. Early history of the Reformed church in Pennsylvania . lock is nowbeing supplied by Rev. A. J. Bachman. Mr. Tempel-man commenced preaching about the same time asRev. Mr. Boehm, in the year 1725. He did this be-cause the people had no regular minister, and appealedto him, as did others to Mr. Boehm. He preached atmany places in Leb-anon and Lancastercounties. In Juneof 1747 Rev. Mich-ael Schlatter admin-istered the commun-ion at Muddy Creek,Lancaster county, and met Mr. Tem- Mr. rempelmans Home. pelman there. After administering the communionSchlatter asked Tempelman to preach a thanksgivings
. Early history of the Reformed church in Pennsylvania . lock is nowbeing supplied by Rev. A. J. Bachman. Mr. Tempel-man commenced preaching about the same time asRev. Mr. Boehm, in the year 1725. He did this be-cause the people had no regular minister, and appealedto him, as did others to Mr. Boehm. He preached atmany places in Leb-anon and Lancastercounties. In Juneof 1747 Rev. Mich-ael Schlatter admin-istered the commun-ion at Muddy Creek,Lancaster county, and met Mr. Tem- Mr. rempelmans Home. pelman there. After administering the communionSchlatter asked Tempelman to preach a thanksgivingsermon, which he did, and Schlatter was so muchpleased with it that he recommended that Mr. Tempel-man should be ordained. Schlatter wrote to the Fath-ers in Holland for permission, and Mr. Tempelmanwas ordained in 1751, at the age of 59 years, after hehad preached about twenty-six years as a layman. Hecontinued to preach until near his end. In 1757 hebecame blind, but continued to preach in a few churchesand in his own house He had to be led into the. 38 EAELY HISTORY church and into the pulpit. He died about the year1761, at the age of 69 years, and was buried near hishome. The life and work of these two lay preachers,Boehru and Tempelman, are worthy of the highest com-mendation. They did what they could to relieve thegreat spiritual want of the people. They did not enterrashly upon the work of the ministry, but solely becauseof the importunity of the people. OF THE REFORMED CHURCH. 39 7. THE FIRST PASTORAL CHARGE. The oldest Reformed congregation in Pennsylvaniais the one known as Falkner Swamp in the northwest-ernpart of Montgomery county, near the line of dates back to 1720, and is the oldest Reformed con-gregation with a continuous history. The Dutch Reformed preceded the German Re-formed in eastern Pennsylvania. They settled at anearly date iu^Xew Jersey. Some of their peoplecrossed the Delaware river and settled in Bucks coun-ty, Pa., where they organized a Dutc
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