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Half a year passed by, but no answer to their letters came. Then Jacob van Ostade wrote a second letter on July 2, 1732. Meanwhile four letters arrived, written by Diemer and Rieger in October, 1731, before the Deputies had sent off their own letters. Their principal contents were renewed complaints against Rev. Bohuin, which were ignored, but what astonished the Deputies most was that they "had learned from eller Ryff, that there must be in Pennsylvania as many as 30,000 Reformed communicants. But in these letters the said Diemers writes that there are not 3000. That makes a tremendously great difference."
An extract from the minutes of the South Holland Syno l. hell at Leyden on July 7-17, 1733, continues the history: "Having received no answer to all their former letters to Philadelphia and New York, the Rev.
"The chirography shows it was Rieger. Having no signature. it was hard to decide. The Deputies judged by the signature of one of the accompanying letters.
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Deputies had learned that the son of Arent Hassert was living at Haarlem and that the same had commercial relations with his father, who lives at Philadelphia. Thereupon the Rev. Deputies had, on January 11, 1733. once more written a long letter for information to Philadelphia, which had been sent to Philadelphia by the aforesaid Hassert, Jr. The latter also had sent to the Deputies a communication in writing concerning Pennsylvania* but therein was but little light on ecclesiastical matters and still less [none] concerning the condition of the Palatine churches there."
At last, after waiting a year and a half, three letters from Pennsyl- vinia were laid before the Synod of South Holland, hekdl at Leyden, on July 7-17, 1733. The first, dated March 6, 1733, was from Arent Hassert, the Philadelphia merchant, from which the Deputies learned that he was not Reformed, but a Mennonite. The second was from Con- rad Tempehnann, and the last from Rev. Rieger and Dr. John Diemer, dated March 4, 1733. This letter explained the long delay. It had taken them so long to get accurate information on all questions proposed by the Deputies. It also gave the Deputies the first intimation that the money was still in the hands of Reiff, who not only denied to have re- ceived 2000 fl., but was even unwilling to surrender the 750 A. which he acknowledged to have in his possession. Having received this letter. which conveyed to them such startling information, the Deputies were ordered at their next meeting to "endeavor to obtain knowledge of the funds which were received and collected by Ryff." But on November 24, 1733, they are compelled to report that "they had not been able to find anything anywhere, which would clearly reveal how much money was placed in the hands of the Eller Ryf."
In answering the letter of Rev. Rieger, on December 28, 1733, Deputy' Velingius gave vigorous expression to his feelings. He wrote: "It cannot seem strange to you that we are surprized and astounded with the utmost . indignation over the faithless dealings of Jacob Reiff; and we attribute your late answer to our letters to the delay and act of the said Reiff; also the reason why ours is dispatched later than we desired, is that we gladly wished to comply with your request to send over the itemized account of the moneys handed over to the said Reiff among us, confirmed by anthen- tic proofs. However, hitherto without success and thus far it seems to us impossible to learn this accurately. It seems that Do. Weiss, who ac- companied him in the journey to Holland, can best explain matters, and we doubt not that you have already written to this gentleman about it."
The efforts to discover the exact amount handed over to Reiff were continued, but without any results whatever
In March, 1735, the Deputies heard that Rev. Gotschius, from Zurich, had arrived in Rotterdam with a colony of Swiss emigrants, But
*This corrects our statement on p. 135 of the Historical Notes, where we ought to have said, the report was made by the son of the Philadelphia merchant.
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when they first heard of him, he had already left Holland, and they re- grotted exceedingly not having had the opportunity of coming in contact with him.
No news was received from Pennsylvania till October 31. 1735, when the Deputies had an important conference with Rev. Wilhelmins at Rot- terdam. He handed them a letter sent to him from the Philadelphia congregation, dated February 23, 1734, and "an extract drawn up by Rev. Weiss, from which it appears what moneys were formerly received by the Elder Reiff."
Besides Rev. Wilhelmnius gave them an extended and interesting ar- count of the Pennsylvania churches and furthermore informed them that he had given Goetschius full instructions to inquire into the condition of the Church in Pennsylvania. He also promised to notify the Deputies as soon as he would receive an answer from Goetschius.
But instead of hearing from Getschius the deputies received on May 28, 1736, a letter and report from Rev. Bohm and his consistories. It was the first letter he addressed to the Synodical Deputies, and although it had been written on October 28, 1734, it reached its destination only after a delay of about a year and a half. When the report had been translated and was laid before the Deputies, on June 11, 1736, it was found to be so voluminous that there was not sufficient time to give it the care- ful consideration it deserved. Moreover the minds of the Deputies had been so poisoned against Bohm that they had no confidence in him, and hence all his lengthy and valuable reports were laid aside without careful and praverful consideration. This was the most serious mistake which the Deputies made in our early history and most seriously did they and the churches in Pennsylvania suffer for it.
At the same meeting the announcement was made, more than a year after the event, that no news could be expected from Gutschius, as he had died on his arrival at Philadelphia. Their hopes having thus come to nought, the Deputies wer: compelled to look elsewhere for more infor- mation and a proper medium of communication with the churches of Pennsylvania. About this time Rev. Wilhelmnius called their attention to a young student "who at the request of certain merchants of New Nether- land was qualifying himself to go to Pennsylvania." It was Peter Henry Dorsius. When their attention was first called to him, on November 9. 1735, he was studying at Groningen. In 1736 he went to Leyden and when he had finished his studies, he presented himself before the Deputies on June 11, 1737, offering to supply them with the necessary information, which they gladly accepted, urging him "to transmit a circunstancial and correct report at the earliest opportunity. "
Following the suggestion of the South Holland Synod of 1787, the Deputies prepared a set of questions which they transmitted to Porsius on June 9, 1738, asking him to answer them as speedily as possible. The
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13th and last question read: "Finally (you are asked ) accurately to ascer- tain what has become of the collected moneys and the collection book."
At the same meeting the Deputies received the first letter from Dor- sius, dated March 1, 1738, which gave them additional information about the condition of the Reformed people in Pennsylvania. With this new information the Deputies felt warranted in adopting a new course of action, which promised to lead to the long desired solution of this difficult prob- Jem. It was an appeal to the governor of Pennsylvania. After having obtained the list of the collected money from Rev. Wilhelmius, Deputy Præbsting drew up an appeal to the governor and sent it to Professor Gronovius, of Leyden, a famous Dutch naturalist, and personal friend of James Logan, then lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, to be translated into English, and forwarded by him to the governor. (These letters were published by Rev. Jos. H. Dubbs, D. D., in the Reformed Quarterly Review of 1893, pp. 66-69. )
. A few days afterwards another copy of this appeal was sent to Dr. John Diemer, who, together with Rev. Dorsius, was given a power of attorney to prosecute Reiff. Having accomplished this, they looked con- fidently into the future, hoping that now at last they were nearing the end of this troublesome transaction. But all their hopes were again disappointed.
At first indeed the news from Pennsylvania was more cheerful than usual. On June 7, 1740, a letter of Logan was laid before the Deputies, dated December 13, 1739, which stated "that on account of his illness he had resigned all his offices and dignities, but yet he hoped to have orca- sion and would not decline to serve Mr. Gronovius and particularly the Reverend Synod; his Excellency had been acquainted with Weiss before his departure from the Province, but the other was unknown to him; however he would not neglect to investigate it." But soon the hopeful- ness of the news changed. On March 7, 1741, the Deputies resolve to keep fl. 110 as ready cash to pay "the cost of the lawsuit, which will be conducted in the name of this Synod in Pennsylvania, to foree the falsely called elder Reiff, as a wretched thief, to restore the 2132 fl., collected by him in Holland for which Rev. Mr. Dorsius indeed promises very little hope of success. Rev. Mr. Dorsius and Diemer had handed in a petition about this to the Lord Governor, but had received no reply as yet on March 4, 1740."
On November 18, 1742, Diemer wrote to the Deputies as follows: "I received in the year 1741 [1740?] a letter, which the Rev. Mr. Ernest Probsting, Deputy of the Reverend Synod, wrote at Heusden, under date May 3, 1739, and received besides in the aforesaid year in December, a copy of a special letter to the governor of Pennsylvania under date April 15, 1739, from The Hague, in which was given authority to the Rev. Mr. Dorsius and myself, to prosecute the still pending suit
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against Jacob Reiff, of Schipack, in Pennsylvania, in which an appeal was was made by the Reverend Deputies to the Governor. Immediately on the receipt of the letter aforesaid, I was informed, his Excellency the Governor promised to assist us, but the circumstances of the war between the English and Spanish crowns [1789-1742] have until now prevented such, on account of many special engagements.
"We wished that the matter be brought so far that the goods of the rascal Jacob Reiff be placed in sceurity, until the case be finished. Hith- erto I have paid this suit out of my own money without the least assis- tance from anybody, but this is too difficult for me to continue, inasmuch as I have already spent 250 fl."
The appointment of Diemer to prosecute Reiff was a most unfortunate selection. He was an utterly unreliable man, and we think that Buchm was perfectly right in his judgment when he wrote to Holland: "He is as much or more to blame than Reiff for the deception and loss incurred." It is doubtful whether he ever spent a penny in the case.
New interest was awakened in the Reiff case, when Dorsius himself appeared in Holland and presented himself before the Deputies in Sep- tember, 1743. He was closely questioned about the conditions in Penn- sylvania. He reported that "touching the power of attorney given to him and Dr. Diemer to prosecute Reiff, he had more than once urged Diemer to proceed therewith, but he did not seem to be in a great hurry about it, so that as far as he, Mr. Dorsius, knew, nothing, or at least nothing of any importance, had as yet been accomplished. However, on his jour- ney hither, passing through Philadelphia, he had spoken with said Dr. Dienier, who told him that he had spent in costs about twenty pounds" ($52), a discrepancy of nearly $50 between his letter and his statement to Dorsius !
The appeal to the governor of Pennsylvania, which was expected to end the matter at once, had signally failed because the Deputies had failed to appoint the right man as their representative. The elders of Bohm wrote truly: "If this matter had been entrusted exclusively to our minister, we believe it would be in a different condition."
The efforts of the Deputies came to an end when on March 10, 1744, they received the followed letter from Logan, dated September 17, 1718: "I am much concerned and ashamed about the business relating to the Reverend Synod, for which your friend, Robert Peters, to whom I had referred the business, must in no sense be blamed. I am informed that the debtor is a rogue (guit). Nevertheless he cannot be touched by the Common Court, according to custom, but this must be done by a Higher Court, called the Court of Equity. By certain circumstances the affairs here have been badly managed during seven years, but we have hope that in a short time everything will be put into proper order and every one will be able to secure justice."
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The hopes of the governor and of the Deputies were not fulfilled, for Reiff was not disturbed in the possession and use of the collected money.
V. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE REIFF CASE THROUGH REV. MICHAEL SCHLATTER, 1746-1755.
We now come to the last stage of the Reiff Case, its settlement through Schlatter. That which many minds had been unable to accomplish for many years, he succeeded in doing within a few months. With remark- able energy, noticeable in his whole activity, he pushed this case to a suc- cessful conclusion. His unpublished journal gives us all the details of this transaction and forms an eloquent, though unconscious, tribute to his tact and tenacity of purpose.
On September S, 1746, Schlatter had the first conference with Reiff, who expressed his readiness to make a settlement and only asked for the presence of Rev. Weiss. Schlatter gave him twelve days' time to confer with Weiss and to appoint a day for another meeting. A few days later he received a reply from Reiff to come to his house with Rev. Weiss on September 21.
Continuing the account, Schlatter writes in his journal:
"Being the day appointed by Jacob Reiff for a meeting, I, with Do. Weiss, went to him. As I came into his house he wept and said that I ought to be merciful, in- vestigate the affair well and require from him nothing but what he could give with- ont loss to himself.
"After this he brought forward a multitude of accounts, as
"1. 480 Al., which he claimed to have given to Do. Weiss for his return voyage to Pennsylvania and for books, but Weiss could only remember 340 11.
"2. He showed an itemized account of what he and Do. Weiss had spent in the in the time of six months in Holland for necessaries of living, etc . 700 il.
"3. He declared he had been compelled to make three journeys to Heidelberg for the collecting of money in the name of and by the order of the Reverend Synes, and that at his own expense.
"4. Hle said that those 600 fl., which they were permitted to collect in the city of Amsterdam, had not been received, but that he seenred only about 156 1l.
'5. Brought forward yet a large account of what he deemed he had earned in the course of two years for his trouble, claiming but 10 stnivers Holland money per day (20 conts).
L "So that he came to the conclusion that over and above what he had received, about 100 fl. were still due to him.
"Having seen all this, I gave ima word my resolution, namely that I, in the name of the Reverend Deputies of the Synods, and the Reverend Classis of Amster- dam, of all those 2100 tl., which Reig acknowledged to have received, would be satisfied with 1000 fl., and that this would end the affair once for all.
"I said that it was not unreasonable that those 700 tl., spent by the two of them in the course of six months in Holland, should be approved of; also I would equally credit him with the 400 fl. given to Do. Weiss, but the compensation for his trouble he must find in the interest of the money, which he had been able to use fifteen years for nothing.
"'Tis true, Very Reverend Sirs, that I could have placed the demand higher than 1000 il., but then the affair would have made still less progress than now. . which the sequel shall prove. My sole object was to bring this distasteful transie- tion to a close in kindness. Further I stuck to my resolution and firmly resolved not to depart from it; gave him time for consideration till October 3, on which day he promised me (after consulting with his brothers about it) that he would bring me an answer to Philadelphia.
"October 3. Third Conference with Reiff.
"He, namely, J. Reiff, came on this day according to his promise, to me at Philadelphia, in order, if it were possible, to remove out of the way the contention
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on account of the collected money and completely setthe it. But for two days 1 could not reach an agreement with him or his brother, whom he had brought with him, and other gentlemen who were present, for I insisted upon my point, that is. the demand for 1000 fl. Whichever way I might consider or turn the affair I could not regard it in any other light, than that the amount proposed would be reasonable for Reiff and the churches. October 4, I also made as great an fort as I could to con- clude this affair in love, kindness and without any expenses. Yea, I finally offered to pay 15 pounds out of my own pocket as a means to reach my aim and put an end to this disagreeable transaction and thereby to obtain favor with the Reverend Fathers in Holland and confidence in Pennsylvania, but my efforts were in vain.
"I believe that he would indeed have given 700 or sono il., but he never com- mitted himself. He indeed made me the proposition that he would voluntarily give a present to the Pennsylvania churches, if I left it to him, but surely, I did not dare to risk that. I said he should pay me 900 fl., as for the rest I did not care whether he called it a present or debt.
"At last came the elders of the Philadelphia church and requested me to give over the affair, by way of compromise, to the decision of four impartial men under a bend, and thinking that thereby with a good conscience I could avoid a great re- sponsibility, I induced Reiff thereto with much trouble and cunning and resolved to end the dispute in this manner. Then I immediately arranged it so that the most prominent members of the Philadelphia congregation, opposed to Reiff, pledged themselves to abide by that compromise, so that whichever party would now draw back, must pay 2000 pounds or six times more than the gmm inder dispute.
"October 5. If I had not used this precaution, I would have failed. for Reiff repented the next day and wished to give me the money required of him and end the affair with me. But the elders of Philadelphia, in the hope that Reiff would in condenmed to pay more than 1000 ft., said they would rather let it come to that and stand by the compromise."
The judges were Thomas Lawrence, Richard Peters, Esq., Israel Pemberton, Jr., and John Reynell.
In a postscript to the Journal (dated December 15, 1746), Schlatter adds that because of the ice in the river the letter was detained till March 1, 1747. He continues:
"The transaction with J. Reiff has been brought to an end. I can truly say that I have done my best, and yet I could not get more than 100 Spanish pistoles. [In American money he received £135 Pennsylvania currency, or about $350] which I will hold until I receive your direction concerning them."
Schlatter hoped to settle the case by the following statement in Saur's paper, of June 16, 1747:
"This serves as notice, that no one in the future may take the trouble or be hold enough to insult the brothers Reiff or their families with slanderons words and re- proaches concerning the well known collection, since Mr. Jacob Reiff, in the most honorable and upright manner, immediately after my arrival in this country, con- sented to make a settlement and with the approval of prominent and intelligent men, who with me took the trouble to bring this matter to a conclusion, he has given me entire satisfaction, so that I am well pleased and cannot but regard him as an honest man and a friend. Nor do I doubt that I can justify the outcome of this quarrel before the Very Reverend and Christian Synods of North and South Holland."
This notice, however, did not end the case. The enemies of Schlat- ter persisted in reproaching and accusing him of conniving with Reiff in retaining the larger part of the collected money. Hence the Cietus of 1749 was compelled to give him a resolution of confidence, declaring that he had done his full duty, a resolution which was published in Saur's paper of November 16, 1749. But even this did not quiet his opponents. When Schlatter left for Holland, in February, 1751. Saur, in his paper of February 1, 1751, gave him a parting salute. His long tirade shows that
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he was misinformed and himself misinterpreted many things. With but a hearsay knowledge of the case, he could not do justice to Schlatter.
Finally, after 24 years, the case was concluded at the Coetus of 1755, when Schlatter "presented an entirely satisfactory account of the sum re- maining from Reiff's collection, amounting to 200 guilders, and has promised to pay 100 guilders to the congregation in Germantown, and as much to the church at Schippach."
Holland and Pennsylvania. V.
HOLLAND'S CARE OF THE REFORMED CHURCH IN PENNSYLVANIA. [ Concluded.]
It would be gratifying to follow, from year to year, the record of Holland's generosity to Pennsylvania, as written in the minutes of the Synods of the Netherlands. For more than sixty years this benevolent, Christian work continued.
But the Church was not alone in this noble work. The State appro- priated money for the same purpose. In the printed records of the laws enacted by Edele Groot Mogenden van de Heeren Staaten van Holland en Westvriesland, (the Legislature, ) we find that, August 27, 1751, the sum of two thousand guilders per year was granted for five years for the main- tenance of the Reformed preachers and schoolmasters in Pennsylvania, and for the purebase of necessary books. November 30, 1756, this grant was renewed for three years; November 29, 1759, fifteen hundred guilders per year was granted for two years more; and December 5, 1761, a fur- · ther grant of a thousand guilders per annum was made for two years. "1761, December 5, voor twee jaaren geaccordeert cen duisend guldens ten behoeve van de Gereformeerde Gemeentens in Pensylvanien."
Besides sending money, Bibles and hymm books, the Synods selected ministers, as far as possible, for the Pennsylvania field, and sent them to us. The Dutch are methodical and business-like, and they felt it was most important that a competent clergyman should be found to oversee the congregations organized and to organize others. Gretschy and Dorsius were sent on this mission. These were unfortunate selections. Both were unworthy men. Gretschy scarcely reached the field: Porsius spent but few and unprofitable years in it. After many years of cannet efort by the Holand Church authorities, Schlatter was found and sent. Bohm's Herculean labors during the twenty years prior had firmly established the Church. But now he was worn out. Schlatter was young. He showed executive ability He took the work of Bethmi's hands. A few years later Schlatter went back to Holland and represented the mods of the Pennsylvania churches forcibly and effectively, which enabled the Hol- land Synods to gather a great fund, the interest of which was sent over to support the congregations here.
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The Heidelberg Herald.
One of the conspicuously able congregational monthly publications is that bearing the above title, issued in the interest of Dr. Zartman's church, Nineteenth and Oxford streets, Philadelphia. From it we learn that:
Communion will hereafter be administered to the members in the pews. This method has found favor in the congregation, and will be adopted, in all probability, permanently.
The church has received a legacy of two thousand dollars from the estate of a deceased member. This will be applied to the mortgage, and will be an interest saving of ninety dollars a year.
Uplifting Circle of King's Daughters is one of the useful activities of this church. It has given five baskets of groceries, and some clothing to poor families, since January 1, and magazines have been distributed. A large package of picture cards and copies of children's Sunday-school papers are to go to a missionary in China. The Circle is trying to secure patches for a Scripture quilt to be sent to a hospital.
The Women's Missionary Society of Philadelphia Classis will have its annual meeting here May 15, 1900.
Names of Subscribers to Historical Notes, Volume One.
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INDEX.
A Day at Einsiedeln, 18.
After the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 173.
An Old Case Restated, 129.
A Sorry Showing, 177.
Baird, Henry M., 149, 173.
Bausman, B., 42, 96.
Bechtel, John, H.
Berg, Joseph F., 163.
Berkenstock, Nathan, 178.
Biography of Harbaugh, 162.
Buchm, Anthony William, 3.
Behm, David, 98.
Behin, Rev. John Philip, 3, 98, 102.
Boers, The, 113, 128, 176.
Boys in the Country, 16.
Ballinger, Heinrich, 26.
Burial Ground of Philadelphia Reformed Church, 28.
Business Letter of 1754, A, 61.
Chandler, Rev. Samuel, 85.
Chester County Churches, 38.
Church at Market Square, The, 13, 23, 39, 55, 69.
Church at Philadelphia, The, 120.
Church Building Funds, 74.
Church Officers in 1730, 115.
Colonial Church Builders, 26, 141.
Correspondence at The Hague, 34.
Cort, Cyrus, 38, 52, 91. Davis, P. Scibert, 144. de la Plaine, James, 25.
Dewees, Cornelius and Garnet, 25.
Dewees, William, 23, 148.
Dilbeek, Isaac, 15.
Dotterer, Henry S., Contributions by, 2,
5, 13, 18, 20, 23, 31, 39, 50, 55, 65, 69, 86, 92, 98, 99, 116, 131, 171, 179.
Dual Letter from Wittgenstein, 117.
Dubbs, Rev. Joseph Henry, D. D., L.L. D., 115, 163.
Editorials, 1, 17, 33, 49, 65, 81, 97, 113, 129, 145, 161, 377.
Einsiedeln, 18.
English Schools for Germans in Pennsyl- vania, 85.
Falkner Swamp Reformed Church,-
Founded by Bohm, 57; members in the Revolutionary War, 87; report send to, Holland, So; services held in houses and barns, 106; Schoolmaster Reiff- schneider, 106; its financial ability, 107; signers to Bochni's pamphlet, Ins; a wooden church built, 100; Rev. John Philip Leydich takes charge, 109; church debt paid, 159.
First Quarter Century of Falkner Swamp Reformed Church, 86, 106.
Flight of the Huguenots, The. 111. Frankford Reformed Churchyard, GS. Frankford Reformed Church, 27.
Franklin Square's Dead, 113.
German Reformed Church of Frankford, 27.
German Reformed Church of German- town, The, -Its Beginnings, 13; Isaac Dilbeek, 15; William Dewees, 23; Hen- drick Pannebecker, 25; Rev. Samuel Guldin, 39; a congregation formed, 40; Rev. George Michael Weiss, 41; John Bechtel, 11; a church built in 15:3-11: purchase of Jand on Market Square, 42; Rev, John Philip Bochni's activity, 56; Rev. Mr. Dorsins's report os Hadland, 56; affairs in 1740, 57; 1712 a turbulent year, 57; Rev. John Philip John's statement of 1744, 58: Bochum and Bech- tel compared, 70; names of members in lift. 73; the Whitemarsh congregation is partly merged into the Germantown, 71; Rev. Michael Schiatter canvasses the congregation, 71; members in 172,
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72; the church renovated in 1762, 72; Marriages by Rev. George Wack, 10, 31, chartered in 1771, 73; it plays a part in 48, 53, 90, 104, 125, 143, 159, 170, 150, 195. the Revolution, 73; Washington wor- shipped in it, 73; Rev. Jacob Helfen- Meels, Hans Hendrick:, 26. stein takes the congregation over to the Milton, JJohn, 176. Presbyterians, 73; the spacions and beauteous church edifice of to-day, 74.
German Reformed Church of Philadel- phia, 21, 22, 62.
Girkhausen, 50. Gleams of Light, 97.
Getschy, Maurice, 171.
Gotschy's Colony, 171, 179.
Good, Rev. James I., D. D., 4, 99.
Guldin, Rev. John C., D. D., 4.
Guldin, Rev. Sammel, 39.
Happy Christmas, .1, 114.
Harbaugh, Henry, 16, 122, 162.
Hartranft, Chester D., D. D., 51.
Heidelberg, 131.
Heidelberg Catechism, The, 91.
Heidelberg Herald, The, 198.
Heirloom, An, 115.
Helffenstein, Rov. Samuel, D. D.,
Hillegas, Howard C., 128.
Hiltzheimer, Jacob, 21, 37, 111, 123, 167. Ilinke, Rev. Prof. William J., 2, 81, 115, 177.
Hinke, Rev. Prof. William J., Contribu- tions by, 102, 133, 150, 164, 187.
History of the Reformed Church in the United States, 99.
Holland and Pennsylvania, 18, 52, 47, 83, 120, 137, 158, 174, 197.
Homrighausen, Sebastian and Johannes, 117.
Huguenot Element in Pennsylvania, 163. Huguenot Galley-Slaves, 2, 43, 63, 65, 77. Huguenots, 149.
Huguenots Invited by Penn, 166.
Ill-Starred Collecting Tour, The, 5. Indian Creek Reformed Church, The, 141. Interesting Confirmation, An, 3.
Jordan, Jno. W., Communication by, 95. Kieffer, Henry M., D. D., 176. Knauss, Sebastian Henry, 95. Laux, James Berkeley, 163, 166. Leaders of the Reformation, H5.
Leidy Family Record, 20.
Leydich, Rev. John Philip, 2, 20, 50, 59, 109, 117. Liberal Givers, 131.
Minnich, Michael Reed, Contribution by, 20.
Moerdyke, Rev. P., D. D., 6.
Moody, Dwight L., 115.
Moravian Notes, 95.
Mountains and Men, 96.
Names of Subscribers, 198.
Neisser, Augustine, 95.
Neuchatel, 9S.
New Goshenhoppen Church, 60.
New Gosbenhoppen Parsonage in 1744, 163
North Virginia Church History, S.
Not Properly Pastored, 178.
Old Goshenhoppen CImarch, 26.
Old Race Street Church, 130.
Our Aim, 1.
Overman, Dr. L., Letter from, 110.
Palatinate, The, 163.
Pannebecker, Hendrick, 25.
Philadelphia Reformed Church Records, 123, 167.
Philadelphia Reformed Congregation, 25, 65, 111, 146, 155.
Protest against the Ordination of Rev. Mr. Buchm, 102.
Random Thoughts, 33. 49, 65, 81. 97.
Reed, W. H., Ph. D., M. D., Comummi- cation by, 10, 81, 48, 53, 90, 104. 125, 143, 159, 170, 180, 195.
Reed, W. H., M. D., 2.
Reformed Church Literature, 4, 19. 36. 52, 68, 89, 132, 147.
Reiff, Jacob. 5, 150.
Reiff Case, History of, 1BB, 150, 161, IST. Rey nstock, John, 26.
Revival of Friendship. 145.
Rieger, John Bartholomew, 132.
Saint George's Reformed Church.
Seball. George, 17.
Schneider, Rev. Benjamin, Missionary 81, 147.
Sel:latter, Rev. Michael, 21. Scotch Church in Rotterdam, 62. Self-Denial. 112.
Skippack Church Officers, 150. Stage Route, 95. Stapleton, Rev. . 1., 2.
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Strassburger, Rev. John Andrew, 91, 92. Strassburger, Rev. N. S., D. D., 94. Stumbling Blocks, 161. Successful Church Work, 178. Sunday-school in 1784, 119.
Swiss Shelter to Reformed Beinges, 52 . Tannersville Charge, 132. Ten Heuven, Evert, 25. Thonis, Gosen, 110.
Tiele, Alardas, 52.
Trappe Beformed Church, The, IL
Treasmed Volume, A, 91.
Van Vlecq, Rer. Paulus, JAS.
Vaudois, The, 176.
Wack, Rev. Casper, 10, 115.
Wack, Rev. George, Marriages by, 10, 31, -8, 53, 90, 104, 125, 143, 159, 161, JA), 180, 195.
Weinberger, Miss Minerva, 17.
Weiser, Rev. Dr. Clement Z., SS.
Weiss, Rev. George Michas, 5, 41, 76, 102, 132, 115, 146, 150.
Whiteheld at Skipjack and Faulkner Swamp, S. Whitemarsh Union Church, 4.
Wiest, E. F., 112.
Wolff, B. C., 58.
Young Preacher's Visit, The, 194.
Zurich, 11G. Zwingli, Ulric, 142
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