An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . IRemlnlscences 1500 people, it had fifty seats less than were necessary for themembership. He continued to serve the congregation duringthe revolutionary period until May 25, 1779, when he wascalled to Philadelphia. It was during his pastorate in 1778 that his Excellency,Thomas Wharton, Jr., President of the Supreme Executive. Thomas Wharton, Jr. Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, departed thislife and was buried with military honors in Tri
An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . IRemlnlscences 1500 people, it had fifty seats less than were necessary for themembership. He continued to serve the congregation duringthe revolutionary period until May 25, 1779, when he wascalled to Philadelphia. It was during his pastorate in 1778 that his Excellency,Thomas Wharton, Jr., President of the Supreme Executive. Thomas Wharton, Jr. Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, departed thislife and was buried with military honors in Trinity Church,beneath the brick pavement in front of the old pulpit and altar. The Rev. Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg, son of thePatriarch Muhlenberg, was pastor in Philadelphia during themost troublous years of the Revolutionary War. In 1777, hewas compelled to leave the city, the British ha\ing turned hischurch into a hospital. After serving a country charge for afew months, pursuant to a call, he visited Lancaster Jan. i, 14 1780, and took charge of Trinity Church on the 9th day ofMarch. Dr. Muhlenberg was a profound scholar. He could speakLatin, was proficient in Greek and Hebrew, and could preachin five modern tongues. As a theologian, he ranked amongthe ablest in the Lutheran Church in America. He excelledin the natural sciences, especially in botany; and was earlyhonored with the name of the American Linnaeus. Such was
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