An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . GotthilfiHenry Ernest Muhlenberg, D. his distinction as a scientist, that von Humboldt, onhis visit to this country, sought the Doctors acquaintance. It isno matter of surprise, therefore, to find that Dr. Muhlenberg,shortly after becoming pastor of Trinity, advocated an ad-vanced course of education—a movement which, in 1787, ledto the establishment of Franklin College, of which he was thefirst president. 15 IReminiscences A
An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . GotthilfiHenry Ernest Muhlenberg, D. his distinction as a scientist, that von Humboldt, onhis visit to this country, sought the Doctors acquaintance. It isno matter of surprise, therefore, to find that Dr. Muhlenberg,shortly after becoming pastor of Trinity, advocated an ad-vanced course of education—a movement which, in 1787, ledto the establishment of Franklin College, of which he was thefirst president. 15 IReminiscences An event of special interest during his pastorate was theerection of the magnificent tower and steeple, which makeTrinity one of the most imposing church buildings on this con-tinent. In the fall of 1785, the foundation of the new tower. Trinity Steeple. was laid—its walls seven feet thick and, in places, seventeenfeet deep. In 1786, the masonry was raised to its full heightof eighty-six feet. In 1792, the woodwork was begun; but itwas not finished till 1794. On the 5th of September of that 16 ®ID ^rinits year, the wooden figures representing the four Evangelistswere set up: St. Matthew at the N. East corner, St. Mark atthe S. East, St. Luke at the S. West and St. John at the —thus following the course of the sun from its rising to itssetting. On the 30th of October, the ball, with a capacity ofninety-five gallons, was put into place, and on the 8th of De-cember the painting was finished. The height of the steepleis 195 feet. On the 14th of December, 1799, George Washington died.
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