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SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The history of the Sunday school in Kutz- town is almost coextensive as to time with that of the borough. The first Sunday school was established about 1826. For the history of this important branch of church activity for the first half century we are indebted to Professor Ermen- trout, in whose "Historical Sketch" we find :
About fifty years ago [1826] under the name of the "Kutztown Sunday School Union," was or- ganized the first Sunday School. It occupied an independent position. Prior to that time religious instruction was imparted to the young by the preachers, and, during the summer, on the Lord's Day, by the organists who also taught the daily parochial school. In the fatherland it was, and still is, the custom that, on every Sunday after- noon, to the children, assembled in the church, was explained the catechism by the preacher. But, as the pastors here were over-burdened with work, it became necessary that what is now known as the Sunday School, should be organized. The opposition to it, which at first was strong, soon gave way. Soon, in addition to the one just mentioned, were established the "German Re- formed and Lutheran Sunday School," and the "German Reformed Sunday School." Thus, at one time, three schools vied with one another in training up the children in the way which they sought to go. The last named school having drained the first one named of its members, on April 24, 1868, there was established iu place of the "German Reformed and Lutheran Sunday School," an exclusively Lutheran one. Of the latter the first Superintendent was E. D. Bieber, who also now fills the same office.
The first Union Sunday School-Reformed and Lutheran-was organized by Rev. J. S. Herrmann, who also, for a number of years, acted as Sup- erintendent. Even before he became pastor in Kutztown, he had taken a deep interest in the religious education of the young. Of those who either superintended or taught Sunday Schools
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in our borough, we name Augustus Boas, Esq., now of Reading, and cashier of the "Savings Bank in that city," David Neff, Wm. Mason, Miss Ella Davis, now wife of Rev. Henry Miller, a Lutheran preacher, and Miss Mary Miller, now the wife of Dr. Schlouch, of South Easton, Pa .; and last, but by no means least, Mr. John G. Wink, a veteran in the service, who, during a period of fifty years, has, in various ways, been connected with Sunday Schools, and from 1846- 1857, presided over the Reformed school of this town.
The second Sunday School Union, of Kutz- town, was organized May 26, 1851, by the Evan- gelical German Methodist Association. Its first Superintendent was Elias Hoch. Its present of- ficers are, John G. Wink, Supt., H. S. Mohr, Asst. Supt., Treasurer and Secretary, D. B. Sny- der, Librarian, F. Reppert.
Of the German Reformed School, as a sep- arate organization, Allen Hottenstein, Esq., was the first Superintendent. It is now under the able management of Prof. J. G. Neff and num- bers about 150 scholars .-
At present (1915) each congregation has a Sunday School as one of its regular depart- morts.
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ST. JOHN'S UNION CHURCH
REFORMED PASTORS
REV. JOHN HENRY HELFRICH
Rev. John Henry Helfrich was born at Mos- bach in the Palatinate, October 22, 1739 and died December 5, 1810. He was educated at Heidel- berg University and was ordained to the holy ministry in the month of September 1761. He arrived in Pennsylvania in 1772 and was assigned to the Maxatawny charge. During his ministry he served the following congregations :- Kutz- town, Bowers, Longswamp, Western Salisbury, Upper Milford, Trexlertown, Weisenberg, Low- hill, Heidelberg, Lynntown, Ziegel; in addition to these he frequently supplied neighboring congre- gations. During the Friess insurrection he ap-
peared before the authorities at Easton pleading for his people especially those of Macungie and Upper Milford, who were induced by wily leaders to engage in a foolish rebellion. He was clerk of the Reformed Coetus (Synod) in 1776 and again in 1785, and president of the same body in 1777 and 1785. During his ministry he bap- tized 5830 and confirmed 4000.
REV. CHARLES GEBLER HERMAN
Rev. Charles Gebler Herman was born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa., October 24, 1792, and died in Maxatawny, August 4, 1863. In 1810 he became the pastor of the Maxatawny charge and continted for more than half a century, re- tiring in 1861. During his long ministry he served the following congregations :- Kutztown, Bowers, Huff's, Oley, Windsor, German's, St. Peter's, Dunkel's, Weis, Zion, Fogelsville, Mertz- town and Lehigh. Five of these congregations were organized by him. At his retirement the charge he served was divided and he was suc- ceeded by his two sons, Sassaman and Alfred J. With the death of the later, several years ago, a succession of ministers of the gospel of or teachers in the Reformed Church for a period of over three hundred years was broken. Rev. A. J. Herman, a grandson of Alfred J., has again taken up the gospel ministry. Thus while a link betwen the two is missing their services overlap and succession chronologically continues.
REV. J. SASSAMAN HERMAN
The Rev. J. Sassaman Herman, son of the Rev. Charles G. Herman, succeeded to the pas- torate in June, 1861. He prepared for the min- istry in Lawrenceville, Chester Co., Pa., studying theology under Dr. L. Frederick Herman and the Revs. Mr. Guldin and Albert Helfenstein. He preached, while yet a student, in English at St. Vincent's and Brownback's, Chester county. He was ordained in Siegfried's ( Maxatawny) Church, Sept. 8, 1835, by the Revs. F. E. Vander- sloot, A. L. Herman, and Thomas N. Leinbach. Together with his father, he served for eight years sixteen congregations. In 1844 he became sole pastor of Weiss', Grimsville, Dunkel's, Wind- sor, St. Peter's, Fleetwood, Huff's, and New Jeru- salem churches. Of the Kutztown congregation he became pastor in 1861. He was greatly in- terested in community affairs and in education. He was editor of "Der Hirt," sending out with each number also "The Kutztown Advertiser." It was largely through his efforts that Fairview Seminary, indirect predecessor of the Keystone State Normal School, was established. At the time of his death, January 7, 1889, he was pastor of St. John's, Kutztown, and of three other con- gregations. He attained the age of 70 years, 8 months, and 27 days. He is buried at Kutztown. He was succeeded in the pastorate of St. John's by
REV. JOHN HIESTER LEINBACH
Rev. John H. Leinbach, son of Rev. Aaron S. Leinbach, D. D., was born in Reading, Pa., January 14, 1853. He received his early training in the public schools of Reading. In 1875 he was graduated with honors from Franklin and Marshall College. Upon graduation from the Easter 1 Theclogical Seminary in 1878 he was or- daine:l to the holy ministry and assisted his fath- er. In 1880 he became pastor of St. John's congregation, Kutztown, serving in addition St. Peter's congregation and St. Paul's, Amityville. After an illness extending over the greater part
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of a year he died August 26, 1895. During the illness of Rev. Leinbach and the vacancy caused by his death, the congregation was supplied by Reverends C. E. Schaeffer, D. D., Secretary of the Board of Home Missions; J. G. Rupp, Field Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions; Geo. W. Richards, D. D., Professor of Church His- tory in the Eastern Seminary and Prof. H. M.
ERRATUM
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REV. DANIEL LEHMAN
On the seventh of August, 1791, he became pastor of the old Union con- ยท gregation in Kutztown, and died Oc- tober 1, 1810. . . . he had charge of Trinity church, in Reading, 1778-1782. and in 1797, received the honor of a second call from that congregation. His body reposes in front of the pul- pit of Old Zion's church, Moselem, Richmond township, Berks Co., Pa. Here also he preached for many years.
Tradition has it that Rev. Lehman was a man of superior education, and an excellent preacher. When neces- sary, he knew how to administer se- vere reproof. In his congregation at Grimsville, Berks Co., were persons by the name of Odenwalder, who troubled him exceedingly. Referring to them in his farewell sermon, he remarked that, as in the old country they had been notorious intermed- dlers, the Devil, thinking that they would be splendid soldiers in the in- fernal camp, tied them up in a saek, and transported them across the Ocean, on his way to the "lower re- gions"; but on reaching Albany town- ship, finding that their struggles and kicking were "too much" for his Sa- tanic majesty, he dropped them in the vicinity of Grimsville .- (Ermentrout's "Centennial Memorial.")
the name of Daniel Kohler "be stricken from our Roll of Ministers."
REV. GUSTAV ADOLPH HINTERLEITER, D. D.
Rev. Gustav Adolph Hinterlciter, D. D., was born in Weisenberg, Bavaria, October 2, 1824. . He came to America in 1849 and became assist- ant to Rev. W. P. Kramer in Bucks County. In the early part of 1852 he became the pastor of the Kutztown congregation. In addition to which he also served the congregations of Fried-
ensberg, Oley, Lobachsville, New Jerusalem and Dunkel's. In 1866 he removed to Pottsville, where he was pastor of the German congrega- tion until he was partially disabled by a paraly- tic stroke. He was the father of thirteen chil- dren, eight of whom survived him at the time of his death, March 13, 1901.
FREDERIC SPIEKER, D. D. ederic Spieker, D. D. was born ing, Maryland. He was gradu- altimore City College in 1863 y Seminary in 1867. The same the pastor of the Kutztown of the congregations at Kutz- d Pricetown. In 1883 he re- elphia, where he became the :hael's congregation. He was sorship in Mt. Airy Seminary he continued until the time of s married to Hannah Hoch, a am Hoch. Dr. Spieker edited al Lutheran publications and r of standard Lutheran works. Charles Garash Spieker died
OHN J. CRESSMAN
essman, son of Abraham J. and Cressman, was born at Peters- County, June 10, 1841. He nia College at Gettysburg in aduated in 1864. In 1863 he mpany A, Twenty-sixth Regi- a Militia. He was taken pris- at Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. from Mt. Airy Seminary in Dastor of a congregation in 1 continued for a period of lection with his pastoral duties f the Easton High School for 7 he became the pastor of St. n, Kutztown, and continued his death, January 15, 1915. h St. John's, Rev. Cressman gations of North Heidelberg, e and Bethel until 1901. He the present pastor, Rev. J. nber 1, 1914. on congregation was dissolved ist two distinct congregations. wever still used by both con- used by the Lutheran congre- rnate week. The congrega- communicant members, while ge attendance of 313 in the This congregation has three ministry: The Rev. Milton ionary of Canada, The Rev. illersville, Pa. and The Rev. Boston, Mass. members of the church council ev. J. W. Bittner ; Secretary, id Treasurer, Austin Herman ; Schuler, Joel Trexler, Charles Luvun, anu vamucl M. Smith : Elders, Edwin Kutz, Joshua Angstadt, James O. Herman and Milton Wessncr ; Deacons, Dr. H. W. Saul, Har- ry Miller, Jeremiah Benccoff, and William Wess- ner.
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Trinity congregation had its real beginning when a Lutheran Sunday School was organized
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in our borough, we name Augustus Boas, Esq., now of Reading, and cashier of the "Savings Bank in that city," David Neff, Wm. Mason, Miss Ella Davis, now wife of Rev. Henry Miller, a Lutheran preacher, and Miss Mary Miller, now the wife of Dr. Schlouch, of South Easton, Pa .; and last, but by no means least, Mr. John G. Wink, a veteran in the service, who, during a period of fifty years, has, in vari- connected with Sunday Schools,
1857, presided over the Reforme town.
The second Sunday School l town, was organized May 26, 18: gelical German Methodist Assoc Superintendent was Elias Hoch. ficers are, John G. Wink, Sunt Asst. Supt., Treasurer and Secre der, Librarian, F. Reppert.
Of the German Reformed Sc arate organization, Allen Hotten the first Superintendent. It is able management of Prof. J. G. bers about 150 scholars .--
At present (1915) each cong Sunday School as one of its morts.
ST. JOHN'S UNION CI
REFORMED PAST
REV. JOHN HENRY HE Rev. John Henry Helfrich w
bach in the Palatinate, October 24, 1/3y unu unu December 5, 1810. He was educated at Heidel- berg University and was ordained to the holy ministry in the month of September 1761. He arrived in Pennsylvania in 1772 and was assigned to the Maxatawny charge. During his ministry he served the following congregations :- Kutz- town, Bowers, Longswamp, Western Salisbury, Upper Milford, Trexlertown, Weisenberg, Low- hill, Heidelberg, Lynntown, Ziegel; in addition to these he frequently supplied neighboring congre- gations. During the Friess insurrection he ap-
peared before the authorities at Easton pleading for his people especially those of Macungie and Upper Milford, who were induced by wily leaders to engage in a foolish rebellion. He was clerk of the Reformed Coetus (Synod) in 1776 and again in 1785, and president of the same body in 1777 and 1785. During his ministry he bap- tized 5830 and confirmed 4000.
... S. Leinbach, D. D., was born in Reading, Pa., January 14, 1853. He received his early training in the public schools of Reading. In 1875 he was graduated with honors from Franklin and Marshall College. Upon graduation from the Easter Theclogical Seminary in 1878 he was or- dained to the holy ministry and assisted his fath- er. In 1880 he became pastor of St. John's congregation, Kutztown, serving in addition St. Peter's congregation and St. Paul's, Amityville. After an illness extending over the greater part
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of a year he died August 26, 1895. During the illness of Rev. Leinbach and the vacancy caused by his death, the congregation was supplied by Reverends C. E. Schaeffer, D. D., Secretary of the Board of Home Missions; J. G. Rupp, Field Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions; Geo. W. Richards, D. D., Professor of Church His- tory in the Eastern Seminary and Prof. H. M. J. Klein, Ph. D., Professor of History in Frank- lin and Marshall College. His successor Rev .. E. H. Leinbach was installed October 4, 1896.
The present officers of St. John's Reformed congregation are : Elders, Daniel S. Angstadt, James G. Treichler, George F. Wink and Irvin O. Sensenderfer; Deacons, William D. Kieffer, Solon E. C. Kutz, Nervin P. Smith and John D. F. Wink ; Trustees, Alvin J. Miller, Charles A. Kutz, Albert S. Sarig and Cyrus P. Rahn.
During the present pastorate the Heidelberg League and the Zwingli Missionary Society were organized. There is also a well organized Sun- day School connected with the congregation of which George J. Schaeffer is Superintendent and Paul W. Metzger Assistant Superintendent.
This was a Union Sunday School until May 8, 1892, when it became exclusively Reformed. Also on the 5th of June, 1892, a constitution, exclusive- ly Reformed, was adopted. The congregation now has a separate organist, choir and treasurer, in fact, there is nothing that is union but the building. Both the congregation and the Sunday school are in a flourishing condition ; the former number about 375, and the latter 360.
LUTHERAN PASTORS
REV. JOHN KNOSKE
Rev. John Knoske was born June 24, 1779, in Herrenstadt, near Breslau, Schleswig, Germany. Shortly before his first birthday anniversary his father brought him to Berlin where he obtained both military and academic training. He came to America in 1801 and the following year was licensed to preach and was ordained at Harris- burg, June 1810. He took up residence in Kutz- town, upon succeeding Rev. Lehman. He gradu- ally dropped some of the more distant congre- gations of the charge and from 1840 until his retirement in 1849 he served only one congre- gation besides that of Kutztown. He removed to Reading, where on September 24, 1859, just three months after having reached the mile post of four score years, he died.
REV. DANIEL KOHLER
Rev. Daniel Kohler was born in Northumber- land County ; studied theology at the Gettysburg Scminary and was ordained in 1838. In 1839 he became the pastor of St. John's, Kutztown, and continued until 1852, in connection with which he served at various times the congregation of Oley, Friedensburg, Bern, Lobachsville, Price- town and Upper Milford. At the last session of the Ministerial, April 7, 1853, it was ordered that the name of Daniel Kohler "be stricken from our Roll of Ministers."
REV. GUSTAV ADOLPH HINTERLEITER, D. D.
Rev. Gustav Adolph Hinterleiter, D. D., was born in Weisenberg, Bavaria, October 2, 1824. He came to America in 1849 and became assist- ant to Rev. W. P. Kramer in Bucks County. In the early part of 1852 he became the pastor of the Kutztown congregation. In addition to which he also served the congregations of Fried-
ensberg, Oley, Lobachsville, New Jerusalem and Dunkel's. In 1866 he removed to Pottsville, where he was pastor of the German congrega- tion until he was partially disabled by a paraly- tic stroke. He was the father of thirteen chil- dren, eight of whom survived him at the time of his death, March 13, 1901.
REV. GEORGE FREDERIC SPIEKER, D. D.
Rev. George Frederic Spieker, D. D. was born at Elk Ridge Landing, Maryland. He was gradu- ated from the Baltimore City College in 1863 and from Mt. Airy Seminary in 1867. The same year he became the pastor of the Kutztown charge, composed of the congregations at Kutz- town, Moselm and Pricetown. In 1883 he re- moved to Philadelphia, where he became the pastor of St. Michael's congregation. He was called to a professorship in Mt. Airy Seminary in 1895 in which he continued until the time of his death. He was married to Hannah Hoch, a daughter of William Hoch. Dr. Spieker edited for a time several Lutheran publications and published a number of standard Lutheran works. His son the Rev. Charles Garash Spieker died recently.
REV. JOHN J. CRESSMAN
Rev. John J. Cressman, son of Abraham J. and Lydia (Frutchey) Cressman, was born at Peters- ville, Northampton County, June 10, 1841. He entered Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg in 1860, and was graduated in 1864. In 1863 he enlisted in the Company A, Twenty-sixth Regi- ment, Pennsylvania Militia. He was taken pris- oner and paroled at Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Upon graduation from Mt. Airy Seminary in 1867 he became pastor of a congregation in South Easton and continued for a period of ten years. In connection with his pastoral duties he was prinicapl of the Easton High School for six years. In 1877 he became the pastor of St. John's congregation, Kutztown, and continued until the time of his death, January 15, 1915. In connection with St. John's, Rev. Cressman served the congregations of North Heidelberg, Frieden's, Bernville and Bethel until 1901. He was succeeded by the present pastor, Rev. J. W. Bittner, November 1, 1914.
In 1896 the Union congregation was dissolved and there now exist two distinct congregations. The building is however still used by both con- gregations, and is used by the Lutheran congre- gation every alternate week. The congrega- tion numbers 340 communicant members, while there is an average attendance of 313 in the Sunday School. This congregation has three sons active in the ministry: The Rev. Milton Bicber, Field Missionary of Canada, The Rev. George Shiery, Millersville, Pa. and The Rev. Edwin L. Miller, Boston, Mass.
The officers and members of the church council are: President, Rev. J. W. Bittner; Secretary, Charles Herbein, and Treasurer, Austin Herman ; Trustees, George Schuler, Toel Trexler, Charles Herbein, and Samuel M. Smith; Elders, Edwin Kutz, Joshua Angstadt, Jamcs O. Herman and Milton Wessner ; Deacons, Dr. H. W. Saul, Har- rv Miller, Jeremiah Benecoff, and William Wess- ner.
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Trinity congregation had its real beginning when a Lutheran Sunday School was organized
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH AND MINISTERS OF THE CONGREGATION
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on April 24, 1868, by a number of members of the old St. John's congregation, of town. This was followed by the erection of a Chapel on the ground now occupied by Trinity Church. The Chapel was dedicated during Christmas week of 1875, by the Rev. G. F. Speiker, D. D., pastor of St. John's congregation. The dedicatory ser- mon was preached by the Rev. D. K. Humbert. The other pastors who assisted in the dedica- tion services were Revs. B. E. Kramlich, S. R. Horne, D. D., W. B. Fox, and Irwin W. Beiber.
Trinity congregation was organized on May 27, 1876. Its first Church Council consisted of the following: Elders, Richard Miller, John H. Humbert, Esq., Daniel Hinterleiter, Sr., Jacob R. Heffner ; Deacons, Daniel K. Springer, Sam- uel W. Wiltrout, Clinton Bieber and Eugene D. Bieber ; 'Trustees, Isaac F. Christ, Daniel Yax- theimer, Jacob Hinterleiter, Peter Krause. The Rev. G. F. Spieker, D. D., having resigned as pastor of St. John's congregation was unanimous- ly elected pastor of the newly formed congre- gation. He served the congregation until Sept. 30, 1883.
The congregation worshipped in the Chapel until 1894 when the present edifice was erected. The Building Committee consisted of Chas. W. Miller, Walter B. Bieber, Wm. G. Hinterleiter and Chas. D. Herman. This committee also served as Finance Committee and through their untiring efforts, and the liberal contributions of the members the building was dedicated prac- tically free of debt. The organ was given by Mrs. Hannah Biehl as a memorial to her hus- band and son. In 1912 the parsonage was pur- chased and during the present year the congrc- gation has built the present commodious parish house and Sunday School rooms.
REV. WM. ALBERT CHRISTIAN MUELLER
Rev. Mueller was born at Charlestown, South Carolina, April 15, 1857. He received his aca- demic training in the gymnasium of Zweboneskcn, Baravia Seminary. He was graduated from the Mt. Airy Seminary in 1878. In 1884 he became the pastor of the Kutztown charge and con- tinued until September 28, 1890, when he removed to Warren, Pa., where he remained until Jan- uary 1892 when he became a pastor with his father, the Rev. L. Mueller, D. D., of St. Mat- hew's congregation in Charlestown. Upon the death of his father in 1898 he became the sole pastor.
REV. SYDNEY L. HARKEY, D. D.
Dr. S. L. Harkey, D. D. was born in North Carolina, April 3, 1827. With his parents he re- moved to Illinois. He received his academic training in the Hillsboro Academy and the Penn- sylvania College. He studied theology with his brother, Dr. Simon W. He was licensed in 1848 at Cumberland, Maryland. In 1862 he served as chaplain in the army. During his long ministry he served a number of charges in the middle west. For several years he taught in the Augus- tana Theological Seminary. He held many posi- tions of honor and trust in the Lutheran church. Among them were president of the Illinois Synod 1856-1860, of the Synod of Illinois and Adjacent Lakes 1867-1869, Secretary of the General Council 1885-1887, and President of the Reading Confer- cncc. He served Trinity congregation from 1891 to 1901. He published a number of books on art and music. He dicd at Kutztown September 23, 1901, and was buried in Fairview cemetery.
REV. ERNST P. PFATTEICHER, PH. D.
Rev. Ernst P. Pfattcicher, son of Rev. Ph. and Emma (Spaeth) Pfatteicher, was born at Easton, July 28, 1874. Hc received his carly training in the Easton Academy, Real Schule at Eislingen and the Easton High School. He was graduated from Lafayette College in 1895 and the Mt. Airy Seminary in 1898. From 1898 to 1902 he was assistant to Rev. Theodore Schmauk, D. D., Salem, Lebanon. In January 1902 he be- came successor to Dr. S. L. Harkev as pastor of Trinity congregation, Kutztown. He resigned in October of the same year to become the pastor of Trinity congregation, Norristown. Dr. Pfat- teicher is a fine scholar and frequently contributes to the perodicals of the Lutheran Church.
ST. PAUL'S REFORMED CHURCH
St. Paul's congregation is the outgrowth of a Reformed Sunday School organized prior to 1881.
KUTZTOWN, PAI ST PAULS REFORMED CHURCH
This school sometimes met in halls and sometimes in public school buildings until the crection of the church. The congregation was organized by a committee appointed by Lehigh Classis at its annual meeting in the spring of 1886, on March 12, 1887. The corner stone of the church was laid on Whit Sunday 1886 by Rev. Edwin A. Gernant, then pastor of Zion's Reformed, Allen- town, Pa. The church was dedicated April 13, 1887. Rev. N. S. Strassburger preached in the morning, at the afternoon service the Rev. A. J. Herman preaching. The church was dedicated and the officers were installed, who were: Elders, David Kemp, Isaac Wagonhorst, Edward Hotten- stein, M. D., and Lewis B. Butz; Deacons, Isaac I. DeTurk, Alfred Neff, Cyrus J. Rhode, William Stimmel; Trustees, Nathan S. Kemp, William S. Kutz, David Moyer and J. Daniel Scharadin. The building committee under whose supervis- ion the church was erccted were: David H.
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