World's Famous Pugilists Box at the Fulton Opera House by Johnny Hauck Some time ago my friend, Jack Loose, teacher, historian, and editor of the Journal,asked me to write a story about some of the famous great pugilists who boxed at the Fulton Opera House. The story of the opera house and how it

Ode to the United States on its Bicentennial and to the Rededication of its People to the Principles of the Declaration of Independence by Rabbi Samson A. Shain Rabbi Samson Aaron Shain was a good friend of the Lancaster County Historical Society, and was a dear personal friend of the editor. His

, panes of glass, stories of the house, type build- ings on the premise, acres owned, adjacent properties, the valua- tion of the house and land, and, at the end of each county list, names of all slaves and black indentured. The major inadequacy of the lists is that the Chester and Lancaster County lists

the Lancaster Lutherans since 1730, Rev. Stoever on November 7, 1736 received a call to assume the place of the accredited pastor. Two years previously, decision had been made to build a substantial house of worship; and under the direction of Trinity's first pastor, Caspar Stoever, the work of

leadership. This car- ried as far as the White House where Presidents were said to be run- ning "business administrations." Business expertise and economy were applied at the federal level, enabling Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon to gradually reduce the total gross national debt from $24.3 billion

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity Lancaster, Pennsylvania Part Two —1762- 1980 By Dr. George L. Heiges THE CIVIL WAR YEARS 1862 —1867 Rev. Frederick W. Conrad, D. D. Rev. Samuel Laird. D. D. A successor to Doctor Krotel was selected in the person of Rev. Frederick William Conrad

Assembly the- following day. After some momentary quibbling the Legislature resolved that a vote of money be given "for the use of the Crown." 17 But, despite this resolu- tion the Assemblymen were seriously divided, for John Kinsey, the Speaker of the House, had to cast the deciding vote. The reason for

with the Brethren, is that Ephrata was a major publishing house during the eighteenth century. Until relatively modern times, the Brethren relied exclusively upon the free ministry. Each congregation elected in council meeting several of its most promising young men to the ministry. They then would

, New Jersey and Maryland all returned Democratic majorities in 1867. Republican majorities in the Pennsylvania state legislature were reduced to five in the Senate and eight in the House; in Phila- delphia Democrats swept the municipal elections carrying the entire ticket by an average of 4,000 votes

the negotiation, some years ago to establish a monument on the site of the old log house in the Cove, in which you were a principal agent?" Three days later Mrs. Johnston wrote to a Mr. Cooper. 116, Park Street Dear Mr Cooper I have thought for sometime of writing to you, in regard to the purchase