least as late as 1816 the First 1 Presbyterian church of Lancaster, Pa., employed a clerk. The special duties of this official are not now known. In all probabil- ity, they corresponded to those of the parish clerk in the Church of England in America, which, after the Revolutionary War, be- came the

): Hamilton, James, 1710-1783. Presbyterian Church Corporation of Pequea (Pa.) Cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1920 Description: 39-51 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical

interest. The title- page of this paper-bound booklet, which has survived the wreck of time for more than one hundred years, is as follows: "First Annual Report of the Female Sunday-School Society of St. James's Church, Lancaster. (Read at the Annual Meeting, May 27th, 1822.) Together with The Constitution

established in other congregations.2 In July, 1821, shortly after the formation of the school in Saint James's parish, the Presbyterian Sabbath-school society was organized in Lancaster, under the direction of the Rev. William Ashmead, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. A constitution and by-laws were

Thursday, March 19th, 1812, a concert of sacred music was held in the Upper Octorara Presbyterian church, under the direction of Mr. Nathaniel Coburn. An address, well adapted to the occasion, was delivered by the Rev. James Latta, imme- diately before the performance. The Lancaster Journal, of Saturday

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

.)--History--Errors, inventions, etc. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 104-106 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7 Notes: "Seeing America's Garden Spot, Lancaster: the Red Rose City of Pennsylvania" Call Number