History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . A statistical study of the years of these pastorates would showa steady increase in membership and in congregational activitiesthat more than demonstrates the wisdom of the three men whosaw the need of another organization of Lutherans in the city. The present pastor took up the work of the pastorate Octo-ber i, 1914, the congregation having been without a pastor forthirteen months, the longest period without a pastor i
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . A statistical study of the years of these pastorates would showa steady increase in membership and in congregational activitiesthat more than demonstrates the wisdom of the three men whosaw the need of another organization of Lutherans in the city. The present pastor took up the work of the pastorate Octo-ber i, 1914, the congregation having been without a pastor forthirteen months, the longest period without a pastor in itshistory. 387 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE The property adjoining the church property was purchasedfrom the Lotz Brothers in 1915, thus making possible suchenlargement of the work as the future may call for. Beginning with the organization of the Fidelity Bible Class,taught by Mrs. Van Ormer, and followed by the reviving of theorganization of the Brotherhood Bible Class, the Bible Schoolhas been gradually completing its organization. All the depart-ments are now organized. Nearly all of the classes in the adultdepartment are enrolled with the great army of Organized Adult. REV. A. E. WAGNER, Bible Classes. The Teen Age Classes are enrolled with theirfellow-workers of the country, and larger things are hoped Brotherhood of the congregation has put the luminouscross upon the church, and its challenge alike to church mem-bers and non-church members is made by day and by night. TheBrotherhood has made possible the Free-to-all Lyceum ministryto the community and the double bowling alley in the basementas a means of recreation and of health ministry. The ChristianEndeavor Society made possible the educational hour, duringwhich worth-while moving pictures are presented free to all whocare to come. The Child Nurture Table Round, with its lec-tures and conferences for persons interested in the nurture ofchildren, and The Young Mens Forum have both won a place388 CHRIST SECOND,
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