Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-12
sr. rArL's REFoRMkD.
TIE Church Ceicer~tin9 IT'S Forticth An.
niverpary.

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niversary.
This week the cSngrceatiou Of st. Paurs
church, nj Orange and Duke streets, arc
celebrating their fcrtieth annivsrsary, and
last evening the exercises began In the
church and they will be continued each
evening during the entire week.
Ia the year 1850 about eighty-iive Nom.
bcrs OF tho old German Reformed church,
which stood where the First Reformed
church IL at present, split away from
it and started the new church. The first
minister was oRev. n. A. Keycs. The
cause Of the split was the German Lam
guage only was spoken In the old church,
which was organised In 1890. Tho youth
Of the church showed q desire 10 have an
exclusive English service, and that caused
the difference which led 10 the new con-
gregatlon.
The member who withdrew from the old
congregation were organised under an
English church February IL, 1850, and the
following officers were elected: Elders,
Daniel II. Heltshue, Abraham Colo and
Christian Cast deacops, George Shreiner,
Charles NJ. Erben, Henry Metzger,
George Gundaker, jr., Joseph wei
chans, and David. King; trustees, 70.
ter Long, Philip X. Breneman and David
Longnecker. Those persons were installed
on the same day, and Rev. N.A.Keyes was
chosen the first pastor. The new congre-
cation went to work vigorously, and tho
old Franklin college was secured a. tenn
porary place Of worship. The lot at the cor
ner OF Duke and Orange street WAS finally
purchased for q, I50 and JoshualW. Jack
was given the contract to erect the building.
The corner stone was laid on Monday
| September 10, 1850, In tho presence Of
| large audience and the church was com
| pleted one year later. On November o,
| 1851, the name 'St Paups Reformed church
| of Lancaster" was adopted. In 1855 Rev.
Keyes resigned and for six months ths
| congregation was served by supplies. Rev.
Isaac s. Dcmund, of Belleville, N. j., was
the next pastor, and he served during the
war, resigning in 1854. Rev. Henry
Mosser, OF Perry county, Pa, was
next elected. aud was pastor for
= year. Rev. Edwin II. Nevin
served as pastor from July, 1867 to 1870,
and he was succeeded by Rev. o. l.. Ash
enfelter, Of Cincinnati, In 1871. He re-
mained for year, and Rev. J. B. Shumaker
was elected; he entered upon his duties
| April 1st, 1873. He was succeeded over
| tWO yeuIb ago Dy lScN. d W. houhuBOt'
The work of the latter has been very sue
cessful. Many additions have been made tC
its memborship since he came here, and the
young people especially have manifested
great interest In the church work. At thu
present time tho church has q member
ship of four hundred and there arc foul
hundred and ten children In the Sunday
school.
Exercises incident to the celebration o
the fortieth anniversary Of st. Paurs Re
formed church began on Tuesday evening
with largo attendance.
The opening service was conducted by
Rev. Dr. J. M. Titzel, pastor o
tine First Reformed church, and the Ser
mon was preached by Rev. DIR. +. A
Cast, Of Franklin and Marshall college
He took for his text First Samuel, viii, IL
as follows: "Then Samuel took ,
stone and set II between Mlzpeh and Shen
and called the name Of II Ebeneezer, say
ing, hitherto hath tho Lord helped u.s."
During the sermon he paid glowing
tribute to Rev. Keyes, the first pastor o
the congregation, and spoke of tho earl,
struggles of the church.
This evening the opening service will b.
conducted by Rev. J. w. Meminger, thu
pastor Of the church, and the sermon vii
be preached by Rev. J. II. Sechler, pastor
Of the Reformed church at Tenth an,
Wallace streets, Philadelphia.