secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: "I still continue in Lancaster county, in Pennsylvania, as there is no clergyman near that place, tho' I meet with a great deal of opposition ; neither can I yet have any church." Before June, 1749, the Rev. Mr. Locke, doubtless

inscription until 1858, when it cracked while being rung for a service. Sub- sequently, it was recast, and to-day bears the following inscrip- tion: "Pack & Chapman of London. Fecit. St. James's Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania." The Lancaster County Historical Society has in its collections �the original

foreign power or resort to arms for the defense of all that can be held dear to freemen, the officers of the militia of Lancaster county, —feeling themselves happy under the influence of a government of their own choice, mild and equal in its operation, and perfectly satisfied that it has been, and

THE FEMALE SUNDAY-SCHOOL SOCIETY OF SAINT JAMES'S CHURCH, LANCASTER William Frederic Worner Mr. William A. B. Halbach, a member of one of Lancaster's oldest fami- lies, has kindly presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society a pam- phlet, 4 by 5 inches in size, that contains much of local

Pennsylvania. Subsequent to the publication of that paper in May, 1930, I addressed the following letter to the secretary of Lodge No. 43, Free and Accepted Masons: Lancaster, Pa., November 7th, 1930. Mr. J. Fred Fisher, Secretary, Lodge No. 43, F. & A. M., Lancaster, Pa. Dear Sir and Brother: It is not

services are / part of his country's history. / He came to Pennsylvania in 1767, and / settled in Lancaster in 1774. 188. In memory of / Katharine Hand. / Died April 14, 1791, / aged 12 years / & 4 months. / Also / Margaret Hand. / Died at Rockford, 1800, / in the 11th year / of her age. / [The

. The original invoice for the bell is in possession of The His- torical Society of Pennsylvania, and was obtained in the following manner : The late George M. Steinman, president of The Lancaster County Historical Society from its reorganization in 1896 to 1917, was an antiquarian of note, and it is

Allegheny ceme- tery. Mr. Danner was survived by his widow, one daughter, and three sons. Mr. Danner was born in Lancaster county, Pa., and when quite a young man enlisted in the First Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps. Shortly after the close of the Civil War, he entered the Theological Seminary at