-great uncle. John Paxton's life work for the church can be found on page 146 of Faith and Works. It is well worth reading. In April of 1970 construction started on an addition to the educa- tional building. This project was undertaken after a committee appoint- ed by the Congregation reported a need for

- journed, his nomination was made unanimous. Thaddeus Stevens did not vote for Lincoln but held out to the bitter end for his friend McLean of Ohio. John W. Forney, former Lancastrian who had been James Buchanan's mentor during that man's race for the presidency and who was now editor of the Philadelphia

body lay in state in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, from the eve- ning of April 22 to the 24th. At ten in the morning, the two lines of people who came to view the body extended at least three miles. Over 300,000 viewed the remains. At New York City, tens of thousands viewed the remains, like- wise

century. The vital statistics in Beck's case can be summed up briefly. He was born on December 16, 1833, the seventh of eight children born to John and Johanna Augusta (Reincke) Beck. He was educated at Nazareth Hall, one of the great Moravian academies, where he taught for a number of years following his

THE ACADIANS IN LANCASTER COUNTY. There is no history in which can be chronologically traced the struggles and changes within that small region known as Acadia, the confines of which were ex- pressly named by Henry IV. of France in his letters patent of November 3, 1603, over the country, territory

ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE UNVEILING OF A BRONZE TABLET TO JOHN WRIGHT, PIONEER FERRYMAN By PROF. HERBERT H. BECK MADAME PRESIDENT, MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA: I consider it a distinct privilege to represent the older of the two coun- ties, Lancaster and York, at this well

known, as subse- quent issues of the local papers contain no references to it. Address to John Adams by Militia of Lancaster County By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A T a meeting of one hundred and fifty officers of the militia of Lancaster county on June 21st, 1798, the following address was read and

Address to President John Adams from the Citizens of Lancaster Borough and County Supporting the Government in its Attitude Toward France By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN THE proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society of October, 1924, appears an article entitled, "John Marshall in