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1821 .- Chief Burgess, Henry F. Slaymaker; Assistant Burgess, Robert Fullerton.
1822 .- Chief Burgess, Robert Spear; Assistant Burgess, Tassc Vaughen. 1823 .- Chief Burgess, Robert Spear; Assistant Burgess, Eli H. Thomas, 1824 .- Chief Burgess, John Barber; Assistant Burgess, William Lewis,
1825-26,-Chlef Burgess, Robert Spear; Assistant Burgess, William Todd.
1827 .- Chief Burgess, Robert Spear; Assistant Burgess, Jacob Mathiot. 1828 .- Chief Burgess, Robert Spear; Assistant Burgess, George Zeig- ler.
1829 .- Chief Burgess, John Barber; Assistant Burgess, Jacob Mathiot. 1830 .- Chief Burgess, Joseph Cottrell; Assistant Burgess, John Gouter, Jr.
1831 .- Chief Burgess, Joseph Cottrell; Assistant Burgess, John Bar- ber.
1832 .- Chief Burgess, Robert Spear; Assistant Burgess, Michael Way. 1833 .- Chief Burgess, John Arms: Assistant Burgess, John Swartz. 1834 .- Chief Burgess, Robert Spear ; Assistant Burgess, Jonas Rumple. 1835-36 .- Chief Burgess, Robert W. Houston ; Assistant Burgess, John Swartz.
1837-38 .- Chief Burgess, John Arms; Assistant Burgess, John Swartz. 1839 .- Chief Burgess, John Arms; Assistant Burgess, Francis Boggs. 1840 .- Chief Burgess, John Arms; Assistant Burgess, Samuel Mathiot. 1841 .- Chief Burgess, John Arms; Assistant Burgess, Francis Boggs. 1842,-Chief Burgess, Samuel Mathiot ; Assistant Burgess, Francis Bradley.
1843 .- Chief Burgess, Richard Derrick ; Assistant Burgess, Francis Bradley.
1844-45 .- Chief Burgess, Thomas Floyd; Assistant Burgess, Francis Bradley.
1846 .- Chief Burgess, Samuel Grova; Assistant Burgess, George Weaver.
1847 .- Chief Burgess, William Patton ; Assistant Burgess, George Weaver.
1848 -Chief Burgess, James Jordon; Assistant Burgess, Daniel Chal- fant.
1849 .- Chief Burgess, John D. Wright; Assistant Burgess, Nelson .
Sutton.
1850 .- Chief Burgess, George Wolf; Assistant Burgess, Gerhart Brandt.
1551 .- Chief Burgess, Amos S. Green ; Assistant Burgess, Jobo B. Edwards.
1852 .- Chief Burgess, Joho Stewart; Assistant Burgess, Jobo B. Ed- wards. 1853 .- Chief Burgess, Joseph M. Watts; Assistant Burgess, Charles M. Strine.
1854 .- Chief Burgess, Joseph M. Watts; Assistant Burgess, Abraham Myers,
1855 .- Chief Burgess, Joha Finger; Assistant Burgess, Amos S. Green.
1856,-Chief Burgess, Abraham Myers; Assistant Burgess, Michael Clepper.
1857 .- Chief Burgess, Rudolph Williams; Assistant Burgess, Samuel Read. 1858 .- Chief Burgess, Harford Fraley ; Assistant Burgess, John Kippy. 1859 .- Chief Burgess, Thomas J. Bishop; Assistant Burgess, Joseph J. List.
1860 .- Chief Burgess, Samuel Grove ; Assistant Burgess, Jonas Myers. 1861 .- Chief Burgess, Peter Fraley ; Assistant Burgess, Joseph Tyson. 1862 .- Chief Burgess, Peter Fraley; Assistant Burgess, Joho Schros- der.
1863 .- Chief Burgess, Jacob O. Pfabler; Assistant Burgess, John Schroeder.
1804 -Chief Burgess, Rudolph Williams; Assistant Burgess, S. H. De Negre.
1865 .- Chief Burgess, Rudolph Williams; Assistant Burgess, George W. Fry.
1866 .- Chief Burgess, Rudolph Williams; Assistant Burgess, John Shenberger.
In 1866 a new charter was granted, which abolished the office of assistant burgess. The burgesses since then have been as follows :
1867. Jacob Annester. 1874. William B. Faesig.
1868. William McDivitt. 1875-76 Joseph Hinkle.
1869. Jacob Annester. 1877. John A. Jordan.
1870. James Schroeder 1878. S. P. Moderwell.
1871 Jacob S. Streine. 1579. John Shenberger.
1872. Christian Brenneman. 1880, Charles Mellinger.
1873, John Shenberger. [ 1881-83. Jacob Sneath.
Iligh Constable, Market Master, Superintendent of Opera-House, Chris- tian Strawbridge.
Treasurer, First National Bank.
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. Abraham Brenneman, ionkeeper. Curtis Bollock, lumber merchant. Amos Bennet.
Ezekiel Cook, innkeeper. Jonathan Chalfant.
Robert Chalfant, blacksmith.
Benjamin Cummings
Christ. Sensnich, innkeeper. Andrew Seitz, lockmaker. Jacob Sillhart, shoemaker.
Isaac Vaughan, innkeeper.
John Watt, cooper.
John Way, blacksmith.
Joseph Wade.
Henry Welsh, shoemaker. Jacob Witmer, lumber marchaot. Michael May.
Samuel Watt, shoemaker.
Paul Wolf, carpenter.
Henry Quest, cabinet-maker.
Jacob Leitheiser, innkeeper. James Long, carpenter. John Maxton, saddler.
William Hickman, coachmaker. George Mathiot, bricklayer.
Christopher Cortpman, cooper. David Dunlap, teacher.
Amos H. Slaymaker, store-keeper. William Todd.
Samuel Standsbury, schoolmaster.
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HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY.
Borough Regulator, Samuel Wright.
Supervisor, - Thomas.
Council .- A. G. Guiles, president ; John C. Clark, secretary ; Williami Patton, Michael S. Shuman, William 11. Pfahler, Samuel Filbert, George Tille, William H. Hardman.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
1726. John Wright.
1729. Samuel Blunston.
1744. James Wright.
April 10, 1860. John Eddy. David E. Brinner.
1791. John Houston.
1807. Robert Spear.
1811. James Clyde. Israel Floyd.
April 15, 1862 John R. Eberlein. April 14, 1863. James H. Hunter. April, 1865. John W. Houston.
1816. Thomas Floyd,
1825. William P. Beatty.
1835. Michael Streins.
1832. Jacob F. Markly.
April 14, 1840. Thomas Lloyd.
Henry Brimmer.
April 15, 1845. Dr. George Moore. Robert Spear.
April, 1872. Frank Conroy.
April, 1873 S. S. Clair.
April, 1875. B. R. Mayer.
April 9, 1850. Samuel Brooks. J. W. Fisher.
Sammuel Evans. John P. Frank.
April 13, 1853. James H. Ilunter, Samuel Evans.
April, 1881. George Young, Jr. W. Haynes Grier.
April, 1882. John P. Frank.
Meeting-Houses-The Friends, or Quakers .- The pioneer settlers were members of the Society of Friends, and held their meetings for some time after they came in private houses. Their number increas- ing, they built a log meeting-house upon the south side of Union Street, near Lancaster Avenue.
Their first and only speaker was John Wright, Esq. This settlement, composed entirely of Quakers, was the only one that ventured to locate upon the extreme frontier of the province. The heads of these families all entered public life, and mingled a great deal with all classes of people, and hence we find that they were not very strict in discipline, but conducted their meetings in their own way, and for thirty years they persistently refused to ask to come under the jurisdiction of Sadsbury or Lampeter Quarterly or Monthly Meetings. The records of these meetings occasionally make mention of a Wright or a Barber being "read out" for " marrying out," or for being married by a " priest," a term by which they desig- nated a minister regularly ordained, without regard to any particular denomination to which he may have belonged. To their credit be it said that no greater offense was ever charged to them. It often required a great deal of patience and persistence on the part of Friends to induce them to send to these meetings a testimony against themselves for these departures from the discipline of the society. If we follow closely the history of a number of the descendants of these pioneer Quakers, we will find that they wandered much farther away from the time-honored customs of the society. Some of them entered the military service of their country, and others strayed off into the civil service, and some were not averse to the chase and field sports. There are very few, if any, of the many hundred descendants of John Wright and
Robert Barber who are now members of the Society of Friends.
Sadsbury and Tampeter Quarterly Meetings fre quently selected two or more of their leading men to go to the Susquehanna and talk to the Hempfield Friends, and occasionally a public speaker stopped there and preached. But little impression was made upon them until Jan. 1, 1790, when Job Scott, a eel- ebrated Quaker, who came from England, and after an extended tour through the Southern States, along the sea-coast, where he aroused the followers of George Fox to renewed action. On his return he preached at Pipe Creek, Manallen, Huntingdon, Warrington, Newberry, and York, thence to Wright's Ferry, where he remained at the Widow Wright's for several days. He preached a number of times at her house, and awakened a strong feeling among the de- scendants of the pioneer settlers.
In 1799 the Quakers at Columbia made applica- tion to Lampeter Monthly Meeting to hold an "in- dulged meeting" on first and week days.
Samnel Wright, the founder of Columbia, gave the society a lot on Cherry Street, near Third Street, in trust, to build a meeting-house on.
It was not, however, until the year 1810 that the meeting at Columbia was established by "Caln Quar- ter," and in 1812 they were allowed a "preparative meeting."
The present brick meeting-house was erected about the year 1800. (Under the head of schools further notice is made of it. )
There are now living in Columbia but two persons who claim to belong to the Society of Friends. Oc -. casionally Friends from a distance come and hold meetings, but when they are gone the building is closed up, sometimes for a year or more.
The Methodist Church .- On the 13th day of July, 1803, Samuel Wright gave Lot No. 160, as laid down on the plan of "Old Columbia," which was the last number on the "plan," and was situated at the south corner of Alley "K" and Fifth Street, meas- uring forty-seven feet on Fifth Street, and extending along said alley two hundred and thirty feet. This lot was conveyed to the following-named persons : Samuel Goff, Benjamin Wright, John Wright, Christian Herr, Christian Ilerr, Jr., Abraham Herr, David Mussel- man, William Todd, Robert Magill, Thomas Lloyd, Abraham Groff, Owen Bruner, William Torbert, John Boehm, James W. Newcomb, and Isaac Swartzwal- ter, trustees. This lot of ground on the west side of Cherry Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, meas- uring sixty feet front and one hundred feet deep, upon which they desired to erect a Methodist Church. was purchased when every species of property was inflated. A part of the purchase money was paid, and a mortgage was given for the payment of the balance. No building was erected upon this lot, and the congregation continued to worship iu the little frame church in the alley.
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April 10, 1855. David E. Bruner. May 12, 1857. Thomas Welch.
April 13, 1858. Francis H. Ebur. James K. Hunter.
May 3, 1861. Samuel Evans.
Apul, 1866. Morris Clark. Samuel Evans.
April, 1867. Johu Eddy.
April, 1871. Morris Clark. Samuel Evans.
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BOROUGH OF COLUMBIA.
The 'trustees of the Ebenezer meeting-house, for the Methodist Episcopal Church, erected a frame meeting-house upon the rear end of this lot, measur- ing about twenty-five feet front and forty feet long. The pulpit stood at the north end. For thirty years this congregation had no regular pastor. The pulpit was filled occasionally by an itinerant minister, who traveled around the circuit. The trustees named above resided principally in Manor township. They belonged to the circuit. When a four weeks' and six weeks' circuit was established, there were min- isters enough to assign a pastor once a week to each congregation. Sometimes several weeks would inter- vene before the same pastor came to the same con- gregation a second time. (This little frame church building in the alley was purchased by Stephen Smith, who razed it to the ground, and erected another one for the colored Baptists. It was burned down, and a brick one erected in its place, which has been converted into dwellings.)
The membership of this church increased very fast. Their meetings were largely attended, and this little church building in the alley was found entirely inadequate to accommodate them. They were gen- erally poor people or in moderate circumstances, and they were not able to buy a lot in a more desirable part of the town, and erect a larger house, and they found it up-hill work to collect from the public at large.
In the year 1829 Columbia is first mentioned in the minutes of the Methodist Church records. John Go- forth and J. Ledmem were appointed to go to the place.
In 1830 it was a large circuit, and reported two hundred and eighty-two members. Afterwards it was called Strasburg and Columbia Circuit until the year 1835, when it was organized as a station, and Francis Hodson was its first stationed preacher. On the 10th day of August, 1832, Michael Elder and his wife, Charlotte, conveyed to William Todd, James Little, Joseph Cottrell, Abram Bruner, Jacob Mathiot, James Giren, Thomas Lloyd, Abraham Sherrick, and Ilenry Martin, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, forty-eight feet of ground fronting on Cherry Street, and extending north along the east side of Third Street one hundred feet to a twelve-feet wide alley. They erected upon this lot a brick building forty feet fronting on Cherry Street, and extending along Third Street sixty feet, with a basement-room under the en- tire building. A gallery ran around three sides. The pulpit was at the northern end. The building was remodeled and enlarged in 1846 by adding fifteen feet to the northern end. The ceiling of the basement- room was also raised about one foot. In 1851 this church was partially destroyed by fire, and the con- gregation worshiped for a time in Odd-Fellows' Hall. The congregation purchased a lot on the corner of Second and Cherry Streets, upon which they erected a church building in 1852, measuring fifty feet front
on Second Street and seventy-five feet along Cherry Street. Upon the rear end of the lot they built a two-story brick dwelling-house for the sexton.
The following-named members remain of those who belonged to the church when it was first organized as a station in 1833: Abigail Dean, widow of Benjamin . Dean; Samuel Grove, who has been a very active member of this church for fifty years, and has built up a fine circulating library of choice books (he married (second time) Maria, daughter of the late Ephraim Eby (" miller") who is also a member of the church. His first wife was a Miss Stacy, of Stras- burg, in this county) ; Catharine Lightheiser; Pru- dence Suydam, widow of the late Henry Suydam (who was a director of the Columbia National Bank), and daughter of the late James Given, lumber mer- chant.
The present trustees of the church are Abram Bruner, Robert Beecham, Daniel Stape, Jr., J. R. Witmer, John Paine, Henry F. Bruner, Samuel S. Klair, Ephraim Hershey, S. H. Hoffman.
WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY .- Presi- dent, Mrs. Richard W. Humphreys ; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. M. Bletz, Mrs. S. S. Nowlen ; Recording Secre- tary, Mrs. Ella Meiser; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Julia Kauffman, Treasurer, Miss Emma Patton.
LADIES' CHURCH AID SOCIETY .- President, Mrs. Richard W. Humphreys; Secretary, Miss Mary Paine; Treasurer, Mrs. S. J. Bruner. The present membership is something over four hundred and fifty. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. - Superintendent, - Assistant Superintendent, A. G. Guiles; Secretary, S. W. Guiles; Assistant Secretary, F. G. Paine ; Treas- urer, A. C. Bruner ; Chorister, A. Bruner ; Librarians, J. S. Maxton, James Schraeder, I. Annerter.
Cookman Chapel Sunday School .- This chapel. was erected by the Methodist Episcopal Church a few years ago, at the corner of Fifth and Loenst Streets, and is sustained and owned by the mother-church, at the corner of Second and Cherry Streets. The officers are as follows : Superintendent, Simon Cameron May ; First Assistant, J. W. F. Nowlen; Second Assistant, G. W. Paules; Secretary, H. B. Dean; Assistant Sec- retary and Treasurer, William K. Nowlen; Libra- rians, Thomas J. Wright, J. S. Snyder, C. W. Steven- son, I. E. Graybill, Harry Bonson ; Chorister, C. W. Stevenson ; Organist, Mrs. Thomas J. Wright.
The Methodist Church is in a prosperous condition, and the church buildings are free from debt. There have been periods of dissension in the congregation, caused generally by trouble between the pastor and the congregation. The term of service of the former, when this took place, was shortened, and a change of pastors brought harmony again. But for this arrange- ment in the policy of the Methodist Episcopal Church it would have been split in two, and two or more churches would have been erected in the place, and both doubtless would have gone into decay for want of support.
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HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY.
Since 1835 the church has had the following pas- tors: Francis Hodson, 1835; William Roberts, 1836- 37; Elijah Miller, 1838-39; James Cunningham, 1840; James H. McFarland, 1841; Joshua Hum- phries, 1842-43; David Gardner, 1844; William H. Elliot, 1845; Stephen Townsend, 1846; William Barnes, 1847-48; William Urie, 1849-50; William Bishop, 1851-52; Joseph Mason, 1853; William Cooper, 1854; J. W. McCaskey, 1855-56; William Barnes, 1857-58; J. Y. Ashton, 1859; J. Aspril, 1860 ; J. B. Maddox, 1861-62; H. R. Calloway, 1863- 64; William Major, 1865-67; S. H. C. Smith, 1868-70; Robert J. Carson, 1871-73; J. Diekerson, 1874-75 ; Theodore Stevens, 1876-78; Henry Wheeler, 1879- 81; Richard W. Humphries, son of former pastor, 1882-84.
Presbyterian Church .- In the summer of 1803, Revs. Collin McFarquahr and Robert Cathcart preached in Columbia occasionally in the Methodist meeting-house. In September of that year an un- successful effort was made to organize a society and erect a house of worship.
In February, 1806, Rev. Nathaniel Snowden, who had settled in Lancaster, began to preach here statedly every third Sabbath, sometimes in the Meth- odist Church and sometimes in a storehouse or in private houses.
On the 29th of August, 1807, he ordained William P. Beatty, Esq., Moses Montgomery, and James Graham ruling elders, and on the following day administered the sacrament of the Lord's Supper to about twenty-two communicants. Mr. Snowden re- ceived from eighty to one hundred dollars per annum for his services, which continued till 1808.
In the spring of 1809 Rev. William Kerr engaged . for one-fourth of his time, and received about one hundred dollars per year for his services. At his suggestion the following application was, on the 26th of March, 1810, made to the Presbytery of New Castle :
" We, the subscribers, beg leave lo state that a few families of this place, say twelve or fourteen, associated together about four years ago for public worship. This society was organized in due form by Rev. Mr. Snowden. Elders were urdained, and the ordinances have since been occasionally administered,
" We wish to be connected with the Presbyterian Church, and desire, as a congregation, to be taken under your care. That you may grant our request and that our infant society may prosper under your direc- tion ie our earnest prayer.
" WM. P. BEATTY, " MOSES MONTGOMERY, " Elders."
Samuel Wright donated to the congregation for a building-site a lot adjoining the German Church, but this not being deemed suitable, was in October, 1810, sold for three hundred and fifty dollars, and another on the corner of Locust and Fourth Streets purchased for six hundred dollars, and conveyed to the trustees Feb. 9, 1811. The foundation of the church was laid on the 15th of July, 1811, and on the 19th of July; 1812, the house was opened for public worship.
Mr. Kerr became stated supply, and on the 13th of September, 1812, ordained John Hudders. Dr. Hugh MeCorkle, and John McRessick ruling elders. H. censed to supply the church in January, 1814.
In May, 1814, Rev. Stephen Boyer became supplyt and continued to minister to the congregation till 1830, although there does not appear any record of his installation as pastor. It is believed that he preached here on alternate Sabbaths. During a large portion of his term of service he resided at York during the latter part of his term, where he was eut gaged in teaching in addition to his other duties.
The church building when first erected stood back from Locust Street about twenty feet. The pulpit, which was at the Locust Street end, was several feet higher than the present one, and a gallery crossed the rear end. Thirty-six years ago the building was re- modeled and extended to Locust Street; John Fred. Houston was the architect and Michael Clepper the builder. A few years later a Sunday-school and ses- sion-house were erected in the rear of the church, and both that and the church building were enlarged and remodeled a few years since.
The names of the following members appear on the record in the sessions-book from 1808 to 1822, inclu- sive : William P. Beatty and wife, Mrs. Michael Elder, Mrs. Hugh Menough, Daniel McLane and wife, John Menough and wife, William Green, Mrs. Simp- son, John Hudders, John McKissick, Mrs. Sarah Strickler, Mrs. Letitia Ralston, Miss Sallie Roseburg, William Wilson, James Wilson and wife, Archibald Ifudders and wife, Dr. Hugh MeCorkle, Benjamin Worrall and wife, Mary McKissick, Mrs. Bogle, James Bogle, O'Rey Henderson, Samuel C. Mckean and wife, John McKissick, Jr., Mrs. Susan McCulough, James Clyde, Elizabeth Patton, Eleanor Lowry, Mrs. Sarah MeCorkle, Mrs. Amy H. Houston, Cath- erine McKissick, Mary McKissick, Robert Spear, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Mrs. Mary Hendrickson, Henry Martin, Dr. William F. Houston, John Fletcher, Mrs. Susannah Fletcher (his wife), Ann Greenleaf, Hannah Merkle, Sarah Peters, Mrs. Mary Jeffries, Catherine, Rachel, and Joseph Copeland, Joseph Irwin, Mrs. Mary Whitehill, Lydia Exley, Sarah MeKissick, John Jacoby, Mrs. Nancy Slack, Mrs. Mary Gravinger, Eliza Ann McKissick, Mrs. Rebeccal Slaymaker, Henry F. Slaymaker, Elizabeth Morgan, Maria MeLaughlin, John Briggs, Jacob Cling, Mrs. Mussailew Briggs, Elizabeth Keesey, Mrs. Mary Boyd, Cornelius Dysart, Margaret Guy, Mary Har- ris, Mary Smith, Mary Wycke, Joseph Wallace, Su- sannah Dysart, Jane Rody, Jacob Porkopile and wife, Mrs. Jane Vaughan, Mrs. Maria Shipps, Mrs.f Margaret Worrell, Eleanor W. Houston, Mrs. Amelia B. Heise, Mary Stump, Elizabeth Wright, John Sib- bits, Samuel B. Heise, Jane Sibbits, Elizabeth Sib- bits, Elisha Hallowell.
From 1813 to 1827 the following deaths and re- movals of members are recorded : Robert Gamble,
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BOROUGH OF COLUMBIA.
Martin Rohrer, Mary Ann Bogle, Robert Wilson, Aan Elder, Thomas Brooks, Jacob Anthony, James Warden, Warwick Miller, Frances Worrell, Mary Mans, Dolly Montgomery, Henry Mans, Esther Green, John Slaymaker, John Ralston, Martha Atlee, Amos Buckalew, John Eberlein, Jr., Mary Amelia McCorkle, Mrs. Catherine Green, Naney Spear, John Mathiot, Andrew Johnson, Amy H. Houston, Han- nah Merkle, Moses Montgomery, Mrs. Emily Wright, Mrs. Jane MeKean, James Bogle, Ilenry Martin, Lydia Exley, George Gonter, S. E. MeKean, Mrs. Sarah Boyer, Mrs. Mary Smith, Samuel Hassan, Sarah Strickler.
The ministers of the Presbyterian Church since its organization have been as follows : Nathaniel R. Snow- den, stated supply, 1804; Colin McFarquahr, stated supply, 1805; William Kerr, stated supply, 1808-14; Stephen Bowyer, 1814-33; John H. Symmes, 1833-39 ; Robert W. Dunlap, 1841-41; Roger Owen, 1844-50; Ebenezer Erskine, 1851-57; Joseph S. Grimes, 1858- 61; Robert A. Brown, 1864; J. Witherow, John Mc- Coy, George Wells Ely.
In connection with the Presbyterian Church a Sunday-school was established soon after Rev. Stephen Boyer became permanently located in this charge, and John McKissick was chosen its superintendent. Ia the year 1825 there were five male teachers and Beven female teachers; sixty-four male scholars and fifty female scholars.
For the year 1825 the teachers were Samuel B. Heise (living), Henry Connelly, Guilford Claiborne, Thomas Cochran, Mary Stump, C. MeKissick, Mary McKissick, Catharine Stump, Eleanor Houston, Wil- liam Mathiot, John Houston, Elizabeth Sterret, Eliza- beth A. MeKissick, Henrietta Claiborne, Samuel Greenleaf, Christiana Houston, Benjamin Worrall, Daniel MeLane, Daniel J. Snow, John MeKissick, Jr., John R. Beatty, John Stewart, Preston B. Elder, Mary Cochran, Ann Elizabeth Beatty (living), Sarah S. McCorkle, C. G. T. Waggoner, Adam Campbell.
The German Evangelical Lutheran (Salem) Church was organized in the year 1806, and was made up of Germans who resided in Columbia and vicinity. Not being strong enough to build a church alone, they informally agreed to unite with the German Reformed Congregation, which was organ- ized about the same time, and by their united efforts raised funds for the erection of a church in which both congregations were to worship on alternate Sab- baths. In 1807 a brick church was erected on Wal- nut Street between Third and Fourth Streets. This was the second church erected in Columbia (the first one being the Friends' meeting-house). The pulpit was supplied by the pastor of the Lutheran congrega-
been their regular pastor four years prior to this date, and he continued to preach there for more than forty years, until he was compelled from age to relinquish the charge ..
The congregation grew so large that it became necessary to erect a larger church building. In 1860, under the pastorate of Rev. - Darmstaetter, a new church building was ereeted upon the site of the old one, which was torn down. The congregation was divided some years ago, and another church was built. For a few years after the division the old church was weak and few in numbers. The congregation bas gradually increased until it now numbers one hun- dred and twenty-five persons.
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