Early Historical Record of Zion Lutheran Church, Manheim, Pa. By REV. J. F. KNITTLE, Ph.D. It was Solomon, the King of wisdom of Israel, who, in reviewing his life, declared that "Of the making of many books there is no end," and we might apply that statement today and say that of the writing of

some record of his parents. He wrote, "Through hard work, thrift and simple living (though not despising luxury) it was possible that my parents, at the time of my father's death in March, 1806, owned a beautiful farm of 107 acres with buildings, besides having money lent out on mortgages, for which