born in Philadelphia, September 16th, 1796. He belonged to the famous Muhlenberg family, prominent members of the Lutheran Church in America, and was ba p -tizedbytheRev.JustHenryChristianHelmuth.Dr.Helmuthwaspastorof Trinity Lutheran church, Lancaster, from 1769 to 1779. Upon resigning the charge in

, it never was controlled by either Church. The charter has never been changed, and the Board of Trustees is entirely a self-perpetuating body. Fairs for Benefit of the Lutheran Sunday School By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER I N the Lancaster Journal of Friday, May 4th, 1832, appeared a communication over

would be "instructed in the polite art of riding, and managing their horses, either for the road or field: and horses of every denomination broke." The Lancaster Journal of Saturday, August 19th, 1797, informed the pub-4 lic that "for the benefit of Master Franklin" one of the actors, Ricketts' new

Lightning Strikes Spire of Trinity Lutheran Church By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER 0 N Tuesday, May 13th, 1823, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, the beautiful spire of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, pride of Lancaster, and an ancient land-mark, was struck by lightning

path followed the "Old Road" to a point in Lancaster county just beyond the village of White Horse, where it branched to the right and led on through Springville, past Roland's Church to the present power house on the New Holland pike. From this point it followed the dividing line between Earl and

believe that, if 5 The Lancaster Journal, of Friday, June 15th, 1832, contained the fol- lowing: "During the summer months the hours of tuition in the Infant Schools will be from 8 to 11 A. M. and from 2 to 4 P. M. Visitors will be admitted at school No. 1, in Orange street, on the first Wednesday, and at

records of the "Female Sunday-School Society of St. James's Church." The book contains the constitution and minutes of the first parochial Sunday school in Lancaster, and is in the writing of the secretary, Miss Letitia Montgomery. Each time she referred to the name of the church, she wrote it, "St

generally known that Stephen Chambers, Esq., who helped to organize Lodge No. 43, and who served as its first Worshipful Master, lies buried in the graveyard adjoining St. James's Protestant Episcopal church, this city. Mr. Chambers was a prominent attorney in Lancaster, although only 36 years of age at the

shall also reign with Him." / [The Lancaster Intelligencer of Tues- day, September 4th, 1855, states that she died on August 28th, 1855; �and according to the burial records of the parish her remains were in- terred in the churchyard on the same date]. 49. "Blessed are the pure in heart, / for they

avoided. The Dispensary of St. James's Church, Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Sunday evening, September 18th, 1825, after divine service, a number of ladies and gentlemen met in Saint James's Prot- estant Episcopal church, Lancaster, and formed an organiza- tion for the laudable purpose of