Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
support the caucus nominee Tor
United States Senator. Adjourned.


Next Sunday, September 2. 1900,
tie corner stone Of the new Luther
an church will he laid with appr :
pirate ceremony. It 10 the 3rd
church building that has been erect.
ed by the Lutherans in this town.
Three houses Of worship within the
span OF Q century, and fourtes n
preachers within the past 100 years.
The Lutherans have piospered in
the century now closing They Or
ganized q congregation in 1901 III
Mifaintown, aud received the dona-
ton Of a lot Of ground on the east
side near the south end Of 3rd street
from John Harris. and there erected
a log church. The building w.s
completed in 1872 The size Of the
house was % feet by 30 feet. Tie
seating capacity Of the house was in
C, essed Nv q gallery on three sides.
Rev. William Serbia, Rev. George
Helm and Rev William Helm AM
Rev. Charles Weyl were the earliest
preachers Of which the records speak
R-v. Weyl was the English preacher
for Rev. William Helm. In 1885,
Rev. Simon R. Boyer, who could
preach in a number Of languages be
came the pastor. The period be-
tween 1Ol and 1885 had been one OF
prosperity. The congregation bad
acquired property. real estate and a
commodious and handsome brick
parsonage on the northwest corner
Of the square had been purchased
Under Boyer's ministry new brick
church was built in the year 1888
The corner stone Of the new church
was laid in August 1888 There
were placed in the corner stone OF
the church building Of 1888, q copy
of the Constitution and History OF
the Lutheran Church, a red covered,
gilt edge hymn book with the name
Of s. X. Boyer written in it; q copy
of the Lutheran Observer, published
in August ID, 1888 Mr.. Boyer
preached for the congregation ten
years after be had built the church
and then resigned He was succeed.
ed by Rev. Martin and Martin by
Williams and Williams by Willard
and Willard by Fletcher and Fetch.
or by Anthony and Anthony by
Blackwelder and Blaekwelder by Rev.
E. E. Berry. Uader the ministry Of
Mr. Berry the church building that
was built under the directory Of Mr..
Boyer was repaired. The o,rpsr
stone of the repaired and remodled
church building was laid on Tuesday
evening at half past 6 o'clock. Aug
ust 26, 1879. There were four min
listers present, namely, Rev. E. E.
Berry, pastor Ct the congregation;
Rev. q. c. Shindel of the Port Roy
al Lutheran church; Rev. T. ]. Sher-
rard of the Presbyterian church of
Miffllntown; Rev. r. E. Wilson of
the Methodist church of Mifflintown.
On the occasion, namely, August 26,
1879, there was deposited in the new
corner stone all of the contents Of the
corner stone of 1888, and to which
was added the Lutheran Observer,
dated August %, 1879. Lutheran
Evangelist, the Juniata Sentinel and
Republican, Democrat and Register,
Jupiata Tribune, a manuscript con
tanning name Of the President of the
United States of America, Governor
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia, Judge of the Court, names Of
county officers, the membership of
the church with it's officers, names Of
the members of the building commit
tee, copy of the Augsburg Lesson
Book, list of officers and teachers of
the Sabbath School, copy of prayer
meeting card. Rev. e E. Berry was
succeeded by Rev. Philip Graif and
he was succeeded by n. G. Hollo-
way, and he was succeeded by w. H.
Fahs, the present minister and pro-
jector of the new building. In the
church built by preacher Boyer, was
basement room for the Sabbath
School; but the school grew large
and had to be taken upstairs into
the preaching room. The school at
this time ls live and large orgsnizs-
ton and its want of room was one
of the pressing requirements of the
coming genei alton and had much to
do with the urgency for q new
church. The new edifice when COM
plete will face 122 feet on Washing.
ton street and so feet on 3rd street
The new parsonage front on 3rd
street is included 10 the 80 feet and
Sunday school room is included in
the 1872 feet front on Washington
street. The cornerstone of the new
church just mentioned will be laid
on Sunday. September 2, l900-next
Sunday. With tho resident pastor
there will be present to assist, Rev
G. w. Heisler, d. D., President Of
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove
Pa. and Rev. NJ. H. Slime, Phi. D.,
pastor of Christ's Lutheran Church,
Harrisburg, Pa. Services 1890 g.
IN. and $50 p. m.
MnFLrN COUNTY FAIR AT LEWIS
TOWN, Pa.
On account of the Mifain County
Fair at Lewistown. Pa, on Septem
ber s, 6, and Z, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell specia
excursion tickets, good going from
September 4 to Z, and good to re-
turn until September 8, 1900, inclu
sive, from Newport, Huntingdon
andlinter-mediate stations to Lewis
town junction and from all Stations
on the Lewistown Division to Lewis
tawn Boro. On September S, 6, anG
Z special train will leave Lewis
town Boro at 7.15 p. m. for Milroy