. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. s removed,the church building beautified on its interior, the ceme-tery and church surroundings made attractive, theparsonage repaired and conveniences placed in thesame, and $1,800 put on interest as an endowmentfund. Rev. Trafford resigned April 12, 1903, to takeeffect September 15th, having accepted a call of theForeign Mission Board to go to India as a missionary. In July, 1904, Rev. W. E. Wenner, being called,took charge. During this pastorate one of the largestclasses in the history of the church was confirmed, anda Missionary Society was organized. Rev. Wenn
. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. s removed,the church building beautified on its interior, the ceme-tery and church surroundings made attractive, theparsonage repaired and conveniences placed in thesame, and $1,800 put on interest as an endowmentfund. Rev. Trafford resigned April 12, 1903, to takeeffect September 15th, having accepted a call of theForeign Mission Board to go to India as a missionary. In July, 1904, Rev. W. E. Wenner, being called,took charge. During this pastorate one of the largestclasses in the history of the church was confirmed, anda Missionary Society was organized. Rev. Wennerresigned June 12, 1908, to take effect July 1st. August 15, 1908, the Rev. Bernard Repass, havingbeen duly called, assumed charge. He was pastor forover five years, resigning May 28, 1913, to go to Church, Charleston, S. C. The congregation was without a regular pastor forover two years. Rev. E. H. Trafford, pastor of St. Barnabas Luth-eran Church, [Brooklyn, N. Y., was again called, andtook charge May 1, Rev. C. C. Snyder Rev. N. B. Yerger ZIONS, ZION HILL Z IONS Church is located along the Bethlehemroad in the town of Zion Hill, SpringfieldTownship, Bucks County, Pa. The lot upon whichthe church is built was given to the church by Wolfe and his wife. Hannah Wolfe, in theyear 1840. The church has been a union church fromits very beginning, and was incorporated as such onthe ninth of December, The first church building was erected in the year1840, and later, in 1872, it was repaired and reno-vated at a cost of $600. In 1890, after fifty years, theold church was razed and the present brick structureerected at a cost of $4,875. The cornerstone was laidon the twenty-second of June, 1890, and the newchurch was dedicated on Sunday, May 17. 1891. Inthe fall of the year 1902, at the expense of Harwich, the church was frescoed in mem-ory of her deceased husband, Mr. Reuben A. Har-wich. The services for the re-opening of the churchwere
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