The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . o someoutside or higher authority; above all, per-haps, their quiet, confiding disposition, quietin comparison with the ways of some of themore aggressive, self-asserting classes of peo-ple with whom they were brought in competi-tion. We gather the following from subse-quent pages of the work: It is only just to say that to all that hasgone to build up Pennsylvania, to enlarge herwealth, to develop her resources, to increaseher good
The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . o someoutside or higher authority; above all, per-haps, their quiet, confiding disposition, quietin comparison with the ways of some of themore aggressive, self-asserting classes of peo-ple with whom they were brought in competi-tion. We gather the following from subse-quent pages of the work: It is only just to say that to all that hasgone to build up Pennsylvania, to enlarge herwealth, to develop her resources, to increaseher good government, from the first, the Ger-man element has contributed a full citizens can. not be found in any nationon the face of the globe. The outline that isto follow of what was done for education bythe ditTerent churches in the early days will gofar to prove them worthy of the words ofcommendation thus freely accorded them. . One who has carefully examined all the oldrecords relating to the subject. Rev. , says, stating of the Lutheran con-gregations wliat is equally true oi the Reform-ed: Each ecMigregation formed in Pennsyl-. vania established a congregational hool alongside of the church, at the earliest pos-sible period after its formation. This is arule so absolute as scarcely to have an excep- rUOF. CHARLLS RUDY, Founder of the Association Internationale des Pro- fesseura In Paris (See full sketch la The Peunsylvanla-German, Jan., 1903) tion. Even before a pastor could be obiaineJa school was built, and the schoolmaster con-ducted Sunday-service and read a sermon.** . From the coming oi Muhlenberg and Schlat-ter to the breaking out oi the RevolutionaryWar, the German population increased withgreat rapidity, spreading out into all of whatare now known as the original German coun-ties, and everywhere making themselves pros-perous by industry and economy. As the oldcongregations grew stronger and new oneswere formed, churches and sch-jolhouses ^ver
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