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Although Old Zion had lost her property by the decision of Justice Sharswood, she went right ahead and purchased a property for a location of a Church and Cemetery.
Law Courts can speak with authority in civil matters, but they have no jurisdiction or binding force in spiritual and ecclesiastical affairs.
While the property went to the General Synod party, the succession of spiritual and ecclesiastical affairs remained with Old Zion.
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Rev. and Mrs. Alonzo Yount
Rev. J. C. Kunzmann, D.D.
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Old Zion has always been true to the fathers from the beginning and she has always cherished the inheritance of historic Lutheranism, the Unaltered Augsburg Confession, and the Symbolical Books, and, hence, is true heir to the inheri- tance of "Herold's, oder Zion's Kirche."
The new church was built in 1884-1885, being dedicated June 14, 1885. Rev. Edmund Belfour, D. D. assisted the pastor. The church is built of brick, 32x64 feet in size and is well finished and furnished. The cost was $8,000.00, which was all provided for.
During the Pastorate of Rev. Kunzman, a good work was done. The congregation recovered from the shock of the division and was more firmly established. In the spring of 1887, Rev. Kunzman resigned Old Zion Congregation in order that it might unite with St. Paul's (Seanor's) to form a parish.
Rev. W. H. Zuber-1887-1894
Rev. William H. Zuber was born July 8, 1859, at College- ville, Montgomery Co., Pa. He received his education at Muehlenberg College and the Seminary at Mt. Airy, Philadel- phia. He was ordained in June, 1887. He has served pastor- ates at the following places: Harold's and Seanor's; St. Paul, Minn. He taught for a number of years in the Greens- burg Seminary and Thiel College, and later served a parish in Chehalis, Washington. During Rev. Zuber's pastorate, a new cemetery was laid out and fenced. During his pastorate, here he also filled a professorship in the Greensburg Seminary. The entire parish increased 20 per cent in membership. Rev. Zuber was faithful and persevering and made a host of friends. He is also noted as a scholar in natural science.
Rev. Jonathan Sarver, D.D .- 1895-1903
Rev. Jonathan Sarver, D.D., was born Nov. 2, 1837, in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. He received his education at Pennsylvania College and the theological
Rev. and Mrs. Alonzo Yount
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Rev. W. H. Zuber
Rev. Jonathan Sarver
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Rev. E. H. Kohn
Rev. Isaac K. Wismer
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Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., and was licensed to preach by the Pittsburg Synod in 1864. He served pastorates at the following places: Zelienople; Leechburg; Mt. Pleasant, Pa .; Hazelton, Kansas; Jewett, Ohio; Beaver Falls; Allegheny; Harold's and Seanor's ; and at Derry, Pa. Dr. Sarver was an eloquent preacher and has been successful in his several pas- torates. He was in the ministry more than fifty years. In later years, though serving no regular pastorate, he still preached as supply in the various congregations. He died in Washington, Pa., 1922. During his pastorate the parsonage at New Stanton was built.
Rev. J. A. Yount-1904-1904
Rev. J. Alonzo Yount was born Dec. 17, 1864, in Cataw- ba, Co., North Carolina. He received his education at Con- cordia College, Conover, North Carolina, and at Lenoir Col- lege, Hickory, North Carolina. He began his pastorate April 17, 1904 and, owing to ill health, resigned Oct. 16, 1904. Rev. Yount endeared himself to the people during his short pas- torate. He resigned to resume his pastorate at Conover, N. Carolina.
Rev. J .O. Glenn-1904-1910
Rev. J. O. Glenn was born Oct. 18, 1862, at Singleton, Winston County, Miss. He received his education at Roanoke College and the Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He was ordained June 3, 1901 by the Ministerium of Pennsylvania, and has served pastorates at the following places: Donegal, Harrold's and Seanor's, Irwin, and Scottdale.
During the pastorate of six years, Rev. Glenn rendered faithful service and was beloved by all. A congregation was organized at New Stanton and a new Church edifice built there.
Rev. E. H. Kohn; Ph.D .- 1911-1913
Rev. E. H. Kohn was born at Little Mountain, New- berry County, South Carolina, Nov. 7, 1863. He graduated
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from Newberry College in 1886. After teaching in Texas and Virginia, he entered the Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He was ordained by the Ministerium of Pennsylvania May 23, 1893.
He has served since ordination at Philadelphia, Pa .; Cherryville, North Carolina 1903-1909; Sumpter 1909-1911; at Harold's-Seanor's 1911-1913, and now is pastor at Mt. Hol- ly, North Carolina.
Rev. Kohn was energetic and did good work during his brief pastorate. A new steam heating plant was installed and other improvements made.
Rev. I. K. Wismer-1913 --
Rev. Isaac K. Wismer was born Sept. 24, 1853, in Bucks County, Pa. He received his education in the Select High School, Philadelphia, the University, and Mt. Airy Seminary. He was ordained in June, 1885, by the Ministerium of Penn- sylvania. He has served pastorates at Dubois, Pa .; Latrobe and Youngstown, Uniontown, and on Oct. 1, 1913, became pastor of the Harrold-Seanor parish. In 1914 the Duplex Envelope System was introduced and in 1915, extensive im- provements were made to the interior of the church and a piano secured.
These improvements make the church more churchly and better adapted to the Lutheran service, an enlarged Sunday school room and an inside stairway make for efficiency and comfort.
The following are the statistics for the church, 1922:
Members enrolled-179.
Sunday School enrollment-150.
Ladies' Mission and Aid Society-32.
The congregation pays its full apportionment to Synod and is liberal toward the general causes of beneficience.
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The Sunday school is noted for the faithful attendance of its members. In fact, in the past, the Sunday school has been a great power of the church.
The church membership, 1922 is as follows :
Members of Old Zion
Allshouse, Etta
Cope, Lucy
Allshouse, George M.
Cope, Ella
Allshouse, Emma
Cope, John H.
Allshouse, Mrs. Alice E.
Cope, Mrs. Edith
Altman, Mrs. Susanna
Eisaman, Solomon
Atcheson, Albert
Eisaman, Lucinda
Atcheson, Hannah
Eisaman, Cyrus D.
Bailey, Mrs. Mary
Eisaman, Agnes
Baughman, Francis J.
Eisaman, Charles H.
Baughman, Annie M.
Eisaman, Cyrus Clark
Baughman, Ward F.
Eisaman, Margaret J.
Baughman, Cyrus F.
Eisaman, Martha Agnes
Baughman, Lydia A.
Eisaman, Ethel Leah
Baughman William J.
Eisaman, William P.
Baughman, Leah C.
Eisaman, Phebe
Baughman, Mary Irene
Eisaman, Robert C.
Baughman, John
Eisaman, Lyda
Baughman, Daniel H.
Eisaman, Mrs. Elizabeth C.
Baughman, Annie
Erickson, Mrs. Sarah A.
Baughman, Lawrence J.
Errett, Mrs. Mary E.
Baughman, Clarence J.
Errett, Mary
Baughman, Mary L.
Errett, Lulu
Baughman, James Luther
Earhart, Mrs. Laura
Benson, Bessie C.
Fischer, Mary
Benson, Arthur
Frye, David W.
Benson, William C.
Frye, Druella
Benson, Emma Martina
Goodlin, Mrs. Elizabeth
Beyer, Charles H.
Haines, Mrs. Myrtle
Beyer, Sadie
Harrold, Albert
Beyer, Dewey
Harrold, Hetty J.
Blank, Mrs. Edna
Harrold, Walter A.
Cope, James E.
Harrold, William Humphrey
Cope, Susan
Harrold Frank M.
Benson, 'Harry G.
Fischer, Carl
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Rev. J. O. Glenn
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Harrold, Mrs. Sarah
Miller, Mrs. Sarah
Harrold, Harry E.
Miller, Mrs. Gertrude Miller, Albert C.
Harrold, Henry O.
Miller, J. Herman
Harrold, Thomas C.
Miller, Celia
Harrold, Lewis P.
Miller, William J.
Harrold, Florence M.
Miller, Mary
Henry, Daniel
Miller, Mrs. Alice T.
Henry, Rachel
Moore, Peter A.
Henry, Jacob
Orczeck, Mrs. Catherine
Henry, Joseph
Orczeck, Cyrus Carl
Henry, Elma
Plischke, Charles
Henry, Thomas A.
Plischke, Mabel
Henry, James W.
Plischke, Mary Dorothy
Henry, Alberta E.
Plischke, Minnie
Henry, Russel E.
Ruff, John G.
Henry, Olive M.
Ruff, Urilla
Henry, Mrs. 'Hannah
Ruff, Samuel, M.
Henry John H.
Ruff, Amanda M.
Henry, May
Ruff, John P.
Henry, Paul F.
Ruff, Sabilla E.
Rosensteel, Mrs. Ethel M.
Sindorf, Mrs. Margaret
Henry, John W.
Snyder, Cyrus A.
Henry, Maria J.
Snyder, Bessie
Herrod, James T.
Steiner, Mrs. Alice
Herrod, Mary
Smeltzer, Mrs. Margaret
Herrod, Lawrence E.
Silvis, Jacob H.
Herrod, Edna O.
Silvis, Anna M.
Herrod, Roy T.
Silvis, Mabel
Herrod, Idella M.
Silvis, John M.
Herrod Edna L.
Silvis, Anna Margaret
Herrod, Irene May
Silvis Charles O.
Silvis, L. V.
Holtzer, Mrs. Lucy
Silvis, Mary Ruth
Holtzer, Kathleen M.
Silvis, Myrtle E.
Holtzer, Garnet Romayne
Silvis, Earl F.
Jordan, Edgar W.
Smeltzer, William
Kaylor, Mrs. Nellie M.
Smeltzer, Lucien
Landis, Mrs. Elizabeth V.
Smeltzer, Anna
McGraw, Mrs. Leah
Smeltzer, Logan
Harrold, Emma J.
Holtzer, Mrs. Alice
Henry, Amos F.
Henry, Bertha
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Stroble, Henry O. Stroble, Francis M.
Wertz, Mirram F.
Wertz, Martha E.
Stroble, William H.
Wineman, Jacob E.
Taylor, Thomas Earl
Wineman, Rebecca
Taylor, Edna L,
Wineman, Mary J.
Truxel, Mrs. Charlotte
Walthour, William W.
Wineman, George Woodward, Mrs. Daniel
Walthour, Archibald
Zundel, Mary Martha
Walthour, Mary
Zundel, Hermie Idella
Walthour, Calvin
Zundel, Albert Martin
Weightman, Mrs. Agnes
Zundel, Emma May
Wertz, Carl S.
Zundel, Martin L.
Wertz, Mary
Zundel, Paul W.
Wertz, C. Luther
Zundel Robert M.
Wertz, Naomi C.
Wertz, David, G.
Zundel, Ray A.
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CHAPTER XIV Our Sister Church
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church emerged from the con- test of the eighties victorious in property rights according to Justice Sharswood's decision. Rev. W. F. Ulery was the last pastor of the united church. Rev. Ulery states the issue as follows: "He resigned in order that Zion's Church and Seanor's might be formed into a new parish, but for the time being, this arrangement was not effected. Not all were ready.
During this vacancy, the disaffected persons invited Rev. A. C. Ehrenfeldt, of the General Synod, to preach for them, and were by him organized as an independent congre- gation. Both congregations now held services in the old stone church. The congregation of our synod had secured an injunction in our courts, under Judge Hunter, against Rev. Ehrenfelt, but an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court and Justice Sharswood reversed the decision of the court below."
We now give the General Synod view as recorded in Dr. Burgess' History of the Pittsburg Synod, General Synod.
"On April 30, 1878, nine days before Rev. Ulery's resigna- tion took effect, the church council addressed a letter to the president of the Pittsburg Synod of the General Synod, ask- ing for a pastor. Rev. A. C. Ehrenfeld, a retired minister of the Allegheny Synod, was secured for them, who served them as a stated supply from July 11, 1880 to Nov. 15, 1882. Rev. P. G. Bell also served them in the same capacity from 1882 to 1883. Three months after Rev. Ehrenfeld took charge, "at a
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regular meeting of the congregation, it was unanimously re- solved to unite with the Pittsburg Synod of the General Synod." This meeting was held October 2, 1880. It was the first time in the history of the old Harold's Church that it had ever regularly united with any synodical body. They pre- ferred to remain independent, fearing, as many of the older members said, "the tyranny of Synod." A few weeks after this action, on the 18th day of October, the party that favored the constitution of Rev. Smith began legal proceedings to dispossess the General Synod party of the church property. The case was tried in the Court of Westmoreland County be- fore Judge Hunter, who decided in favor of the plaintiffs. An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, and Justice Shars- wood, before whom the case was heard, reversed the decision of the lower court and decided that the General Synod party constituted the original historic Harold's Church. The con- gregation continued to worship in the old stone church with the Reformed until July 8, 1884, when a new and beautiful brick church was dedicated some distance west of the old location, on land donated by Daniel Altman." (Compare Chapter 12).
The new church cost about $6,000.00, $3,500.00 of which was paid in cash, and the remainder in labor and material.
The sermons at the dedication were preached by Revs. A. C. Ehrenfeld and Rev. G. W. Leisher. The pastor, Rev. Isaiah Irvine performing the act of consecration.
During Rev. Irvine's pastorate, a lot was purchased from Daniel Altmann for fifty dollars and a commodious and beau- tiful parsonage built at a cost of one thousand dollars.
Rev. J. H. Wright served as pastor from April 1, 1888 to April 1, 1897. He received a salary of $500.00 and par- sonage. It was during his pastorate that the half-interest of the congregation in the old property was sold to the Re- formed, July 30, 1888, for $2,000.00, the money being invested
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for the use of the congregation. The congregation was also chartered January, 1884.
Rev. Charles L. Streamer began his pastorate September 1, 1897, and resigned January 15, 1903, because of ill health. Rev. J. E. F. Hassinger accepted a call and assumed the pastorate June 16, 1903 and served until 1912.
Rev. T. M. Daubenspeck became pastor Oct. 1912 and served until his death, May 28, 1913. Rev. Elmer Kahl served the congregation from 1913 to 1919. Rev. G. L. Courtney became pastor 1919 and served until 1921. Rev. J. L. Marvin of Bittinger, Md., assumed the pastorate in 1921 and continues to serve the congregation.
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CHAPTER XV The Fruitage
Old Zion has now closed one hundred fifty years of or- ganized life, and one hundred fifty-seven years since her members, gathered together in the first rude log cabins, be- gan to pray and plan for her welfare.
During these years, Old Zion has been a constant blessing to thousands of her members. We can count the pastorates and note somewhat of the pastoral labors, but who can count the hundreds of souls, in glory now, who were fed upon the bread of life within this fold.
To the great multitude, from the tiny babe to the aged saint, now sleeping beneath the sod in "God's Acre," Old Zion, with her ministrations of Word and Sacrament, was the only agency that offered to them values that they may still prize.
From her sacred precincts, the aged parson would go forth into the wilds of nature, through heat of summer and cold of winter, and minister to some departing soul. From Old Zion as a center, there went forth the ministrations of the Word and Sacraments throughout the territory west of the Alleghenies. The pastors of Old Zion traveled far and near to settlements in the woods and ministered to them until more ministers were secured and the field divided.
The influence of Old Zion is not, therefore, confined to those who attended services in her sanctuary at Herold's Church. It is interesting to note the large territory covered by this congregation.
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Rev. John Allen Zundel
John Allen Zundel, son of Albert M. and Susannah Baughman Zundel, was born on the Aultman farm. Hempfield Township, West- moreland County, Pennsylvania, February sixth 1854. He was bap- tized by the Rev. G. W. Mechling, on April twenty ninth following. Peter Baughman and his wife Anne Catherina, nee Wentzel, maternal grandparents, were the sponsors. He attended the Harrold's school and the Greensburg Seminary, fitting himself for teaching. After teaching many years in the grade schools of Hempfield Township he returned to the Greensburg Seminary and took the classical course. 'He entered Thiel College at Greenville, Pa., and graduated in 1895.
He then entered the Chicago Lutheran Seminary, and graduated in 1898.
He received a call to the mission at Beaver Falls, Pa. and was ordained in the First Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Pa., May 19, 1898.
After serving at Beaver Falls for about five years he accepted a call to Fargo, North Dakota. Later he served as Field Missionary for Minnesota under the Home Mission Board of the General Council.
He died, at the old Zun- del homestead at 6-10 P. M., September 20, 1910, and was buried in the Old Zion Cemetery, September 23. Twenty ministers and a large concourse of friends attended the funeral.
He was married in 1900, Rev. John Allen Zundel to Miss Sophia Catherine Richter of Beaver Falls, Pa., who with three children; Ruth, Paul, and John, survive him.
His zeal for the Master's cause consumed him. Although he spent but twelve years in the ministry, those twelve years were at the battle-front of Home Missions.
The Master called him while preaching to his congregation in Minneapolis, Minn. He was truly a child of Old Zion's Church, iden- tified with her life and development, giving freely of his time and talent for her welfare and advancement. He loved his church and gave his life for her.
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The center of Protestant influence among the Germans was undoubtedly at Herold's or Zion Church. The early rec- ords contain the names of settlers on the Brush Creek, beyond Harrison City, Greensburg, Mt. Pleasant, and Pleasant Unity, showing that all the German Lutheran settlers were at first embraced within her fold.
Gradually other places of worship were formed; this was determined more likely because of school facilities than for church attendance ; Brush Creek Church was the first, then fol- lowed Pleasant Unity ; Greensburg, First; Indian Head, Good Hope; Kintig's, St. John's; Schwabs, Ruffsdale; Four Mile Run, Donegal; Hoffman's, Hope; Youngstown, St. James ; Yockey's, St. James; Bell Township; Klingensmith's ; Den- mark Manor ; Zehner's, St. Paul's; West Newton, Christ's ; in later times Zion's, Greensburg; Holy Trinity, Jeannette ; Penn, Penn Station ; Unity, Manor ; Zion's, Harrison City ; St. John's Bouquet ; Holy Trinity, Irwin; Salem and Emmanuel's Delmont ; Mt. Zion's and St. Paul's, Donegal ; St. Mark's, New Stanton; Trinity, St. John's and Zion's, Mt. Pleasant; St. Paul's, Scottdale; Bethel, Youngstown, St. Luke's, Young- wood, and St. Matthew's, Hunker; St. Paul's; Holy Trinity, Connellsville; Christ's, Chalk Hill; St. John's New Florence, and Memorial; Smithton, Jacobs, Smithfield, Trinity, Latrobe ; Zion, Cribbs; St. Mark's, Arona, and St. Mark's Jeannette.
There are now forty-six Lutheran congregations upon the territory once embraced in the parish of Old Zion Church. Practically the South East Conference of the Pittsburg Synod. In these congregations are now 15,000 baptized, and 11,000 communicants, served by thirty pastors.
In the larger field, served by the Stecks' and Mechling, at various. times as opportunity presented; on this field, embracing almost the entire western part of the state, except- ing Erie, there are now approximately seventy-five thousand communicant members and about 150,000 baptized members.
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Other influences helped to accomplish this great work, but before Passavant's pastorate in Pittsburg, the elder and younger Stecks were the Bishops of Western Pennsylvania.
While the pastors since Luetge, up to recent times, lived in Greensburg, Old Zion continued to be the principle congre- gation of the parish until about 1880. It is only within the last forty years that she has been surpassed by her daugh- ter, the First Church, and her granddaughter, Zion Church, Greensburg.
The whole history of the church has been missionary. This missionary activity did not consist so much in giving money as in giving self. As congregation after congregation was formed in some portion of the parish territory, the mother church gave her parental blessing until at the present time, her territory is limited and her membership reduced.
Although, in addition to giving territory, she has con- tinually enriched her daughter churches in the cities and towns by the migration of her people, young and old, still she maintains her vigor and activity. In some respects, as in interest in the general work of the church, such as Missions and works of Mercy, she is more interested and active now than ever before. All the good works of the church are remembered at proper times.
Among the young men of the parish who entered the ministry, we note the following :
Revs. Michael J. Steck, Jonas Mechling, Isaac O. P. Baker, G. W. Mechling, Edward L. Baker, Jonathan Sarver, W. F. Ulery, Isaac O. Baker, John A. L. Mench, John A. Zundel, William A. Zundel. So far as we know, only the last two were members of Old Zion Church at Herold's.
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Rev. William Arter Zundel, M.A., B.D.
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CHAPTER XVI
The Sunday School
When the Church Schools were superseded by State con- trolled schools (1820-1830), the fathers were not slow to make some provision for religious instruction under the new order.
In 1828, the Ohio Synod, to which Old Zion then be- longed, adopted the following Sunday school plan and recom- mended that it be announced from the pulpit by every pastor. It shows how the fathers stressed the fundamentals. The plan : "The pastor with the advice of the church council shall appoint a capable person to act as superintendent, and as many male and female teachers as conditions require. (Boys and girls may come to the same school, although lady teachers should instruct the girls).
"When these arrangements have been made, the time and place for beginning the school should be determined, and where at all possible, the pastor, and at least some members of the church council, as well as the parents of the children should be present to lend the work as much gravity and im- portance as possible.
"The pupils should be separated into classes of 8 to 10 members. And here age should not be a determining factor, but the ability and progress of the pupil. Each class should retain its own teacher and it shall not be permitted the teach- er to leave his own class and take up another without the con- sent of the superintendent and the other teachers.
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"The school should be held in the church, school house or some suitable building and, where possible, every Sunday; it should begin at a definite time and continue at least two hours.
"The superintendent and teachers should see to it that Christian order, so necessary to the instruction and edifica- tion of the pupils, be maintained.
"The duties of the superintendent are, among others, the following: To open and close the school with singing and prayer, or at least to see that this is done.
"He shall keep a record of the names of all pupils, giv- ing time of entry and withdrawal and all other data of impor- tance.
"The teachers, male and female, should not remain away from school except from good reasons, and should they be prevented from coming, they shall make it their duty to have a capable person take their place, or at least notify the super- intendent, the teachers shall make it their special duty to see that their pupils learn to spell, commit to memory and get hold of the fundamentals of our precious religion."1
Thus we see there is a gradual development of the Sun- day school idea out of the original parish school. Doubtless this plan was used at Herold's from its adoption by Synod.
The earlier records of the Sunday school have not been preserved.
The first records of a Sunday school preserved to date are from the year 1859, when David A. Altman was elected Superintendent of the Union Sunday School, with George Eisaman and Abraham Altman as assistants. These officers all happened to be Lutherans, and, no doubt were selected because of their scholastic training, as all had been teachers.
After the erection of the new church, 1884-85), on the 29th of March, 1885, the Old Zion Lutheran Sunday school
1History of the Ev. Luth. Joint Synod of Ohio.
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was organized by Henry M. Zundel, who became its first superintendent. The school began with 50 scholars which was soon increased to 79. At the earnest solicitation of the elder members, of both the Lutheran and Reformed Congre-
Henry M. Zundel Sunday School Superintendent, 1885.
gations, this school was reorganized into a Union Sunday school, in the fall, November 15, of the same year. H. M. Zundel continued as Superintendent, with E. E. Wible of the Reformed Church as assistant. It continued as a Union Sun- day school until January 1, 1888, when it was dissolved by a unanimous vote, and on the following Lord's Day the present
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Lutheran Sunday school was organized, with 48 scholars and 17 officers and teachers, with Jno. A. Zundel as superinten- dent.
From the beginning, this school has observed the princi- pal Festivals of the Church Year. Shortly after its begin- ning, during the Union period, an exceptionally good pro- gram was carried out at the Christmas-tide, in connection with which, there was a monster revolving Christmas tree, about 25 feet high, in the Old Stone Church, laden with gifts for the school.
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