History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . or the congregation on September 27, 1903,at which time the congregation made request for aid from theBoard. The request was granted, and aid was given, beginningDecember 1, 1903, on which date Rev. Theodore L. Crouse becamepastor of the congregation. Without delay the pastor began acanvass for funds to buy a lot for a church. By May 1, 1904, a lot was bought for $1,000, and paid corner-stone of the church was l
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . or the congregation on September 27, 1903,at which time the congregation made request for aid from theBoard. The request was granted, and aid was given, beginningDecember 1, 1903, on which date Rev. Theodore L. Crouse becamepastor of the congregation. Without delay the pastor began acanvass for funds to buy a lot for a church. By May 1, 1904, a lot was bought for $1,000, and paid corner-stone of the church was laid September 25, M. S. Cressman, of Lewistown, delivered the sermon at292 Moixr UNION this service. Rev. Koehler, of the Presbyterian Church, broughtgreetings from the local churches. The offering on this day was The church was dedicated July if). [905. The Rev. A. S. Hart-man, , preached in the morning, Rev. II. R. Heck spoke atthe fellowship meeting in tin- afternoon, and Rev. M. S. Cress-man. , preached in the evening. I he cost of lot and building, exclusive of considerable laborand material donated, was $7,500; $3,700 had been raised hefore. MR. R. J. FAUST,Mt. Union, Pa. the dedication; the balance, exclusive of a $i,oco loan from theBoard of Church Extension, was received in cash or good sub-scriptions on that day. Quite substantia] gifts in decorations and furnishings werereceived from members and friends of the congregation. Those mentioned by the pastor in his account of the dedicationservices are: Windows by Mr. R. J. Faust, Sr., .Mr. [osephDreese, and by the Sunday school of the Lewistown LutheranChurch; the corner-stone and baptismal font by Mr. CharlesStratford, of tin- Methodist Church; the pulpit by Mr. Fleisher, 293 JUNIATA CONFERENCE of Newport; the carpet by the Ladies Aid Society, and the organby Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Faust, Jr., and Mr. Ambrose West, ofPlymouth, Pa. Rev. Crouse resigned October 15, 1906, after having servedthe congrega
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