the name of the congregation and the events surrounding its formation. Most local historians (including Ellis & Evans), atlases, and local directories of 19th Century Lancaster refer to Bethel as the "African Methodist Episcopal."' Lancaster City"s first directory refers to it, however, in 1843 as "St

before the Civil War, were also central figures in the Underground Railroad, the development of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Negro Convention Movement—all phenomena which contributed directly to the emergence of a national leadership and a national plan of action for Blacks before 1860

Old St. Mary's of Lancaster, Pa. : The Jesuit Period,1741-1785 Edgar A. Musser THE BISHOPS WHO GOVERNED THE CHURCH IN COLONIAL AMERICA The Catholic Church throughout the world is—under the Sovereign Pontiff—governed by bishops and archbishops, so that in almost every part of the earth it is under

. Fishel, Jr., "Repercussions of Reconstruction: The Northern Negro, 1870-1883", Civil War History, XIV (Dec., 1968), 334-335. 2I have used a number of terms to identify the geographical subdivisions of Lancaster County in the 1850's that a reader might find confusing. Under the Pennsylvania Constitution

Brethren. Includes insert letter of invitation to the concert. 19 October 1960 Consecration service for the new educational building at Lancaster First Methodist Church. 18 June 1967 Folder 9 Egypta Postcard to Mr. J. M. Lang at Franklin and Marshall Academy from the executive committee inviting all