home of William Bell,a meeting was held during which a preliminary organization waseffected. At this meeting two committees were appointed, oneto secure a place of meeting for the congregation and the otherto draft a constitution. The committee on a place of meeting procured Bells Hall, onthe corner of Seventh Avenue and Twelfth Street. Here, on. CHRIST S SECOND LUTHERAN CHURCH, ALTOONA, PA. August 13, 1871, the congregation was permanently twenty charter members of the congregation were as follows:Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Ramey, Mr. and Mrs. William Bell, Mrs. John Westley, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stahl, Mr. andMrs. William Stahl, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Houseman, Mr. andMrs. Louis Walton, Mr. and Mrs. James Gardner, Mrs. MatildaFyler, Mrs. Frank Lingenfelter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew first officers of the congregation were: Elders, WilliamBell and John B. Westley; deacons, D. K. Ramey and Lewis CHRIST SECOND, ALTOONA Stahl; treasurer, A. J. Riley. These officers were installed onthe evening of the day of organization, Rev. Henry Baker, ofthe First Church, preaching the sermon and installing the sermon, which immediately
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