. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . Noll, Rev. FrederickFox, and Rev. H. A. Friedell. At the present time,June, 1883, the congregation is without a pastor, having deceased in the early part of this yearwhile pastor of the church. Rev. George W. Snyder,pastor of the Second Reformed Church, has been, a lot on Fourth Street, between Market and ChestnutStreets, and erected thereon a handsome brick building committee to which the erection of thisedifice was intrusted was appointed Jan. 26,18
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . Noll, Rev. FrederickFox, and Rev. H. A. Friedell. At the present time,June, 1883, the congregation is without a pastor, having deceased in the early part of this yearwhile pastor of the church. Rev. George W. Snyder,pastor of the Second Reformed Church, has been, a lot on Fourth Street, between Market and ChestnutStreets, and erected thereon a handsome brick building committee to which the erection of thisedifice was intrusted was appointed Jan. 26,1814, andconsisted of Christian Kunkel, George Youse, GeorgeZiegler, John Shoch, and Christian Stahl. Plans andspecifications having been presented, this committeemade a contract on Feb. 14, 1814, with Stephen Hillsfor the construction of the building. The corner-stonewas laid on June 22, 1814, at which time the follow-ing ministers were present: Revs. George Schmucker,of Yorktown ; George Lochman, of Lebanon ; Hein-drich Danhoif, of Jonestown: W. G. Ernst, of Mari-etta ; and J. P. Hecht, of Carlisle. An immense con-. siiiwffl FIRST CHURCH. since the death of Rev. Friedell, preaching to theZwingle congregation every Sabbath afternoon. Thefounders of this congregation were John Henry Blu-menstein, Br., George Blumenstein, Conrad Blumen-stein, Christopher Nolde, George Rettburg, LudwigOrth, Stephen Kohler, George Kohler, William Strei-nung, Christian Sturtz, John Nolde, Conrad Nolde,George Bachman, Henry Fuhrer, and Daniel Deckel. LUTHERAN CHURCHES. First or Zions Church.—Up to 1814 the Lu-theran congregation in Harrisburg worshiped withtheir German Reformed brethren in the church which,as elsewhere stated, the two congregations had erectedfor their joint use. In 1814 the Lutherans purchased course of people was in attendance. After repeatedand earnest appeals for assistance to sister congrega-tions, the church was finally dedicated on Oct. 1,1815. On the forenoon of that day Rev
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