The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
THRIFT AND I
INTEGRITY
Characterized the Lives Of the Early
German Settlers Of Penn
sylYania.
Mr.. KRICHBAUM ADDRESSES LEAGUE

The feature of the fourth entertain.
ment in the course of the Youns
Mems League of the Trinity Luther
an church given Wednesday evening
was the lecture on the Pennsylvania
Germans - An Unwritten Chapter in
American History" by Charles Krich-
baum.
Preceding the lecture was pro-
gram including a piano solo by Ray.
mond Taylor, character reading.
eat the Country Literary" by Edward
F. Weckel, and vocal solos by Mrs. w.
F. Lorenz.
| Ai,u, au introduction in which Mr..
Krieh hbaum spoke oil the evident
presence of the descendants. of many
Pennsylvania Germans in the audience
he said:
'"rhe extreme universal ignorance
regarding the history of the Pennsyl.
vcnia Dutch makes it subject of in
terest, especially to great many
pie of Stark county, because the great
majority of this county's citizens are
descendants of this interesting peopl,
In the southwestern part of the county
on beautiful summit, lie buried most
of the Pennsylvania German pioneers
and settlers of southern Stark county.
There flourished for many years a un-
ion church, German Reformed and
Lutheran. My own maternal great
grandfather Sherman and paterna
great grandfather Krichbaunl wer'
the elders and founders of that
church
"In the settlement and building Of
the republic there were three migra-
tons OF people, the Puritans, the
Scotch-Irish and the Germans OF Pal.
atinates and the French Hugenots.
When King Henry of Navarro was rul-
or in France he granted the Hugenots
a charter of liberty known as the edict
OF Nantes, giving them great religious
rights. When Louis XIV became ruler
he hogan a series of legislation against
them and finally evoked the edict. A
great migration ensued, the Hugenots
going by thousands to England, Hol
land and the Elector Palatinate, jusi
across the Rhine. Louis became an
gered at the Palatinate and with an
army devastated the entire country.
About chic t'~'n william Penn went
through the country preaching and al
vised the forlorn people to 60 to Am
/ lca. d,e vesinsiins OF the Eight
eenth century about 10000 of these
destitute Germans came to Pennsyl-
vania. This sturdy people, along with
the 'Scotch-Irish, settled the back coun-
ties OF that state and stood as hu-
ma" wall hH'weenthe Quakers and the
Indians. They cleared the lands, bu
houses, erected churches and made
the province the most fourishing Of
the colonies.
"In virility. religious and moral
character. these sturdy Germans were
The equals of the Puritans. Their
learning was up to high standard, in
the German scarcely any illiteracy
They were very stubborn and held teu-
aciously to their language and refused
to learn the English. which had the
necessary effect that they took little
part in governmental affairs. But with
all their weakness. they set against
the introduction and perpetuation Of
sla, very History may fail to give these
people the credit due them, but it re-
cords no deeds of violence, no crime
for which their children must blush
or bow their heads in shame.
THE mention of these people, sug
gests fat hogs. good wheat and corn.
big bank barns, square houses, cellars
full OF potatoes and good rambeaus
garrets full of dried fruits of all kinds
crooks full of apple butter, walnuts
hickory nuts. rafters hung with old
garden teas, catnip, thyme, worm
wood. boneset. ETC.. and rack loaded
with smoked sausage. chuck or dried
beef. the oats boxes full Of SURPRISING
hams. spinning wheels. reels, fax,
high beds, linen sheets and ticks, rag
CARPETS German Bibles, bureaus o
curled maple, big box stoves, brass
candlesticks and snuffers. tallow dips
steel yards, sickle and cradle. axe and
wedge. home made brooms. hearth
baked bread. beaver hats. And then
think of all the jubilees. the butcher.
Ing day jubilee. the apple cutting and
apple butter boiling. corn husking
Christmas and New Year festivals. and
good old fashioned hospitality, thrift
thrift. thrift; absence of depravity,
drunkenness. RIGHTEOUSNESS, large and
happy families of ten or twelve child.
rem. Along with this goes the music
Of the old Pennsylvania Dutch lam