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A tract of ground consisting of one acre and ninety-eight perches on which this building stands was bought March 31, 1881, for $675. On May 27, 1884, twenty-nine perches were secured in addition. Both of these tracts were donated to the congregations by Joseph Stoner. On March 29, 1886, the church bought two acres and two perches addi- tional at a cost of $600, thus making the church property in Mountville to consist of three acres and one hundred twenty- nine perches. On this ground are a cemetery and a sub- stantial dwelling house for the janitor. Sunday School was organized here in 1899. This house together with the Petersburg house are the main lovefeast houses of this congregation.
Manor House .- The name of Herr stands foremost in the history of this house of worship. On April 22, 1751, Abraham Herr bought from the Penns 42412 acres of land in Manor township. Of this tract, Abraham and his wife
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Anna on May 20, 1751, transferred to Jacob Martin, perhaps their son-in-law, 163 acres. This descended to Jacob's son Isaac in 1783. May 3, 1784, Isaac conveyed this land to John Herr, likely a descendant of the original Abraham Herr. John willed this property to his son Abraham as his portion, Abraham being the oldest son of a family of seven children. Abraham still lived in the original log house but built the large limestone house in 1808. His son, Henry Herr, Sr., as early as 1830 had joined the Brethren Church. This was the first break the Brethren made into this old preeminent Mennonite family. Henry Herr, Sr., had married his grandfather's daughter, and it was some time after this event that he and his wife joined the Brethren.
By 1830 John Gerlach, tenant farmer and brother of Elder David Gerlach and also a member of the Brethren Church, lived in this neighborhood. Whether statements by him set Henry Herr to thinking and reading, we know not; but think and read he did, with the result that he be- came a member. David Gerlach, Christian Longenecker and John Newcomer were the first preachers of the Brethren in this section. Preaching services were held in the home of Henry Herr as early as 1835. Other families from this strong Mennonite region to join us were the Witmers, Lefevers, Shenks, Brennemans, and Neffs. Tobias Herr was the only minister elected from this section, and Henry Herr, Jr., and Benjamin Brenneman the only deacons.
April 1, 1876, Henry H. Herr, Jr., transferred for one dollar to Benjamin Musser and Tobias H. Herr, trustees for the Brethren, one acre and one hundred and thirty-three perches of land for the erection of a house of worship and for a cemetery. The Manor church-house was built the same year, being a brick structure, 36 × 40 ft.
A Sunday School was organized here in 1910. Henry M. Herr, son of Elder Tobias Herr, was superintendent con- tinuously to 1914. Henry Gerlach succeeds him.
The old Herr homestead descended to Elizabeth Herr Brenneman, now the widow of Deacon Benjamin Brenne- man. She recently sold it to Ephraim Gerlach, a Mennonite, whose father Daniel was a member of the Brethren Church.
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The Brethren of Manor, however, do not believe that this has cut them off from Heaven's blessings and are ready to push forward with undiminished faith.
Salunga House .- When Bro. John H. Herr and wife moved to Salunga in 1870, there was only one member living here, a sister Mary Ann Hoofstetter who, however, moved away about this time. She had a brother David in Pittsburgh, Pa., who manufactured Hostetter's Bitters, a product made by his father in Salunga. The son became very wealthy. The Hostetter burial ground was located back of the present Salunga church house. The wealthy son offered to give five hundred dollars to the congregation which would build a meeting-house here and keep up the burial ground.
Prayer meetings well attended were held in the home of Brother and Sister Herr who were anxious for Brethren to preach there. Elder Henry Light promised them services if they would open their house for this purpose. Brother Light preached about a week to a crowded house and several united with the church.
Brother Herr was now instructed to buy an acre of land adjoining the Hostetter cemetery which was transferred to the Brethren's trustees April 1, 1887, for $600. John H. Herr, elected a deacon in 1883, was one of these trustees. Mr. Hostetter not only gave his five hundred dollars but also donated to the church in addition the strip of ground on which the sheds stand. Later, another small strip of land was added to the Salunga property.
The house was built in 1887 at a cost of $3,000. It is a frame structure, 40 X 50 ft., and is arranged for lovefeasts. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Elder William Hertzler, December 12, 1887. Sunday School was organ- ized here in 1908 with Bro. Amos Hiestand as superin- tendent, who is still serving the church in this capacity. The average attendance at the Sunday School is seventy- five. At present twenty-four members live in this village and ten members live in Landisville.
Although this congregation has four Sunday Schools, it has as yet no Christian Workers' organizations.
D. C. REBER.
CHAPTER IV.
FAIRVIEW CHURCH.
Fairview Church, one of the four divisions of the former Chiques Church, was organized June 9, 1902. Elder Hiram Gibble was elected Elder in charge. Other ministers were : C. C. Madeira, second degree, and S. B. Fahnestock, first degree. There were no deacons. The membership numbered 131. In the same year, H. B. Gibble and J. B. Brubaker were elected deacons.
1903. Herman Balmer was elected deacon.
1905. S. B. Fahnestock was advanced to second degree of ministry.
1906. J. B. Brubaker was elected minister, and J. B. Kolp and Elmer Heisey deacons.
1910. Allen G. Baker was elected minister.
In 1912, George Weaver, a minister, moved here from Ephrata.
On August 28, 1913, S. B. Fahnestock was ordained an Elder.
There is only one meeting house in this district, known as: Fairview, built in 1894, and originally arranged for love- feast occasions.
A Sunday School was organized here in 1904.
The officers now in Fairview Church are: Elder in charge, Hiram Gibble; ministers, Elder S. B. Fahnestock, John B Brubaker, Geo. Weaver, and A. G. Baker; and deacons, Henry B. Gibble, Herman Balmer, J. B. Kolp, and Elmer Heisey. The present membership is 134.
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WEST GREEN TREE CHURCH.
In 1902, a part of former Chiques Church was organized with a membership of 210, as West Green Tree Church. The officers at that time were: S. R Zug, Elder, D. M. Eshleman, second degree minister ; deacons : D. R. Forney, and Eli B Brubaker. In the same year, in September, an election was held for a minister and a deacon. The result was a tie between Hiram E. Kaylor and S. S Shearer, when both were installed as ministers and Abraham L. Frey as deacon. In 1906 N. W. Eshelman, in 1907 H. S. Eshel- man, and in 1912 Allen Ober, were elected deacons. In 19II, Nathan Martin brought his letter here from Eliza- bethtown as a minister in the first degree. In 1910 A. L. Frey, a deacon, was granted a certificate and moved to Elizabethtown. D. M. Eshleman was ordained in 1905, September 5. In 1912, August 17, N. W. Eshelman was elected a minister, and W. S. Longenecker a deacon.
Advancements of ministers to the second degree of the ministry were made as follows: September 5, 1905, Hiram E. Kaylor and S. S. Shearer; March 7, 1911, Nathan Martin.
The first Sunday School in West Green Tree Church was organized at Green Tree House, in 1902, and another in the Rheems House, 1908. The officers of West Green Tree Church now are: D. M. Eshleman, Elder; H. E. Kaylor, S. S. Shearer, and Nathan Martin, ministers in second degree, and N. W. Eshelman, first degree; and deacons : D. R. Forney, E. B. Brubaker, H. S. Eshelman, Allen Ober, and W. S. Longenecker. Membership, 245.
The first meeting-house built in what is now West Green Tree Church was built in 1869, and the next in 1903, at Rheems, both arranged for lovefeast occasions.
In 1912 a meeting-house was bought from the Methodists in Florin.
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ELIZABETHTOWN CHURCH.
Of the beginnings of the Brethren in Elizabethtown, Elder S. R. Zug says :
" About 1870, the Brethren used occasionally to have a preaching service in the old United Brethren Church in Eliza- bethtown. At that time there were not over a dozen members in town.
"In 1875, the old school house on Mechanic Street was sold and the party who bought it at $425 then offered it to the Chiques Church at the same price, to be utilized as a meeting house which offer was accepted and meetings were held there regularly until the meetings became too large. So then in 1888, Brother Jos. H. Rider, son of Elder Jacob Rider offered to donate a large lot of ground on Washington St. for the church if it would build a meeting house on it large enough to hold lovefeasts in it. This offer the church readily accepted and the same year built a brick meeting house on it 50 X 80 ft. with basement. The other was sold and converted into a dwelling house.
"A Sunday School was started in the old house some years before the new one was built and was then transferred to the new and has since been kept up and has been growing and prospering."
Thirty-two years later than the time referred to in the above quotation, namely on May 2, 1902, the Elizabeth- town Church was organized, having been cut off from the Chiques Church. Its membership numbered one hundred and sixty, of whom about one hundred and ten were present at the organization. This was done in the presence of Elders J. H. Longenecker, G. N. Falkenstein, H. E. Light and S. R. Zug. Elder S. R. Zug was elected as the Elder in charge; J. H. Kline was elected Treasurer ; I. W. Eshel- man was elected Recording Secretary. Jos. H. Rider, Ad-
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dison Buch and Tobias Hoffer were chosen trustees. Other officials at the time of organization were : ministers, S. H. Hertzler, in second degree, G. N. Falkenstein, an Elder connected with Elizabethtown College as trustee and Prin- cipal, I. N. H. Beahm also in second degree; deacons, J. H. Kline and A. W. Martin.
The territory of this church extends from a mile east of the town to the Susquehanna River, being bounded on the east and south by the West Green Tree Church; on the north by the Spring Creek Church. In September 1903, the latter ceded some of its territory to the Elizabethtown Congrega- tion, making the Swatara Creek at Middletown and the Har- risburg pike the boundary line, and at the same time also transferred its interest in the Swatara Hill church house.
The official body of the church has been increased as follows : D. C. Reber moved here as a minister from Brooklyn, N. Y., in July, 1902, having been elected a teacher in Elizabethtown College and at present its President. In 1903 J. H. Kline was elected a minister; in 1904 H. K. Ober; in 1906, Nathan Martin; in 1911, R. W. Schlosser and J. G. Meyer. The last three were called to the ministry in compliance with the advice of Annual Conference of 1890 requesting churches to hold elections from time to time to increase our ministry with a view of using such ministers wherever the church may need them. In 1910 Elder S. R. Zug and his son, John C. Zug, a minister in first degree, placed their membership in this church, but removed to Palmyra in 1912.
In 1903, J. M. Pittenger, a minister, located at the college as a member of the faculty. Other ministers who were teachers at the college were : J. H. Keller in 1904, W. H. Sanger in 1905-6, E. E. Eshelman in 1907-10. In 1909 Elder I. N. H. Beahm and in 1911 Nathan Martin moved away. In 1910, C. C. Madeira, a minister in second degree in the Fairview Church, located here. In 1909 Levi Mohler, a minister in second degree, moved here from Cumberland Co., and his son, Harry B. Mohler, resided here from 19II-13.
On account of the college being located in this congrega-
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tion a number of ministers have come and gone as students, whose names are omitted here they having been only tran- sient members.
Deacons have been elected as follows: I. W. Eshelman in 1902, Isaac L. Hoffer and Amos G. Longenecker in 1903; John M. Gibble, J. S. Hackman and David B. Kline in 1912.
Advancements to the second degree of the ministry were made as follows: December 15, 1904, D. C. Reber and J. H. Kline; March 12, 1908, H. K. Ober; February 8, 1911, John C. Zug.
On October 20, 1904, S. H. Hertzler and I. N. H. Beahm, then President of the college, were ordained as elders and the former chosen as assistant Elder of the church. Ordination committee was J. H. Longenecker, H. E. Light and John Herr.
The present officials are : Elder S. H. Hertzler, Elder in charge; Elder G. N. Falkenstein; Dr. D. C. Reber, J. H. Kline, H. K. Ober, Levi Mohler, C. C. Madeira, ministers in second degree; and R. W. Schlosser and J. G. Meyer in the first degree; and deacons, A. W. Martin, I. W. Eshel- man, I. L. Hoffer, Charles Bower, A. L. Frey, John M. Gibble, J. S. Hackman and D. B. Kline. The membership is over three hundred.
CHURCH ACTIVITIES.
After the organization of this congregation, preaching services were conducted in Elizabethtown every two weeks in the morning and every two weeks in the evening, preach- ing in both the German and English languages at the morn- ing service. On April 1, 1904, it was decided to have preaching every Sunday, one week in the morning, and the next week in the evening, and also to have services at the College Chapel every two weeks in the evening while school was in session. After September, 1906, services were held at the College Chapel one Sunday in the morning and the next Sunday in the evening alternating with the services in town, thus giving the congregation two preaching services each Sunday while school was in session.
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In addition to the services at college and town, there was preaching at Bainbridge until 1907 every four weeks and also at Royalton in U. B. Church, every six weeks until 1907, and at present at Newville, a union church, every month in the afternoon after the Sunday School. Also preaching services at Swatara Hill every six weeks at ten o'clock A.M. Following the Sunday School, every two weeks there is preaching at the Stevens Hill house. Every eight weeks the Elizabethtown ministers preach at Middle- town at 2:30 P.M., alternating with the ministers of the Harrisburg Church. Thus the Lord's Day program is as follows : Sunday School in town at 9 A.M. followed by preaching at 10 A.M. in town or at College at 10: 30 and sometimes at Swatara Hill. In the afternoon, Sunday School at Newville at 1 : 30 and at Stevens Hill at 2 o'clock, preaching at same place at 3 o'clock or at Middletown at 2: 30. In the evening Christian Workers' Meeting preced- ing the preaching in town at 7 P.M. or at the college at 7 : 30.
The mid-week services are as follows: Monday evening once a month the Sunday School teacher's meeting, Tues- day evening at 7: 30 Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evening Teacher Training Class in town and College Prayer Meet- ing. Every Saturday evening at the college two classes meet for mission study.
The council meetings at first were held semi-annually in March and September. After September, 1903, they were held quarterly on the Thursday evening before full moon in March, June, September and December. In December, 1908, the time for quarterly council was changed to the first Thursday of the afore-mentioned months in the evening, but for the March council, the time is afternoon and evening.
Evangelistic meetings have been held in the Elizabeth- town Church since the organization as follows :
1903. W. M. Howe at college. 1906. J. K. Miller at college.
1904. W. M. Howe at college. S. S. Beaver in town.
1905. J. G. Royer at college.
Reuben Shroyer in town. David Weaver in town.
1907. F. P. Cassel in town.
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1908. Jesse Ziegler in town. 191I. H. K. Ober in town.
1909. J. A. Long at college. John C. Zug in town.
I. N. H. Beahm in town. 1912. G. B. Royer at college.
G. S. Rairigh in town. R. P. Bucher in town. 1910. G. M. Lauver at college. 1913. W. B. Stover at college.
B. F. Heckman at college. S. A. Honberger in town.
Since the organization, about 125 persons have been re- ceived by baptism.
Love feasts are held in spring and fall of each year. At first the time for love feast was during the week, beginning at I : 30 P.M. and continuing till the following noon, fur- nishing meals to the public also. In March, 1911, it was decided to have the spring love feast on Sunday and the fall during the week. Since March, 1912, both feasts are held on Sunday evening with all-day services and closing Monday noon. Visitors are entertained at the homes of members instead of at the church. September, 1910, the church decided that sisters shall break bread and pass the cup during the communion service.
DECISIONS.
On September 6, 1902, Elizabethtown Church decided to use unfermented wine in communion service at love feast. Also ministers are excused from financial contributions for defray- ing current expenses of the congregation.
On March 24, 1904, decided that an indoctrinating talk of fifteen minutes shall be given to the membership at each regular council meeting. On December 15, 1904, decided to assess members for the purpose of raising funds for church expenses which assessment is made by the official board. At the same time the method of electing the officers of the Sunday School, Christian Workers' Meeting, and Missionary Reading Circle was adopted as follows: A nominating board consisting of the official board, officers and teachers of the Sunday School, the Sunday School Advisory Committee shall nominate the officers of the various church auxiliaries by ballot to be ratified by the council.
In September 1905, the pastoral visit to be made by the Elder was asked for and granted. On March 8, 1906, decided that all members shall hereafter be received on certificate by
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being asked to promise in open council or to visiting Brethren to be loyal to church as governed by the Gospel and the de- cisions of Annual Conference. Also that there shall be Prayer Meeting and Bible Reading each week on Tuesday and Thurs- day evening respectively.
In March, 1907, decided that Sunday School shall open at 9 A.M. and preaching at 10 o'clock. In 1908, the qualifications for Sunday School officers and teachers were adopted as fol- lows: The Sunday School teachers and officers shall have the same qualifications as delegates to District and Annual Meeting. In 1911 decided to have preaching in town morning and evening each Sunday during the college vacation.
PERMANENT COMMITTEES.
The church has four standing committees : (1) A Look- out Committee, created in 1904, whose duties are to invite people moving into town to come to our church services. This committee has been abandoned and the work assigned to the Superintendent of the Home Department and its vis- itors. (2) A Sunday School Advisory Committee, of five members, created in 1903. (3) A Temperance Committee, of three members, created in 1912. (4) A Missionary Committee, of four members, created in 1913.
CHURCH AUXILIARIES.
At the initiative of J. M. Pittenger a Missionary Read- ing Circle was organized in June, 1904, while he was a teacher at the college. The circle consists of a Town Branch and a College Branch. The town branch held bi- weekly meetings for a number of years studying mission books under the direction of a teacher. Their offerings were placed in the Church Fund for the support of a Foreign Missionary. The organization consists of a president, vice- president, secretary and treasurer.
The following have been most actively identified with the town branch: A. G. Longenecker, C. M. Neff and Martha Martin as Presidents ; Martha Martin and Elizabeth Hoover as Secretaries and S. G. Graybill as Treasurer. One hindrance to the success of this branch has been the lack of
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a suitable time for holding its meetings and so it was aban- doned December 11, 1913.
The college branch of the Circle holds weekly meetings on Saturday evening during the school year. This branch reg- ularly subscribes for the Missionary Review of the World for the college library. For several years a beginner's class and an advanced class in mission study have been con- ducted simultaneously studying books on missions. Several members of these classes have volunteered to give their lives to mission work. Elder J. F. Graybill and wife, Elder J. M. Pittenger, B. Mary Royer, Kathryn Ziegler, all of whom are now in foreign mission work, have been active members in the college branch. Also Elmer F. Nedrow and Elder R. A. Nedrow, who are now in the Lake Ridge Mission in New York State. Some of the funds raised by this branch have been used to purchase mission books for the college library and some funds were sent to mission points. Dur- ing revival services at the school, it cooperates actively for the saving of souls and holds religious services at the homes of aged, or shut-in members in town.
A Christian Workers' organization was effected in 1907 by electing the following officers: J. Z. Herr, President; Martha Martin, Secretary; and H. H. Nye, Treasurer, to serve for one year. Others who have since served as pres- ident of the organization are M. A. Good, S. B. Kiefer, R. W. Schlosser, and Isaiah F. Basehore.
On March 29, 1900, a Sisters' Sewing Circle was organ- ized with the following officers : President, Lizzie Master- son, Vice-President, Lizzie Will; Secretary, Salome Engle ; Assistant Secretary, Mary Stauffer; Treasurer, Annie E. Hertzler. Others present were Mary Rider, Annie Hawk, and Amanda Witmer. The present membership is about forty. Meetings are held every other Wednesday after- noon.
The practical work of the Circle consists of making gar- ments, quilts, and cash donations. From 1903 to 1906, sixteen dollars was paid annually for the support of an India orphan. Nine dollars was sent to India sufferers in 1902. Boxes of clothing were sent to Washington, D. C.,
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St. Joseph, Mo., Chicago, Ill., Brooklyn, N. Y., Reading, Pa., Mt. Carmel, Pa. About one hundred dollars was do- nated to Elizabethtown College, and ten dollars to Kansas sufferers.
Mrs. J. H. Rider has been president for twelve years and Mrs. S. H. Hertzler was treasurer from the beginning until her death in October, 1912.
The Sunday School has been the strong right arm of the church in Elizabethtown and one of the chief factors in church growth and progress. Before the organization of the congregation, even before the present commodious house of worship was built, the Sunday School was there, not how- ever without considerable opposition. Among the pioneer Sunday School workers in Elizabethtown may be mentioned I. N. S. Will, S. H. Hertzler, Jos. G. Heisey, J. H. Kline, Jos. H. Rider and wife Mary. J. H. Eshelman has been superintendent continuously since 1903. Among the as- sistant superintendents may be mentioned S. P. Engle, A. G. Longenecker, S. G. Graybill and Chas. Bower.
The Sunday School officers are chosen for one year and assume their duties the first Sunday in January. The offi- cers consist of Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treas- urer, Chorister, Assistant Chorister, Superintendent of the Primary Department, Superintendent of the Home Depart- ment, Superintendent of the Cradle Roll. The method of choosing these officers is described on page 41I.
Outpost Sunday Schools have been conducted at Mount Ober, Newville and Stevens Hill. In the summer of 1906, the Mount Ober Sunday School was superintended by Nathan Martin and conducted two quarters. In 1908 E. E. Eshelman was superintendent and preached every two weeks at the same point.
Newville is a village one mile west of Elizabethtown, where the Brethren have conducted Sunday School in a union house since 1902. W. A. Withers and S. G. Gray- bill had charge of this Sunday School the first few years. Others who have served as Superintendent at this place are A. G. Longenecker, Daniel V. Shenk, Leah Sheaffer, Martha
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Martin, David Kline. Other denominations also conducted Sunday School here at times.
The most flourishing outpost Sunday School is the one at Stevens Hill, about five miles west of Elizabethtown. Here in a school house, Sunday School was conducted almost uninterruptedly since 1904. Those who have labored in this work here are A. G. Longenecker, D. C. Reber, Elizabeth Kline, B. F. Wampler, Mrs. B. F. Wampler, M. A. Good, I. W. Eshelman, Isaac Madeira and wife.
After the house at Bainbridge was sold, April, 1908, and much interest was manifested in preaching services at Stevens Hill, the advisability of erecting a house of worship there was considered in June of 1908. The matter was re- ferred to the Sunday School Advisory Committee, who was instructed to canvass the sentiment of the community, in regard to the project. The community favored the work. Later, plans for a church house adapted for Sunday School purposes were presented by the same committee and on March 2, 1911, the church decided to build a church house 40 by 60 feet frame structure, about a quarter of a mile east of the school house. (See picture of this edifice.) The building committee consisted of D. C. Reber, Chair- man; A. G. Longenecker, Secretary, and I. W. Eshelman, Treasurer; John M. Gibble and Jos. G. Heisey. On Thanksgiving Day of 1911 the house was dedicated with services forenoon and afternoon conducted by Elders John Herr and J. H. Longenecker. The cost of the church was $3,191.33 and the land and shed for horses cost $350. A. Z. Witmer, John M. Gibble, and A. G. Longenecker were appointed trustees for this house of worship. When A. G. Longenecker resigned as superintendent in December, 1912, prior to moving to Palmyra, R. W. Schlosser was appointed by the church to have charge of the Sunday School and preaching at this point for the year 1913, and J. S. Hack- man was elected trustee in Longenecker's place. Revival services were conducted at this house in August, 1912, by Elder H. B. Yoder, of Lancaster, and several were received into the church by baptism. In 1913, this congregation conducted three evergreen Sunday Schools.
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