An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . e-pairs reported that the large tenor bell was cracked, andtherefore no longer fit for use. It was proposed to have it re-cast, but after negotiations with Naylor and Bros., of Philadel-phia, who at that time had a chime of eight bells in New York,in key of F, weighing 7,705 pounds and cast in Sheffield, Eng-land, an exchange was made, the old bells were taken downand the new ones were hung in their place. On the 20th of November, 1861, Dr. Krotel pr
An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . e-pairs reported that the large tenor bell was cracked, andtherefore no longer fit for use. It was proposed to have it re-cast, but after negotiations with Naylor and Bros., of Philadel-phia, who at that time had a chime of eight bells in New York,in key of F, weighing 7,705 pounds and cast in Sheffield, Eng-land, an exchange was made, the old bells were taken downand the new ones were hung in their place. On the 20th of November, 1861, Dr. Krotel presented hisresignation as pastor of Trinity Church, to accept a call to St. 29 IRemintscences Marks Church, Philadelphia, as the successor of the Porterfield Krauth, D. D. His pastoral labors inTrinity closed with the end of the year. From every point ofview—spiritual development, churchly life, material advance-ment, his pastorate was a remarkable one. On invitation the Rev. F. W. Conrad, of Dayton, Ohio,visited Lancaster and occupied the pulpit of Trinity, January5, 1862. A call was extended to him January 15th and accepted. Frederick W. Conrad, D. D. 1861-1864. ?on the 24th. The third Sunday in March Dr. Conrad enteredupon the duties of his office. These were the dark days of the Civil War—sad days inChurch and State. As a rule, the vestry meetings were briefand without interesting incident. At one time more than threemonths intervened between sessions. There were no greatplans for church development, for the terrible crisis rested like ©ID G:dnlti5 a pall upon our people. There was, it is true, the statedpreaching of the Word, together with the regular routine ofcongregational business, but no reaching out, no aggressiveaction : the times were out of joint. The liturgical service introduced by the former pastor wasradically modified by the new incumbent. The General Synodconvened in Trinity Church, May, 1862. Dr. Conrad resignedFebruary i, 1864, to follow a
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