. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. d byother Reverend gentlemen. Thechurch was formally dedicated on , 1872, by Bishop J. W. Weaver, andcost for lot and building was $8000,The first pastorVof this church wasRev. J. R. Shearer, who came to MountUnion in 1869 and organized thechurch and remained two yearsSome of Mr. Shearers successors inthis pulpit Avere: J. C. Smith; M. , who remained four years; .Jackson, two years, and A. J. Zeak^In 1882 the membership was 35, andthe value of the church property was$8000. There was then a Sabbath-school connected wi
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. d byother Reverend gentlemen. Thechurch was formally dedicated on , 1872, by Bishop J. W. Weaver, andcost for lot and building was $8000,The first pastorVof this church wasRev. J. R. Shearer, who came to MountUnion in 1869 and organized thechurch and remained two yearsSome of Mr. Shearers successors inthis pulpit Avere: J. C. Smith; M. , who remained four years; .Jackson, two years, and A. J. Zeak^In 1882 the membership was 35, andthe value of the church property was$8000. There was then a Sabbath-school connected with the church, ofwhich A. Brown w^as superintendent. Rev. Maxwell was the last ministei-to preach in the U. B. church. Hewas an influential preacher and metwith much appreciation among hispeople. Often was the Word proclaim-ed from the United Brethren pulpitand though the church building haspassed into oblivion and many of theoriginal members have passed to theGreat Church beyond the influence ofthe United Brethren in Mount Union?will never be se CO Si a> 2S3 THE LUTHERAN CHURCH The members of the Lutheranfaith in Mount Union met in the OddFellcws Hall in Tuesday night, July14. 1903, ond crgaiiized into a church,the fallowing officers being electedfit time: Elders, I. A. Eassett,C. V. Hackman R. J. Faust, Sr.;Deacons: G. B. M. Kepler. W. , Charles Ingwe^s. On the fol-lowing Sabbath morning, July 19,1903, they met in tiie rcom over Sw-ings store, recently vacated by theY. M. C. A., for the organization ofa Sabbath school. For some time, infact until their church on the cornerof Jefferson and Market streets wasready for occupancy, the Lutheranpecple met in this room in the Ew-ing building. The corner -stone forthe First Evangelical Lutheranchurch in Mount Union was laid enSunday afternoon, Sept. 25, exercises were marked by sever-al noted speakers who were herefrom a distance, and at that time aconsiderable sum of money was rais-ed toward th
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