History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . key, W. M. Enfield, Charles Ebbakae, Christian Haer, WillisDuecker, Reuben Johnson, Cornelius Burkholder. In the year1858, the constitution was enlarged by the addition of the fol-lowing by-law for April, 1858, until September 30, 1858: 1. It is required that the conductor shall and will keep thehouse in good order, so that there shall be no misconduct in oroutside of the church. 2. And that he have the privilege toenfo
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . key, W. M. Enfield, Charles Ebbakae, Christian Haer, WillisDuecker, Reuben Johnson, Cornelius Burkholder. In the year1858, the constitution was enlarged by the addition of the fol-lowing by-law for April, 1858, until September 30, 1858: 1. It is required that the conductor shall and will keep thehouse in good order, so that there shall be no misconduct in oroutside of the church. 2. And that he have the privilege toenforce the punishment of the transgressor at any or alltimes. 3. No laughing, no joking, no jumping, no swearing, no 639 SOMERSET CONFERENCE intoxicating drink shall be allowed in the church house or out-side the house from this on and hereafter. If conditions wereas bad as this would indicate there was need of a Sunday schoolsurely. Note is made of a spelling class, in this early period, taught byJohn Hochstetler. As the people were largely German, or spokeSomerset County Dutch, he likely had plenty of work for hisclass. Under Rev. M. L. Young the preaching services first. DANIEL JOHNSON, DIED MARCH 28, 1896, AGED 83 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, 8 DAYS. DELEGATE TO SYNOD OF 1869 MRS. MARY JOHNSON, DIED JULY 2, 1893, AGED 84 YEARS, I MONTH, 24 DAYS. A CHARTER MEMBKR became entirely English. The earliest separate congregationalreport to Synod (1862) gives rive teachers and twenty-five schol-ars to this school. It was a summer Sunday school until 1911,reorganizing any time from May to July, and closing in Sep-tember. Under the superintendency of M. C. Haer it first becameevergreen. The Sunday school and church now conducted640 SAMUELS by the grandchildren of the founders, have had an encouragingdevelopment in every way, and better days are in store for thisgood-hearted people. THE GLADE PASTORATE ROCKWOOD, R. D. Sketches by Rev. P. B. Fasold Samuels Evangelical Lutheran ChurchIn the first churc
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