Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
Congregation Organized in
1714 Holds Annual Reunion
Special to The Telegraph

Marietta, June 1T.-To-day the sew
enth annual reunion of the Donegal
Presbyterian church, founded in
1714, was held. The historical session
at IL O'Clock was presided over by
James Shand, of Lancaster, and after
the singing of the doxology and the
invocation the following program was
given: Hymn, Wareham; words OF
greeting, Mr.. Shand; solo, Come
Unto Me-" Handel, Master Ernest Kill
gore, of Lancaster: address Religious
Liberty" d. F. Magee. of Lancaster;
tenor solo, w. Clyde Shissler, of Lam
caster; address, the Rev. Robert Mac
Gowan, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church of Lancaster; hymn,
America; benediction, the Rev.
Frank g. Bossert. Luncheon was
served, and a general tour made of
the historic bufying grounds. Many
men who fought in the Revolutionary
and other wars are buried here.
At o'lock, Miss Martha Bladen
Clark called to order the session of
the Donegal Society, which society's
etc.
At o'clock the annual meeting of
the D. A. R. was held, Mrs. B. Frank
Hiestand, of Marietta, presiding The
program included: Address of well
come, Mrs. Emma F. Gardner. regent
OF Donegal chapter; solo, Miss Sarah
Cunningham, of Paradise: reading, d.
A. r. in Cumberland county, Mrs. A
ID. b. Smead, regent of Cumberland
county chapter; paper. Work of
Witness Tree Chapter" Miss L. S.
Evans; tenor solo, w. Clyde Shissler,
or Lancaster; address, the Rev. John
B. Laird, D. D., of Frankford
This evening at 1880 o'clock, the
popular Meeting will be held, Hugh
M, North, of Columbia, presiding.
The Reunion committee consisted
of the Rev. Frank G. Bossert Of
Mount JOY; Miss Martha B. Clark, of
Lancaster; Miss Rebecca ]. Siay-
maker, of Lancaster; Miss Mary B.
Detweiler, Mount Joy; Miss Mary
SUNNY, Marietta; Amos Gish, of
Elizabethtown; Mrs. Jacob Zook, of
Mount JOY; B. F. Hoffman, of Balm
bridge, and Bertha B. Kelsey, of
Rheems.
The Donegal church was founded
prior to 1921, and before the present
edifice was constructor or any church
building was on the site, worship was
held by the Indians in that section;
in 1921, the Newcastle Presbytery
sent supplies there, and continued for
several years to do so; in 1925, Adam
Boyd preached there; September,
lI26, Rev. James Anderson was call
.
the Rev. Hamilton Bell was installed
in 1742; supplies sent by Presbytery
in 1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, after Rev.
Bell had been dismissed in 1744. The
Rev. Joseph Tate was the next pas
tor, and remained until his death in
1774; from that time on the clergy
men were the Rev. Colin McFar-
quahar, the Rev. William Kerr, these
two last laboring under very difficult
and dangerous pastorates; the Rev.
Orson Douglass, the Rev. T. Marshall
Boggs, the Rev. James T. Rogers, the
Rev. John ]. Lane, the Rev. Edgar.
the Rev. William Fleming, the Rev.
William B. Brown, the Rev. Cyrus B.
Whitcomb, the Rev. L. Gamble, the
Rev. Edward A. Shook, the Rev.
David B. Conway, t,e Rev. Richard
Downes, the Rev. Kensey ]. Stewart.
and the Rev. Frank G. Bossert, the
present pastor who has served since
1909.
Hundreds of Presbyterians from
this city participated in the exercises
to-day. They left on early morning
trains and in automobiles.