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church government, written out at length in the first part of said book, the first few pages of which are unfortunately lost, the following signatures appear. These persons are, therefore, to be considered as the founders of the Evangeli- cal Lutheran Church in Harrisburg, viz :
Benjamin Kurtz, Heury Saylor, George Pfeiffer, Mathias Hutman, George Jauss, Georg Hartman, Frederick Youse, Johanness Ebert, John Shoch, Georg Ziegler, Martin Krie- ger, Georg Seidel, Georg Scheile, Georg Emerich, Peter Walter, Caspar Shmidt, Stephen Horning, Georg Buks, Balthazer Sees, John Fager, Peter Bricker, Christoff Suess, John Mytinger, Bernhard Geiger, Peter Brua.
At this time, December 1845, but two of the number re- main ; John Fager and George Youse. All the rest have descended to the tomb. Fifty years ago they assisted their first pastor, Rev. Henry Mueller, in his laudable efforts to gather together members, and permanently organize the Lu- theran church, and God, in his providence, has spared them to behold their then small number increase from time to time, until they now constitute the largest and most influential congregation in Harrisburg.
The church and school house erected in 1814, were des- troyed by fire on Sabbath evening, October 21, 1838. It is worthy of note, that on the morning following, viz: Oct. 22, before the smouldering ruins were extinguished, the then pastor, Rev. Samuel Sprecher, together with the vestry and a number of the members of the church, met on the spot, ap- pointed committees and adopted other measures for the spee- dy erection of the large and beautiful church which they now occupy. Universal sympathy was felt and liberal dona- tions were made by sister denominations. In 1839, the building was finished and dedicated to the worship of God on the 10th day of November of that year.
The building is 64 feet front by 84 feet deep, and has a large Lecture and several Sabbath School rooms in the base- ment story. It is of brick, covered with composition and pain- ted white. The cupola contains two fine bells.
The following is a list of the stationed pastors of the church since its foundation, viz :
Rev. Henry Muller, from 1795 to 1803.
Rev. J. Peterson, from 1803 to 1812.
Rev. J. C. Shaeffer, from 1812 to 1815.
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Rev. George Lochman, from 1815 to 1826.
Rev. Augustus H. Lochman, from 1827 to 1836.
Rev. Samuel Sprecher, from 1836 to 1840.
In 1840 the present pastor, Rev. C. W. Shaeffer, settled in Harrisburg.
All of these pastors preached both in the German and I Engish languages, with the exception of the first two, who : ministered in the German language alone. The present pas- . tor continued the German service for two years subsequent ( to his taking charge of the church. In consequence of the increase of both the German and English branches of the : church, an amicable separation was effected in the year 1843, . when the German portion organized a new church, as will be . seen by reference to the latter part of this article.
Present number of communicant members under the pasto- ral care of Charles W. Shaeffer, is 417. The Sabbath School has 412 scholars, 55 teachers, and has a library of about 800 volumes. It is under the superintendence of Mr. Peter Bernheisel.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Previous to the year 1796, those inhabitants of Harris- burg, who believed in the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church, attended at, and were to a great extent, united with the Paxton church, a short distance from the town. Paxton church and Derry church were organized in 1720, which was a number of years before the settlement of Harrisburg. The first pastor of these two churches was the Rev. William Bartram, of Ireland. In 1736 or 8, he was succeeded by Rev. John Elder, also from Ireland, who continued their pastor until his death, in 1792. In 1793 the Rev. Nathan- iel R. Snowden, a licentiate of the Presbytery of Philadel- phia, was ordained and installed pastor of the United Con- gregations of Derry and Paxton. Although Harrisburg was at this time visited statedly by Rev. Mr. Snowden for preaching, yet no congregation separate from the Paxton Church was organized until the year 1796, when Mr. Snow- den's connection with the Paxton and Derry congregations was dissolved, and he became the pastor exclusively of the
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congregation then organized in Harrisburg. A formal or- ganization of the Presbyterian church in Harrisburg then took place by the election and ordination of Mr. Samuel Weir and Mr. John Wilson, as Ruling Elders, and installing them together with Mr. Moses Gilmore, previously a Ruling Elder in the Paxton Church, as Ruling Elders of the Church in Harrisburg. Before the Court-house was built, the con- gregation worshipped in the loft of the old Jail, afterwards in the upper room of the Court-house.
Soon after Mr. Snowden became pastor of the church, the importance of a church building was greatly felt. As it was very customary in those days to raise money for benevo- lent purposes, by means of lotteries-application was made to the Legislature of Penn'a. for permission to raise by lot- tery, a sum not exceeding $5,000, for the purpose of pur- chasing a lot and building a house of worship for the use of the Presbyterian church of Harrisburg. Accordingly, March 16, 1798, a law was passed, appointing, Robert Harris, Geo. Whitehill, Christian Kunkel, William Graydon, Geo. Breni- zer, Adam Boyd, Archibald McAllister, and Samuel Elder, Commissioners for that purpose. The law provided that be- fore a ticket should be sold, the scheme should be laid before the Governor of Penn'a. and approved by him; that the commissioners should take an oath diligently and faithfully to perform their duties, and that at least three of them should attend at the respective drawings of each day, until comple- ted, so that, considering the strict provisions of the law, and the great respectability of the men charged with its execu- tion, there can be no doubt, the law was faithfully and hon- estly executed, however much the principle of lotteries is now reprobated. The scheme was completed and the draw- ing which was commenced on the 1st June, 1803, was finish- ed on the 7th of July following.
The minutes of each meeting are signed by John Wright, Chief Clerk.
On the 7th of June, 1804, the commissioners purchased the lot on which the church stands, for £400, and contracted soon after for the erection of the church, with Mr. William Glass. When the corner stone of the first edifice was laid, or when it was dedicated to the worship of God, cannot now be definitely ascertained. The house was built of brick 45 by 60 feet. In 1816, a gallery was constructed around three
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sides of the house, and in 1816 an addition of about 22 feet was added to the front, which was occupied by the Sabbath School and as a lecture room.
On the 25th of June, 1805, the pastoral relation between Rev. Nathaniel R. Snowden, and the congregation was dis- solved on his application to the presbytery. (Rev. Mr. Snowden is alive and at present, Dec. 1845, residing in Harrisburg.) April 13, 1808, Mr. James Buchanan, a licen- tiate of the Presbytery of New Castle, received a call from the Harrisburg congregation for two thirds of his time, and from the congregation of Middle Paxton for one third. On the 29th of Sept. following he was ordained, and February 12, 1809, was installed as pastor of the two congregations above named. He continued pastor until Sep. 10, 1815, when on his application, his connection was dissolved. In the language of the Rev. Dr. Dewitt, " Mr. Buchanan was " much esteemed by his congregation as a man of intelligence, " piety and an excellent preacher ; he wrote his sermons with " great care and committed them accurately to memory ; his " style was remarkably sententious and his sermons short.
" Under his ministry, the church was enlarged ; it became " established in the doctrines of the gospel; after Mr. Buch- " anan closed his ministry in Harrisburg, he remained for " some years without a charge, in consequence of ill health ; " when sufficiently restored he took charge of a congrega- " tion inGreencastle, Franklin county, Pa. ; afterwards he re- " moved to Logansport, Indiana ; where he ceased from his " earthly labors, greatly beloved and respected."
After Mr. Buchanan's resignation, the Harrisburg congre- gation remained vacant for three years. On the 5th of Oc- tober, 1818, the Rev. William R. Dewitt, a licentiate of the Presbytery of New York, received a unanimous call, to be- come their pastor ; he shortly after signified his intention to accept their call, and removed to Harrisburg in December, 1818, and commenced to preach statedly to the congregation; on the 26th October, 1819, he was ordained to the gospel ministry, and on the 12th of November 1819, he was install- ed as pastor of the congregation.
The congregation did not obtain a legal charter until 1818. During the winter of 1840-'41, the Trustees re-purchased of the heirs of Robert Sloan, a part of the original church lot, which had been sold to Mr. Sloan, and on which he had
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erected a three story brick house. In the spring of 1841, the old church was torn down, and the present church edifice was commenced. It was dedicated to the worship of God, on the 13th of February, 1842. It is constructed of brick, covered with white cement. Its dimensions are 63 feet by 84-adorned in front with a Grecian portico, supported by pillars of the Corinthian order. The basement story is above ground, and contains a lecture room, sabbath school room, and a studio, designed for the pastor. The audience cham- ber of the church is large and commodious, and with the gal- leries, will seat over one thousand persons. The pulpit front is of finely polished Italian marble, and the whole building is regarded as one of the handsomest churches in the county. The present number of communicant members is about 300. There is, in connection, a sabbath school, containing about 225 scholars and 24 teachers, and has a library of about fif- teen hundred volumes. It is under the superintendence of Mr. James W. Wier. The temperance roll of the sabbath school, which was drawn up some years since by the super- intendent, now contains upwards of 400 names.
The following is a list of the ruling elders elected, ordain- ed and installed since the foundation of the church, viz :
Moses Gilmore, John Wilson, Samuel Wier, Adam Boyd, John Stoner, William Graydon, Joseph McJimpsey, Robert Sloan, Samuel Agnew, Richard T. Leech, John Charles Capp, Alexander Graydon, James W. Wier, Alexander Sloan, Samuel W. Hays, Alfred Armstrong, William McLean, and William Root.
Messrs. Agnew, Leech, Capp and Graydon, are alive, but having removed from Harrisburg, the six last named gentle- men constitute the session of the church.
Pastors of the church since foundation, viz ;
Rev. Nathaniel R. Snowden, from 1796 to June 25, 1805.
Rev. James Buchanan, February 12, 1809, to September 10,1815
Rev. William R. Dewitt, D. D. November 12 1819-who still continues the pastor of the church.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The records of this church show that in 1802, this place
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was visited in circuit, statedly, by Rev. Jacob Gruber. In 1810, the first society was formed. In October, 1818, the following persons constituted the church, viz: John Funk, Mitchell, Jane Mitchell, John Bond, Rebecca Bond, Harriet Henry, Amelia Henry, William Musgrave, B. Bar- ret, John Hosler, Alex. Buffington, John Rigg, Jane Wood, E. Wood, Louisa Power, Jacob M. Awl, Aurora Callender, Mary McMichael, Geo. Linkletter, John Burkett.
In 1820, the society erected the brick building on the corner of South and Second streets ; in size 38 feet front by 40 feet deep, at an expense of fifteen hundred dollars. Trus- tees at that time, John Bond, James Gallaher and John Funk. This church was dedicated in December, 1820. Preachers then on this circuit, Rev. J. Gruber and H. G. King. It continued to be a circuit church until 1834, when Reverend Francis Hodgson became the first stationed pastor : the so- ciety then consisted of one hundred and seventy-five members. The old church being inconveniently small, the society which continued to increase rapidly, in 1837 commenced the large and commodious church on Locust street : size 60 feet 6 inches front, by 73 feet deep, cost $9,459 24. It was ded- icated in August, 1838, the society then numbering 209 mem- bers. The old church was disposed of to the "United Bre- thren," who, after occupying the same for a few years, sold it to the "Sons of Temperance," who greatly enlarged and improved it, and now occupy it for their usual meetings.
Pastors in charge since 1834, viz :
Rev. Francis Hodgson, Robert Gerry, Thomas J. Thomp- son, William Barnes, Joseph Lybrand, Anthony Atwood, Joseph Castle.
Present number of communicant members, 370. The sab- bath school contains 215 scholars and 25 teachers. Library, 500 volumes.
THE ST. STEPHEN'S (EPISCOPAL) CHURCH.
This congregation was founded on the 16th day of May. 1826, by the following persons, who then constituted its members, viz :
George B. Fisher, John B. Cox, William Mileham, Wil- liam Putnam, James Woodman, James S. Buchanan, James
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Woodman, James S. Buchanan, James Peacock, Samuel Bryan, Alexander C. Wilson, John E. Forster and John De Pui.
In 1827 they erected a very neat and substantial building of the Gothic order, on Front below Pine street ; in size 40 feet front, by 60 feet deep, at an expense of $5000. In this church there is an organ of superior tone, and in the tower, one of the finest church bells in Harrisburg.
The following is a list of its pastors, from its foundation to the present day :
Rev. Messrs. Clemson, Curtis, Reynolds, Stern, Kelly, Major, and Coit.
Present number of communicant members, 71. The sab- bath school contains one hundred scholars, and has a library of about 550 volumes.
THE FIRST BAPTIST MISSION CHURCH.
The Rev. Dyer A. Nichols, under the direction of the Pennsylvania Baptist Board of Missions, arrived in Harris- burg, on the 19th of February, 1830 ; he sought out a few of the same faith. After sundry meetings in private houses, they agreed in council, on the 22d of March, A. D. 1830, to hold a meeting in the Unitarian church, which then stood where the Methodist church now stands in Locust street, near Third street, for the purpose of constituting themselves into a church ; that meeting was held on the 2d of April, 1830-But nine persons attended, viz : Rev. Dyer A. Nich- ols, Griffith E. Roberts, Mary Berry, Abagail Rittenhouse, Ann Wilkinson, Thomas Corbitt, Julia Thompson, and Fan- ny Phillips ; the meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. D. A. Nichols, and these individuals constituted themselves the " First Baptist Mission Church of Harrisburg;" the first baptism took place on the 4th July, 1830-persons baptised, Levi L. Tate and Linn Banks ; by tht 19th Sep. following, their number increased to twenty-one; Rev. Dyer A. Nichols continued in pastoral charge until Sept. 30th, 1830.
In the fall of the same year (1830) this little congregation commenced the erection of a church on Front street, between Walnut and Locust streets, which was completed in August 1831 ; it is a neat edifice of brick, 40 feet by 50 feet deep,
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having a fine school room in the basement. The original founders were William Griffith, Rev. D. A. Nichols, Griffith E. Roberts, and Jeremiah Rees ; cost of lot and erection of building $6,700 ; a large portion of which was contributed by a worthy member of the church; on the 18th day of Au- gust, 1831, the house was dedicated to the worship of God ; on the 30th Sep. Rev. George J. Miles of Centre county, Pa. took pastoral charge of the church which he retained until Feb. 24, 1835.
The following is a list of the pastors since that time.
Rev. Samuel Wilson, from April 24, 1835 to November 22, 1835.
Rev. Thomas G. Keene, a few months in 1836.
Rev. Edward Kingsford, from Nov. 28, 1837 to Decem- ber 31, 1839.
Rev. Matthew T. Semple, from Sept. 29, 1841 to April 1846.
Rev. Edward Connover, from August 11, 1844 to May 21, 1845.
At present, Dec. 1845, the congregation is without a pas- tor; though the number of communicant members has reached 77, it is now reduced to about 40. The Sabbath School at- tached to the church, contained in the summer of 1845, sixty scholars, and fourteen teachers, have a library of about five hundred volumes, and is under the superintendence of Mr. Adam Fahnestock.
THE GERMAN LUTHERAN ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH.
The difficulties in relation to Divine Services, in the Eng- lish and German languages, existing in the Evangelical Lu- theran Zion's Church of Harrisburg, led, (as has been previ- ously stated in this article) to an amicable separation between the English and German members, in the fall of 1842. Af- ter a number of preliminary meetings, the German portion who seceded from the church, formally organized and found- ed on the 8th of January, 1843 ; the present "German Lu- theran St. Michael's Church." At this meeting, the Rev. G. Mertz, was chosen pastor of the congregation ; on the 22d Feb. following, a committee was appointed to draft rules for their government which were adopted on the 6th of July 1843.
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As the congregation had no church building of their own, they worshipped at times in the Court-house, old Methodist church, and in the German Reformed church, and Lecture Room.
The congregation soon took measures to secure a building and having purchased a lot in 2d street, below Meadow lane, of Thomas Elder, Esq., appointed a building committee, con- sisting of John G. Jauss, Christian Maeyer, Jacob Boyer, Jacob Reever, and John Gastrock, with authority also to collect funds; with their accustomed liberality towards all good objects, the citizens of Harrisburg assisted their Ger- man Brethren, and several mechanics generously contributed in work and materials. Rev. G. Mertz's term having expir- ed, the congregation called the present pastor, Rev. J. Vogel- bach, then residing in Philadelphia, who was installed on the 21st July, 1844. Soon after this the building committee contracted with Messrs. Jones and Zimmerman, for the erec- tion of the church; the corner stone was laid on the 4th of May, 1844, and on the 15th of Sep. following, the house was dedicated to the worship of God. During the building of the church, extreme difficulties were experienced, and of- ten it was supposed that the enterprise would have to be abandoned. At this juncture, with a praiseworthy self-denial and dependence on God, four of the members, viz : Messrs. John G. Jauss, Christian Maeyer, Jacob Boyer and Frederick Gauch, advanced each one hundred and fifty dollars, making six hundred dollars in all, to enable the church to succeed.
The church is a handsome brick building, 38 feet by 60 feet, with basement story, has a front gallery, organ, and Gothic windows, did cost together with the lot about $4000.
A flourishing sabbath school is attached to the congrega- tion, under the superintendence of Mr. Nickerkis. In 1844 the congregation was incorporated, and by their articles of incorporation, it is ordained that divine service shall be per- formed in the German language only. Present number of communicant members, 200.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Saint Patrick's Church was built in the year 1826 by the
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Rev. Michael Curran. It is a beautiful edifice, with a hand- some tower and large bell, situated on State street, between 2nd and 3rd streets. It was consecrated on the 2nd Octo- ber, 1827, by the Right Rev. Henry Conwell, then Bishop of the diocese it Philadelphia. Its size is about 50 by 75 feet, and cost from 6 to 7000 dollars. Rev. Michael Curran was its first pastor, and was succeeded by Rev. John Foley, who held charge of it only a few months. The latter was succeeded by the present incumbent, the Rev. Pierce Maher, who has been pastor nearly nine years. The congregation numbers about 350 members, including from 50 to 60 chil- dren, who attend catechism, on Sundays, throughout the year.
THE UNION WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH.
Composed of colored citizens, in Harrisburg, was organized under the pastoral care of the Rev. Jacob D. Richardson, on the 20th August, 1829. The organization took place in the old African church, a log building, still standing on the cor- ner of 3d and Mulberry streets. The founders of the church were John Baptist, David Jennings, David Dadford, Thomas Stewart, Joseph Williams. Members in 1829, 70.
The following persons have since officiated as pastors of the church, viz :
Revd. David Stevens, John P. Thompson, George Ga1- breath, Solomon T. Scott, Samuel T. Gray, and at present, 1845, Rev. Basil Mackall.
The congregation, after struggling through many difficul- ties, succeeded in erecting a plain, but neat church, on Tan- ner's alley, to which they removed on the 24th November, 1839. Present number of communicant members, one hun- dred and eighty-five. The sabbath school contains nearly one hundred children, and has a library of about one hun- dred and fifty volumes.
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THE UNION BETHEL .*
This is a neat brick edifice, with a basement story, 40 by 55 feet, situated on Mulberry street, between Front and Se- cond streets. A congregation, under the pastoral care of the Rev. John Winebrenner, erected this house in 1827. The Rev. Winebrenner was the pastor of this church for 6 years, when he was succeeded by Rev. David Crall.
The following is a list of the stationed pastors of the church, since its first organization.
Rev. John Winebrenner, from 1827 to 1833.
Rev. David Crall, from 1833 to 1835.
Rev. Edward West, from 1836 to 1838.
Rev. E. H. Thomas and J. Keller, for 1839.
Rev. John Winebrenner, for 1840 and '41.
Rev. E. H. Thomas, for 1842 and '43.
Rev. George M'Cartney, for 1844 and '45.
The members of this church number about one hundred. The Sabbath School connected with it, numbers about fifty scholars, and has a library of between 100 and 200 volumes.
RECAPITULATION OF THE HARRISBURG CHURCHES.
The German Reformed Church was founded in 1787: Pres- ent number of communicants, 200. Present Pastor, Revd. John F. Mesick. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 225. Library, 800 volumes.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1787: Present number of communicants, 417. Present Pastor, Rev. C. W. Sheaffer. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 225. Library, 800 volumes.
The Presbyterian Church was founded in 1796: Present number of communicants, 300. Present Pastor, Rev. W. R. Dewitt, D. D. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 249. Library, 1500 volumes.
* Repeated efforts had been made, by Mr. Kelker, to obtain a fuller account than this, which I gleaned from authentic sources, a few days before this part was put to press. COMPILER.
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The Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1810 : Present number of communicants, 370. Present Pastor, Rev. Joseph Castle. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 240. Library, 500 volumes.
The Episcopal Church was founded in 1826: Present number of communicants, 71. Present Pastor, Rev. J. Coit. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 100. Library, 550 volumes.
The Baptist Mission Church was founded in 1830: Pres- ent number of communicants, 40. They have no Pastor, at present. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 60. Li- brary, 500 volumes.
The German Lutheran Church was founded in 1843: Present number of communicants, 200. Present Pastor, Rev. J. Vogelbach. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 100.
The Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1826: Pres- ent number of communicants, 350. Present Pastor, Rev. P. Maher. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 50.
The Union Wesleyan Church was founded in 1829: Pres- ent number of communicants, 185. Present Pastor, Rev. Basil Mackall. Pupils and teachers of Sabbath School, 100. Library, 150 volumes.
The Union Bethel Church was founded in 1827: Present number of communicants, 100. Present Pastor, George M'- Cartney. Pupils and Teachers of Sabbath School, 40. Li- brary, 200 volumes.
CHAPTER XX.
FORT HUNTER, FORT HALIFAX, &c.
A number of Forts erected during 1752-'59-Fort Hunter, or McAllis- ter's-Extract from Shippen's letter touching Fort Hunter-Brain .. erd's visit here-Petition, &c. touching the evacuation of Fort Hun- ter-Commissary Burd here -- Conrad Weiser here (then Chambers') and delivers a message to the Indians from Shamokin ; proceedings at, &c. - Present condition of-Duke de la Rochefoucault visits Mc- Allister's-Brushy Rockville, notice of-Halifax-Fort Halifax- Indian conference at-Gov. Morris' orders and instructions to Col. Clapham to build a Fort at Armstrong's camp-Clapham's letter to Gov. Morris-Clapham's orders to Captain Miles -- David Jameson's letter --- McKee's Fort or trading house noticed --- Shamokri" or Fort Augusta.
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