History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. I, Part 98

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1158

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ZION CHURCH .- In 1874 the East Pennsyl-

vania Conference decided that a congregation should be organized in the northern part of the city of Allentown, and appointed Rev. John Schell as its first pastor. The conference also ap- pointed Rev. Jos. M. Saylor, Rev. John Schell, Rev. C. B. Fliehr, Rev. J. O. Lehr, and Mr. Owen Swartz as a building committee to select a site for a new church and also to superintend its erection.

The corner stone of the new church was laid by Bishop Reuben Yeakel during the summer and the church was dedicated by Rev. Solomon Neitz, on Jan. 24, 1875.

Alfred Bernhart was elected the first super- intendent of the Sunday school.

Rev. John Schell was re-appointed in 1875, but passed from labor to reward during the year.

The first trustees of this congregation were elected in 1875 as follows: Owen Swartz, C. A. Bleim, William Egge, D. M. Kistler and Wil- liam Reichenbach.

The congregation still worships in the same church building. In recent years a fine parson- age was purchased, which is located at 915 Gor- don street.

The following pastors served this congregation in the order named: John Schell, Jesse Laros, B. H. Miller, Joseph Specht, A. W. Warfel, A. A. DeLong, S. B. Brown. .

From the spring of 1891 to October 24th, 1894 the Evangelical Association made no effort to conduct services or to hold Sunday school in this part of the city. Those who had withdrawn from the Evangelical Association retained pos- session of the church property until the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania by its decree on Oct. 21, 1894, returned the property to the members and the pastors properly appointed. So the Evan- gelical Association was virtually compelled to begin anew. During these years Rev. S. T. Leo- pold, who had charge of Ebenezer congregation, also served as the pastor of the scattered mem- bers.

In 1895 Rev. Joseph Specht was again ap- pointed by the Annual Conference. He was fol- lowed by S. A. Zuber, who however was deposed from the ministry during the year. His term was filled out by A. Trauger. Then followed James E. Bean, B. C. Krapp, I. F. Heisler, J. G. M. Swengle, and H. H. Smith, the present pas- tor.

EMAUS.

The Evangelical Association began its work in Emaus in 1839. Rev. Charles Hesser preached the first sermon in the house of Mr. C. Fehr. The village was taken up as a regular appoint- ment on what was then and is still called Lehigh

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circuit. Rev. G. T. Haines was the first regu- lar pastor. The first members uniting with the church were Daniel Keck and wife, Charles Fehr and wife, and George Kemmerer and wife.

The services were held alternately in the homes of the members until 1845, when a small frame church, 30 x 40 feet, was erected. The congregation then numbering eighteen members. The church cost $1,450.00, Father George Kem- merer bearing the larger part of the expense. The church was built during the pastorate of Rev. Francis Hoffman and dedicated by him.

During the pastorate of Rev. J. K. Seyfriet in 1868 there was a great revival and some 60 members were added to the church, among them being: Henry Kemmerer, Conrad Seem, Jacob Erdman, Thomas Leh, Jacob Woodring, Reuben Kemmerer and other prominent citizens of Emaus and vicinity.

In 1873 Emaus was detached from Lehigh cir- cuit and was served as a separate congregation. Rev. Solomon Ely was appointed as its pastor.

During this year the congregation decided to build a new brick church, 40 x 68 feet. The new church cost $6,800.00. The building com- mittee consisted of Henry W. Kemmerer, Con- rad Seem, and Jacob Erdman. However, only the basement of the new church was completed this year. In 1874 the church was finished and dedicated by Rev. Francis Hoffman and Rev. Solomon Neitz.

The congregation was afterwards again at- tached to Lehigh circuit, and has been served by Rev. A. H. Doerstler for the past three years.

SLATINGTON, SLATEDALE AND EMERALD.

In 1857 Rev. George Knerr was appointed to a new mission located in the upper part of Le- high county. He preached at several places in that part of the country lying south of the Blue Ridge without meeting with much success, except at Slatedale. He with other ministers of the Evangelical Association preached in the homes of Frederick Miller, Robert Drakc and John Dor- ward, and also in a school house. Besides Rev. Knerr, Rev. J. Schell, Rev. S. G. Rhoads, Rev. E. Reitz, Rev. Thomas Bowman, and Rev. Jo- seph Steltzer preached in the early years.

The work, however, did not take definite shape until 1859, when a class was organized with William Weiss and John Dorward as leaders. The land on which the present church stands was purchased and a small church build- ing erected, which was dedicated on Dec. 4, 1859, by Rev. John Schell and Rev. Joseph Specht.

Slatedale in its earliest history was connected with Carbon circuit, but in 1867 it was con-

nected with Berlinsville circuit ; was commenced in 1866, and the church was built in 1870, dur- ing the pastorate of Rev. Joseph Steltzer. In 1874 Slatedale and Slatington were constituted a charge by themselves and Rev. Reuben Deisher appointed as the pastor. In the meanwhile an appointment was taken up in Emerald and a church built in that place. In 1901 Slatedale and Emerald were constituted a charge and Slat- ington was served as a distinct charge and W. A. C. Ely was appointed to Slatedale.

The congregation at Slatedale from its earli- est history had a normal growth; however in 1868 a great revival swept over the place and many were added to the Church. The building becoming too small for the worshippers, a new church was erected in 1881. The building com- mittee consisted of Rev. J. C. Bliem, J. H. Stern- er, Alfred Dorward, Levi Paulus, Lewis Roth, Jonas Weiss, Aaron Handwerk and Aaron Peter. The new church was dedicated on Dec. 4, 1881 by Rev. C. K. Fehr, Rev. S. C. Breyfogel and Rev. J. C. Bliem.

CATASAUQUA.

About the year 1836 Evangelical preachers first came into the vicinity of what is now Cata- sauqua, Pa. Rev's M. F. Maize and C. Hes- ser were the first regular itinerants. They were welcomed to the homes of Silas and Henry Yundt, Henry Enock and William Neighly, where they also had permission to preach. Others who served in a local relation were: J. Gross, P. Lehr, L. Sheldon and W. J. Egge. A class was soon organized and in 1848 the first church was built on the Howertown Road, between Union and Wood streets. It was a brick struc- ture, 30 x 38 feet in dimensions, and cost eight hundred dollars, while the lot cost enough more to make the entire cost nearly one thousand dol- lars. The trustees at the time the church was built were: C. G. Schneller, William Neigh- ley, and Henry Yundt. The church society had been organized in 1842, but it had not reached a very promising condition until six years later. The original members were: Henry Yundt and wife, Enock Yundt and wife, Abram Yundt and wife, Joseph Yundt and wife, Valentine Knoll, Matthias Knoll and wife, and Sebastian Knoll. By 1868 the society had received so many acces- sions that its old church was no longer adequate for its accommodation, and the present struc- ture, Emmanuel Evangelical Church, at the cor- ner of Second and Walnut streets, was erected in that year. It is a large brick edifice and cost about $10,000. The building committee was: William Michael, David Tombler, Owen Schwartz, C. G. Schneller and Aaron Klick. A

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parsonage was purchased in 1874. The second church was built under the pastorate of J. O. Lehr. In 1864 Catasauqua was taken from Le- high circuit and made a self-supporting station.

The preachers appointed by conference from the beginning to the time of the division and the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania were: M. F. Maize, C. Hesser, F. Hoffman, D. Berger, G. T. Haines, J. C. Farnsworth, J. Kramer, D. Wieand, Moses Dissinger, Henry Bucks, C. Hummel, C. Meyer, George Knerr, S. G. Rhoads, J. O. Lehr, C. B. Fliehr, Jacob Adams, C. Breyfogel, R. M. Lichtenwalner, B. F. Bohner, H. J. Glick.

UNITED EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

By Rev. W. F. Heil, D.D.

The persons who organized the United Ev- angelical Church were formerly members of the Evangelical Association. Its organization was due to a radical difference of opinion concerning the interpretation of the constitution and polity among the members of the Association.

The founders of the Evangelical Association. were Pennsylvanians, and, while they adopted an episcopal form of church government, they expressed their opposition to a strongly central- ized government by adopting provisions which limited the powers of the General Conference and of the bishops.

The early missionary operations of the Asso- ciation were directed chiefly to the Germans and many of the members gained by these mis- sions were favorable to a more strongly cen- tralized government. In 1863 a tendency to enlarge the powers of the General Conference and the bishops appeared. This enlargement of power was not to be secured by amending the constitution of the church, but by interpreting it. This tendency found little favor in the confer- ences in Pennsylvania. In the General Confer ence of 1883, held in Allentown, Pennsylvania, much attention was given to a controversy be- tween J. J. Esher, D.D., and Rudolph Dubs, D.D., LL.D., two of the bishops of the church. At first the controversy was largely personal, but it soon came to involve the question of authority on the part of the bishops and later that of the General Conference. In their final utterances, the leaders of the Association made the General Conference a body of practically unlimited pow- ers; the bishops were made the interpreters of the law, with power to suspend all who refused to be governed by their interpretation in the in- terval of General Conference sessions; and pas- tors were empowered to remove from member-

ship without trial those whom they deemed guilty of seditious conduct.

In the controversy which continued from 1887 to 1894, the persons who favored the enlarge- ment of the powers of the General Conference and of the ministry, were known as the "Ma- jority," while those who advocated a more demo- cratic policy were named the "Minority." Issues other than those relating to church government were raised, but the "Minority" successfully maintained that the principal question at issue was, whether the simple form of government adopted by the founders of the Association should be preserved or whether it should be superseded by a more strongly centralized polity.

In the annual conference districts where the "Minority" outnumbered the "Majority," the latter organized rival annual conferences. In a number of these districts the conferences were practically unanimous in their support of the "Minority" and the rival conferences included chiefly ministers who did not belong to the active ranks. In the district of the East Pennsylvania Conference, twenty out of one hundred and seven- teen members withdrew and organized another conference. The General Conference of the Association, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1891, recognized the rival annual conferences as legitimate bodies and practically outlawed those who adhered to the "Minority." The latter were in possession of many churches and par- sonages and a large number of suits were in- stituted by the "Majority" to get possession of these. The "Minority" proposed that one or two test cases should be thoroughly tried, agree- ing to be governed in all instances by the decision of the Supreme Court in these cases. The "Ma- jority" declined this proposal, and inaugurated suits in almost every county in which the "Min- ority" was represented. A long period of liti- gation ensued, a case tried in Reading, Pennsyl- vania, under Judge G. A. Endlich, reaching the Supreme Court in 1894. This case was decided in favor of the "Minority" by the lower court, but on appeal was reversed. The Supreme Court decided that the General Conference which represented a majority of the church had the right to determine the questions involved and declined to inquire whether they had been righteously determined. The costs were as- sessed against the properties involved in the liti- gation. The "Minority" in most cases vacated the churches and parsonages held by them and where the "Majority" had no adherents they were put to secular uses.

The calling of the General Conference at Naperville, Illinois, followed the decision of the

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Delegates from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa were pres- ent. The delegates from Pennsylvania repre- sented three annual conferences with a member- ship of 45,000. Of this number more than 36,000 were finally enrolled as members of the United Evangelical ; Church. This General Conference adopted "Articles of Faith," which are in accord with the doctrines set forth and promulgated by the various Methodistic churches; it adopted a polity in which the Gen- eral Conference is limited to such powers as are specifically conferred upon it by the Discipline ; it adopted permanently the itinerant system of stationing preachers; it made the office of bishop chiefly executive and limited the tenure of office to two consecutive terms; it admitted lay dele- gates to the annual and the general conferences ; it granted all persons, in case of accusation, the right to an impartial trial ; and it vested the con- trol of local church property in the congrega- tions which created it. Rudolph Dubs, D.D., LL.D., and W. M. Stanford, D.D., were elect- ed the first bishops; and eight years later they were succeeded by H. B. Hartzler, D.D. and W. F. Heil, D.D. The present bishops are W. H. Fouke, D.D., and U. F. Swengel, D.D.

In 1913 the church included ten annual con- ferences : East Pennsylvania, Central Pennsyl- vania, Pittsburgh, Ohio, Illinois, Des Moines, Northwestern, Platte River, Kansas and Ore- gon Its educational institutions are: Albright College, Myerstown, Pa .; Western Union, Le- Mars, Iowa; Dallas, Dallas, Oregon. A large mission is maintained in the province of Hunan, China. Its Publishing House, located at Har- risburg, Pa., reported at the end of 1912, net re- sources of $133,788.36, a gross business of $136,- 625.41. The annual missionary receipts are $142,021.00. The value of all property ac- quired since 1894 is $5,111,605.00. Fifteen con- gregations are located in Lehigh county. These reported in 1912 as follows: Members, 2,608; Sunday school enrollment, 4,915; church prop- erty, $187,631.00; annual receipts for church purposes, $23,635.00.

ALLENTOWN.

TRINITY U. E. CHURCH .- Trinity United Evangelical church was originally the Salem Church of the Evangelical Association and as such was the oldest Evangelical church at Allen- town. In 1835 it was a part of Lehigh circuit. In 1857 it became a station, with Rev. John Schell as preacher. In 1891, when the division in the Evangelical Association began, a large majority of the members of Salem church adhered to the "Minority," and when they were deprived

of the use of their property by the decision of the court in 1894, the pastor, Rev. F. E. Erdman, called a meeting of the officials, at which the sit- uation was discussed and three committees were appointed, one on location, one on temporary place of worship, and one on organization. A congrega- tional meeting was held on Friday evening, Oct. 5, 1894, at which 275 persons signed a declaration of their allegiance to the new order of things and organized, taking the name "Trinity Evan- gelical Church." A building and finance com- mittee was appointed with instructions to pro- ceed at once to purchase a lot and collect funds. The lot on the corner of Tenth and Chestnut Streets was secured and on October 12th ground was broken, on the 24th the cornerstone was laid by Rev. F. E. Erdman, assisted by Revs. J. D. Woodring and D. S. Stauffer. On April 14th, 1895, Easter Sunday, the first services were held in the chapel and on July 21st, the church was dedicated, Bishop R. Dubs, D.D., officiating. The building, together with the lot, cost $30,- 000.00, of which amount $10,000.00 was raised on the day of dedication. The first trustees of the church were: W. F. Romig, Freeman Hawk, Chas. Shoemaker, Wilson Muschlitz and Theo. F. Knauss. The building committee consisted of Henry Leh, Charles Shoemaker, J. B. Haas, Charles W. Knouse, and W. F. Romig. While the building was in course of erection, the con- gregation worshipped in the High School build- ing, which was readily placed at their service. In 1902 the interior was reconstructed at a cost of $5,000.00. The improvements included the rearrangement of platforms, floors and pews, so that the entire building can be used in connec- tion with one service. A gallery was placed in the lecture room. Wilson partitions were put into all dividing walls, and the entire interior was frescoed. The church will accommodate a thousand people without the use of extra seats. On May 11, 1913, a pipe organ, built by M. P. Moller, of Hagerstown, Md., was dedicated. The present membership is 540, and the enroll- ment of the Sunday school is 913. The pastors since the reorganization were F. E. Erdman, D. A. Medlar, W. F. Heil, J. P. Miller, A. E. Hangen and F. S. Borkey.

BETHANY U. E. CHURCH .- The Bethany United Evangelical Church of Allentown, dates its origin in the year 1868, when, at a session of the East Pennsylvania Conference of the Evan- gelical Association, held in the city of Reading, Pa., under the presidency of Bishop Long, it was decided to establish a third church in the city of Allentown, to be an exclusively English church. The same session of Annual Conference appro-

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priated the sum of $300 towards the support of the new mission for that year, and appointed Rev. S. S. Chubb as its first pastor. Twenty-seven members composed the new congregation.

Immediate steps were taken to erect a house

year 1890 was replaced with the present com- modious structure known as Ebenezer church of the Evangelical Association. W. P. Huber, J. H. Burger, L. H. Mertz, B. K. Weaver, and Levi Long were the building committee. Rev.

TRINITY UNITED EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

of worship. On May 27, 1868, M. B. Schadt, Perry Wanamaker, H. S. Weaver, W. F. Christ- man and George H. Good, were elected as trus- tees, as well as a building committee. A frame building at a nominal cost was erected on Tur- ner street, east of Seventh street, which in the

W. F. Heil dedicated the church, assisted by Rev. J. W. Hoover, the pastor; and Revs. S. S. Chubb and A. Krecker, former pastors of the congregation.

The unfortunate dissension in the Evangelical Association led to civil litigation, upon which

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the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania declared that according to law the property acquired by this congregation which had now grown to about 500 niembers, belonged to the Evangelical As- sociation of North America. Upwards of 400 members felt morally constrained to withdraw (leaving a very small minority of the member- ship in the old building) and they organized the Bethany United Evangelical Church of Allen- town, Pa. This was in the year 1894. The first pastor of the new organization was Rev. J. D. Woodring, D.D. Immediate steps were taken towards the erection of a new church edifice. The present building at the corner of Sixth and Oak streets was built in 1895, at a cost of $40,000. The building committee was: J. H. Burger, L. H. Mertz, W. P. Huber, H. D. Derhamer, B. K. Weaver, Chas. Y. Moyer and M. B. Schadt.

The first board of trustees consisted of J. H. Burger, T. H. Miller, L. H. Mertz, W. J. Wagner, and B. K. Weaver. The present board is: J. H. Burger, Charles Bear, C. W. Laros, E. C. Reinhard, and D. K. Weidner. The fol- lowing served. as pastors to date: Revs. J. D. Woodring, D.D., 1893-1897; C. L. Oswald, 1897-1900 ; J. H. Shirey, 1900-1903 ; C. D. Hu- ber, 1903-1907; E. H. Kistler, 1907-1910; H. H. Smith, 1910-1913, and A. B. Saylor, 1913 -.

The church has enjoyed great prosperity, hav- ing at present a membership of 650, and a Sun- day school of over 1,000 enrolled members, while at the same time it has made material contribu- tions to the formation of a new church in the West End of the city, known as Grace United Evangelical Church.

SEIBERT U. E. CHURCH .- Seibert United Evangelical Church dates its history back to the year 1784. In the spring of that year the East Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical As- sociation located a mission in what was then North Allentown. A church was erected on Liberty street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, known as the Zion Church. Rev. John Schell served as the first pastor. At the end of the sec- ond year the mission reported 96 members. The congregation prospered so that at the end of 1893 the pastor, Rev. C. H. Egge, reported a membership of 199. During the pastorate of Rev. Egge a dissension arose in the Evangelical Association resulting later in the organization of the United Evangelical Church. The large ma- jority of the members of Zion Church adhered to what was known as the "Minority" side, and later as the United Evangelical Church.

Rev. H. D. Shultz was the pastor from 1894 to 1897. These were eventful years. The old

church being lost by a decision of the Supreme Court of the State, given Monday, October I, 1894, it was decided at a congregational meet- ing, Thursday evening, October 4, 1894, to pro- ceed at once. to build a new church. A provi- sional constitution was adopted and the name "Seibert Evangelical Church" chosen. W. P. Moyer having previously secured a lot at Ninth and Liberty streets, it was decided to build on this lot. The Board of Trustees, consisting of W. J. Egge, George Mealey, W. P. Moyer, J. S. Yeakel and Owen S. Swartz, were appointed a building committee. On Monday, October 8, 1894, Susan Swartz and Mary Schaffer turned the first ground in the excavation for the new church. The cornerstone was laid Nov. 11, 1894, by the pastor, assisted by Revs. F. E. Erdman and J. D. Woodring. Watch-night services were conducted in the lower room of the church on Dec. 31, 1894. This room was formally opened for services on Sunday, Jan. 20, 1895. Revs. A. M. Stirk and J. D. Wood- ring preached the sermons. Revival meetings were opened which resulted in a large number of conversions. The parsonage was also erected during these four years. During this pastorate the congregation raised $19,637.64 for all pur- poses. This pastorate closed with 232 members.

The following served as pastors during the years mentioned: Rev. J. M. Rinker, from 1898 to 1902; Rev. A. J. Brunner, from 1902 to 1906; Rev. A. H. Snyder, from 1906 to 1907; Rev. J. S. Heisler, from 1907 to 1911.

At the Annual Congregational meeting in Jan- uary, 1910, it was decided to remodel and en- large the church. A building committee was ap- pointed, consisting of the following members: W. P. Moyer, M. C. Bastian, C. H. Dickert, J. H. Kehler, O. S. Swartz, Emmanuel Rein- hard, Alexander Reinhard and Rev. J. S. Heis- ler.

A large addition, 23 x 75 feet, was built at the east end of the church, giving very much more room for the accommodation of the grow- ing Sunday school and adding 23 feet to the main auditorium.

A fine "Bates and Culley" pipe organ was also installed at an expense of $2,500.00. This organ was the gift of Messrs. W. P. Moyer and M. C. Bastian, who paid half of the ex- pense, and Andrew Carnegie, who donated the other half.

The total expense connected with the remodel- ing and beautifying of the church, amounted to $13,000.00. On Sunday, Jan. 29th, 1911, the church was re-opened with appropriate services. Rev. W. M. Stanford, D.D., officiated at the

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BETHANY CHURCH, ON NORTH SIXTH STREET.

SEIBERT CHURCH, NINTH AND LIBERTY STREETS.

GRACE CHURCH, FIFTEENTH AND TURNER STREETS.

ZION'S CHURCH, SOUTH ALLENTOWN.

FOUR UNITED EVANGELICAL CHURCHES, ALLENTOWN.

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re-opening. The entire expense was provided for, so that to-day the congregation has a prop- erty, including a fine parsonage, valued at $33,000.00, clear of all indebtedness.

At the end of Rev. Heisler's pastorate there were 328 members and a Sunday school enroll- ment of 540.

In the spring of 1911, Rev. E. S. Woodring, A.M., was appointed as pastor. At the end of his second year's pastorate he reported a member- ship of almost 400 and a Sunday school enroll- ment of 775.

GRACE U. E. CHURCH .- Representatives of the various United Evangelical churches of the city considered the growing West End a most favorable section in which to locate a new church, and with that purpose in view secured the piece of ground 120 x 100 feet on the South East corner of Fifteenth and Turner streets in Octo- ber, 1903. Mrs. Annie Huber, a generous mem- ber of Bethany church, gave impetus to the move- ment by donating one-half of the lot. The Will- ing Workers, a society composed of the women of the different congregations, began to gather funds for the mission. The East Pennsylvania Conference of the church endorsed the project and appointed as missionary and pastor, Rev. G. Wes. Marquardt, in March, 1906. A frame chapel, 32 x 56 feet, costing nearly $1,000 was erected and paid for in ten days. The first public service was held March 25, 1906. Permanent organization was effected April 2, 1906, with sev- enty members, and trustees, stewards and Sunday school officers duly elected. At this meeting it was decided to build a permanent chapel and the matter was entrusted to the following committee : Chas. H. Ettinger, chairman; Milton Kline, sec- retary; John Leh, Chas. Zeigenfus, Sr., and G. W. Marquardt. A Finance Committee, consisting of E. J. DeRone, chairman ; C. T. Davis, secre- tary; Thos. E. Miller, treasurer; H. P. W. Muse and Rev. Marquardt was appointed to finance the enterprise. Building operations pro- ceeded with speed and the cornerstone was laid September 23, 1906. The stone chapel, with a seating capacity of 700 and costing $28,000, in- cluding equipment-fully covered by subscrip- tions-was dedicated June 30, 1907. Situated most favorably in a growing territory the church made rapid progress and at this writing has a membership of nearly 300, and a Sunday school enrollment of over 500. It is well organized, doing most effective work in every line of Chris- tian activity and exerts a strong moral and spiritual influence in the western part of the city. Rev. A. W. Cooper is the present pastor.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. I, Part 98

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society Publication date: 1914 Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 1158

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1158