Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-01-27
ton. a second rs.i.natioa war hand


ed in in ISL which was a.
ceptei, and successor, in the pe--sn OF
Rev ii Water gas chosen Pas
BAssler vas beloved aad respected hy
who knew him, a dev0at ChusJiaI sud "a
true child orGot. bis intercourse with his
fellow men impressed them with the earn
estness ei MS faith. and the siucerty uf hi-
devotion Ia God and Ills calse; be de p
love tor the Church aud hi, drs.r- 20 wiu
souls for Christ. led him % times Co under
take greater lah1-- than bis physical
powers could endure. bar be dIi al ia hi-
zeal for God sud the saviour vino haf laid
i,wn his life for him- Tie died ia lS6s il
of good works, ald 70 this day IN SAVIOR Il
,uu,t's spirit and love cluster a-uIAI h..
name
Rev. Waters laborsd here from ,omet.u pei
in the year 1855 unui 1861 His pts-ort-.
included Prospect ana tl-'' --uur tbIren.
GO which HAulshs.oHn was -l5-eq lrutis
added Ia lo6i tle charge sAs divided .r
to form Two separate pa-t1rA-ss Tri-
congregation and 'tlc one at HlnuI1-f1F.
constituting one charge. and Ptp-p--t ST..
the Stone Church rae other &t fAI- tiu-
also Pastor Waters resigned (lo6l.l and
was succeeded by Rev. j z Fritz For
: years au1 g months brother Fuiz con
tinugd his labcrs in this, and tn- Hannah
-
nent of synod the iI4unahst0xu CuAEr-
CATION was united with the Fr-epar
Church. anj Riders attached % trI-
This union. however lasted OGIg abHu
one year. when the HannaastJwl C1nEr--
CATION joined another synod The ~ea,-
ness of the congregation drove 70 u th"
synod for aid. and that aid was ge1rrousi.
granted Suca was the condition uiraiug-
when Pastor Fritz resigned in 1868. Tu-
congregation Was nuw again without b.
pastor tor shout ten mont1-,-ihoggn bov
l.. Hippee OF Prospect preached for Is g.
often as possible tor him. Ou the IL ot
Aug., 1870. the Rev. l. Il. GrSeAwIna.
,rhn had been called. entered upon Di-
work. Steps we're taken during his pastor
are 10 secure q better clurcn. and s1m-
subscriptions were made; but np0u his res
igna.iun. in 1874, the W rk was temporarily
dropped Again fne congregation h. SIta-
uut = minister for almost 2 year when the
Rev. J Q. Waters @a~ called. tie began
nis work IL July, 1873, and continued j.
tili Aug. 1881 Soon ifser taxing c1arEc
the question securing better aud mpr,
desirable located church was again agii4t
ed. AM the result WAS the purchase OF the
plot uf ground and the binding we now
own aud occupy. Up u thc time OF IN
resignation of Pastor J @ Waters, the
congregation hld most severe Struggles
and its growth had been incredibly small
Quite number of the original members
had long since-if we dare Judge from th.
records-returned to the mother con krega-
tion. others had died and some had discOu-
tiuued their connection tor causes known
only them and their God. How many
were added by the brethren Waters, the
records fail tn show, but they do state
that, during % years of the congregations
existence, the average annual in
crease was less than SIX mem
bers. Ii was during the inedm-
bency OF Pastors Roth and Titzel, tha: the
congregation enjoyed its greatest external
prosperity Pastor Roth took charge IN
Nov, lsS4-and continued bis work unti
Oct, 1888 Decided in his convictions.
fearless in his deieuse of the doctrins and
practices Of the church, aud aggressive IN
character he labOred with lndetaUigab
Zeal for the upbuIlding of the cOngrega-
tlOn.
The times AMI circumstances also were
favorable. Butler enjoyed, during and
sometime after his stay mere, a season OF
prosperity and business activity such AS
the town had never before known. The
congregation pr0fited by the increase OF
the population and the life and business
activity OF the town, and Pastor Roth, IN
the four years of his service added almost
as many as the previous history Oi the con
gregation could show. viz. l43 In the
height OF the multiplication of the member
snip ne resigned. following call t. Al
bany, Y he was at once succeeded Uy
the Rev q L TItzel, who came here the
same month Rev Roth departed Ocg
1888 Pas or Titzol was young men 90
very hne physique. cultivated t4sJe and a.
I'll. q B.
gatiun one year less tnan Pastor Rrth had
done, viz. tilt Nov 1891 and his labor We're
blessed with aidi1g - tas coAsrs ztliIa
l40 individuals. repeat thera!9fe thtt
tnese two brethern, tne latter ot whom
rests from his iAbors, aAG has g1ni to has
reward. were e C leaders and pastors uitnr
flock dur ng u years Of greatest uU
mel ical prosp rity. From al this IL Gg-
pears that, until about nne years agn, tne
ngroY alton ha1 uad bitter experiences
and struggles, ana that its growth was
painfully slow. In fact the iull light ui
d is not yet here. out Gud VIII let DC
come Just so sure as we are idirhl i o. HIM
and his word, for he has pralnl set that ts
loving kindness shoa.d be understood by
those who observe Jh5 teachings Of HIS
word, and Gud never fails To keep coveu-
ant aad mercy. That God has a work ANA a
mission for this congregation in tnis place.
/ do not doubt. There are thuso here NhU
love the doctrines and the practices Of the
Lutheran Church, wdO are more pruhLed
by English than hy German services. Tor
such his congregation was projected ana
has been maintained thrUugh so many
struggling years, aud that God will keep II
still | cannot for moment doubt. ii It l.,
OF Gods planting. the gates If nell shan
not prevail againsti "and they would nave
prevailed long ere this, mad s1eh not been
the case.