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L. Richards, and Ira Cortright, and the contractors were Mr. Pryor and R. Blay. The building com- mittce consisted of Mr. Pryor, E. W. Harlan, Conrad Miller, A. Lockhart, George Fegley, Thomas Pat- terson.
From this time on, for twenty years, the pastors, with their dates of service, were as follows: 1845, Rev. William Bishop; 1846, Rev. John W. McCaskey ; 1847-48, Rev. Newton Heston; 1849, Rev. Henry Sutton ; 1850, Rev. Thomas C. Murphy ; 1852, Rev. William L. Boswell; 1853-54, Rev. John B. MeCul- lough, with Rev. Samuel W. Kurtz as colleague ; 1855, Revs. Daniel L. Patterson and Levi B. Hughes ; 1856-57, Rev. Elijah Miller ; 1858-59, Rev. William Magon; 1860, Rev. Benjamin F. Price; 1861-62, Rev. George W. MeLaughlin; 1863-64, Rev. James Cun- ningham. The basement of the church had been finished in 1847, under the administration of Rev. Newton Heston, and the old debt discharged in 1853, while Mr. MeCullough was pastor ; and during the pastorate of Mr. Cunningham, the last gentleman mentioned in our list, a three-story brick building on the north side of Broadway was purchased for a par- sonage, at a cost of eighteen hundred dollars. This was improved during the term of Rev. George IIe :- cock, who came in 1865, at a cost of nearly one thou- sand dollars. Mr. Heacock served for three years, and was followed in 1868 by Rev. James E. Meredith, who had as an assistant Rev. Charles W. Biekley, a new church having been organized in East Mauch Chunk through the influence of Gen. Charles Al- bright. Rev. William Mullen was pastor in 1869, and Rev. John F. Crouch in 1870-71. During the first year of his services the public school-house in Upper Mauch Chunk was purchased for Sunday- school and church purposes, at a cost of four hundred and fifty dollars, and in 1871 an addition was built to the parsonage, at a cost of twelve hundred dollars. In 1872, Rev. Noble Frame was appointed pastor. Through his exertions and the hearty co-operation of the members and friends of the church, the present church editice was built. The corner-stone was laid on Sunday, Ang. 24, 1873, with appropriate core- monies, by the Rev. George Crooks, D.D., of New York, assisted by the Revs. Goldsmith D. Carrow, John R. Boyle, and the pastor. The lecture-room was dedicated in March, 1874, Rev. J. Neill preach -. ing the morning sermon, and Rev. J. H. Vincent the sermon at night. At the Conference of 1874, Rev. Alexander M. Higgins was appointed pastor, and during his two years' service the debt was discharged, and the sum of three thousand dollars collected to continue the work of furnishing the building. In March, 1876, Rev. B. F. Vincent became pastor, and continued until March, 1879. During his pastorate the church was completed, and dedicated by Bishop Simpson. In March, 1879, Rev. T. M. Griffith be- eame pastor, and served the church until March, 1881, when Rev. E. H. Hoffman was appointed. After six
months' service his health failed, and he was suc- ceeded by Rev. L. B. Hoffman, the present incum- bent.
The church now has a membership of two hundred and twenty-five, and supports three Sunday-schools, -the first organized in 1831 or the following year,- which have an aggregate attendance of five hundred scholars.
Methodist Episcopal Church (East Mauch Chunk) .- In 1868 the Manch Chunk Methodist Church deemed it prudent to build a mission church in East Mauch Chunk, and after gaining the consent of' Bishop Janes, D.D., this was accordingly done. The presiding elder, Rev. D. Castle, entered heartily in the work, and appointed Charles Biekley pastor. Gen. Charles Albright and R. Q. Butler purchased the lot now in possession and built the chapel in which the congregation still worship; the friends of the church aiding to the extent of their ability. The church records give honorable mention of Messrs. Pitcairn, Beers, Boyle, Lacier, Stroh, Butler, Schlemm- bach, Cortright, Bartolette, Tombler, and others. The lot is fifty by two hundred feet, and cost eight hundred and fifty dollars; the building, twenty-four by thirty- six feet, cost sixteen hundred dollars.
The first sermon was preached by the pastor on the first Sunday evening in November, from Exodus xxix. 43. During the winter fifty professed a change of heart, forty of whom joined the church on probation. On the second Sunday in November eighteen persons joined by transfer. Three elasses were immediately formed,-H. Pitcairn, J. Deterline, and A. R. Beers were appointed leaders.
The Sunday-school was most encouraging, the scholars filling the house to its utmost eapacity.
A large and beautiful library was immediately pur- chased for the school. It being impossible to secure the services of Bishop Janes earlier, the church was not formally dedieated until December 16th. The sermons of the day preached by the bishop were from Jolin i. 14, morning; evening, Rom. xii. 1. The dedieatory services were held in the evening according to the ritual of the elinrch.
The pastor, in closing the year, remarks, " It has been one of gracious visitation. God has blessed his people specially, and in leaving this field of labor for another place in the Master's vineyard, let me leave it with my best wishes and earnest prayers for the tender vine planted. May it grow, bloom, flourish, and bear fruit to the glory of our precious Saviour's grace."
In the spring of 1869, Rev. John R. Baily was sent as pastor by the presiding bishop, and served the church faithfully one year. In 1870, Rev. S. HI. Hoover took charge, and served the church two years. In 1872, Rev. E. H. Hoffman was seut, and in 1873, Rev. A. L. Urban was the chosen pastor, who, after two years of service, gave place to Rev. D. M. Young, who served the church three years. During his pas-
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torate an addition was built to the church, at a cost of seven hundred dollars, to be used as an infant- room. In the spring of 1878, Rev. James Sampson was sent, and served the church one year, giving place the coming spring to William K. MeNeal, who served the church three years. In the spring of 1882, Rev. G. Reed was sent, who served the church six months, at the expiration of which time he was sent to a larger field of labor, and the vacancy thus made was filled by Rev. Robert A. Sadlier, who finished up the balance of the year. In 1883, Rev. R. D. Naylor, the present incumbent, was sent. The church at pres- ent is in a flourishing condition, having fifty-four members and a Sunday-school numbering one hun- dred and fifty-two. Preparations are being made to build a new church to take the place of the chapel, which has become too small and unfit for service.
Presbyterian Church .- In October, 1833, D. R. McConnell, John Ruddle, Asa L. Foster, J. Broder- ick, N. Patterson, E. W. Kimball, and Daniel Bertseh were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for building a Presbyterian meeting-house. The measure was not carried out until several years, and in the mean time, in 1835, Rev. Richard Webster, who was located at Easton, and engaged in mission- ary work far and near, began preaching here once a month. On the 1st of November, 1835, the church society was organized. The committee appointed by the Presbytery of Newton to effect that result con- sisted of Rev. Dr. Gray, Dr. Caudec, Dr. David X. Junkin, with Thomas McKeen, a ruling elder of the church at Easton, but Dr. Junkin was the only one of the original committee present, the place of Thomas McKeen being taken by Enoch Green, a ruling elder of the same church. On the Sunday of the organi- zation twenty-four persons were received into mem- bership and baptized. The first ruling elders of the church were John Simpson, James Bigger, and George W. Smith. The first meetings of the church and congregation were held in the Methodist meet- ing-house. Soon after the formation of the church steps were taken to secure the creation of a perma- nent place of worship, and in the summer of 1886 ; contract for building was entered into with Jesse K. Pryor. The church then erected, the stone structure standing at this writing by the school-house, but shortly to be demolished, was dedicated in February, 1837. By the year 1850 the church had increased to such an extent that a new edifice was needed. In September, 1855, five years after the first agitation of the subject, the corner-stone of the present church was laid. Addresses were made by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Webster, Rev. Mr. Glen, of Tamagna, and Rev. Thomas P. Hunt, of Wyoming. On July 20, 1856, or less than one year after the laying of the corner- stone, the basement of the building was finished and occupied for public worship. On the first Sunday, Rev. Thomas E. Vermilye, of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church 'of New York City, preached both
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morning and evening. The congregation held its meetings in the basement for nearly three years, or until June 26, 1859, when the new church was for- mally dedicated, the prayer being made by Rev. Thomas P. Hunt, of Wyoming, and the sermon preached by Dr. D. X. Junkin. In the evening the sermon was preached by the Rev. Charles W. Shields, of Philadelphia.
The first pastorate, that of Rev. Richard Webster, was begun in July, 1837, and terminated in Jnue, 1856, after most valuable services, extending through a period of nineteen years. The installation sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Irwin, of Allen township. The second pastorate, that of Rev. J. Aspinwall Hodge, began in April, 1857, and closed in April, 1865. For almost a year after the elose of Mr. Hodge's labors the pulpit was supplied by the Rev. Charles J. Collins, of Wilkesbarre. On Nov. 1, 1866, Rev. Jacob Beleville was installed as pastor, and re- mained in that relation until April, 1873. He was succeeded by Rev. Edsale Ferrier, who still sustains the relation of pastor, though prevented by ill health from performing the active duties of his office.
Evangelical Church .- This church, located in Upper Mauch Chunk, had its origin in a class organ- ized in 1855, which held its meetings in the Methodist Episcopal Chapel. The original members were Charles Faga, Fred. Klase, William Mumson, William Zoll, Charles Kreiger, J. Neast, and Matilda Kreinerth. The present church edifice was built in 1869, while Rev. Moses Dissinger was pastor, at a cost of four thousand dollars. The succession of clergymen has been as follows: 1857, Rev. C. Myers; 1858, J. Kochl; 1859, A. Shultz; 1860-61, J. Specht; 1862, S. G. Rhoads; 1863-64, C. B. Flichr; 1865, J. Zern ; 1866, J. C. Bluhm; 1867, G. Kuerr and J. Steltzer; 1868, B. J. Smoyer and A. Kindt; 1869, M. Dissin- ger ; 1870-71, A. Ziegenfus; 1872-75, B. F. Boline and D. A. Medlar; 1875, John Kochl; 1876-77, 1. W. Yeakel; 1878, J. Seifrit; 1879, IT. D. Shultz; 1880- 82, D. S. Stauffer; 1883, H. R. Yost (present pastor). The church is now in a prosperous condition, and has a membership of one hundred and four. The Sunday- school is attended by two hundred and fifty children. This charge was formerly annexed to Carbon Circuit, and is now called Manch Chunk Mission of the East. Penn Conference of the Evangelical Association, The pastor preaches in Geruman in the morning, and the evening services are in English.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.'-In 1857, Rev. E. A. Baner, serving several congregations in Carbon County, assumed the pastoral care of the Lutherans of Mauch Chunk, and organized St. Jolm's Intheran congregation. In the following year the congregation was incorporated, and purchased the stone church previously used by the First Presbyte- rian congregation. The following persons consti-
! By the pastor, Rev. L. Lindenstruth.
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tuted the church council at the time of organization : Jacob Loew, Carl Selinebel, Fr. Ballas, elders; G. Sibbach, C. Kurtz, John Spohn, deacons. The num- ber of communicants at the first communion service, held May 3, 1857, was thirty-two; a year later the number of communicants had increased to sixty- seven. During the fifteen years of the pastoral labors of Rev. E. A. Bauer, the congregation enjoyed a steady growth. Various improvements were made to the church property. A Sunday-school was also or- ganized, the teachers being elected annually by the congregation. In the spring of 1872, Rev. Bauer, having accepted a call to Hazleton, Pa., resigned his charge in Carbon County. The congregation at Mauch Chunk, feeling itself strong enough to support its own pastor, elected Rev. G. A. Struntz. It was under Rev. Struntz that the congregation reached its greatest numerical strength. In 1876 the pastor re- ported six hundred and twenty confirmed members, sixty-three infant baptisms, and twenty-three received by confirmation. Four hundred and forty persons communed during the year. The number of scholars in the Sunday-school was one hundred and ninety ; the number of teachers, fifteen.
In 1873 the congregation built a parsonage in Upper Mauch Chunk, where several lots had previously been purchased. The question of erecting a more suitable and convenient church in Upper Manch Chunk, where the majority of the members resided, was considered in the same year, and it was resolved to sell the prop- erty in Lower Mauch Chunk as soon as a favorable opportunity presented itself. From May to August, 1875, during the absence of the pastor, Rev. F. T. HIennike supplied the congregation. In the spring of 1876, Rev. G. A. Struntz resigned his pastorate, and Rev. W. Wackernagel was elected his successor.
Though its membership was considerably dimin- ished by the removal of members, and from other eauses, the congregation, with the beginning of the pastoral labors of Rev. Wackernagel, entered upon a new career of prosperous activity. The question of securing a more suitable place of worship was now finally decided. It was resolved to build a new church in Upper Mauch Chunk, and to finish the basement as soon as possible, so that divine service could be conducted there.
The following were appointed a building commit- tee : J. Waruke, H. Haak, F. Müller, C. Waruke, 11. Waruke, Fr. Grimm, A. Brunnn, C. Frundt, E. Leist, 1. Cordes.
gation was not inclined to assume the additional ex- pense of finishing the upper rooms, but the desire to have these also completed induced a number of mem- bers and friends of the congregation to act liberally and have the work completed at their own expense. One member paid for all the furniture of the chancel, baptismal font, lectern, pulpit, altar, chairs, railing, etc. A number of members paid for the painting of the wall in fresco, etc. The bell is the gift of one man. Among those to whose liberal aid the rapid completion of the church was largely owing are Henry and Joachim Waruke, Henry Fellgut, John Miller, John Faga, Mrs. Schultz, and others. The church is a frame structure, seventy by forty-two feet. The in- terior is beautifully frescoed, including a fine picture of the risen Lord, over the altar, in the rear of the chancel ; it has stained-glass windows, and presents a very pleasing appearance. It was dedicated March 16, 1879. The closing services in the old church, Lower Mauch Chunk, were held Dec. 29, 1879. The property was finally disposed of in March, 1882. In April, 1881, Rev. Wackernagel removed to Al- Ientown, having been elected German professor at Muhlenberg College, and Rev. L. Lindenstruth, the present pastor, was called. Up to this time the ser- vices were exclusively in German. The congregation deemed it advisable to have also English services. English services are now regularly held every other Sunday evening. On Sunday, Dec. 16, 1883, au English Sunday-school was organized, which has its sessions in the morning, the afternoon school being exclusively German. The present number of mem- bers is three hundred and eighty. The Sunday- school numbers two hundred and fifty scholars and forty-five teachers. The financial state of affairs is good. The annual contributions toward the various benevolent objects of the church have steadily in- creased, and the prospects of the congregation are encouraging.
St. John's Church (East Mauch Chunk) .- In 1878 a number of members of St. Jolm's Church, Mauch Chunk, concluded to unite with the Reformed and build a Uuion Church in East Mauch Chunk. The Lutheran congregation, organized Sept. 15, 1878, decided to form one pastoral charge with the congre- gation in Mauch Chunk served by Rev. Mr. Wacker- nagel. The constitution published by the Lutheran Synod of Pennsylvania was adopted. The corner- stone of the new church was laid Sept. 15, 1878. The church was dedicated May 18, 1879. It is free from debt. Rev. L. Lindenstruth is the Lutheran pastor. Its present membership is fifty. The Sunday-school numbers about fifty scholars and fifteen teachers. Lutheran services are held every two weeks, alter- nately in German and English.
More attention was also paid to the Sunday-school, which numbered about two hundred and fifty scholars and fifty teachers. A young people's association was organized, called " Martin Luther Society." The com- pletion of the new edifice in Upper Mauch Chunk was vigorously pushed forward. The lower rooms were Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary .- The present parish comprises the above church and St. Patrick's Church at Nesque- consecrated in the fall of 1877, and used by the eon- gregation at its services and by the Sunday-school at its sessions. In view of the " hard times," the congre- : honing. The first parish church (St. Patrick's) was
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ereeted at Nesquehoning about forty-five years ago by Father Moloney. He resided at Easton first, after- wards at Tamaqua, and ministered to the Catholics of all the district, from Wilkesbarre, Luzerne Co., to Hay- cock, Bueks Co. He also built churches at Tamaqua and Beaver Meadows, and faithfully tended to the spiritual wants of the Catholics of that immense terri- tory for twelve years. In this parish he was succeeded by Father Hannegan, whose distriet at first included Summit Hill also. He resided at Nesquehoning, and was pastor from May, 1849, until January, 1852. He built the old or first part of the present church at Mauch Chunk. Father Coffey took his place, re- siding at Manch Chunk, and labored here until Oc- tober, 1854. It was during his time that that fearful seourge, the Asiatic cholera, desolated this region. The good Father Coffey was assisted in giving the last consolations of religion to the victims of this fearful disease by the saintly Bishop Neuman, of Philadelphia. They slept in the church, and there awaited the calls of the sick and dying, which they promptly tended, conseious that perhaps their own hours were numbered. The good bishop would send no priest, but, like a hero, exposed himself to all the ; dangers of the plague. From October, 1854, until July, 1856, the Rev. J. B. Longhran was pastor. He died at Manch Chunk at that date, and was buried at St. Michael's, Philadelphia, of which church his brother, Rev. William Loughran, was pastor. Rev. Charles McEuroe, whose kind and gentle manners are still fresh in the memory of many, labored here from that date nntil the time of his death, in May, 1859. Fathers O'Shaughnessy and MeCollum each held the charge for a short time, until November, 1861. Then Rev. Michael Blacker was appointed pastor, which position he held until May, 1868. He labored hard here during that time, and enlarged and improved the church at Mauch Chunk.
Rev. Hugh Garvey, who succeeded him, was sta- tioned here for a year. He was sneceeded by Rev. Peter C. MeEnroe. He wrought zealously, built the pastoral residence, and made many other improve- ments, from April, 1869, to July. 1875. Rev. Michael A. Bunce, the present pastor, has had charge since 1875. Ile has made many improvements, purchased property for a Catholic school, and is collecting for a new church for Nesquehoning.
St. Joseph's German Catholic Church (East Mauch Chunk) .- This church was founded in 1871. The first pastor was Rev. G. Frende, who resided at Lehighton, and in 1872 he was succeeded by Rev. W. Heinan, who, in 1874, moved to East Manch Chunk. In 1879 he had an assistant, Rev. A. Mersch, suc- ceeded, in 1880, by Rev. A. Fretz. He gave place, in 1881, to Rev. A. Misteli, and was followed, in 1882, by the present assistant, Rev. G. Wolf. The Catholic school in connection with St. Joseph's Church was founded in 1874, and is kept by the Sisters of Chris- tian Charity, who were exiled by the Prussian govern-
ment at that period of persecution. The churches at Lehighton, at Bowman's (or Fire Line), Slatington, and Berlinsville (Northampton County) are attended by Rev. Heinan and his assistant, and the German Catholic school at Lehighton is under the charge of the Sisters who carry on the East Mauch Chunk school.
Temperance .- The earliest temperance movement in Manch Chunk was undoubtedly that which at a meeting upon Sept. 16, 1829, resulted in the organiza- tion of a society, with Joseph Butler as president, Cephas Batchelor as vice-president, John Mears as secretary, and Jesse K. Pryor as treasurer. Among the prominent members of the society were Ezekiel Harlan, Jonathan Fincher, William Baker, Jr., James McCarty, Asa L. Foster, Jacob IT. Salkeld, Thomas Patterson, and William Rudolph. They were ap- pointed as a committee to procure signatures, and secured quite a number, but the society was not long maintained.
The Mauch Chunk Temple of Honor, No. 34, was chartered July 14, 1846, but there is no record of its subsequent operations, and it probably was soon dis- banded.
Divisions of the Sons of Temperance were organized in Mauch Chunk and elsewhere throughout the county prior to 1850.
About 1869 a Good Templar lodge was organized here and flourished for a few years, but became in- active after a period of usefulness, and now retains but little life.
Perhaps the most notable temperance society in Mauch Chunk has been that of the Cadets, organized in 1868, and constantly working during the past six- teen years. They have always maintained a large and useful library. There are but few young men in the town who have been reared here who have not been members of this organization, and the good that has been done can easily be conjectured. In 1877 the Cadets presented the town with a handsome drinking- fountain, in which during the summer months a con- stant stream of pure cold water flows free for all. To Mr. Henry Webster is probably due, more than to any other one person, the credit for this and other good works of the Cadets.
A county temperance conference was called to meet at Mauch Chunk in October, 1883. It was largely attended by representatives from various parts of the county. It was under the auspices of Rev. D. C. Babcock, secretary of the Pennsylvania State Tem- peranee Alliance. It continued part of three days. From this was organized a county association with a full set of offieers, who will no doubt carry out the purpose of the organization by holding meetings throughont the county during the coming year.
Carbon County has contributed one of the most eloquent temperance advocates that the State has ever had,-Daniel Kalbfus, Esq., a member of the Carbon County bar. He was prominently identified
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with the work of organizing the second Temple of Honor lodge. After the disbandment of the Temple temperance work lagged for a time, and Mr. Kalbfus soon after being afflicted by softening of the brain, was removed to the State Insane Asylum, where he died soon after.
The Cemetery in Upper Maueh Chunk was laid out by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company in 1823, as is shown by their books. Prior to that time, however, the remains of a number of persons had been buried there. The mother of Josiah White, Rebecca (Haines) White, is said to have been the first person interred in this ground. The wife of the late Philip Abbott was buried there in 1821, and Jacob Hoch, a German, who lived in Lausanne township, and was killed while unloading logs on the site of Lowrey- town, found sepulture here in 1822. The next burial was that of a Mr. Chesney, an employe of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, who was drowned in the river. In 1847 the company deeded the plot to ; Conrad Miller, L. D. Knowles, E. W. Harlan, Asa Paeker, and Daniel Bertsch as trustees, to receive and hold the property in trust for the benefit and use of the citizens of Mauch Chuuk. They appointed Con- rad Miller, Samuel B. Hutchison, and Edward Lippin- eott, of Maueh Chunk, James Broderick, of Summit Ilil, and Charles Paeker, of Nesquehoning, as a committee to collect the necessary funds for the im- provement of the cemetery, and William Reed was made treasurer. R. Q. Butler, Esq., was given charge of the work, and Henry Sterling, a man fifty years of age, became permanent sexton, holding the place until advancing years with their attendant infirmities con- pelled him to resign in favor of John Sterling. The old sexton was a Seotchman, and a very good counter- part of "Old Immortality." He had a wonderful memory, and although he kept no record, could tell the name of the inmate of every tomb, give the date of death, and relate the peculiarities of the person while living. When asked by visitors how he was getting along, his eommon answer was, "Weel, the times are sae hard and na mooch doin', not many folk are dying these days." The managers of the cemetery received a legacy of sixty-five shares of Le- high Valley Railroad stock from the late Daniel Bertsch, one of the pioneers of Manch Chunk, from which over one hundred dollars per year is derived. The trustees of the cemetery are now an incorporated body, and have been since 1873. The present board is composed of Robert Klotz, D. G. Bertsch, L. Yea- ger, Nicholas Rammel, R. Q. Butler, Joseph Moore, George Ruddle, Frank Sayre, and C. Kocher. R. Q. Butler is president, and D. G. Bertsch, secretary and treasurer.
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