History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania . garet Fishburn,Matthew Nealy, Philip Musser, Catharine Musser,Jeremiah Fishburn, Philip U. Fishburn, NancyFishburn, Mary Fishburn, Daniel Undergabler. Bellefonte was originally attached to the Nittanyvalley charge, which included Bellefonte, Zion, Sny-dertown, and Jacksonville. The pastors have beenRev. J. C. Eggers, Jacob Albert, Henry Zeigler, Secrist, J. C. Burkhalter, W. L. H-eisler, and Bright. In 1867 the Bellefonte Church was in alanguishing condition, when Rev. J. A. Hackenbergwas called to be the pastor. He was a man of
History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania . garet Fishburn,Matthew Nealy, Philip Musser, Catharine Musser,Jeremiah Fishburn, Philip U. Fishburn, NancyFishburn, Mary Fishburn, Daniel Undergabler. Bellefonte was originally attached to the Nittanyvalley charge, which included Bellefonte, Zion, Sny-dertown, and Jacksonville. The pastors have beenRev. J. C. Eggers, Jacob Albert, Henry Zeigler, Secrist, J. C. Burkhalter, W. L. H-eisler, and Bright. In 1867 the Bellefonte Church was in alanguishing condition, when Rev. J. A. Hackenbergwas called to be the pastor. He was a man of energyand ambition. Under its eftbxts affairs brightenedand prospered to an amazing extent. In 1869 thesociety sold for seventeen hundred and fifty dollars,to the German Reformed Church, the interest thatthe Lutherans had held in the Linn Street house, andbought of the Protestant Episcop,al Society thechurch edifice and rectory, now the Lutheran Churchproperty. Possession was taken in April, 1869. Thepurchase price was four thousand five hundred dol-. BKLLEFONTE BOROUGH. 2tl lars. Repairs to the extent of fifteen hundred dollarswere put upon the premises, and in February, 1870,tlie church was rededicated. Rev. Mr. Hackenbergssuccessors were Revs. W. H. Lilly, in 1874; W. , in 1877; and S. E. Furst, in 1878. TheChurch Council in 1881 consisted of J. W. Rhoneand Clement Dale as trustees, Henry Beck and FrankStover as deacons, H. Y. Stitzer and George A. Har-baugh as elders. The Sunday-school has an averageattendance of one hundred and two. The superin-tendent is Henry Beck. Bellefonte Baptist Church.—The Baptist Churchof Bellefonte was organized in the old MethodistEpiscopal Church building May 13, 1876. The con-stituent members numbered twelve. They were A. Biggart, F. M. Webb, J. H. Adams, F. PottsGreen, H. Kechler, Mrs. Eliza Wells, Mrs. Worth,Mrs. M. C. Adams, Miss M. R. Adams, Mrs. M. , Miss Adelaide Bailey, Mrs. A. E. first deacons chosen
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