History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . regation arelost. In Dr. Guistinianis article in the Lutheran Observer ofJuly 9, 1841, he says that he had extended his labors from LittleWills Creek to Buffalo Run, and from thence over Dry Ridge toHermanns Bottom, preaching in different school-houses. Afterservices, June 14 and 15, they decided to build a church. JohnMetzger deeded the ground to the German Reformed with whomthe Lutherans were to have equal rights. It
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . regation arelost. In Dr. Guistinianis article in the Lutheran Observer ofJuly 9, 1841, he says that he had extended his labors from LittleWills Creek to Buffalo Run, and from thence over Dry Ridge toHermanns Bottom, preaching in different school-houses. Afterservices, June 14 and 15, they decided to build a church. JohnMetzger deeded the ground to the German Reformed with whomthe Lutherans were to have equal rights. It was located between344 ST. JAMES Hermanns Bottom and Buffalo Run, on the east side of theBedford and Somerset Pike. Here a stone church, 36 by 40 feet, was built. Air. Metzgerpaid a large part of the cost. Dr. Guistiniani resigned aboutApril 1. [842, and Rev. Reuben Weiser, of Bedford, dedicatedthe church and organized a congregation in the fall of le preached for the congregation until the fall of 1X45. when theSchellsburg charge was formed. About January I, 1846, Daniel S. Altaian became pastor ofthe Schellsburg charge. From this time, until 1858, the ministers. ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. WEST END, PA. who preached at Schellsburg preached here and at Wills 1858 it became part of the West End charge, of which Stufift became pastor about April [. 1851). At fust the Lutherans were stronger than the Reformed, butthey lost greatly by deaths and removals. The union in onechurch became unsatisfactory and to the Lutherans disadvanta-geous. The trustees soon after the resignation of Rev. Joseph , in 1888. sold the interest of the Lutherans to the Reformedfor 850, and the Lutherans were without a place of worship. 345 JUNIATA CONFERENCE Rev. Cyrus G. Focht, supply of the West End charge for thesummer of 1889, preached for the Lutherans in the M. , of Manns Choice. Rev. Ira F. Brame took charge of the West .End pastorate,June 26, 1890
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