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DiaJ::..L9f Nazarelh of' the year 181L-.
February 19th 1811. Br, van Vleck travelled with his brother-in-law and
Sister Jones by sledge to Hope in Jersey. - Bro. and i:iister Loskied vi
sited in Nazareth.
February 22nd 1811. Br. Joseph Rice, who had been in Lititz, Heading and
Philadelphia in search of G. B. Miller, but could not find any trace of
this youth. - '1'he single sister Maria Allen went to-day to bethlehem, to
stay there.
February 23d 1811. '1'he brethren Hauschenberger and Hoeber drove to Beth
lehem, where Br. Lueders from Eur'ope had arrived.
~:Dd.§1:~th~Jl,!. In the evening we had bad weather and thex'efore no
meeting was held.
lViarch 2nd 181h We received news about the youth G.B. Miller, that he is
in a counting house in Philadelphia.
March 16th 1811. We bad for some time nice Hpring-weather.
Mar'ch 19th 15311. This morning one had discover'ed, t ba t thieveH had bro
ken in the Inn last night, and also they went into the cellar of Br.
~hr. Miksch, but it was only liil..tle, what they had stolen. We heard of
several nightly visits, which had occurred in various places in the
country.
March 21st 1811. Er. Lueders from Bethlehem visited us for the first time,
March 23d 1811. Saturday. This entire week it was warm weathe:n.resterday
and. the following days it was raining,
Miff'ch 24th 1811. Sunday. In the evening was anllounced the engagement of
the single brother Ch. H. Beutel with the single Sister Ros. llIiiksch,
~r'ch_?~l:L:]'§Jl~ Br. van Vleck announced to the single sister's ChOir,
that Sister Anna Hesse in Lititz. had received a oall as aSSistant warden
of the siilgle Sister's ohoir, and had aocepted it. She was reoommended
to the prayer' of the sisters.
March 21st 1811 ~ In the evening-meet ing Sister Anna Hesse in Lititz for
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her future offioe had been reoommended to the oongregation for prayer.
April 3d 1811. 1'he single sister'li) choir bade farewell to Sister Al1nIii.
Schmiok, who had been for 3 years assistant warden in the choir of the single sisters, !md the next day she went to Btlthlehem. April lith 1811 •. In the evening married. Br. 'lTan Vleck the single brother
Chr'. Henry Beutel with the single sister Rosina .M.lksch after an address
by Br. van VIe ok, - Sister Anna Schmick, who had gone to Betblehem, h&<d
reoeived a oall as Warden of the single sisters there.
April Itb l81l.1Trom Lititz came the single Sister Anna Susanna Hasse to
Nazareth and in the afternoon in a choir-meeting of the single Sisters
she was introduced as Assistant warden of the c1101r, and was blessed
i'or her office by Br. 'lTan Vleck.
April 9th 1811. Sister Anne. HaSSe was 1.ntrodueed to the E. G. and was
welcomed there.
April 14th 1811. Easter. By nice clear weather had been read the Lite.ny
e.t 5,15 a.. m, partly in the hall and partly on the GOd's~cre.
!12rH 15th 1811. Easte!':!!!lVIonday. The engl:i.sh Sermon wa s held by Br. Meder.
In the evening in the Geme1nstunde was receiVed lnto the conglegat10n the
boy Philip Ludwl.g Belling.
April 20th 1811. Bro. and Sister Reich mOVed from here to Bethlehem, wheX'{l
they will live. Also the slm:;le sistex' • Sa,lome Beutel went tb.ex'e.
A.QX':!-l 21st 1811.In the afternoon we had storms and thunder-storms witl1
rain. - Br. Decl1ler went to Philadelphia.
May 1st 18H. 'l'he single sister Sally Kindig moved from bchoeneck to Na~
zareth into the choir-house of the slngil:e Sisters.
M§xR181.1_.~. Bro. and Sister Heinke arrived here from LH itz with their
daughter lVi&;ria Therese.
May 4th l!i1b The Single Sisters celebrated their choir-festival. Into
the choir were reeeived trle i!!Jirls: Ros;'na ~newel, El.izabeth Beutel, Eli w
zabeth Behae1'e1', Maria Theresia Reinke from the Nazareth Congregation;
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Anna Elizabeth (Hewel, Johanna Ml1:x'ia Clewel,. Cs.tharina LouiSe Levering.
In the evening was a love feast for the entlre congre-
gatlon, at which Er. van Vleck intx'oduced Er. Relnke as the futlH'e llilinis
tel' and attendant of the congregation, and had a touchtng farewell with
the congregli!;tion. In the evening held Er. Reinke the Gemein-hour and re,,~
commended. Bro. and Sister van Vleck, who had served the congregation in
Nazareth for 9 years with fidelity 8.nd le$i timacy, and who /are leaving
to-morrow for their future service in the congregation in Ljtitz, for iiI
blessed remembrance. Then the congregs.tion sang some hymns of bless5.ng
for the departing brothsr and sister.
A~~~l 6th 1811. 'fo-day started Bro. 8.nd sister van Vleck on thetr jour
ney to Lititz.
~~flf::f 8t.h l811~We had this afternoon thunderstorm with pleny of x'ain and
no meeGing. Mal A;Wle i,.12th 1811. Sunday •. Br. Rei.nke held his first sermon about Rom.l,16i
Yesterday after eXaJI!ination of the scholars in the boarding-school went
the boy Chr. Dchropp to hi~l parents to Lititz. J!1i/il"y
ild?fil;i¥V.th 1811. Bro. and Sister· Reinke went to ahristian Spring and
psrson, whose hushand had left her. The Hall was whl.te-wl.l.shed and there-
fore .no meeting could. be held ..
.sl:1!De 2nd 1811. Pentecost. In the afternoon there was a musioal ooncert,
.. t whioh attended the Lutheran j;ijtnister Jaeger, who
had to perfOlliI' some offioial funotions. He had with
in the neie;hborhood Iwhom he knew~
JJr'. Reirlk.e/a pleasant
.:;Lune .4th 1811. l'he big girls oelebrated their' choir-festival. 'rhe 1'0110-
wine; children were received into the their choir: From Nazar'eth: Anna
Christina beok, Ho. Ernst; from Sohoeneok: Anna Hebeoca Sey fried, Eliza
beth Clewel, Cath. Louise CleViel. and Charlotte Alleman.
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i!.1!:ne 9th 181L Sunday. To··day we had thundersto!'lll with a re freshing rain
a fter so long a dX'y weather'.
June lOth 1811.Br. 1\[olther from New ;Lark brought his Bon August from the
boardj.ng~",ohool to Lititz.
June 12th l:.§lli In the afternoon we had. thund.exstorm wlth haj"l. The Lord.
WlitS gracious to us. In othex' plaoes great d.amage has been d.one to the
grains and otherwise. - P" the singing-houT', whioh Br. Meder held, he
announoed the death of Hr. Friedrioh von Watteville in the beginning of
this year. He had been a member of the Unity's Elder'·Confer'enoe a.nd was
Senior civilis.
June 13th 1811.$, In the afternoon was the engagement of the single Brother ". Joh. Samuel Haman with the single Sister Sara Sc;hmic;k, and both a:re ap
pointed for the servioe of the INN in Nazareth. The c;ouple had been :I:'e-
oommended to the conglegation for a blessed remembranc;e. ~ 'I'o-day a litt
le C. 1,. Blech from Graceham came t,o the boarding-schooL
.!lune 14th l8lhThe single brothel' Matthew Henry has moved from Lititz to
Nazareth.
June 16th 1811. In the evening was the wedding of the s.ingle brother J.
Sa,muel Haman with the single sister Sara Schmick. - We had warm weather
and some drizzling-r'a1.n.
~.e 26th 1811.Towards evening we had terrific thunderstorms. After a
great heat and dry Weather we had a nice refreshing rain.
June 27th 18ll.B1'0. and Sister Joseph Rice moved to l'5ethlehem, where they
will liVe. Bro. and Sister Haman took pOSBesBion of the Inn in Nazareth •
.iUl,1y 9th 1811. Everybody was busy with the harvest, AfteX' the great dry
weather and heat we received some x'limn with a thundl!1rstorm, 1'he X'ain pene"
tnl,ted the ground,
J'uly 15th 1811, 'rhe br'etbren Reinke and Hoeber attended a funex'al in
the neighborhood. In the church on the Dry Land they heard a very young /evangeUcal
HelfenBtein give a good/testimony. Brothel' Reinh.e had known thiB young
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minister', when he was a student in Lancaster. - Mr. Bumm from Easton
held the funeral. The two brethren had a pleasant conversation with the
two ministers. - A young brother fr'om Balem, by nam~Leicht, visited us.
July: 23d 1811. '£he wea thu' dearcd up, and we were able to bring in the
balance of the lla.rv8st, which had 8u1'1'e1'6d some damage.
deX'ing. 'The evening-ljleeting was omitted.
July 2Z.:!:JL18l1 ... _The Single brother Peter Ricksecker came from nethlehem
j.rl order to serve in the boarding-school by the children.
July :lIst 1811 .... On account of heavy rai.n we could not helve any ",eeting.
August 1l!J<.-.l,811 .... The bx-ethx-cn Reinke and !loeber' went to Easton, where Bx-.
Heinke lear'ned to knoVi the Lutheran Minister Andres.
on request of trw people in and around t;;!hristian Spring a meeting to an
attentive gathering.
:August 2Sl1d.-.l,_8l1 .... _ Heavy thunderstorms cooled thc air.
~gust 22th 1811. 'l'hs single brethren celebrated tbei,r cho:lr-iest:ilral.
Th" follow:ln£; youthS bad !)E)en received into the tr-etbnm's cbolr: Gottfr.
AndX'. , Ph:Uip Gold, ObI'. He:lnrlch Beck, Johann ssler, Lud.wig Kalllp=
man, Anton, van Vleck from NGtzareth; Atn'ahafll Jonathan Demuth "md
JoLn
Gentleman from Oharlestown, by name of Niar-
tin, who is well. known 1:0 tlal.elll, and who has brought two of' flj,S sons to
a'stended the 10vofeast and enjo,yed
erland. who had come lacely to this country. He],3 "~ lover of the
Lord and of the congr-egation.
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Se:Qtcmber l'lth l8ll~ Between 12 and 3 o' clock we could see the eclipse
of the sun. - This morning died the widowed sister' A • .Mar. Busch.
SeptemlbiL12J:Ji 19l~lli In the afternoon at 1 0' clock afteX' an address of'
Br. Reinke, was the funeral of the widowed siBter fl. Mar. Busch. - She
Vias born 1n April 9th 1728 in Essonheim in tho lower Palatinate, Germany.
Her parents belonged to the Reformed church tb.ere, but by visiting bre
thren they had been awakened, and the parents brougbt her up in the fear
and admonition of the Lord. When she was 13 years old, she went for the
fixst time to Holy Communion trembling; later she kept away from Holy Com",.
munion, because a8 she had said, she had loved the world. In the year
1747 she married Joh. Ludwig ,Spites, who, when they travelled to America,
he died on sea. They had a daughter, who is 8tl11 alive. When she alTived
In Amer'ica, she went to the country not far from Yorktown, and in the
year 1749 she married for the second time Johannes Busch, who died before
her. Their marriage was ble8sed wHh 11 children, 2 sons all(i 9 dau8htel's.
4 0 I' the daughters have died already. She had 48 grand-children, of wh6h
11 have died; and 11 great gr'and-chHdl'en, of' which 'I have died. At the
time, when the late Sister married her' husband, many people in and around
Yorktown had been awakened by the testimony of the brethren and also Sis
ter' Busch and her hU8band a180. But at the same ti.llle many printed letter8
of slander had beon writte~ae;ainst the brethr>m, and especially was it
the known L18Chy, who tried his utmost, to confound those, who had been
awakened. He husband had plenty tl'oubleGo convince h18 wife, that all
those slander-news, were not true. In the year 1758 on her' req:l<est was
she received into the congregation in Yorktown. 1760 she went for the
first time here to Holy Communion. In the year 1780 died hel husband,
and again she became widow. In december' 4th 1791 she moved from Yorktown
and carne to Nazareth and lived with her children, Bro. and Si8ter Busse.
On account of her peculiar way, she made the life foX' herself and for
children hard. Much patience was necessary to live with her. Since the
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d~ath of her son-in-law, Br. Andreas Busse, who was very much affec-
tioned to her, decrepitude showed more than before. and her strength
decreased rapidly. Bince moX'e than Olle year she had to taken care of like
a child. Her daughter sister Christ. Busse took care of her very faith-
fully. The sick Olle could not speak nor hear much. When people talked to
her, she would look smilingly into the face of' the speaker, and would
take the speaker's hand and expressed her love by doing so. On the 17th
of September in the morning in the 5th hour, she closed her eyes and not
to 9pen them again. She had reached an age of 83 years, 5 months and 7
days.
September 21,tth. 1811,,£ Bro. and Sister' Reichel visited in Old Nazareth,
and in the af'~ernoon they went to Gnadenthal and ghristian cipring. - The
next day they went to Bethlehem.
,September 26th 1811. BX'. Reinke baptized on request a sick chnd in the
neighboX'hood.
October 1st ].811.. Br. Bechler buX'ried that sick chnd in the neighbo1"hoOd
and held a i\meral-serrnon in the church on the Dry Land.
October 10th 1811. In a meeting it was alIDounced to the .single brethren
that it had been resolved, that the choir-diaconie should be abolished.
But it was told them plianly, that the arrangement of' the chOir should
continue as before.
October 20th 1811. Br. Reinke held the thanksgiving-sermon. Several foreiY}'" j)
ners were present. After the service a collection was taken up for the
POOR in our place, and it amounted to $ 6,50. - 13r. Bechler held in the
afternoon the sermon in (;hristian Spring and inspite of the rainy weather
a good number bad corne to the service. ~ In the evening was the engage-
ment of the single brother Joll. Jacob Eckensberger with the single sis-
ter Maria Magd. i'iankeg which was announced in the evening-service to the
congrega t ion, w.hi ell sang a hymn for the couple.
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Diary of Nazareth of the year 1811.
October ~JJlt 1811. Our three boys celebrated their festival and the child
Heinrich Wolle was received into 'the choir.
Oc'tober 27th 1811. The Single brother Joh. Jacob Eckensberger was married
with 'the single sister Maria Magdalena Danke.
]i!ovembel?".:;).9c 1811. Sunday., In the evening read Bro. Se:\,del a diary of the
bliitethren Buchholz and Petersen on the Flin't-River.
]i!ovemJ2.er lOth 1811. Sunday. Br. Seidel preached 'the english sermon, and /wi th his wife
131'. Heinke preached in Christian Spring. Br. Reichel, who/visited in
Schoeneck, had preached there. 13r. Heichel read to the brethren, who
some years ago had Bigned a letter, which they had written to the D.E.C., the ,
lIlNiiixl!1l!ilXlIlE answer' from there, o~March 9'th. 0 f thiB year. - The big girl
Anna ChriBt. Beck had been received into the congregation.
11Qvember 13th 1811, 'fo the congr'egation wa", announced the erlEaEement of'
'the single brother Jacob Brunner with the Single fJister M. Salome Beutel
in Bethlehem, yesterday. - In the ev(~ning was a singing-hour with mu-
s:tcal accompaniment.
Novell!~, 17th l§ll,~J?Qrlday. In the evening married Br. Reinke after a
talk abeut tb.e daily texts, the single brother Jacob Brunner wi.tb. tlle
s i11g1e Bister M"i rie Salome Beutel.
Novembes 22nd lSlb From Bethlehelll visited US the Ux'ethnm Cunew and
Benade. In 'the evening took pla,ce t.he eng€,gement. of Br. Andreas Benade
from Bethlehem with the single Bist.e1 !tarie Henry from Nazareth. - ]i'rom
Litit.z came 131'. Nathanael Miksch, junior, with 1:11s w1fe, a b01'n Lein-"
Bach, with WhOlll he was man'ied in Lit.itz.
].Q]L,\,mber 24t.h 1811. Sunday. Between 1 and 2 0' clock in the night died
Er. Joll. JaE'
Novemher 26th 1811. In the afternoon at 1 0' clock was the funeral of
the late hx'other ,)"01'1. Jag by );Jr. Heinke. ~ Br. Johannes Ja<l!!;was horn in
Zauchtenthal in Moravia in October 18th 1730. The parents supplied the
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family with difficulty. The father was shoemaker and the mother helped
to maintain the family with spirming. From the storied, which Bro. Jag
had told the brethron, it was seen, that Bro, Jag had been brought up
in Lhe caLho1ic igion. and he had also attended in the same r"e1igion
Holy Communion. Bttt aner his parents, and espeoial1y his mother, had
reC<lived some knowl<ldg<l about the evange;lical truth about the saving :g
gx'ace of ,J<lSUS l:Jhrist, and b<lcause at 'that time; all those, who believed
in the evangelical truth, wer'e persecuted, they made up their mind, ra/ and forsake
ther to leave/everything, and to go to a countl'ji. where they could enjoy
liberty of oonli'ici<lno<l in maters of r<lligion. 1:h<l left Moravla and n<ld
Movember 21th they arrived In Roes(mltz.. the parents Jobaxlnes and hls
other bH)thr<ln and Blston). Be d,l.d not know , 'that t tme. what he wanted.
hut he stuck to his pal'ehtB. He acqaainted w1th the brethren, who took
interest in those, who had been awakened. He Boon found some work among
those brethren. It seems, that those brethren had a good influence upon
his inner life. In the year 1751 he oame to Gnadenfrey and moved in De-
cember 2)+th into tbe choir-house there. Woo t then happened tc him and
What ilas going on i.n hls heart, he had often told. He was in great troublE'
in his sould and he went to a hill and was crying the1'e to the Lord foX'
mel'CY, and then hls heart Vias filled with such a comfort and he exp"'rie~-
ced tbere the Lord's love, tho.t he could never again forget j,t. In Decem-
bel:' 3d 1752 he was recelved into the cOYlE,regation, and he stayed there
untIl the year 1754, when he receIved a call to North~Amerlca. 1:';lat tlme (50 of them)
he passed thl'ough HoX'rni1ut, and tben he oame with a. company/in February
1755 in Bethlehem. As he bad grown up wHh the work, In the fle1d, he
also helped bere with the same work, and he took care of the brethren's
house garden. He o.lso h<llped, to take care of the btg boys. In the year
1779 he was transferred to Gnadenthal for the service tn the economy t
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and in October of the same year he came to Nazareth and was married then,
wi th the present widow Barbara, born Holder. with whom he was married.
32 years, but without haviling had any children, except one daughter, who
was born dead. When they t.oget.hc,r had lived 5 years and a half ln Gnaden-
thaI, they llloved to Chx'istian Spring in the year 1'785 for the sallle servic,;,
After' a st.ay of 3 years there, they moved to Nazareth in the year 1'788. a nursery,
Here they had to take care of a gardenjnear the Gemeinhouse, and also
he bad to take care of some cattle, in which work t11ey were faithful, unt.·
til the Brother J&g got old and feeble and COlli.d not do the work anymore.
He had. then the deslre to live his last d.ays in rest, which was permitted.
to 11im in the year 1806. He had then a nervous stl'oke, by which he lost
the use of his right ann, "md. also talking WB.S hard. 1'01' him. He became
epileptlc attaci{s, and his memory was weakened. very much. He lJ1l.d to be
taken care of as a child. The iJrethren had to gIve l1im the eVidence, t.hat
he was a quiet and. peace-lovIng brother. He believed in the Lord Jesus
and lived l.n close communJ.on with him. For a long ti.me he could not atten",)
the meetings and could not go to Holy Communion into the Hall, but the
minister v:Lsited hem in his home and administered Holy COlilmunion there,
and how glad and happy he was, tllat he could have that privilege in his
home. He was so humble, that w}:en he was asked, to write down something
about bi.s 11 fe, he would say, that he had not experienced anything , what
was Vlorth writing dOVin. He said, tl1a t he knew, tbat he was a pElOr sinner,
and that Jesus had forgiven his sin.s, He wss longing for' going home to
the Lord soon. He Vias filled with peace and he was so happy, and his
(~yes showed it, how he felt in ],ls heart; yea often tear·s ran ovel' his
cheeks, when be spoke about his going to the Lord. Until the 22nd he
could sit up and walk about in the room, and in the warm SUlnlllEn'-days he
would go OU'o to the garden and walk: th''n'e a little • But after'
t,h:ls he had to vomit very nruoh, and when he was asked by visiting bx-eth-
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g"u:o~ of Nazareth of tile year IBl1J._
brethren. how he was getting on, he would say, that he was very siok.
whioh one was not used to hear fx'om ilis lip~}. He ilad 8, bad cough and
fever and on the 2/tth early in the morning in the 3d hour, a he had
reoeived the bless of Lord. he went to see the Lord, WbOlli he
had believed, His lasted 81 years, 1 month and 5 days.
Br, Andreas Benade
with the single sister Hem'y from Nazareth.
• Benzien in Qalem,
.l]lecembeL5:!;,h 1811. On account of much rain, the meeting bad to be omit-
ted. In the night we had a terrific stonll,
December 8th 1811 .. Bunday. We received news, that Br. Chr. Salomo Dober
had peen eleeted in the place of Br. Friedrich Rudolph VOD. vJattevi11e as
a member of the U. E. C. in the servant's department. Hymns of blessing
were then sung for him.
December 15th 1811 •.. ?UJlday,_ Dr. WilLiam Henry van Vleck beld t,o-day hIs
first sermon :tn Christian Spring.- In the aftex'noon was a meeting with
the adult communI cants. Dx·. "unow read first the daily texts for the day:
!ODo not depart from the Lord, for the Lord is with us." He then spoke the di fference 0 f
about/a x'eligious constitution and the brethren's congregaU,on. He then r
spo]{e about the pJpose 0 f the rules and regulations in the brethren's con~,
gregation, which we have to obey and from which we have not to deviate,
when we expect, that, the Lord, as the Lord of the House, shall be wiLh
.. " +1 j I 11 j 'f'oorl "'e ~xplc'l' ned ·0 the con-us, ana wnen Gle congrel';at ,on s la . ex .st. !;v u v ~ v
grege,tion the opinion of the U ,E.G, regardl..ng, the action of the brethren,
+ +1 U E' C co'ncCY'n.·L'lC.< +he matter of who some years a2;0 had writ.ten cO v]e .,. v+ + (, v
Hazelius. how it is expressed in a letter of that conference in March 9th
of this year. And at the 13arne time had these brethx'en acknowledged their
mistake, tllerei'ore all the old happenine.s shall be burried and shall
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be forgiven. Then Br. Cunow expressed his wish, that love and confidence
between the congx·egatton and its laborers must be resored anew and must
be fastened moX'e and moX'e. The meeting, wLicll was espeeially hles by
the Lord's pX'csenec, was closed with a fervent prayer on tbe kn6es.
Cunow tXB.velled at once With the
very thankful for his vI.sU his servioe here.
Deoember 16th 1811. t A 8rnoon died the widowed Sister tst
~hrist •
about the daily text and reading the of t,he departed one, the
late sister ChrlstIna :frederiea MagGi. Chr:Lst. 131'. Eenade from Bethl "
was attending the funeral. 'I'he cold weather \VB.S penetrat:i.ng. - Bere :i.s
the b:i.ography of the late s:i.ster Christina Frieder:i.ca lViargaretha Christ,
born Schlosser. Bhe was born in the year 1744, February 20th in the town
Pfortsheim in Germany. Bhe hail a good education. He[' late father was
concerned about tbe salvation of his children, and for that ['eason, he
wanted to move to Her'x'enhaag, but because that plaed wa" left, the b1'd=
th1'en adv:Lsdd him, to go to America and. to join there the congregation.
In the month of Niay 1751 we travelled to Holland, and we wer'e in tlme 'GO
x'ea.eh the ship n IREl'iE" with the company of brethr·en and sisters', who were
just about to sail. We went aloilg and arrived safely in NeVI ::lork at the
end of beptember of tho same year. I was sent to the children' 8 institute l
Vlhloh was ovel' on the other side of the Lecha near Bethlehem. It was hax'd
1'01' me to get acoustomed to the plaoe, for there was great poverty. In
the year 1753 in december )d I moved to the Instl tute in Nazareth, but
on acoount of' ,~ bad throat, I had to go back to Bethlehem and had to be
treated by the Doctor there. But soon with God's help 1 was restored to
heaLth. That time lIly heart Wi s nlled wHh love and. confidence to the
Lord, and would have liked to die then. aEd to go to him. In the year
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~l~of Nazareth 2f the y",,arJ.§lL
1755 in December 4th our institute was transferred to bethlehem, in order
to be more safe there on account of the Indian War. In the year' 1756 in
March 25th was I with 8 children received into the big girl~ choir. It
had cost me many tear·El. to leave my dear children' s choir. In the year
1757 in January 16th to my great joy I waEl received into the congregai>
tion. I had to suffer much by some of the playmates, because I did not
want to do, as they did. I 1001ced at that time too much upon others and I longed very much.
forgot my own faults. A fter the enj oyment 0 f Holy Communionj; the Lord
opened my eyes anei he showed me as he saw my heart, and I saw myself aEl
a great El:Lnner' , but he forgave me all my eiebts, and I became happy. In
February 17th 1760 I went to Holy Communi.on and waEl so happy, that I was
unable to describe my feelings. In May 4th 1762 I came to the single sis
Lerbs choir, and I surrender·ed to the Lord anews with the petition, that
He should mould me, as he Vlould like me to be. 1 have enjoyed many nice
hourEl in that choir, and I learned the longer the more my condit.ion. My 2 1
t.imld and hot. t.emper gave me plent.y of t.rouble, so that I myself suElpen-
ded from Holy Communion, several times. But the Lord put me always into
the right road. In the year 1771 in October 25th I was marrled with my
late husoand. Dr. Joh. Jacob ghrist, and we two dellvered ourselves to
the Lord with a childlik.e heart, wlth t.he prayer, that he would help us,
to live 1n the marr1ed Jstate only for H1m. and that He would bless us ,
and would gu1de us and abide wUh US9 what he also had done. We had to
go through many hard trials, but the true Saviour helped us through. We
11v-ed together in PEACE and tender LOVE; we shar'ed wlth each other joy for .
'0/ and sorrow, and we trled/one ao':ther to mak.e it easy. The Lord had given
us 6 children, 1. son and 5 daughters. One of' them d1o. not see the light
of' the world. From these my children I have seen 5 grandchilcl.ren. It was
an 1mpor'tant thing for us, that we might bring up our children 1'01' the
Lord, and we had aeked him often for help in this matter. In April 2nd
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1805 took the Lord my beloved husband from my side. I cannot describe
the. pain, for my loss is great and I send many tears after him. 'I'he Lord
alone can comfort me and help me through, and now as r begin the state
of a widow, I need him espec:ilUly, and He will turn to me, and in the
silence he lets me enjoy his nearness. In the year' 1811 in J"anuary 31st
I experienced the eat pain, that my dear daughter Johanna, who was mar-
ried with Br. Benade in Bethlehem, was called away by the Lord. At the
end of her bioe;ra,phy she wrote: When I consider my life, how the Lord had
helped me from childhood up to myoId age so fait'hfully and wonderfully.
how he had held his hand over me, and how r in all occurring events could
talk to Him, and could ask for all the good, which I needed, when I think
of thiS, then I cannot, thank Him enough. I ask Him, that tIe may keel) me
in his hands and that my faith may not falter. I am waiting for' h1m, and
He fllay pX'epare me for the time, when he will come and tetch me horne to
Himself. - We can give our.sister the testimony, that her conduct agreed
with what ahe had wr'ltten in her biography. She had a child.:Uke inter~
course with her savior, although she did not make many Vlords. One found
her always cheerful and pleased. She loved and was lov,:'!d again. Her chil-
dren had to add these words to her biography: We can testify for our mo-
tber, that her behaviour' does cOr'l'espond with that what she had wr'itten.
'l'he welfare of !leI' chIldr'en was her hearts desire. She lll{ed Silence, and
her kind and affectionate nature followed !leI' to the end, and when she
was very weak, she still was thinking, not to be a hurden to nobody. Her
sickness she endured with patience and a cheerful mind, and she was so
happy, w!len she was tblrlkiJl,!lo of meeting her LOl'd and l:laviour in heaven.
'rhe Lord may bless and reward her richly for all, what she has done for
her children. Her Sickness dropay of the chest. She had trouble with brea'",
thing. Her strength left her mor'e and more and in llecember 16 th in the
afternoon at 1 0' clock she departed, when she was 67 year's, 9 months and ~6 days old.
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~ry of N'§~£2tlL of the lea!' 1811. and
DeCJqIDber 24th 181h:I'he cold weather waS to-day/the following night very
severe with a strong North-West Storm. And that was the reason, why not
strangers came here. We celebrated Christmas-Vigil as in the last year.
lleQember' 26th 1811.,To-day the big girl Ms,r!a 'I'herese Hanke was received
into the congregation.
11.scelllbe.:r:...27th 1811, Towards evenl,ng waH the engagelllent of the widowed
Brother David Bishof from Betb.lehem with the single filister Anna ROSina
Schmidt of Nazareth, wh;l,ch WbS announced to the ccngregation in the usual
manner,
December 3l~ 'I'he trombones announced at 12 o' clock the New Year.
---------------------------------------..Ji,;,nd of the Diar,y: of Nazareth of ,the year l§ll,
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January 1st lP12~ We had bad weather with snow and rain and storm.
January 3d. 1812. The single sister Anna Rosina Schmidt moved. to Bethle-
hem, wheY'e she will be married with Br. ~Elvid Bischof. ~ 1'he big girl
Susanna i'heodere )Syer'le moved to Bethlehem.
Janu§r.v 5th lE!~ The brethren and slsters of the Gemein-council assem-
bled. Br. Reinke explained the purpose of the Conferences of the congre-
gations. whi ch the Lord himsel l' had arr·anged. Br. Reinke·encouraged then
the company, to have in sight with all faithfu1nes,,, the best of the con-
greagtion, and everybody as much as he can, shall help to advise, for
which one needs a heart full of love to the Lord and for the congrega-
tion. The members of the Gemin-council partook then of the cup of cove-
nant and. they united again by the gl!1'ace of the Lord to practise faith-
fulness.
Janalitry 7th 1812. The brethren Meder and Reinke went to bethlehem to the
Helper-conference at large. Bro. Seidel went there too, because the Di
rector's conference took place,
J~ary 15.iJ::L18l2. Br'o. and. Si ster Hoeber drove by the nice weather to
Be;,hlehem. The road was like in Summer covered with dust. - The single
Brother George Hartman went to-day to PhHadelphia.
January l8J.h 1812. In the evening it began to snow. '1'he next day it snowe!,.
and. stormed, and a very 0010. weather we had. the whole day.
Januanr 21st 181~ On acoount of severe cold weather with st,orm, there
VIas no meeting.
~ 23d 18l~ Bro. and Sister Seid.el drove by sled.ge to Beth lehem.
Br. Boeber went to Easton. - The Single sister Salome Kindig left the
choir-house and went to her' parents.
yanuary 21th 1812. In the afternoon was the engagement of the single br'o-
ther' Jacob Miksoh with the Single sister Catharina iie inland. , which was
announoed in the evening-meeting to the congn~agtion. The oongrege.tion
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March 29th 1812.Easter-Sunday. On account of the cold North-wind the
easter-Litany was read in the Hall in the mroning at 5,30.
April 3d 1812. Bro. and Sister Matth. Schulz moved from Gnadenthal to
Bethlehem, because this place will be rented out to a foreigner by name
of Schlabach. April Mar~» 8th l812.The widowed sister Barbara Jag moved from here to Beth-
lehem to the WidOw's house. Bro. and Sister Hoeber accompanied her and
they returned in the evening. April Mar~» 9th 1812. Bro. and Sister Anton Huebner moved from Old Nazareth
/former into the/house of sister Jag.
Xpril 12th 1812. It was announced to the congregation, that Bro. Joh.
Chr. Bechler had received a call to serve the congregation in Philadel
phia and had accepted it. He was then blessed by the congregation.
April 13th 1812. The brethren Reinke, Meder, Seidel and Henry went to
Bethlehem to the Director's conference. It snowed to-day.
April 16th 1812. Br. Bechler, who had been in Bethlehem, was engaged
yesterday with the single Sister Augusta Henriette Cunow. This news was
announced in the congregation.
April 18th 1812. All the brethren had been called together, in order to
talk with them regarding the improvement of our fire-rules. It was re-
solved, that a committee should been elected, which should deSign new
rules according to their opinion.
April 19th 1812. Sunday. We had for some time warm spring weather and to
day we had a thunderstorm. Everything turns green.
May 17th 1812. Pentecost Sunday.- In the afternoon moved the single sis
ter Cath. Henry to D eth1ehem, in order to serve there in the boarding
school.
~y l~h 1812. In the afternoon di ed our old mother Sa1o~e Clewe1.
Mal 21st 1812. In the afternoon was the fun eral of our sister Salome C1ewe .
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May 1 ~ "'!edding of Br.Bechler and Sl!.Cunow in Bethlehem. May :5 w At the end of the Si.ngle Sisters' Choir Year,thi;l planner! feet washing was om! tted on account oi' the inclement weat.her anrl the illness of several sisters. May 4 .. The Single sisters of Sch oeneck Joined in the snrviees a,t Nal!:Rrcth. though it was very stormy a.nd rainy. The 'rollowing l7irl$ ,joined the single sisters choil't CathRrine,Henry. An.Ros.Paisert. T~va Mar.Belling, An.Dol'(l)th.Sohneider, and from Schoeneok"rohanna Seyfried. May 7 - Ascension Day. A request was read from the Altona congl'egat.ion. asking for fund.s to help in 1lhe building of the ir new church. May 9 ~ Prnyers for the missionaries working in Indian congl!t!rga.t.ions,on aooount of the disturbanoes among same of the t.ribes. May 14 - Cold,rq,iny weather started,prevfl.iling for some time. Ilr. and Sr. ~olle arrived from the ~Ast Indies to visit their children. May 16 M Various brothers and sisters arrive from Bethlehem to attend the examinations at the boys' school,also Br.Abr.Levering from Lititz. SundaYll May 17, _ in afternoon ~r.Catharine Henry moveo to Bethlehem to s~rve in the Boarding School. May 10 M DepartUre of old Mother Salome Clewell. May 21 - Burial of Mother Clewell. Birth of Carl Edward Seidel,baptized bynhls father t.he following day. May 23 - Traugott Gerlach received permission to join the con~regation. May 25 - The boy Sain.Hainr.,lfolle left for Salem. May '"7 - A ride taken by a number of married brot.hers and sisters to the sOMoalled Blue Mounta,in,to Burroughs.
, June 1 ... Very warm and frdMtful wea.ther.after the cold speD. in May. Br.Traugott Gerlaoh moved into the Brethrens House • .Tune 4 - Ohoir Ji'estival of the In.rger girls,'''hen the following .joined, An.Reb.Benade,Anna stotz, Louise Schnall, Rachel Sybilla Belling,and Susanna Carolina Ebbecke • . June 6 _ Br.Geo.Heinr.L6s1del received the c/l,ll to go to EUl"ope !l.S a membel" of the Unitl.tta.Oonferenz.
Continued showers !j,no thunder storms. June Dr.and Sr.Hazelius of Germantown,visitors.
8 June 11 _ Gao.Adolph Hartman of Philadelphia oame as teachel" in the «Paedagogio". June 13 - The Brn.Raincke,Hoeber,Seidel,and other memesf!lss participated in conseoration services of site on which a church for Lutherans and Heformed is to be ereoted,3 miles from hel"e .. The Lutheran j!tastor Endress preached well in ·'nglish, While Rev. CO.lsen preacheo in Germlil,n. June 21 - Br. and Sr.Peter ·"011e. recently returned from t.he 7!est Ind ies, established themselves here in the former Storehouse. June 24 - The boarding sohool boys and other chUdl"en pa:"ticinated in the Little Boys Festival.
So much rain is seriously hindel"ing the haying. June "B .. llany members absent from oommunion and othel" servioes.R,$ it was fine weather after the many rains.a,nd they 'ffel"e busy ha,ying.
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Much snow dUring Janua.ry. with sleighing. and often such icy walking, that services were omitted.
Events of the Year. Jan. 3 .. The single sister Anna Hosina Schmidt moved to Bethlehem, t6 be united in marriage with Bro. David Bishop, .Tan.5 - The older girl susan Theodore lllyerle moved to Bethlehem. d I I' .Tan.15 .. The single brother George Ad. Hartman moved to ~~~ Ph: k Q phl~ .Tan.20 - Baptism of Richard Benjamin Christ. son of Bro. and Sr • .Tacob Christ,born Jan.16th. Jr.trl.27 - The enga.gement announoed in church of Bro. Jacob lUksoh and Br.Ca +harine Vl'einiand. Jan.~8 .. The old and feeble Bro.Jac. Schneider taken to Kope,N.J. by his son.
Feb.2 .. Marriage of Br.Jac. Miksch and Sr. Catharine Weinland. Feb.g - The dep".rture of Bishop Johannes Herbst.on Ja\l..15.in Salf'lm. was announced.
March 1 • The larger girl Rebeeca. Seyfried. reeetvei! as a mElmb0r from the Schoeneck churoh. Maroh 8 w Young Ero.Vlm.Henry Van Vleck had charge of servioe +'or first time. Maroh 22 _ Baptism of Elvina. Luoinda Beutel.infant daughter of Ch!'. Hein!'ich and Rosina Beutel. March 25 - The service of feet washing was omitted, on account of' the continued severe weather. March 29 _ Easter Sunday. Early servioe held in the Chapel(Saa.l) on aooount of the prevailing oold. North wind.
Apr113 w Br.a.nd Sr.Matth.Schfltzens moved from .Gnadenthal to Bethlehem. Their place is rented to a stranger named Schlabaoh. Apr.a - The widowed Sr.Earbara Jag moved to Bethlehem into the 'N'idows House. Apr.9 - Dr. and Sr. Anton Rttbner moved from Old }raI'l9.reth into the former home of Sr. Jag. Apr. 12 - Br.Joh.Chr.Beohler aooepted a oall to Philadelphia. Apr. 16 - In ~thlehem the enga.ge.ment of Dr.Beohler with Sr.Augusta. Henriett.a Cunow. Apr. 18 - All the brethren oa.lled together for a. oonferenoa ooneerni'l'lg the needed improvements in our fi!'€! regula.tiona. A oOllllllittee was appo,int. .. ad to draw up a new set of regUlations. Apr. 19 .. Very pleasant epring weather prevailing. EVerything looks green. Apr. 23 - The single Sister Seyfried.formerly of Schoeneck,moved into the Sisters House. Apr. 24 - An.Maria Sohnatt taken to Lititz by her parents,Br. a.nd Sr. ,Tacob Schnatt. Apr. 2? - Br.IIoeber went to Hope,N •. T. on business. On aocount of olean; ng and ."hi tewash1.ng the ~.no services helrl.
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1812 DIARY (Cont.) July 4 - We were very glad that in spite of the deolaration of war ag"inat England,no unfl:'iendly feelings interfered with the enjoyment of our oommunion servioe. July 11 • Three married brethren,oonsoripted for military sel:'vice.must answer the summons to report to their oaptain today.If possible,they may either supply a good substItute,or else pay a heavy "ine.
J')aily thunder storms. July 13 ~ Instead of regular evening servioe, a mass meeting of all ma,le members held to diaoUl'ls the "sgulations of It new fire law. A number of people rare beginning the grain harvest. July 18 .. Two Mennonite Brethren,Ll'Il'Idee from Saoona,nnd Gottsohall f'rom Mount Bethel.oame to the parsonage to visit and to request us to hold servioes in their oommunity houses,12 to II': miles from here,every f'our weeks,Bs their minister had died.
A thunder storm "'i th hail in evening, but no damage. July 20 - Q,uarterly oha,nge of' Hourly Prayer Society members. July 21 - Everybody busy with the harvest. July 25 w Gathering of' gra,in crops nearly finished on aocount of' the fine weather. July 26 _ Br.Haven of Bethlehein,who has received a oall to mission servioe in the 7lest Indies,preached here. July 30 - A day of fasting a,nd prayer"d the requElst of the Governore of the state. Many strangers present at the serviees.
August 1 - First service at Mount ~ethel.(These were kept at rep:ular interv".ls) • Aug. 2 - Mfmy attended fUn(,r"1l services for old Mother Seyfried in Schoeneck. Aug. :'\ - In evening,Jaoob Ritter Senseman,son of Dr. and Sr.Chr.David Senseman,born July 28,was baptized. Aug. 8 - Chutloh counoil,at whioh the congregational bills and town treasury report of the year 1811 were presented. Matters oonoerning fire regulatIons and the cemetery were discussed. Aug. 10 - The boy Andrew Vognitz oame from Christinn Springs to learn tailoring with Br.Ekensperger. Aug. 11 - During a severe thunder storm in the afternoon,a holt of lightning fell between the filled bf<rns and houses in Old l~aza1"eth. killing two geese. Aug. 13 - Festival day.with ohoir musio. Two RUssian gentlemen visiting in lTazRreth attended the sel'vioes. Aug. 16 .. Johannes f#HJIItI#/t Stol1len,born early in morning.son of' Br.and Sr.Jos.Stozen,bapt1:ted in evening. Aug. 17 ~ l~aria. Carolina Sohmidt ,daUghter of ~r.and Sr.H.BElnj .Sohmidt. born Al1g.16,baptlzed.
End of festival for amnll girls. Aug. 1Q - The Elders Conferenoe gnve Sara Louise Rothrook permiSSion to reenter the oongregation. Aug. 20 - A day of' repentance Anf prayer held,at, requested hy Presid~nt of United States. Aug. 21 - Muoh rAin with thunderstorms. Aug. 2? - Olear. Service in Mount Bethel. Aug. 85 - Daniel Albrecht entered the boardinp: school. Aug. ~"7 - Confurmation of Phll.Ludw.Be1ling and Maria 1'herese Hanoke. Kng. 28 - Single Brethren - foot washing servioe,end o~ their choir year. The single Br.Christi;m Busse returned from Yorktown "'"'here he ha,d learned the snddle making trade for the last few years.
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1812 DIARY (Cont.)
Sept. 1 • Br.Busse established his first saddlers wekkshop in the Brethrens House for the present. sept. :5 - Unusually pleasant weather. :Sr. and Sr. Benade. he:ra on account Gf their health,made a visit across the Blue Mountain at 71hites,aocompan .. ted by Br.Reincke and Br.<'md 81'.:5ard111. Sept. 4 and 5 ~ The continued. strong thunder shGwe:rs flooded everyt,hing.·· Sept. '7 -Br.P.Weiss held. evening service for the first time. sept. 15 .. We learned in Bethlehem that Br. and. Sr. de Schweinitz had ar .. rived in New York from Europe. Sept. 16 - Cup of CGYenant. Sept. 17 - DepartUre of single Sister Anna Christine Krause. Sept. 1 Q _ Br.S~1f1.e1 tl"etu:roning from Philadelphia.brought a lette:r from Br.Verbeokin Berthelsdorf. Sept. 19 - Burial Gf 8r.A.Ohr.KraUIHt.after which,9.s her final bequeBt.lIl. lovefeast was celebrated at which Q;ppropriate hymns were sune:. Sept. 20 - Thunder storm with hail,1'l..fter a rather oO(Jl day. sept .. 23 ~ The de 8chweinitzes;reoently arrived from Europe.e.nd the Frtlaufa from JJitit:il.visited in nazareth. CharlGtte thereaia.daughter of ~r. and Sr.Joh.Jao.F.kensperger.born in morning,baptized in evening. Sept. 26, - Our guests,the d.s Sohweinitzes and Frt.hmffstlef't -1"01' Bethlehem. Sr. Sturgis of Newyork,who had brought two dauphters to the school, attended servioe. Sept. 29 - Joint English and German service at Childrens Lovefeast.
Oot. :3 - All our brethren, some visitors; and the musioirms participated in the 50th anniversary celebration at Schoeneck. Oot. 11 - At servioes read of oritioal conditions of our Indian oongregations at Fairfield and Gosen. Oat. 11 - Maria stotz made member Gf Larger Girls Choir. Oot. 14 - Single sister ~ouise tevering moved from Sohoeneck into the Sisters House. Oot. 18 ~ Oonfirmation of Salome Cassler and Sara Clewell. Oot. ~m - Very oold. Oct.. 21 - Ja.oob Clewell a.nd Joh.Matth.Hoeber entered Boys Choir in BethleheJ Oct. 2~' The 11 ttle building used by single sisters for drying Schni h burned almost to ground. but fortunately looated so far off from other bul1dings,and there was no wind, that no further damage was done. Oct. 24 - At the oOli1li1union lovefea.st a representative of the Elders Conferenoe requested that the congregation would. please comport themsel'Ves in a more quiet and devotional manner at the beginning of the oOli1li1union service,as some members oooasionally ha.ve been very noisy, We then h'1.d a very blessed OOli1li1union. Oot. 26 to 28 - Muoh rain. Oot. 27 w ~uarterly ohange in Hourly Prayer Society.
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DIARY OF NAZARETH MOHAVIA1{ COl'fGREGATION l~l2 (Conel,,)
'No~. 1 ~ Reformation Memorial Ser~ioe. col1eciHon for poor amounted to $401. In the afternoon,baptism at the parents' home of Ohristian August,son of Br.and Sr.Nathaniel Miokaoh,born Oot.2lh At the eVening service,baptism of Rebeooa.,d.aughter ofBr .. and Sr.lt:1oksoh(Friedr.) ; born Oot. fH#" 31. Nov. 5 ~ 'No servioes on aooount of rain. NoV • .., ~ 131". and St'.Staudt moved into their new home. lfov. 13 .. Ser~iQe aocompanied with pleasant mush. Nov. 15 .. 131'. Reiohel of Bethlehem.here for sMrt visit with hie ohildrell, held a.f'terl'lOoll servioe ,and confirmed Anna Ohristina :Beck. Nov. 20 .. Beginning of Advent season, and singing of Hosanna. by ohorus.
Dee. 4 _ The ohildren's service was attended for the first time by the little bOYl\I Ernst Fuohs,Jacob Siewers,Heinrichlmanuel Sohmidt.ll,na George Mioksoh. Dec. 8.- Philip Seyfried and Anna Benigna Gambold left our oonp;regation. DeC. 10 - Very oold. DIHh 13 - Oonfirmation of JoaephX1ttlflflmh Micksch. 28th anniversa.ry service of eonseora.tion of Sisters House. Dee. 14 - Br.Geo.Bardill and Br"Geo.AdolphHartman elected members of Oongregational Counoil. Deo. 21 - The Mortimer fa.mily,on theh- way to their new oharge in New York stopped over and plaoed their !:'lOn Charles Edward in the sohool.They brollpht greetings from the Indian oongrega.tion ift Gosen. Dee. 24 • The favorable weahter and good roads enabled many to attend the ChristIne.s Eve Service. so that a large number oould not get inside the ohapel,but all beh);,ved quietly and devoutly. The service. began at 5,30. Deo. 25 - Christmas service with ohoir musio.
All. through the holiday :lfifiitKKIi week, wea.ther and roads favora.ble. Dec. 31 _ Ohildren's olosing service at 4.
Memora.bilia read at 9130. Closing servioe of the year at 11130.
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DIARY OF '"FE NAZAHETH lEORAVIAN COHnPJ~GATION
Jan. 1 .. At Brethren'!;! Meeting in afternoon, in their ohoir house,it was announced that :J3r.RauBchenberger had received a call a.s pastor to Schoeneck,in place of Er.W'eiss,called. to Emll.us.Variou$ meetings,followed by congregational lovefeast. Jan. 2 - Ra.in, followed by cUd nip:ht. Jan. 5 - Congregation council and oommunion.Preparatory se~vice ~or Heathen Festival on Jan.S. Br.Rauschenberger held his first service n.t Christian Spring" Jan. 4 _ Firat meeting of Elders Conference,to which Br.Will.Heinr. van Vleck was admitted as a new member. In evening service,reB.ding of' memorabilia for 1312. Jan. 5 N Brn. Reinke and lileder attend conference i.n Bet.hlehem. Jan. "t - Dr.Reichel of Bethlehem sto)ped here.Had busineSS in Sohoeneok. Jan. 8 - Severe oold. Jan. 9 _ A man came from Mount Bethel to get someone to eonduet the funeral of a negro who Md attended. the services the"'e. but no one was able to go. Jan. 9 to 11. Severe oold. Jt\n. 15 - After a dry spell and very dusty roads. suoh a heavy snowfall that. services were omitted. Jap:. 16 _ Single Brothel" Gerlach readmitted t.o communion servioe. Jan. iq - Brn. Reinke.Meder, and Seidel attend. the }!eeting of Sooiety "or Propogating the Gospel Among t.he Hell.then as direot.ors • • Tan. ~~3 • Beautiful weather. Br.Reinke rode horsebaok to Mount Bethel. Jan. :~4 - Bad wea.ther, no servioe. Br. R. had to stay at Dffcunt Bethel. JA.n. 211 and 29. Bad weather. Jan. 31 - Few servioes on acoount of severe oold. Hell,vy rAin in afternoor:
Feb. 1 - Two siok ohildren baptized by Er. Heinke in oountry at rf.HjUest of parents. Phil. Gold left ltazareth. Feb. :3 - In Sohoeneck,funeral of Br.Friedr. Blum by Br.Reinke. Feb. 4 - Q,uarterly ohange of Hourly Prayer- Soeiety membel's.Br. Cunow made a ahort visit. Feb. 5 - Br. and Sr. Reiohel made a visit. Feb. ? - Conf'irmation of Sr. El1s.Beutel.d'1u«hter of Friedr.Beutel,!'llso reading of UnitAte Conference report for 1'11? ~t contained an account of a destructive fire suffered by the congregat.luin in Sarepta. A request. for financial aid was given. Feb. 8 - At evening service,baptiam of M.athilda Antonette,daughter of Er. andb Sr. Anton HUbner.born in morning. Br. and Sr. Schaaf visitors in town,also some pleasant folks from Mount Bethel, inelu(ling a Mennonite pastor and his vrife. Feb.\}- Er. Rnd Sr. I,udwig HUbner, inspeotors of bOA.rding sohool in Bethlehem a.nd other Bethlehem members h··'re on visit, ITo servi ce on aooount of bad weather. Feb.1A,Rain and snow. Feb. 13 - Single Sr. Sarah Hothrock readmitt.ed !l.r-; commlinicant. Feb, 14 w 1;'11'6We11 sermon by Br.'Neiss in Sohoeneck.Tlr. Reinke he.d fa.:rewell eommunion service in aft(;rnoon. J<'eb. 16 - Helpers Conference in Bethlehem, Br. l1.nd Sr, Paul ',Veisa 1ef't Schoeneck ano t.raveled to Em'lus via. Bet.hlehelm Yeb. I? - ~lQl:ld:KI!l!ift Baptism of sick child in neip:hhorhood by Br. Seidel. :C'eb. 18 - At Christ.ian Spring,baptism of Jao. 't'erdinand,son 0-1' Br. and. Sr.Vognitz.born Feb. 11. Feb. ?O. Severe cold. Feb. ?l - Br.Reinke rooe in slei.gh to Mount Bethel.A mUe <'Il.rt."'e'l", visit.ed young Peformed. ma.n (1ying Of' conflumpt.:l.on,had a yery ",lessed t.'Ilk.
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Naz. Morav. Conf"reg. Diary Feb. 2R * Beginning of Lent.
1813 (Cont.)
Mar. 1 - 356th memorial Of beginning of Unity of ~rethren. Mar. 2 ~ Helpers Conferenoe in ~e~lehem. . Mar. 3 _ Bad weather. Mar. 6 .. English addresa beoause boys of boarding sohool pa,rtiotpated in service.· Mar. 7 w Rain. Mar. 11 ~ Bad weather. Mar. 12 .. Christian Sarnueltson of Peter and Rebeooa. stout,born Mar. 11, bn.ptized at evening servioe. Mar. 14 - Br.Zaestein of .ilethlehem held eVening servioe. Br.Reinke in Ufount Bethel. Ma,r. 16 and 17 - Rain and anow. Uo servioe. Conference in Bethlehem. Mar. 19 .. Baptism of grandson of old Br.Gnauka. Mar. 21 - Newest weekly report of U.A.C. read. Mar. 22 - Congregation Oouncil,at whioh the smnual report of the e:x:penses nn<l '<'eoe i rlt. a of' tlw congregea t ion. the tOl'lU. and the w1'l.te:rworl;(:1'l wa$~ read. Mar. 25 - Two single brethren from Snlem.Slltxl!lJl'l(;3c' Salomo L~ok and Josua Reuz. nrrived.,and will work for !l. while for i3r.Jao.Chril'lt. Mar. :27 ~ Br.:Reinke baptized sick twin children,beyond Sohoeneok,They died several d'1.ys later. Mar. ?8 .. A special meeting in afternoon of' adult oOl1l!Punicant membera. to· hear a letter from the U.A.C. ,addressed to Elders Conference in Bethlehem,. relating the dismiss8.1 of Br.c. v.Forestier(~)rrom the U.A.C. ,and his sepm:r~ ation from membership in the congregation,. alao his letter to oonp'regaj;.i6n stilting deep :repentanoe for his wrong doings,and asking their Por/dveness. Everyone muoh impressed,and it was strtingly str'lssed thnt the ml'ltfer shOUld not be diacussed,eapecially in the hearing o~ the young people ant! of atrnngers. llUt instead to pray over it and to ilJke heen to themselves.
Continued bad weather. Mar. 29 ~ Oongregational Council after evenlng 8~rvice conoerning town treasury. Mar. 30 - Prayers on aocount-rvarious improper aot ions in oongregation that had oome to light. Mar. 31 - Joh. Seyf:ried of Sohoeneck, and. Mar. 1JJyerle of Sisters House, left oongregation.
Apr, 2 - Br.Cunow made a ahort viSit. Apr. 4 - Br.Reinke preaohed in Sohoeneck, and afterwards he r:l.na his wife interviewed the members there. In Nazareth,newest reports of U.A.C. read. Apr. (-\ - Brn.Reinke and Meder at conferenoe in Bethlehem, Rain, Apr. 8 - Lovely spring weather, The OverseAr's Collegium had to requ6st Br.~nton HUbner to leave Nazareth. Apr. II - Long-delayed news from Br.Sohnall in Fairfleld.felling of wel. fare of missiona.ries and Indian members there. Communioant members earnestly addressed on aooount of distressing events that had ocourred in OUr oongregation. Apr. 13 - Very heavy rains, Apr. 14 -xJCutXJ1(llt:s:ktl'!!gx8:lIr:n:i:olll'.Continued services of Holy "'Aek Apr.:Xi 16 - Services at l0,and at 3,<'!,nd comynunlon. Apr, 16 - Good :?riday. Seoond communion, tomd rea.d inll: fiHlrvi ces morning ann a.fternoon, 'vi th a song service in eve.ning. Apr. 17 • Great Sa.h~~,t.hr.ovefeaat in !'I,f'te:rnoon,· ith d i f"e~ent. choir services in evening. Apr. 13 - Easter Sunday - Oold but beautifiln weallher. "'frat 'PA.rt of early servioe in chRpel at 5 A.l{., wi th seoond 'Ptal't on God's Acre. Many present from Mount Bethel.
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Naz. MoraY. Congreg. Diary 1813 (Cont.)
Apr. 18 (Cont.) 10 o'olook servioe with colle(ltion for ohoir musio. At afternoon service; letter read to members from S.p,G. Apr. 19 .. Beautiful weatl!l:er. Ri'. Reinke held well e.ttended servioe in Mount Bethel. The large girl Louise Sohnall reoeived as member here. Apr. 20 .. Br.Hoebel at oonferenoe at Bethlehem. Apr. 21 - More brn. in Bethlehem. Single SisterElis.13eutel moved to Bethlehem. 'leather unusually ·','arm. Apr. 25 ~ Dr. Zaesiein of Bethlehem preaohed in Sohoeneok. Apr. 27 - Ern.Reinke and Hoeber,and 131'. and Sr.Wolle attended examination at boarding sohool in Bethlehem. Apr. 30 - Beautiful growing spring weather.
sisters 1IItay 2 - TwOXX±ltitllIxs from New York partioipated in oOIllYilunion and 10vefeast May 4 - Sisters Festival, He-iny weather. The large girls Salollle Casale,. and E1:1s. Buretler from Sohoeneok joined sisters ohoir.
Continued rains until May 8; no services. May 8 - Single brethren had their lovefe!l.et and oommunion in evening. May 9 - Br.Seidel returned from Carlisle where he hadtaken one of our pupils.Be(lause weather had oleared,Br.',l'm.A. van V1eok hltd ridden to Mount Bethel. Married People's "'estival in afternoon, in whioh Sr.Sturgi.s of ~Tew York joined. May 11 w The Brn.Reinke and :Meder go to Bethlehem. Private examinations begn.n today> Memorial servioe on 9A~oount of ori tioa1 cond I tions of con .. gregations in Europe. The Anton Hflbner8 left Na:1lfl,reth. f1ie,y 14 - Br.Abr.Levering of Lititz entered his son Heinrich in boarding school. May 15 - Public examinations in Pedagogio. of congrllgational ohiloren,8.s well as of boarding pupils. Very sa.tisfactory results. Br.Reichel <tnd sev_ eral strangers present. May 16 - At request of many vis1tors,Br.Bechler of Philadelphia,here on visit with hh wHw. preaohed in r':nglish. Br.Mo1 ther preaohed in Schoeneok. Ludwig Edward Mioksoh baptized. . May 17 - Br1il. Reinke and Bard1l1 with a party of members enjoyed a a very pleasant journey t,o New York and Staten Island,returning late the evening of May ?6. -May 23 - The little boys Joh. Schropp and Joh. 'l7'riedr. Siadiger of Bet.hlehem entered the Hall. M9.Y <;'7 - Asoension Day. May 2R - Rain. No ee>'vice. May M ~ The single Br,Sam Rickse"ker of Lititz, moved in t.o J3rethrens Huuee to work at his ~rofe6sion there.
June 4 - Three children from Sohoeneck, Rebeooa Allsman, Mar. Syh. Clewell, and :tuQ:xirimt±ltl!l:x6B;:IiI'II:e:3rx" and Rebeooa Clewell, A.nd An .. Louise Clewell from Emaus, were reoeived into the larger girls choir. June 6 - '\111 tSunday. June 7 - Br. Reinke had servioe in Mount Bet.hel. June 8 - Conferenoe in Bethlehem. June 10 - Afte!' a very dry spell,a loyely rain. June 13 - Trinity 3i'estival Later.t.hundeY' showers. June 15 - During night, hell,vy thunder showers. Juntll' 16 - Townrd s evening, the Illost severe thunderstorm we have hA.<'I in a, long time. Continuous hM,VY thunder wi th lightning. -"ort.unfltely no damage. In Sohoeneok the empty barn of Dr.Joh. Steiner wa,$ at.ruck, but as they :Lll1ll1ed ia tely began to tear off the part of' roof th!'tt was burning. the fi 1"e did not spread.
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June 17 - Severe heat eontinues,with thunder showers. June 19 .~ Single Br.Samuel Reineke moved to Bethlehem to take chr-irge of. the sohool for the litUe town boys. June 20 - Con{l'regation heard a very! enjoyable aooount of Gnadenthal,CRpe of Good Hope. Thunder showers. June 22 - Conference in Bethlehem. Beautiful weather, .Tune "3 _ Thunder storm with terrific showere. The plentiful hay crons are suffering, and there is he9.vy loss. June 24 - BJ1arding sahool boya joined infeatival oj little boys. At eoli~ elusion. Hosanna waa sung from balcony(or platf'orm) of Hall. " June 25 _ After evening aerviee,baptism of ,Tohana Louise.dRuer,hter"p.f,,:Br. Il,nd Sr. Paul Mioksch.1')orn June 24. We remembered the Bethlehelii'.:YrJi prp·yer on aocount of their festivll,l today • . Tune 27 .. At eVening service; oollect i on for missions among heathen.
The following week, few servioes, on account of mAny thunder showers and continued heat.
July 3 .. Muoh of hay harvest completed todayo In spite of great heat, the Brn. Re inke and. Hoeber drove to Mount Bethel to hold servioes, Some listeners ·,ho had oome a 0i8tl>.n08 of 5 to 6 miles, expressed a wish for servioes at their place, July 6 - Q.uarterly ohanp:e of Hourly Prayer ~5embera. July 7 .. Beginning of grain harvest. July 14 - thunder storma with heavy showers. July 15 - Ho evening sHrvioe. Everybody busy at harvest ·'·ork. July 18 ~ In afternoon heavy thunder showers here. Ha.i1 in ,rioinity. Anna stotz ehtered larger girls choir. Prayers "'01' suffering '~urO'Pean oongregations. Euly IG - Rain. No servioe. July 20 - Conferenoe in Bethlehem. J;.hn",-Ua",.~'
The remainder of week the many rains" to the A.bundGnt "'ine grHin orops still in the fields. July 25 .. Baptism of Harriette Eliza,daughter 00 Br. 1-1,n(l Sr.Hdnr. Beutel, born July 19.
On account of fine weather, many members busy sepnrating rrr'11n shonka f'or drying, and storing some in barns. Some of it has stAr1'ed to sprout. July ?A - More rain.
Aug. ;; ~ Conferenoe at Bethlehem. Aug. 5 - We observed the day of repentance and prayer ordered by the Governor of our state. Specia,l pl:'ayera for speedy peaoe,Many neighbors and strs.ngers att.ended the servi'!:es in Nazpreth and Schoene ok. Aug. 7 - Continued heat and thunder storms, A tree struok in Schoeneok. Aug, 8 - In Schoeneck,baptism of son of Jos. Giersoh. Aug.l;; _ 86th anniversary of event in Herrnhut. Also conr:regation "esti-
val in Lititz. A thanksgiving service of song and musio n.t close of day. Au.. 17 - ~estival of little girls, Aug. III - Brn. Reinke Hnd Meder at Bethlehem oonference. Br.R.brouf(ht baok his son,SHmuel Reinke, on account of illness. A pa.rty of visitors f'.,.om New York att"'noed evening song service led by Dr. van Vleok. Aug. 20 - Our brethren attend S.P.G. meeting in ~ethlehem. Aug. 22 - (',overnor Ogdon of New :Jersey and his party aHended the eveni.nf( song service led by Dr. Meder. Aug. 24 _ The Brn.Seidel and Roeber returned from Mount Bethel by WRy of Hope,Jr.,T. Other brethren A.t Bethlehem. Opprpssive heRt and nrour:ht oontinue.
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Aug. 26 - Br.Reiohe~ of ~ethlehem here on a. visit. Aug. 28 '" Helpful rains after heat and draught. Aug. 29 ~ Single Brethrens Festival. Jos. Mioksok of Nazareth and Christian Daniel (newell of Schoeneok received into ohoir. Aug. 30 - Plenty of rain.
Sept. 2 Mm. Ra.in. Sept. 4 ~ lir.1'heodor Sohulz and family arrived from Hebron for m visit. He preaohed the following day. Sept. 6 _ The single Brother Joseph Clewell had to be told that he must lea.ve the oongregation. sept. 7 ~ W~rried teople's testival.A request made tha.t a.t futUre oelebrations,ohildren should sing for their parents after the ea:t'ly morning servioe. A note has been made of this wish. Sept. 9-Da.y of repentanoe and prayer, as ordered by the ~resident of the Ynited States. Sept. 13 - Conferenoe in Bethlehem. Sept. 14 - Baptism of Annabella,daughter of Er. and Sr. John Beutel, born Sept. 13. .. Sept. 15 - Br.Abr.~svering oams to visit his children. Sept. Hi • Day of' Covenant for Dieners, brethren and sist.ers. Sept. 17 • Rain. _ Sept. 20 - Br.Rauachenberger,up to this time Phleger of single breth~en, moved t'6 Bethlehem. " Sep't.21 - Br.Reinke returned from Mount Bethel and Hope,N.J. Sept. 23 - Br. '~nd Sr. Se idol with several ohildren went to New York. Sept. 25 " Br.Cunow of Bethlehem, here and in Sohoeneok. Sept. 26 - Br. and Sr. Meder went to Philadelphia t.o take oharge during a temporary vaoanoy there.
Br. Cunow oontinued his business sessions and led several servioes. Sept. 27 - Br. CUnow disoussed Oeconomia matters in Sehoeneok. Sept. 28 • Ra,in st.orms. Sept. 29 - St.Miohael' s Day observed by ehildren a,no pupils of Hall. Beoause there was nothing to read to t.hem,Br.van Vleok made an English address.
Oot. 1 .. Seidels returned from ~ew York. Oct. :5 .. Congregation Festival in Schoeneck assisted by Naznreth musi. cians.Special pre,yers onbehrtlf of 2~th e,nniversary of Pedagog1um. Oot. 4 .. ConferenOl'ls in J:'ethlehem. Oot. 6 • Strangers present a,t eVening servioe. Oot. 12 - Russian Ambassador,Hb Honor Daachkof a.nd hib Lady vhited in town, inspected })edagogio wi, th approval. Oct. 14 ~ First oold sne,p with heavy frosts. Oot.. 1:2 - Heavy rains and nQ ervioe in Schoeneok. Confirmation of Maria Stotz. After servioe,Br • Reinke drove to Br.Christian Clewells to baptize their newborn son. Oct. 18 - Baptism of siok child in neighborhood. .. Oct. 20 - Our four boys ended th"ir ohoir. and (1rove to ~eth1ehem the next day for their festival,also the two children David }\enjamin Mortimer and Chr. David Feisert to be reoeived into the boys ohoir. Oct. 22 - Br. and Or. Reichel oame for a short visit. Oct. 24 - Er. Cunow came to hold oongregation counoil in Sohoeneok. On account of several funerals in the vicinity • hr<rdly anyhody wae present,and he oould not acoomplish much.
Br.Reinke held a well attended servioe at Bethel.
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Naz. Morav. Oongreg. Diary (Oont.)
Oot. 25 ~ In evening Kf departure of eingle Dr. Isaao Ren. van Vleok, of cdineumption. Oot. 26 - Directors' conference,~ethlehem. Oot. 27 - Rain. Oot. 28 .. In afternoon, burial of Br. van Vleck. Oct. :31 _ Reformation and Harvest FeHtival. Te DaUln sung.
Nov. 1 - All Saints Day Service. Nov. 2 - Br. Reinke at conference in Bethlehem. NoV. :3 • Engagement of Br.~~~ Geo. Rudolph Bardill with Sr. Oathar. Elis. Schneider announced to oongregation. Nov. 5 - Fine weather. Er. and Sr. Sohaaf Of Bethlehem make a vieit. Nov. 7 .. Harvest Festival in Schoeneck At evening service, lIl'eports of
'\'1\ g"l'fJlf sUffering among Germe.n congregations", anc1 a request for benevolent oontributions.Two boys,J'oh.Matth.Hoeber and Andr. Vognitz,ma.dp members of oongregation. Also prg,yers for Indian congregations in'lCm,ir""ield.Oan. Nov. 9 - Marriage of i3r.Bard111 and Sr. Schneider.
Weather unusually warm and pleasant. Nov. 10 - Rain. Nov. 11 _ Br. and Sr. Molthers and ohildren arrive hmre t.o take up w'ork in Sohoeneck. Nov. 13 - Oongregation and Elders Festival.Remembered Salem Con~regation Festival in our prayers. Closed evening with a musical aong service. Nov. 14 - Br.Molthers introduoed to Sohoeneok congregation by Br.Reinke. NOV. 15 - Inclement weather. Nov. 18 - Rain storms. Nov. 21 - During past ndight, old Br. Peter ",volle d.t!lparted. Nov. 23 .. Beautiful and warm. Burial of Br.Wolle. Nov. 24 - Rain. Nov. 26 - Meeting of adult brothers to disouss wish of several members to have our chapel heated in winter, fo r which a number cf subscriptions have also been l'eceived, but no decision wa.s reaohed. Nov. 28 -Beginning of Advent. Hosanna servioe. Br. vanVleok preached at Mount :l3ethel. Nov. 30 _ The ohild Oarl Friedl'. Proske moved to Bethlehem.
Dec. 1 _ At a joint evening meeting of the adult members it was decided to buy two stoves for heating the chapel, and a committee Of trustees was appointed to attend to thiS. Dec 5 .. Many members went to consecration service 0" new Lutheran and Reformed Church, three miles from here. Chlldrens Festival,in whioh Hall Boys participated, and the following children became members: Abr. Mioksch, Tim. StOZt Gustav Fuohs, Theodor Fuchs. Deo. 6 - Oonference in ~ethlehem. Dec. 8 - Rain storms. Dec. 9 * Two stoves set up in chapel. Deo. 10 ~ 'Meetings in Bethlehem. Dec. 12 .. With much sympathy. disturbing condition reported an,1 c11aousaed of mhsion in Springplaoe among Cherokees. On eve 01' ?oth annivArsary of Single Sieters House,a service. ~;:xHxlitllJx!!l:xSUI:!b:R:tlllrmy:. An.Rosina Peisert,Eva Mar. Belling;An.Doroth. Schneider accepted into choir by committee of Collegium. Dec. 13 - Cold and stormy. Deo. 17 - Rain storms. Deo. 10 - Dienera Lovefeast. Received news that Br. and Sr. Schnall and Br.Mioh. J'ung, after undergoing many r'angeY's n.nd trials had sa/'ely reached Lititz from Fairfield. Deo. 20 Rain.
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Pee. 21 - J31J.ptism of OeoUia Elisabeth; daughter of,13r. and Sr. Harua.l'!, born ))eo. 20;' Dee. 22 .. l?lelloing cold weather. , ))eo. 24 • Ohristmae Eve. The many strangers ~reaent were told that,unlees they behaved qUietly and, in a Ohristian manner. the servioe would in ~u. ture have to be omitted. It was said afterward that they had bsen real quiet and orderly. " Dee. "25 .. Ohri$tma.a Servioe. Me,ny strangers present. Baptism of E:r-eminde EmUie,daughtex: of' Br. and, Sr~ .rac.Brunner. born Dec. 23. Towards evening our 'tloysan(l the Boarding School pupils. before a pretty Putz and Bethhhem. gave aprogt'am on the birth of .resus, in an upUfting manner for all lhtene:r-s.h Deo.26 _ Moount of departing of Sp'nalle and Br • .rung from Fairfieid anI'! their trip ,to Litit~ l'3ead. Special prayers for German oongree;aHona and for Indian members i.n Ca,nada who are are fleei.ng on aocount of wf.\,r, and ,fo1'n:133:'o and Sr. Deneke who are there alone with IndiAns. Deo. 28 - Oonferenoe in ~ethlehem. Deo.29 _ End, at 2 6' cl.ock, 07' o,ur old Br, Geo., Wenllleslau$ Golkowsky. ))eo..31 - Burial. of 1'31". Golkowsky,a.fte1' whioh single b:rethren hat'! a memo:rial lovef'e!l.st.
At 4, olosing meeting for 0J;1fJ.,1;rtJl.t .. , 10 P.M., memoribiHa" 1l:30~ closing service of year. the WU!lll>~ 'ltnnounoing its departure. It wa.s also announced that for laok of new texts. the texts of the past :vear would' be used in the new year.
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DIARY 01" NAZARETH MORAVIAN OOiJG',EGXTlmr
Jan. 1 - Servioes and ohoir meetings. Jan. 2 .. Br.Moltherpraached in !~azareth and Br.Wm.H.vranVleok in Sohoalt .. (lck .. Opening sessions lfiCi oonferences with oommuni):?». Atmouneement made. that Br.and Sr. Mortimer in New York had reoeiveaof Inspeotors ~ BoardingSohool for Girls in Bethlehem andJ3r. and Sr. Seidel had aooept .. ed a call to New York oonp,regation. Jan. 4 w Conferenoe in Bethlehem. In evening,l'lr. and Sr. Sohnall and ohildren returned with Brn. Reinke and Hoeber for a vi-sit here • .Tan. I) w First meetings of Elders and t,rustMIl. . . Jan. 7. ~r.cunow here from Bethlehem. . Jan. 9 .. 13r.Reinke 1'ode to Mount J3ethel,had (ii, large audienee.
Louise Schnan oonfirmed .. Then rel!!.di-ng of (ii, written apology frQm Anton Rtl'bner,eXpre$liIing repenta.noe.~or his sinful actions. and alil~bl!\'l;g asking forgi venus of dOngll'ega t ion.Appropria te hymn on h 1.13 behalf" Announoel!len t of J1eathen Feetival. Address by Er. Schnall. Speoi!i.l inter .. oessic:\n for poor flee1ng Indians of oongregation in CanMa and thei!' pastor and his w1fe,Br. "nd Sr.Dencke. Jan. 10 ~ By sleigh, Schnalls return to Bethlehem,after ~irst heavy Bnow during previous night. At evening servioe,baptiam of' Herman Justus, son of Er. and Sr. Juatus,born Jan. 9th. JRn. J.l No servioe. Jan. 15 - F,vening lovefeast and communion. Jan. 16 - Snow and rain. No service. Jan. 18 - Deep snowfall,resulting in good sleighing. Change of Hourly J!rayer members had to be postponed. .. Jatl. 21 w Brn.Reinke Rud Hoeber drove to Bethlehf'!m 'for conference. ,flr. 8einke returned the 22nd wIth Dr.Meder who had ().ome from Philadelphia to gttend conference. On aooount of good sleighing,many visitors from Bethlehem and other places. Jan. ~3 .. Br. Cunow ton business matt'ers in Schoeneok; also visited ua. Jan. ?4 - No service. Jan. 27 - Atthur Benjamin, frail aon of Br. and Sr.H.<Flenj.Sehmidt.born that day,bapti¥ed at home.
Brn. Seidel and Hoeber drove to -nlkesborough by sleigh. Jan. :~8 ~ Death and burial of little Schmidt boy.
Feb. 1 _ Snow and rain. No servioe. Feb. 4- Short visit by Br.a,nd Sr. Schaaf of 13ethlehem. Peb. 5 - Cold. very penetra,ting thl.s morning. Feb. 6 - Bal\1tismat home. of Marinne Louiae,daughter of Br. and Sr. Ne.thanJ el Micksch;~r.,born Feb.2nd. ie:b. !!all!¥X~u··d:lI!:k Br.Seidelhad morning servi.ce at Mount Bethel.and good attendance in spite of rain. Feb. fl - Conference at :'Bethlehem.
ioe. In next few days,very unpleasant weather.with sleet. re,ln,and glassy
Feb. 11 .. The boy Chr.David Peisert moved to Bethlehem • . Feb. 12 - First oommunion service. Feb. 13 ~ Regular services and seoond oommunion. Peb. 14 - More snow. :Feb. 15 - Specin.l prA_yers for oon~rega tions in Ge:rmll,n',r !l;nd Inn ian. mem .. bel'S in CR.nada. Feb. 17 - Rain. Feb. 20 - After service. baptism of ca,rl Alexander, Bon of' Br. and Sr. Ekensbergn.born Feb.16th. In Ilfternoon, baptism at Beck's home,of' the eon of Lu~wig Roth. At evening service, announcement of engRRement of Br.Joh.Traug. Gerlach to Sr.Sarah d.eily.
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The warm weather du,l"ing these days eau,sed snow t(') m,'l t l'R,picUy. Feb. 25 ~ A special delivery lette" from :Kethlehem brought news of Br.Loskiel's departure.Bishop of' J3rethren's Ohurch. on Feb.2:1rd,after much ,suffering. The trom'lones first ann(')unced it from the steeple. Feb. ,2'7 .. Early in morning, the Ern. Hoeber,Seidel; and Mol ther;and i>iaters El1s.Kunz and Nancy Hass<!i drove to J3ethlehem to attend funeral Of Br.Geo.Loskiel, and 0\1 ao()Ount of bad weathe~e!1,me.home late at night. Feb. 28 ~ After evening servioe,marria,ge of J3r.J.Tr.Gerlach mnd Sr. , Sarah Deily.
Mar •. 1 .. At servioe, the beginning: of Unity,:157 years Rgo,was mentioned. Mar •. 3 ~ Oonterence in .oethlehem. Very cold weather. Mar •. Ii .. Ohildren's servioe between regular servioes. Mar. J~ w Rain. l~o service. Mar. 12 - First communion service. Mar. 13 ~ Regular services. Special music in evening •
. Oo).d very penetratlhttg· Mar. 14 - Br, Rl'linke returned from Mount :l5ethel,where he ha.t1 lit well I'l.ttended service.'f.'ith after' .meeting at Mr. Rothrock' s home. Uar •. 15 - Rainy weather. Mar.).0 - Beautiful spring weath(!r. Me,r. 20 .. Reading of obituary of :§r.r,oskiel.
Single Sr. Marg. Jones oame from Lititz to live here. Mar.,?l - This afternoondeep snow. Very cold. . Mar •. 22 - Oonference in Bethlehem. Storming and snowlhng all day, No service. Mar, 24 - lv10re snO\"" No service. Mar •. 26 • In evening, quite unexPectedly a .severe thunder storm,. snow m"l ted ra.piQly. Mar. ",'7 _ tiovely,we.rm day. Special ml.\sic. Mar •. 31 - :,Varm rain,
Apr. 3 - Beginning of Passion Week. 1t}lll: • . Dieners conference in evening after musical service. Reading begun. Apr. 5 - Earl y thunder storm with hea:zy showers.
Br. Reinke attenQs conferenoe in 43ethlehem. Apr. 6 - Br.Joh.and Sr.Philipina '1{einland move here from vicinHy of' HOP6,N.J. Joh.Roth,now a preacher in ll'.J.,visita J3r.Reinke. Apr. 7 ~ Maunday Thurs.day services and. '7 0 I clo.ck communion. Apr. 8 - Good Friday communIon and services. Two Mennonite teache'rs f'rom Mount Bethel enjoyed services with us. Specialmusio at close of eVening. Apr. 9 ~Great Sabbath 10vefeast,with use of newly printed leaflet.Ohoirs meet in halls of their houses. Apr. 10 - Easter Sunds.y.At 51l5,early litany in chapel on aocount of r'l.iny weather. Regulll.r services, with a collectIon fo~ musid in morning. Apr. 11 - Easter Monday. Br.Reinke preached at Mount Bethel,large attendance in spite of bad weabher. Apr. 14 - Visit from TIr.Reichel of Bethlehem. 1tp:x. Br.Reinke had funeral of fj,n old man at Mount, Bethel. Apr. 15 - Rl3,.iny weather. No servioe. Apr. 17 .. The boy William Schmick moved to Lititz. Apr. 113 - Announoement of engll.gement of Br.Chr.David Busse and Sr.Mar. The:r.e s ia Re inke. Apr. 1'1 - Er.Reinke went to conference in 13ethlehem.and brour:ht his daughters Johanna !l.nd Augusta home to stay. Apr. 20 _ Hainy ·.'feather.
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A'pr. ~3 ~ 1arm during day. In evening sudden oold northeast wino. Apr. 514 ~ Various services.After evening servioetBr.Reinke performed mA.rri!lge ceremony of :l3r.Busse to his daUghter Maria. Theres1a. A:pr. 26 • Oonf'irmation of RoaiM, Ernst .. Apr. 27 • Unusually warm, A:pr. 30 w 'llldows of Schoeneck and. Naze,roth held their festival toget.her.
Fruitful warm showers.
May 4 -. Joint. Sisters Festival for Nurtreth and Schoeneck. The following 1 arge girls entered ohoir. Sarah Clewell ,Dol'" Benade ,An.,rulie,na Proske. a.nd Sybilla lUis, Beck. of Jllazareth, and Christiana. Clewell of Schoeneck.
Unusually warm today, May 5 .. DepartUre of the ohild Emilie Henrietta S-chmidt.as a result of measles, and burial next day. J!!lay 7 ~ In morning, severs thundel' st.orms. May il - J!!larried .l:'so1'18 t a :F'estival.. Br. W·m.H. vanVleck preached i.n 'Mount Bethel.,
Nom- servioes the following week,partly beoause chapel wa.s heing put in order,partly on aocount of much rain. May 13 - Br.Frfla.uff he)"e from Lititz on short vhit. May 16 _ More thunder show'ere. J!!lay 17 - DUring very heavy rain Br.Reinke rode to Bethlehem to conference. Ole!!,r 'by evening. . May 18 - Various guests,ino1udlng Sr.lJor!imer from New York,arrivea "or ooming examinations. Visitors from Mount ;Bethel. May 10 - Ascension Day servioes. May :?O - Brethren attend speoial session of S.P.G,in, Bethlehem. J!!lay 21 - AnnuB.l public eXB.minations of our boys and other pupils,with suoh sathfying res'Uts that we are all pleased ."'ith their progress. With othe.rs. from Bethlehem C8.m8 Hr. R" iohel, limd the Brn• Benll.de and LeVering from Lititz. . Ma.y f.l2 - Se:rvicss. BPI.ptism of J!'riederica.daughter of 13r. and Sr. 'Priedr. J!!licksch,born May 19th. Br.Heinke oalled on sick trothe" Kindig, May ?4 _ Brn. Benade and Heinke attend conferenoe in ]'le'llhlehem. May ~5 - Br. and Sr.Levering lel:'t for Bethlehem. l.!ay 29 ~ ',fuit Sund8.y servioes. May 30 - Servioes. Br. and Sr. Seidel in uethlehem.
June 4 w :Festival of large girls of Nazareth and Schoeneck. Sophia Louise Beak and tilarol.Doroth.lJ!ichael of }Tazareth ant'! three ohildren of Schoeneok admitted to ohoir. June 5 - Servioes in charge of Br.Reinke. Br.Seidel went to Jiiaston to the opening session of the Lutheran Synod. Brn. Hoeber and7/m.H.vanYleck went to J!!lount Be thel, where the ja!ntll1!1!:xXlJtaB:x:t:l!J:xli!.x$'!Ii;I!lh¥xl!t,*~xtkIl!'Y1<W*Hlsurill:xinll:x }utaxxatXIlIII:)rn,1U latter preached. Br.T.8fler here on a visit froil! Bethlehem June (; - 'Rainy weathe'r'. "fo servioe. June 7 - :Er.neinke at con"'erenoe in Bethlehem,and TIr.L8 f ler went, back. June 9 - Lutheran pastors visited us on their return from Synod,among them Rev.Backe:r of Germantown,who we,a i"ormerly a pupil in our Pr-.edagogio, and has ple(')'sant memor11lea 0"- those days. Also t.he Reformed minist.er Pomp from Ea.ston. Sr.131eck of G:raceham C8.me for a v1s1 t and entered hpr son Carl Friedrioh in the Hall. June 10 - 'rhe Brn• Reinke and Molther went to Bet.hlehem on eome business for Schoeneck. June 13 No servioe on account of rain. June 17 ~ More rain.
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Jun~ 19 .. Services. In afternoon, baptism of Ma:b.Mtlcke t grand aUghter of a. former member Ludwig Mticke. who is a. teaeher in thh vicin1tYfR.nd faithfully a thhds our services. June 21 • Fine weather for haying, everybody glad. June 24 - Little boys and Hall Boys joined in their festival.At close of evening servioE!)HUl Boys beautifully sang Hosanna on square in fl'ont of chapeL" June M .. After morning service,baptism of' Joha.nna Hedwi g.daughter of Dr. and $1'. Btaudt.born June 24th.
Brn.Seidel R.nd Hoeber went to Bethlehem, and the single Sr.Elis.SchaefeY went there to live. Congregaticm Counoil at olose of evening servioe at which acoounts of town and cong1'egg,tion treasury were presented, a,nd various matters discussed. June 28 .. Dr. Reinke at conferenoe in Bethlehem. June 30 .~ Rain. No service.
July 1 - Today textbooks arrived from Europe, and we could begin using them instead. of the old ones. July 0 ~ Unusually heavy showers early in morning. but clear by 9. Regul~r servioes and oommunion. Br.Seidel pre~ohed in Mount Bethel. July.S _ Q,uarterly ohange of Hourly Prayer members. '1'he hoy Benj. Mortimer returned to his parents in New York from the Hall. July '7 .. Br. Joh, g,nd Sr. Hannah Meder, who had supplied in Philadelphia sinoe the end of September last year,returned to Nazare.th. Juyl 8 - Grain hl1.rveat begttn. 'Ni th be!'.cutiful cool weather. ' July 10 - Servioes. Reassuring lettere;~jgr.Denoke in Canada. and: from our members in 'Mosoow, also,there are prospects of peace in Europe.A young man from vicinity.by name of Heinrioh Steoher,who has, attended services faithfully,expressed his desire to Dr.Reinke to enter the ministry. July 11 - Everybody busy harvesting. No.servioes. july 12 - Ern. Reinke and Meder in Bethlehem.
Exoeptionally 0001 weather, July 1'7 - Servioes. After several very warm days we had refreshing thunder showers this evening, Juyl 20 ~ Favorable weather for bringing in grain, and work almost completed. July 23 " Br.Seidel .returned from a visit in Philadelphia. July 24 ~ Servioes. JUng,of Mount Bethel.here. July 26 - Harly in morning,Br.Matth.Clewell killed when a loaded wagon mrl;:l rolled over him and orushed him. July 2'7 - Br.l\einke and a 19,rge numbe." of members from }Tazareth attended funera.l ~6 Br.Clewell,at whioh many people 1"1'ere present. After a considerable drought there was an exoeptionally heavy rain that evening, and it continued raining for severa,l days t eo that 'lTe.eee were no services. July 31 - Servioes. B1'.Seidel prea.ohed in :l3eth1ehem and ~r.Reinke in Mount Bethel. On his way back he ba,pthed the ohild of an aoqu!Hntanoe.
AUlh 2 - Cobference in Bethlehem, Aug. 7 -mBr.Reinke had ohA.rge of Sohoeneok services. Aug. fl _ Very heavy ra,ins in forenoon.'1'hunder showers towards evening.
No service. Aug. 9 _ Br.Heinke still in ,Sohoeneok. Aug. 12 ~ Visits from Br. and Sr. Reiohfll and Br.Stf;.diger of Bethlehem.
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Aug. 14 .. Oelebrated yesterday's memol'ial day.Two oonunul1iol1s in evening. Aug. 15 * Ern.Meder and Reinke in Bethlehem. Hottest days of sununer
now prevailing. Aug. 16 - No servioe in evening. Thunder showers. Aug. 17 - Jl'es,tival of little B:irla. Aug., 18 - A day for repentanoe and prayer, as requested by the <}overnor of our state, 1"01' early peaoe. Young Stecher again oalled on Br.Reinke. Aug. 19 .. No services here. All the pastors in Bethlehem for Societata meeting. ' Aug. 21 .. Servioes. Two judges from Easton attertdedthe Morning se:rvios. and afterwards visited the Paedagogio. Aug .. ; 24 and 25 .. Visitors from l~ew England present at evening song sevvioes. They had come to look at the focal sohool system. Aug. 28 .. No service in Mount Bethel on aooount of heavy rain. Single ~rethrens Festival here. Only one member from Schoene ok present. Aug. 30 w A speoial servjoe for all oommunioant members in memory of the beginning of the Hourly Prayers on Aug.2?th.
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Sept. 2 ~ ~r.and Sr.Gottfr. Mtl.ller made a short viait here. Sept. 4 - Servioea. Br.Reinke supplied for the absent Br.Moltherin Sohoeneok,but had closing servioe in town,Heat these days very oppressive. Sept, 7 - Married People'a Festival.at whioh some Sohoeneok members were present.Ohildren sailg for their parente at firdt morning servlol}. A newlY printed leaflet was used for lovefeast in afternoon. Sept. 11 - Services. In morning,baptism of Amelia TlJlha,daughter of Br. and Sr. Geo.Rud.Bardil1,born Sept.9th.Sr.Zeisberger, and Sr.Romig from Enun!l,us,were guests at the 'nrlows'I,ovefeast and 6onununion. The Pflegerin of the Single Siaters in Sr,l,lem,Sr"Margar.Kriege:r,visited us. Sept. 12 - In evening,severe thunder a'orrn,after extremely hot spell.
No service, Sept. 13 - Brn.Reinke,Meder,and Molther in Bethlehem at con{'erenoe.
Ra.iny wea.ther. Sept. 14 and 15 -m Continued rainy '>'M,ther.
'!Is weT'S grieved to lel),rn that the married brothe:r,.roh.Geo."uchs would have to be told. to leave the congregation for a ViI'hile. Sept. 16 - Continued rain. Cup of Covenant. Sept. 17 - Much rain with thunde r storms, Sept. 18 - Servic!es. Announoement of next General Synod ,for lR18. Sept :?l - J3r.Reinke visited several friends beyond Christia.n Spring. A nlimber of the militia of thh (/istrict passed through town. Four of' our ma.rried brethren were also. notified to enter the military l!leT'vice,but o.nly one .Friedr. Mioksch.ler't. The others decided to pay the "ine. Sept. 22 - Hain. No service, Sept. 24 - More rain. Sept. 25 - Servioes. Heading of weekly news from Euro.pe. telling of safegu!1,rding of our Germl'in congregationa in times of peril,
The aingle Br.peter',Volle.who served for a number of years in the PI:tedagogio as teacher,and who also has rendered us mush service in our congregatlllonal musio,left today to beoome head teaoher in Sal"m.'J'he single Sr.Dorothea Benade went to Bethlehem to help with the girls in the BMrd_ ing School. Hut she soon returned to Nazareth, Br.Reinke preached to a Inrge gathering in Mount ilethel.
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Sept. 27 - Conference in Bethlehem. Sept. 29 - Michaelis Day. English addrus to our ohil<b,"en and thos.e of Boarding School. Carl F:d.edr. Bleoh,Gotth.BenJ.Mioha.el.Sa.m.J3runner, Abr.ldickech. and Josephine Sohweishaupt present a.t ohildren'!'; !';EP'''vices for first time. Sept. 30 - At F.ldeY's Conference. single MariaProskowsky received per .. mission to join congregation.
Oot. 2 - Br.Reinke,in Br.Molther's absence,oharge of Congrege.tion Festival in Sohoeneck, and held infant baptism near Sehoeneok. At evening service in town,sehedule of evening services "or winter announced. Oct. 3 - Young Henr.Steeher,who wishes to prepare for Lutheran ministry, moved to town for a short time to do some preparatory etydying \1ith Er. Seidel and other brethren. Oot. 4 .Conferenoe in :Bethlehem. No evening servioe, Oot. 5 - Rainy weather. Oot. 0 - Song service o:f~ for yesterday evening held today. Oot. 8 ~ First hoarf3:'ost during night. Oot. 9 -Single brother GottlobKummer arrives from Salem to teach
at the Hall. Services of the day. Baptism Of Edmund,son of Br. and Sr.Joh.Geo.Rickseoker,born Oct.8th. Br.Re1nke preached in Schoeneok, in Br.Moither's absenoe. Oct. 11 - Br.Reinke rode to Mount Bethel. Oot. 13 - Remarkably beautiful weather. Brn. Sohaaf and Stadiger of Bethlehem visit us.Br.Reinke returned from Mount Bethel. A refonned man living near the Delaware asked him to conduct a servioe at his,house.and about 60 people were present. At 1I'Jtheir earnest wish he promised to hold aa servioe for them Nov. 7. if possible. On his way home he visited young Past~r Hoedz near Riohmond. Oct. 14 - Very warm weather prevailing. Oot. 16 - Servioes. It was announoed to the congregation that the married brother J.Geo.Fuchs would have to be excommunioated. A party of visitors from Georgia,who had brought three children to our Pa.ed.ap:ogium,attended erening song service. Oot. lA - Brn.Meder and Reinke drove by oarriage to Bet.hlehem eonferenoe. Oot. 20 Baptism Of 'lTi11iam,son of Er. a.nd Sr. Joh.Beutel.horn Oet.Uth. Oot. 23 - 'Boye Festival. Carl Friedr. Kluge ,Carl ~[ol ther, Ohr"Ren. Roeber, anrl Sam.Jao,Peisert admitted to choir. Oot. 24 - Our brethren attended military pra.otioe Por thE! first time. Oot. 2"1 w Viait of Br.lteiche1 from Bethlehem.
Rain. NO evening servioe. Oot. 30 - Services. Colleotion for our poor. Oot. 31 - No servioes.
Nov. 1 .. Brn. Reinke and. Meder in Bethlehem. In evening .All Sainte )'Jay Servioe.
Nov. 2 - Br.C.Till of ~ethlehem tuned organ, no song service. Nov. 3 and 4 - Oontinued rains. _ Nov. B - Er. Re inke returned frpm l>1:ount Bethel. The requested servioe was held at home near Delaware on Nov. 7th,wi th more thanlOO present. :ffe couldnot grant them their request for having regular servieea,evtTy four weeka. during the winter. but in spring. Gor!. willing; it might be possible t.o fl%XlItllUI: do so. Rev.Hoendz had announoed the servioe eight d"'.ys be1'ore,i.n hie church.
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NoV. 13 • YeaH vI{l for Elders and oqngregation. Vari(}Us official eOl'lll11un .. ioatiOl1lil read. Nov. 15 ~m Pleasant vhitora i'rOI\l Mount Bethel. An evening schoql for our1;>oys startqd bvBr.Reinke in Brethren's Rouse. M be oonduoted during winter,Strange QOYs aleon admitted. J~ov. 16 • Followed by rainy weather. Nov. 2O.~ Servioes~ Brn.$eideland Roeber rod~t(} Mount '!'lethal. the former to'preach. and both to hear a Mennonite preaoher. Nov. 22 ~ Continued rainy weather. }ro~. 25 - The married brothert'Friedr. Mioklliohreturnl'l'" in fa1"~ ~'lO~ ~ ... alt,h f'!'''Im th~ army, whioh is stationed below Philadelphia. Nov. 27 - n.eginning of Advent. Some services omItted on aocount 01' snow and rain. Nov. 50 _Heavy rains.
Deq. 3 ~ The single brot4er Thom/l.S Giering came from J'ill'lll11a,U$ to learn the saddlerts trade with Dr,C.D.Busse, De<i. 4 - Services. At evening servioe,hymn of blessing WaS sung f'or Bro. jaoob vanVleok for his approach!ng ,ordination lUI a Bishop of the Breth .. ren I e Churoh. ,. -De<:. 5 - No service on aooount of glassy ioe and rain. Deo. 6 - Conference in ;Qethlehem. Rain in forenoon. Dec. 11 .. Servioes. Letters from Br.V'erbeok of . .the U.A,C. receiver1. Dec" :1.3 .. Speoial servioe for single sisters in honor of 30th a,nniversary of consecration of their ohoir house. Dec. 16 - No service on a,ooount of rain and snow. Dec. 1"1 - OOl'lll11union s~rvioe. Dec'. 18 .. Servioes and seoond oommunion. Dec. 19 - Br.Reinke returned from :Mount Bethel where he held \\tell attended preaohing servioe yesterday. , Dec. "'0 ~ Baptism of siok child of Joh.Arndt beyond Shristian Spring,which passed away that evening. On acount of ioy roads no servioe here. Dec. 21 - at. Thomas Day service. Dec. 24 - Christmas Jllve. Clear. Mn,ny present a,t 5:30 servioe who,with a few exceptions, behaved well.Lovefeast "ith song. DeC!. 25 _ Christmas servioe at 10. Musical song service in evening. Dec. 26 ~ Services. Levafeast for Dieners. Severely cold all day.
No services next few days. Dec. 31 ~ At 4 o'cloek,ohilrlren's olosing service.
'2here had been unuaually fine'IVeather the la,at few cffp,ya. 101:,)0 P.M. the rea" ing of Memorabilia • A number,fstrangers nresent a,t
11:30 servioe,when the trombones announced the beginning of the new yeAr. Members were requested to use the textbooks "'or V>,14 until the new ones should. arrive i"rom Jllurope. There was heartfelt prayer that we. like our members in Burope, womld soon be able to enjoy the blessings o~ peaoe.
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Jan. 1 .. Servioe,lO a.m. Meetings for ohoirs. Spring .. like beaaUI'ml
weather.
ian.a - Ern.Reinke and Meder at oonferenoe at Bethlehem. Returned in
evening dUl'in'g blhzard.
Jan .. !5 - BUl'ial d: inf'ant of' Mr"Schla.bach in Gnadenthal.Bl'.Seidel held
funeral servioe at t Dr:yland Churoll. No eVElning l!I!ltlvi ee.
Jan. 6 - No lJ$rviee on aoo.ount of ato1'l1l.
Jan'. 8 - Regular servioes. General Churoh Council f,l,nd prayer,wi th Cup
of Covenant.
Jan.10 ~ Ern"Reinke,Meder. and Mol ther at Direotors Confey'enoe ,J3ethlehem.
Jan. 11 RI:1.in.y' weather.
Jan. 12 ~ Day of ftepentanoe and Prayer, requested by President of United
States. lillany ohtsiders at services.
Jan. 14 - Evening lovefeast and oomlnunion. Jan. 15 ~ Regu.lar servioes. In afternoon,Ern.Reinke and Meder held
cOl1ll1li the me~ti,ng in Schoeneck.
Jan. 17.- Snowsto1'l1l. Postponement of Q,uarterly Prayer Ohanpe
Jan. 19 - Rai ny weather. Jan. 22 _ Morning services only,on account of blizzard. 13r.Reinke lit
well attended service in Mount Bethel in epite of storm. Fortunately
rode home before snow bwcame too deep.
Very few se:rvioea during follo1f.ling week on account of cold weather.
which greYl worse at end of week.
Jan. 26 - Good sleighing utilized by 13'1:'. and Sr. Reichel and 13r. Stadiger
of l:lethlehem. as well as other via Hore,
Jan. 29 ~ Excesaive cold. Only one service. Single Sr.Magd. Eroskowsky
and big gi:rl Louise Clewell received as members.
It grew increasingly oolder.
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Eeb. 2 - Brn. Seidel and Hoeber in Bethlehem.
Feb .. 4 w Snowfall. Not so cold. Ernst Henstus
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Ji"eb. 5 .. B.eginning of Lenten Servioes. ChilE! fmt:bur Fuohs moves ,to Bethlehem 1<'eO. 7 ~ Ern. Reinke and Meder. oonference in Bethlehem.Ve'[fY cold.
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Feb. 12 - Servioes. Confirmation of RebeecB. Seyfr'ied.
Feb" 14 ... Change bf Hourly ;Prayer.
Feb. 17 and. 18 .. Snowstorms. Seoond evening.lovefeast and oommu;tion.
Feb. 19 .. Servioes aM oommnuion. 13r. Hoeber went to Mount Bethel with
Br. vanVleok. who preaohed there,
Feb. 21 .. News of Ratifieationbcr our Pre.s1dent of· Peaoe Preliminaries
between England and our oountry. In a meeting of brethren it Wll,a decided
to oelebrate with illuminations on Thurl'Jday evening. 13r"Reinke baptized
• siok ohild in Neighborhood.
Feb. 22 .. More anow. after yesterday's rain.Baptism of Elfrieda Cornelia,
daughter of 131'. and Sr. doh.Friedl'. Danka, born yesterday,
Feb. 23 .. Calm and olear evening. ?thole town illuminated. Tromb6nes played
"Now let us praise the Lordu and "nI!UfJlCXiXlUi!i: To God on High be praise".
Although a large orowd had Iltasembled. everythil1g puset;l ofF in a qUiet and
orderly manner.
Feb. 24 - Muoh enow and sleet untill the 25th.
Feb. 26 .. Servhes. Br.Seidel preached in plaoe of B:r"Reiohel at Bethlehem.
Feb. 28 - Br. a.nd Sr.Reiohe1 with eleigh visited several aoquUl'Itanoes
in vi cinity •.
15.arCh 1 - Br. Re inks drove 4 milu tom oonduot funerAl of inf"tnt hehnd
baptized, Feb 21st. Held servioe in Dryland Ohurch. I~evening servioe
we remembered prayerfully the beginning of Unity 35~ years ago.
Mar. :5 ~ Warm weather and thaw.
Mar. 5 ~ Servioes. Childrens meetings.
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Mal'. 7 w Br.Reinke, conference .Bethlehem. 131'. Meder be i!'l6l: lame, could.
not go.
Mar. 10 ... Baptism of Francis Sy1vE!$ter,son of Br. and Sr. Jacob Miksch,
born yesterday.
Mar. 12 - Servhes.
Mar. 13 .. Beautiful warm wettther.
Ma.r. 14 - The singlE! Brother Joh.Hissler and the single Siste'.l)RU.El'!lst
left our eongregatiGri. A.. beginning was me,de in changing the B'rethrens
House into a f'amUy house, but !it few b'rethren will continue living there.
Mar. 16 w Special meeti!'l6l: for single brethl'tH'l and 'bGys .,-,ith anlq, add'reea
on 40 years' existenee of Breth'rens House.
Mar. 17 - Snow and rain. A disoussion with a.ll hou$e fathers regarding the
disoontinuance of single brethrens choir.
Mar. 19 - ,l;)eginning of Pasion Week. Diener conference. Dr.Reinke pre!l.oh~
es {'or Br.Molther in Sohoeneok, and bapti.zes 16th child of Allemll'!ls.
Mar. 20 and 21 .. Reading servl.o.es. Br.Seidel in SchoeneCk second evening.
Mar. 22 .. Very cold. Snow,r"!,in. and slippery ice.
Mar. 23 .. Bad weather continues. Bl'.lteinke in Schoeneck for afternoon
service.
Mar. 24 - Good Friday. Bad weather cont,inues. Regularserviees.
Mar. 25 _ Lovefeast.. Joint se"vioe in evening.
lilar. 26 - Easter Sunday. Easter Litany,par:l;ly in chapel,part.ly on cemet~
ery.Lovely sunrise.in spite of oold weather. Dr.Seidel had ch'lrge of'
Sohoeneck services.
Mar. 27 - l-;aater Monday. Regular services. Rainy weather hindered our
going to Mount Bethel for planned service there.
-Mar. 28 - Br.Meder ill. Br.Reinke,conferenee, ~ethlehem.
continued all week. therefore no serVioes.
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Apr" 2 ~ Sam. Rickeecker married. and left OU!" cong'regatian.
Apr. 4 ~ Visitors from Mou.nt Bethel. '/Tith requut thflt It minister from.
here waUl·' conduot service ofthenksgiving there as reqUested ber high
authorities,because there was no one there to do it for them,and it will
be arranged if possible.
Apr. 5 • A very beautiful we.rm day.·
Apr. 6 .. The Brn. Reichel.Schaaf, anI!! Ounow here to discuss with the
ministerial brethren of' Naza.reth the possible eredtion of a house. for the
Pae.dagogium.1t was deoided not to do anything at the present.
Apr. '1 .. 13r.:Friedr. and Sr.Rt:\.cj1ei Ricksecker cIU)le from Lititz to make
their home here. They will rnnt. the farm formerly beiong!bng to t.he Breth ..
rens House. Ho met'lting on aocount of rain.
Apr. Q ~ Regular servioes.
Apr. 10 ~ Rainy weather.
Apr, 12 • Br.Reinke visited daughter of' Br.Ktndig,8uft'lering from cOMumptitlll Se.)lV;cf
Apr. 13 ~ The PeaO.6 Thanksgiving armounced in morning by trombones. 131".
Seidel in cha.rge of' 10 o'clook service. Many strangers present,crowding
. chapel. but very quiet and attentive.Lovefea.st in l1fternoon.Br.:Meder
preached at mushal evening servioe. Beautiful weather.Br.Reinke held
well attended f.lervice at. Mount:13e thel, and afterwards with Mennonite
Minister Kappes and Mr.Rothrooll: oa.lled om Rev.Hofediez.
Apr. 14 - At noon,rirst thunder storlll, with some he.H.
Apr. 15 - Br.Reinke visited sick Mother Ohrist.2 miles from here. and
mflde several other oalls.
Apr. 16 _ Regu,la.r I!!ervioes. In aftEl"'neon,Br.Reinke talked 'lrith ma.rried
people on several matters,espeoially about the increlll.sing opposi tfJ61n
to the regulations of the congregation. a.nn the t:rend fo:r looseness among
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about gossip ctnduntrue rumors which are o(wsing IllUeh trouhle in eon ..
grege.tion. 'In the IC)vt'lming the same topics werediseu$l!!ed by Br.lieinke
with the single brethren.
Apr. 18 ~ Beautiful spring weather, Brn. Reinke and Mede~ at ot>l'l4'erence.
Bethlehem.Br.Hoeber went along onhuaibess.
Apr. 2:3 - Regu.lar servi¢(~lh Married. peoples lovefeaut and OOllllllUhion.
Apr. 25 .. Brn.Reinke and Meder, eonferenMj Bethlehem. S1:'.Reinke >'I'ent
along.
Apr. 28 .. ReceiVed wo1:'o. that Br. A.nd S¥.vanVlevk of Salem h!lll arrived
in Bethlehem. The 'beautiful warlll weather had, e,a.used everything to 1;100"'_
Apr. ~ .. Services. WidoWfl ll'estival.
May 1 .. Br. and sr.vanVleck(Jao.) of Salem and. some sisters came for a
viai t. PYb'm \3elhkh'lI\'
May 2 .. Rainy weather • .or.Reinke gave sick oOllllllunion to daughter of Dr.
Kindig ..
Br. and Sr.vanVleok visiting others in hwn.
May 4 - Asoension Day. Single Sisters Festi'll1al. New members are Reb.
Sohnall,Johanna Maria Oehme of lifazareth and Maria Bf1rstler and Mar.
Stauder of Schoeneok.
May 5 .. The Mennonite Minister Stauffar of Mount J:3e thel stopped in to say
goodbye to Br.~einke on his way to Pit'aburgh, and begged that we would
oontinue our services at Mount Bethel,
May 6 w Dr. and. Sr. vanVleck returned to ~ethlehem.
May '7 - Brn.Reinke.Seidel,Hoeber, and a number O'~ members p.:o t.o BethlRhem
to see Br •. Tao. vR.nVleok conseorated as a bisho]:) of the Moravian (lhurch.
Br.M'eder in clln.rge of" eervice herr. }Tone in evening on account oJ> rnin.
No services next feW' days,as ohapAl was being cleaned.
May 10 - Dr,Reinke visited several acquaintanoes in neighhorhoo0.
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~ Penteoolilt Service. \
~ Regular llervicEHh Br. Reinke
Some there from the Glass Hut ,amke.d for eervicH!l$, but nothing Gould be
promised.
May 16 ... BrIt. Reinke ,Meder.and Uo11:hel' ,o.onferenoe I' Bethlehem. ,B"oarfrost
on aooount of cold morning.
May 19 ~ BrIt. Meder and Roeber attend speoial meeting of S.P.G. in Bethle--. . hem. Br.and Sr. Jae.vanVledk of nethlehem,and Brn.Abr.Levering' and Tschudy
of r..itit~ Mme 1'01' thee!ltruninations .Er. Tsohudy brought hIs Bon ,Tacob
h attend sohool here fOr a while.
May RO ~ The Reichels,Stadiger$ and others from Bethlehem,andviilitors
from New York, I,al1oaster ,and other pa!'ts of PenneYl vs,nia. attended the
exa.minations.Ever~rbor'!y WaB pIes,sed wiU the methods and the fine results, ,
and in the lovefeast that followed we were happy to have two f\ormer
inspectors of the sohool,the Brn.Reiohel and vanVleok. with us. 1I!ea,the!' ttme
very cold and disagreeable for this of YOP.r.
May :31 - RegulaX' servioeu .. !n~fternoon. at home of' Friedr.M:l.ksoh, bapti um
of his siater'fiI ohild.
May 22 ~ Most of ou!' visitors left.
May 25 .. Br .. Hoeber a,hd his soh went to Philadelphia.
May 21'1 ~ RegUlar servioes. Very wa.rm and dry weather.
May 30 - Br.Reinke went to EJIlllIaus and stayed until the next day.
May 31 -Br.Hoeber also returned from Philadelphia.
June 1 - Very muoh needed rAin,which continued several days •
• Tune 4 _ Servioes. nr.Seidel had a funeral 15 miles awa.y, In afternoon,
joint festi'Val of large l\,ir1s of Sohoeneok and Nazareth. Hen1JieHe Benade
of Nazareth and Louise Steiner of Schoeneok ,Joined choir' .. Lat r':!',
baptism of infant in neighborhood.
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.Tune 6 ~ Ohurch connail t at which report of congregat ion and town
treasury, and 61' waterworkl;! t was read. Too' few ,members 'vrell!eitt to vote
on lim some desired ohnnges.
June 8 .. Brn.l!l!eder find Rainli:e,oonferenoe, ,uethlehem" Very 0001 weather.
June 11 ~ Sel'Viou.J3r.1'leinke at !aount Bethel in mornifllh
June 12 ., Impovtant ohuroh eouMil.
June 13 - Heavy rain. No servioe.
June 16 - Severe thunder storm with heavy showers. This morning, suddenly
the married sister Otathar. :mrnst (lied of
June 18 ~ Services. FUneral of Sr.Ernst.
hemorrhage. many
So ~Mme that chapel was too
emall,and l3r.Reinke spoke outside. In afternoon.baptismo:f' ehUd of
Phil. Seyfried~ In evening Br.Reinke announoed that as he h&.o Mked to
be relieved from duties ae Helper and preachelll' here, a oall had been
extended. to J3r.Joh.Friedr.Fruauft in ,Lititz, who had aoeepted.
June lq - It htl,ving been found out that a nUlllbera of brothers he'e ,Hid in
Sohoeneck and, other neighbors 11"0 nlanned to form a miH tia oompany <
and had already obtained a oannon. ann were planning to get uni"'oT'!lls,the
Elders Oonferenoe deoided to oal1 all adult brethren together Rnd protest
against this movement. All present supported the 0'0,1 aotion a.no !'l('mll were
ohosen to interview those involved and ilIea whether they could beperl!lUad~
ed to give up their plan. about whioh there is aU'> 1 some hope. A fUll
aooount is given in the Record Book of the Elders Conferenoe,
June 20 ~ Ern. Ite inke ,:Med .. ,.. Bnd MoHher. oonference, :Bethlehem.
At noon, thunder stOl'lll with hall.
June 24 - Little boys festival. 46 Moravian boys present, and 110 in all
wi th Hall Boys. A number of New York members present Rt lovafeast.
Ohildren snng Hosanna in front of Hall in evening.
June 25 - ltegular servioes. In a-fternoon,oon~iT'!llation of Joh.Mr\tth. Jloei:Jn,
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June ~>'6 - Oold.:raitiy day; nGl:'i6r'V'1co
June 27 - EveryMdy started 9.t haying, Pleasant weather today.
June 29 - .ll:r.Reichel vhits ue. (End of J3l'.Rei~t s work on Diary)
July 1 ... A very hot day.Evening lovefeast and OQl!l!l)llnioa.
July 2 _ Reg~l!l.r services.
July 4 ~ No serv1e.es.
July 5 - J3rn.Benade and Leve:ring of Lititz here for short visit.
July 8 .. A fl;OOO l'Rin. nr,Seide1 went to Philadelphh .•
July 0 .. Rep:u1a.r servides ..
July 10 .. Severe thunder $torm at noo!lwith heavy shoWEll'II. Lightning
struok nearby~
No servioes for several dAeYs.
Overwhelming heat with oooasional thunder storms.
Ju.ly 16 - Regular services. Ern,Reinke and Hoeber d:rove to Mount Bethel,
where fonner preached for last:x;t::i:lIII!!: time, a.nd. bade fe.rewell to all the
dear people there. Somewhat oGole~ in pvpning.
July 17 • Beautiful harvest weather.
July 18 ~ ~uarterly change of Hourly ~rayer.
July 80 ~ l~o se:l'vIees for several ,laya"Everybody busy wIth harvest work,
Well. ther beA.lAtHul. but very Warm"
July 23 ~ RegUlm,r servioes. A number of :Mennonites of Mount Bethel with
their teaoher,Kappee,present,to say goodbye to B:r,Reinke.
July 24 - Extreme heat continues.
July ?5. - Br.Reitthell!l!ltf::dxshort ,plee.eo.nt visit
July <;>6 - Heat relieved somewhat by refreshing thunder shower.
July 30 - Br.Reinke prea.ohes fa.rewell sermon,? Peter 2tV~. In eveni.ng,
f'!rewell service for Br. o.nd Sl'.Reinke.
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ni/!,ht. severeJ ateI'm$ came together in our locali,ty-.:'Ye eX]jJerieneed a
wonde'rfulm provid,enoe. Some barns in Old Nazareth, filled with hay and
straw,were atruok,but althoU{7h quite, a 'bit of fl-e,mevvork was splintered,
and some straw charrea,no rea.l fir~ started. 'f/hen' someone examined the
dlitlllage tat nOOn, it waS d iaeoverecl that lit flame Was smoldering under the
roof, whioh was ilnlnediately- put out.
Aug. 1 .. Brn"Reinke and Meder, oonferenoe, bethlehem. }To service here.
Aug. 2 '" A farewell oOlnlnunion of Elders Oonferenoe with 131'. 8.nd Sr.
Reinkfl. At evenirm; aervioe it waS announced that single Br.J'oh.Renat.
Schlnidt,tea(lher in l'a.eda.gogio.had received and a.ccepted a oall ttl eerVe
as miljlsionary amtlng the Indiana in Canada.
JOUrney to Lltit~.
AUg. 6 .. Regular serviqes. In Avening, PI'l.pt ism 0'- FrAnz Hrlinrich. son of'
Eckenaosrgors.born this morning.
Aug. 8 c- This afternoon Dr. fU'ld Sr.1"ruauff,4 c;hHdren. 8,no a servant
sister,M.Licht,RrriVed from Lititz by way- 0" Bethlehem.
Aug. 9 .. In forenoon member::) gathr"'ed to 1,e introduoed to Br. B.nd Sr.
?ruauff by Eldors Oonferenoe. A ~evf'lning servioe spf\cia.l prayers were
offered for Dr.Joh.Ren.Schlnidt,whowill begin his journey to 6ans.da in
the morning, ant' the reading of a farewell poom composed by his colleagues
at the school.
Aug •. 10 ~ At noon,lightning struck a full :ll!m:n:r barn in neighborhood, and
eve)f'ything burned down to the ground by evelling, f'01:' though m'lny CRmo
to hel,!) it wns impossible to put out t,he 'Plames as the"e was no wfiI,ter.
The owner ,Matth.A11eman,f'nel$ his loss grently,as he hits! R. larRe f",mily.
A colleotion of money and other necoElsitiea vms gathered by many friendfl
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Aug. 13 .. 6eleoration of' lw.emorial DI;W •• Br.Ji'ruauf'f as nev. pastor. Find k:1d
his 'Nife and children pt'eaented.J3:r.Fl'u(l.uff preached his ont.l'octuctOl'Y
sermon at 10. Conf i!'l!'ia t ion of MaMdN,lena Rrowgowgsky.
Aug. 17 - Little girlS festival.
Aug. 18 ~Brn.Meder and Ji'raauff. conferenoe $ Bethlehem. Special a,.p .G.
meeting, In Clvening the single sisters Louise and Roa .• J~evering •. and
H.Kindig returned, with them from their visit in Litih.
Aug;. 19 ... Reguhr services, Baptism of Selinda Antoinette .• da1J'hter of 131'.
and Sr.Henry Beutel,Born Aug.13th.
Aug. 21 .. Annual meeting of S.p.G. in Bethlehem. :t>To eveni,ng service he~e.
Brn.J1'rua:uff ,Medel', and ee idel, Il,nil several othe "II of 0111" mHmberg .I'.ttended.
Aug. 24. Ra.in. Ho service.
Aug. 25 * Baptism of Matilda OaTolimt;dHughte'l' of Ill:". and Sr. Ohristh.n
D.Busse,born Aug.23rd.
Aug.26 ... Br.Fruauff vhih in Sehoeneck lOocJ<lC:tgtntty.Br.Molther,nbsent for several weeks.
Aug. 27 - Serv1oes. Baptism of Ohristian D!wid; son of Er. !U1(1 Sr.Oh:r.
Senaeman,born Aug. 20th. 8r.}<'ruauff appointed Pflege:dn"or widows at
a special meeting,by Br,Fruauff. Afternoonn sflI'viclIl "'or adult (lolllll1uni~
cants in OOlllll1emora tion of 'beginning of hourly inte1"(lf;SS ions .Aug. 27 ,1727.
Aug,,'2'3 .. Preparation for Sin[l11e .... rethrem'lF'eatlval,in ch<"rge of Br.11':ruauf't ..
A ver3t unpleasant dhturbance in our meeting caussd hy the nanry boys.
Aug. 29 • Brethrens Festival. Philip Be:l1ng ,joitlsd choir.Er, Bechler
held f service,had a:i:'r1vsd yesterday "'or a visit. lfj brethren 'Present,
only Charles Schneller absent on business in Bethlehem.
Aug. 31 ~ Childrens meeting held by Br.Beohler of Staten !Bland.
sept. 1 ... Brn.Ji'ruauff a.nd Medel', conference. Bethlehem. Single Sister,
}nis, Sohmiok returns from Lititz.
Sept. ~ - Single 8ist"r5 COlllll1union "'nil Lovefea5t.
sept. :3 - Regular servioes. Nidows lovefea.$t and communion
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in afternnoon, ith Sr.:F'ruauff as their guest. Br.Fruauff in Schoeneok
for morning servioes. He announoed that Br.li1oltherwoUld discontinue
his work in Sohoeneok.
Sept. 4 ~ Br.Bechler returned to staten Iab .. nd b:r way: of Bethlehem.
sept. 5 .. Oold. rainy weather.Br. andSr.Frufwff in Schoene ok t.e. inter-
No eVening seryioe in })TazBreth.
A very shameful happenning in congregeaticln was today found out • . ,
Sept. "I - Choir servioe/i! for ma"ried people. in ','hioh many from Sohoeneok
partioipated.
Sept.. 8 ~ Elders Conferenoe. ·on acoount of ocourrence whioh has oaused
sorrow in ·Ilhole congrer:e.t ioli.A family with three dHuP:hte'l's has lost
privilege of living here. and a young man,John Hobe!', was also sent Il"ay.
Sept. 10 - Servioes. Heading of neW$ from London for l~ll. which I'tre
last neW$ we have reoeived from there. Br.Seidel preached in Schoen-
eck and held infm.nt baptism there. Several visitors from Bethlehem here.
Sept.11m .. Br.Reichel of Bethlehem vielits us,a.nd SIlveral sistere from
Bethlehem ·ith their children.
In evening,a business session in Sohoeneck in regp,rd to Br,M'olther'e
f~si~n~ion. and seleotion of another pastor.
se~.~oeber so far reoovered from his painful operation 4 weeks ago,that
he oould attend a speoial session of the Elders Conferenoe. For
several d"ys,extreme19" hot,which is very oppressive, lUI it he.d been very
cool for some time before that.
Sept. 13 - Visitors from Lititz,Among them Sr.Bennd€' and Br.and Sr.
Tsohudy. 'fhe B. Benl'l.dc s hnd left town in the mortling.
Sept.14 - Visitors from Bethlehem and Phih.delphia.il:vening service "nd t!il:liI:
trustee meeting,
Sept. 15 ~ Brn. 'I1"ruf.l.uff,Meder, rmd Seidel,oonfierenee. Bethlehem. ~'O even ..
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Sept. 16 all Helpers am1 rlirectinp'
workers joined.
sept. 17 - Servioes. Proper reference to separation of (\ persons from
cong:rega t ion • and e:lO¢G::k:;d: eXhorffon to members. N0 evening service on
account of :rain. Mrs.Cht and 2 daughters of philadelphia here. El'.
vanVleck preached in Schoeneck.
Sept. 18 - No childrens meeting as Hall Boys went to Bethlehem fOal a
drill. Bl'.Fruauff visited l!Ievlfral families in Scflo€meck.
Sept. 20 .. Nc evenmng service.as chl1pel was being scrubbed. The 7adows
Bi ttig(,);ff and M6hring at their request; allowed to move into old stone
house,Old Nazareth.
sept. 22 - :81'. and Sr.Fruauff take oldest de.ughter Hedwig to Boarding
School in Bethlehem. Sr.Kunz went alcmg.and Sr.Oist "eturned t.oPhila.
delphia. Much rain.
Sept. 83 - Br. Wm.Henry has a serious choking in his throat,which is
relie.ved when a boil on his neok opens in afternoon.
Sept. 24 ~ Servioes. :Br.J1'ruauff had service in SchoenElok in morning.
Our visitors from Lititl?l go home,including Sl'.BenRde. in Br.Rioksecker's
stage.
Sept. 26 - Brn.l<'ruauff and Seidel in Easton on Businesa. A pupil from
the Hall was called home to his brother's funeral,who had. died from
l!l:;!tJ!l!l:NX'.qy dysentary, of which t.he'e is quite an epidemic in Bethlehem.
At evening service,prayers were offeY'ed on behalf of Br.Cunow who is
to introduoe one 0'" our brethren to his new work in Canada.l1nd 13.180 on
behalf of the renewed work n.mong the Kalmucks in the vicinity of Sa.repta.
The 'Vidow Bittig was finally released from her fl.ilmenta.
Sept. 27 - :Br.Gottlob Reichel Jun., of Salem,arrived for a visit I'l.monp: the
Pennsylvania oongregations.
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Sept. 29 ~ Bl'."ruauff m!!.de visite in Schoeneok. i'r' '! J' J.' I '", V(!..~I?till<Sl:;,ec'a f}/f2Cr1y}:!.IdY q
1 bro'iiJey.s .... S/s-fey.$' t:.l1ga.'$.,"'c/ I~ WOyf(
Sept. 29 .. Michaelis }'est1val, eelebrated as ueu!!.. .,' - -lv. -", 'ljdH"I-t$. pe"p/<?'
Sept. :30 .. Yesterday rn,nd today. delightfully WRl'I1l weather. A number
of visitors arrived from Lititz with the stage.
Oct. 1 - Servioes.
Oct, ;'\ - Brn. Fruauff B,nd 12l:eder, Ml'lference, 13ethlehel!1.
Oct. 4 .. Oontinued lovely wes,ther.
Oat. 5 - 13lt. and S:t'.lfoeb'~r left for Philadelphia on l:)Usiness.
Oct. '1 ~ Rain all dl'\y ••
Oot. 8 - :3 reading services. B:t'.G.Reiohel preaohed. 81"';gle Bl'.Chr.Mikech
left for Lallcaater to learn the turner's trade,aehie present t:t"1de
affects his health.
oct. 10 -:81'. and Sr. Hoeber return in good health, and ',1 th the ir
business happily aoeomplished. from Philadelphia.
Oct. 11 .. Sr.Sturgh of ,l.';ew York. here for a several days' visit with
her ohildren. returns home. Very warm. sr.n:1. Kampman of @eth1ehem
here for a visit.
Oct. 12 - A short visit from Brn.stadlger and Schaaf.
Oat. 13 - B •• Gattleb Reichel 113ft ag~ln for Salem.Br. and Br.Jnnob
Schnall go to Lititz for It visit.
Oot. 14 .. The militia in our vicinity gathered he". a.ud drilled on the
Square ••
oct. 15 - 8ervices.13r.Fru/J,uff prenched in Schoeneck. Br.Molther D9.s
returned to pack! and leave for New york State ,where he has cbtpined
a place as pastor.
OO,t. 18 - Eo coll1l!lunion on Rceount of r1l.iny weather all day. 131'.
Ounaw surprised us id th iii, visl t on his return fT'om 'r.'air'field t.o
Be,thlehem, bringing us news of the '''el1 being of our 13r.
D.R.Schmidt.
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Oot. 18 .. At 6 this morni~.Br.Rnd Sl'.:reokensberger experienced the
g:t'ief and fright of finding thetr 2 monthi'll old ";'r<'l.nz Heind.oh d.eac:l
in bed. He was buried the next day.
Oot. 21 ~ At request., ~r.fruaufr 'V'isi.ts old Mother Steiner»who is
very weak. A nuniber of members wtn"e a:way to attend oonf'irm!l.tion· S0r~ vices in a neighboring ohurch.
Oot. 22 - Servioes. At morning se!'vioe in Sohoeneok.Br.J":r.uauff an~
nounoed that Dr. Rnd Sr. Theodor Sohulz of /¥ebr0!1 had reoeived lI.nd. ao
cepted the oall to SOhoeneek. Boys Festival Da,y. Fr.?{ilh.OP'Pelt,
Thoma$ Olewell.Jos. ·Stol!!.Chl'"Liehtenthaeler of Nal'Jaret.h, B.nd Chr.
L. Ebbe oke and Edward. Clewe 11 of Nazareth joined t,he 'boys oho i:r.
Many of our members wel'e in the neip;hboring ohuroh 1"01' oommunion.
Oot. 23 - Reports of English oongregations read..
Oot. 24 to ".7 ~ On Tuesday ""t the Hall. under the st.airs. R.n opening
broken for a door to the newly built dining room. For several days,
services had to be omitted on aocount of this work going on. The
Brn.Fruauff.Meder. and Seidal had been in Bethlehem.The last few
d!),ys,snow flurries, and unusually cold ·"ea.ther,"'i th strong "inds.
Oct. 28 ~ Bad weather oont1nues.Br.Yruauff visits in Old NaZ3reth.
At the Inn there is sale of Br.Molther's household Roods.He wHl
leave for Hew York State with his family next week.
Oct. 29 ~ Servioes. Br.Fruauff preached the Harvest Thanksgiving
sermon. A good oollect ion ·ror the poor.
Oot. 30 - Ho meeting on aocount of building operations a.t Hall.
Oct. :'\1 - Refomat.ion Memor"al Servi.oe. Sr.Hrn.nmth 11'uohs l'l.nil he ...
5 ohildren left wi.th a (l1'iv6" from the ne ighborhood of' Gnaoen.
huettm.v'fhere her husband has· been sinoe he\le"'t Hazaret.h. Hr. \
Molther and family left Sohoeneck for Albany,N.Y.
NoV. :3 - Br."'ruauff in Schoeneok,held ;'uner"l of Sr.Susannah Steiner.
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departed Nov"l. Sr.Fruauff left for a.n R day visit irtEethlehem. a
Nov. IS ~ Serv1ceJs.Ba.ptism of Abig(~il.4-ughter of :Sr. fl.nfi. Sl<. Tri'l;ugoh
Gerlaoh,born Nov.4th. Some 66rv10es arrt\nged for oonv nienoe of lllem ... .. "<~4 hYl~
bel'S from Old Nagareth,who oannot r~ attend during week. Service
for Nov.i3 is to be held Nc:w.12. The 2 big bt':l;Y'sChr.Ren.Hoeber and
Carl Friedr.Kluge received as members. Br.Seidel 'baptized 2 children
in neighborhood !'It p!'Irents' request. Gideon Oas~ler and Joha.n~es
Ziegler.
Nov. 7 _ :Brn.Fruauff and Meder, conference • Bethlehem. and Br.M.E.
Kurtz went al()ng for a few days' viai t.Rr.Bleoh returned with brethren
in evening,coming fl'Gm Graoeham for a visit to his sons at the Paeda.
goglo. No avening servioe.
Uov. 8 " Br.Fruua.uff visited famili"s at Sohoeneck and Friedensthal.
Nov. 9 - Rain. Uo meeting.
lqoV. 10 - At invitation of Br.Cunow, Br. aflll 11;11. truIilQ!'i' and Dr. and
Sr. oeidel and most .?"" the members of the EldEP's "'nd the '!',..uste~s
conferenoes went to 1?ethlehem to attend the oonseoration 0" the new
building for the Girls Boarding School in the f'ormer Brethrens House • .- oS y. F:; .. q:~ if.
8r.Kunz" and Dr. Haase returned to Naz".reth with them. rind Br. Hoeber.
Nov. 11 - Visited the very siok Sr.8arah Christ,H.nd then Br.Jos.
Demuth in Old Naz.areth.who some time ago was badly in,jured wh'm his c.u.niq.:J.e 'I ps ~-1-
f@ll over, on Ii!. visit to his former w8.rd.Mrs.Jl'ulton,8 miles from
here.He is well on the way to reoovery,as no bones were broken.
Nov. 12 - Congrsga tion ".';'eati val."'i th remembrance of Sept.16 and
Nov.13 in 1741,and the oonseoration of the ohapel Hov. 13,l756,and
the organization of our conp:regation rtnd the fesl"ival 1.n 1770. The
instruotions in reading IVers announced. Only a few Schoeneok mem.
bers present.
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Hov. 14 ~ Br.Fruaufr visited in Schoeneok in afternoon.
Nov. 15 - Started reading instruotion with Hi of the little to'''n girls •.
Hov. 16 _ :f<'unera1 of Sr. Sarah Christ.As hi;'" last wish.memorial lovef"east
was held for ,ddows and some otheY', members after the service. RAin
all day.
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NoV-, 17 ~ Br.Meder has seve "e attack of inf'luem:ll.. of whioh there are
a, number of oases,
NoV. 18 -l!!; Br.l:!'ruauff visits members in Old lraZIl,reth stone house.
finds Sr.l'[agd.Demuth very iiI ith inf"luenza. The dining r'lom in the
basement of the Hall waS used for the first time today, found very r'l'oo'l'llY
practioal and much more convenientflthan the former dininp: room,
Nov. 20 - Services and communion. Big girls informed that their
reading lessons were to begin the next week. This morning at 7
Sr •. Magdalena Demuth depa.rted •. Some sisters from Dethlehem here.
and the boy George Fetter enters the Hall for a period.
Nov. 22 - In afternoon, funeral of 8r.Magd.Demuth. Her Brother. ,Toh.
Schnall of' Bethlehem,present. H'i\r husband still unn.ble to attend on
acoount of his reoent accident.Br.]'riedr.Schmidt requested to stay
with him overnight.
Nov. 23 ~ ,l3r.Fruauff inHtructed the little girls, Old Mother Hannah
in the stone hoUse wa.s very weak wi th in ffuenza, ftnd was visited by
a n mber of members. Br.Sohnall returned to Be'hlehem. Sr.Kummer,on
furlough from .. at. Thomas in Bethlehem,visits her children here.Br. ~ud .
Fruauff !\.the news from Liefland. wh i eh cont:'tined the notioe of' the
death of' the oldest siater of Br.Meder. ;J.s\eep
NoV. 24 - Sr. Hannah felljlat the age of 95. Br.Meder weHk !Ifter
ma.king calls in Old Nazareth today. Another oase of' inf'luenza,Sr.
Myrtaetus. 2 wa.gonS <'rom Sohoeneck,which I1,re to bring back tl,P
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things of Br.and Sr. Semllz, palHI through Nazareth on W8;·Y to I,eb"ilOn.
Very lovel;y weathe.r for this time of year. This a.fternoon )3r.J7'rUauff
began hte les,sons with the big ,drls.
Nov. 25 ~ Br'Sruauff visited the sick, found all improved.
Nein,. 26 - Servioee. Br.Fruauff preaohed in Sohoel'leek. 1"ew present there,
a sad sign. At 1 0' elock,funel'!l,l of S:r~H!l.nnah. Some members from Bethle
hem present, and a..s she ha.d been not only ~he l'I:~XlI:tl);tllf:l\: oldest sister
in our Ame-"ican congl"egations,llut also wa.s loved by everyone on aocount
of her lov-ely ohara-cter and loving symJ;lathy for all,in the con(tregation,
there were many who followed her remf.J.ins to the ce1l)etery, in spite of Peter
the rainy we!l.thE}r. She leaves 1 married. d,mghter,'Yife of By. Titus ,'md
another da.ughter. She 'l'f!l.S to her very end aotive in mind a.nd interested
in the welfare of the congregation.
Nov. 27 • Dr.Meder able to hold a servi(~e agn.lhn.
liov. 28 - Br.Ii'ruauff.Br.Meder. rand. "'r.Seidel. busi.ness in J3f)thlehem.
Bad weather for severa.l days,
Nov. 29 - More cases of malignant in~luenza. Rain. No servic s.
Nov" 30 - Br. and ~'heodor Schulz ",rrive in afternoon.on way to Sohoen-
eok.Br.lfruauff aoootnX!anied them'there. 'iVe received "'ord that Br.and
Sr.Gunow had left for Philadelphia, on Wtl.y to England.,
Dec. 1 _ Br. and Sr.l!'l'uauff went to Schoeneck to interview members in
preparation for cOlllll1unioli.
Dec. 2 _ Br.Fruauf'f in Schoeneck in morning. In aftep'lltlon,a1; ?2nd
prlHHltlt. '~he S ok1:l8ople FIre recovering. nee. 3 -
'j;'irst Sunday in Advent. In afternoon oonl1'rep:ationi"estival in
Stbhoeneok t '1t "hioh Br,""!'u;ouff' itlt,ro,l\.leed i'lt'. anc1 1:111, ~chuh:.
Dec. 5 ~ Gh'lnge 0" !:fourlljl' Pr".yer.
Dec. 6 - Remarka.bly beatfltif'ul day. 13r.Wruauff went to be+hlehem on bu ..
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Dec. 8 ~ Very :1;'ough anti oold northwest 'dnd all day.l'll:'.Seidel in
Bethlehem on business.
Dec. 9 .. Oold weather oontinues.
Dee. 10. Servioes. Br.J?ruau!'f in Sohoeneck on business afte'!' dinner.
Christmas hymns in evening. tlr.Gerlach very low.
Dee. 12 .. No servioe on A.ocount of snow storms.
Deo. 15 - Dark,foggy, and damp. Very unhealthf'ul weather. Almost
daily funerals in vicinity. Sr.Gerlaoh passed fJ,Wfty at 6 in evening,
leaving an infant, of 6 weeks. No evening se'!'vioe on acoount of raJ.n.
Dee. 16 .. Last oommuni.on of year. for separate ohoirs.Some siok oom
nnimions.
Dec. 17. Services. Siok oommunions.
Dee. 18 .. At 1, funeral of Sr.Sara,h Gerlach, b. De ily. Younl!: .TReop
Schnall. stayed wi th 2r.Demut11 ove)' night.
Dec. Hl .. Brn.1l'ruauff !l,nd Meder. conference, Bethlehem. Trustees
meeting he"e.
Dee. 20 ~ Heading for little boys in Hall. I~afternoon ,Rr. '/rultuff visite':
in Old NaZ8.reth,and found Sr.Proske very weak.
Dec. 21 ~ St.Thcmas Say.
Dec. 22 ~ Very foggy morning,weather fine in afternoon.
Dec. 23 - Heavy rains, with thunder storms in late evening. Several
oalls !lla.de in day.
Dec. 24. Christmas Eve Service at 5130,with mll.ny outsi.ders present.
Very quiet and attentive. j 0' n h ~'11'I".s
Dee. 25 ~ Ch11dren\ heartily in singing of Christll1ll.s\at evening service.
Dec. 26 - 2nd Christmas - The hig hoys C11I1,1'1es Molther • .Toseph Stoz.
'.Phomas Clewell,and Chr.Ebbecke. "nd thehig girl Mary Bardil1,received.
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Dec. 29 ~ No sefvioe. Snow stGrms. Dec. 30 ... :Muoh sleighing.
Dec .. 31 - Servioes. ChHdl'ena closing 6ervice at 4 ot.clock. lI!ernorl~bilh<
at 9t30, and dosing servioe of the year at 11:30, with manY' stranger6
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Jan. :3 - Very oold in early morning.,
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Jan. :3 _ Br. Fruauff taught litHe boys.Made oalls in Old Na!!ll'weth.
In e,vening.ollenlng of oongregation oonferenoes. All pres-
ent.exoept Br. and Sr.Metl,er.as, former is not well.
Jan. 4 - Raw,cold weather. Snow in evening.
Jan. 6 - Br.Medr! s health improving eaoh da,y.
Jan. "I .. ServiMs. Oonfirmation of Andreae Vegniz and LouiSe Clewell.
Br"Wm.H.\TanVleek iate beoome a Li turgu8"
Jan. 9 - Inoreasing cold of past days beoame very severe. Snow in
afternocm. Brn. ]'ruauff and .Roeber, business in Bethlehem.Ho sEP'vice •
• Tan. 10 _ Little boys,reading instruction in forenoon. ::1 new members
chosen for Ohurch Oounoil.C.D.Sensemai1 andJ08.Sohwe.ishaupt.In
afternoon,violent snow storm frollml the northeast,no eerv·ioe. Clow.1I1s
.Tan. 12 - In past stormy night • Br. and Sr. Thom"s~li;Ihome was provi ..
dentially preserved from 'burning down. The {'lOsor had ccnlA:ht fir'" from
a burning brand from the£'ireJillace,and th flames hnd r"'!!I.ched t.he benm
and the 'hole kitohen was "illed ,'flth smoke early in the morniug.A
similar eXperience was made by our neighbor,Mr.Braun •
• Tan. 13 - COllmlunion. Seve Y·,').l 8 t ok cOllmlunlona. in Sisters Houae and in
Old N8za,reth. No one seriously ill. Br.Meder could 1':0 out again.
Jan. 14 - Services and oOllmluniom. Baptism of Maria. 'F'riderio!1.dm.lght8I'
of Br.Fr. rmd sr. Rahel Rlckseoker, born Jan.12th •
.Tan. 15 - Pupils of Hall had a sleighride,no ohildrens meeting. The
coldest day of ,'dnter, zero. Br. a,nd Sr.Schaaf a.nd Sr.Kutnmer of Beth ..
lehem made a short visit. A very bright day.
Jan. 16 - Extremely cold. At noon it began to snow,then turned into
Nl.in and slush. At night there "IRS a strong south wino"i th r"lin.
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Jan. 17 - Almost all the snow had disappeared, Icy walking in morning)
in evening muddy, NG service.
Jan. 18 - Sl'.Ludinda Seneeman very ill.
Jan. 19 ~ Large girls, reading iustruoHon in morning. h11'ge boys
in evening.
Jan. 20 .. Sr.Lucinda Senseman passed away at il in morning. Sr.Sa.lome 13yvnneY
gave birth to a stillborn son w'htl waS buried the next dB.y. Remarkably
beautiful day,but turned much colder.
Jan. 21 - Services. It waS announced to the congregation that Dr.C.A.
v'mVleck had been appo inted a member of the Ohurch Collegium,
Jan. °3 - Yune"~,l of the girl Lucinda Eliza Sens'·'man. The bea.rere(6 'hoys)
and the girls had a lovefeast fl.fterwfl.rds, Sr.Meder very ill. No evening
service.
Jan.25 - Br.Chr.Christ came from Lititz •
• Tan. 26 _ The la,rge girls and the large boys had their reading oll'!.sses.
Jan. ~7 ~ Snowfall.
Jan. 28 M Services. Received as members the three boys Chr.l>iohtenthaeler.
Fr. ·Ym.Oppel t. Jaoob Clewell. !!-no t.he h.rge girl Carolina Dorothea MiphRel.
Jan. 31 w Lessons with boys Ilnd girlS.
Feb. 1 ~ A beautiful day. somewhat mild.
Feb. 2 ~ Lessons for boys and girls.
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Feb. 4 - Services, and OGmrnunion. Confirmation of Anna stoz. Br. CB.rl
Joseph Levering of Bethlehem arrived here today to serVe in' Pnedagogio. in Hall
Feb. 5 - One of the pupils/almost had thumb on right hand taken off.
Peb. 6 - Brn.Fruauff,Meder. and SeIdel, business in Bethlehem, A little
son of 131'. and Sr. Jacob Miksch upset a vessel of 'scalding water,and was
badly bUrned on his chest and mouth, but it rnirrht ha.ve been worse.
Sr. Salome Clewell muoh weaker,
Feb. 7 - J{o reading classes. Enga.gement of Br.F.Jaoob Beck to Sr.Anna
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Rostna Olewell announced. v
Feb. 9 "~ '!.ery intense cold. l~o evening meeting. Received word that Br. f'h; l"d~Jf'h."
and Sr.H.St'einhauer had arrived in Jilethll'ihelll Jeen.5th.
Feb. '1 ~ Dr. and Sr. Meder ailing. In morning.sinf~le Sr.Sa1ome Clewell
depn.rted. Extreme cold continUEH!.
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Feb. 10 ~ Br. Demuth eo well over his acoidant, thlRt he has been "tble to
wor'k again the last two days.
Feb. 11 • Services and communion. Snowfall. ]eeb. 12 _ Rain. Snow disappears.
Feb. 13 - Funarll.l of Sr.Salolll1l Clewell. Relntives 1'rom Schoeneck pres-
ent. Single siste"s afterwlitrd had !it memorial lovef'east.
Feb. 14 - Cold day. No song service. Boys and Rirls had lessons.
Feb. 15 - Br.Meder very weak in morning. bett.er in ".fternoon •.
Feb. 16 ~ Large boys and l",.rge girls. read ing lessons.
FeD. 1 '7 - Snovi until evening, then milder, ending in rrdn. v
Feb. 18 ~ Services. Ma.rria.ge of Br;Perdinflnd Jaoob ~eok and 8r.Anna
.Rosina Clewell. A number of relat.ives from Bethlehem and Sohoeneek
present, who,with a le,rge li'I.:R number of invited FuestsJ'ft.erward en.
joyed a happy lovefea.st 'd th the young oouple A.nn their pe,rents.
Today Br.Chr.Renatus Haman went to Lititz and Lnnoaster to stay there
for some time and improve in his tr(l,de ,and to"k along letters of ree ...
ommendation','1ord was reoeived that the long expeoted 131'. Rnd Sr.Steinhau~
er had safely arrived in Bethlehem yesterday.
Feb. "0 ~ Beautiful day. Little snow left.
Feb. 21 ~ Little girls and hoys hn.d lessons.Muoh rain towards
evening. No servlee.
Feb. 2? Big boys nnd girls had their lessons. ·"eat.her very mild.
Feb. ?4 .. "'irst frost for this week. Cloudy and rrdn later in d,"y.
Feb. 25 ~ Servioes. Beginning of Lent. The bOy~OCXgKB
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J<'ehj Q,u"I'terly Pr"yeT "h"1'I"'''' :Br.Me(J"!,, in Cnlll"P'e. 'h·.'~'!'lH'nf'f' ill.
"'eb. ?,~ ~ Br.]i'ruauff Worse. Br.Ueder held Bong servIce.
Feb. 89 ~ Bad weather, no:--' evening meeting.
J.[a1'. 1 ~ Br.J.'rWlU'.rf l!J!!,de sick visits in '::Z:phra-tm and in to"n.
Mar. 2 - Servloee. Speoial oh1.1d'·entj!! me~tinGl;i3and Iov",feast. Adml.tted
were Sylvester SensemaIt,Josuah Miksch,Henry HB,dnick,Aupust H .. n!"r :1"hul!.
'ifillilUll and fj;eorge ButtleY'from )";lew York,f),ncl the little .drIs LiseHe
T,ouise D9.nke,Johatme. Salome Beck,Harriet Mathilda ita-dniok, Ffenrietta
Sophia SeideljAdelheidt 't'heresia 'F'ruRuff'. The r'E!ll.son IiIO mll,ny joined
wasbeeause for over ~t year no oomplete aervio~,\ had been held.
Mal'. 3 - Servioes.
Me,r. 4 - fery rainy all day. lQo services.
Mar. 5 - BrIt. fruauff,Meder, and Seidel. eonferenoe, Bethlehem.No meeting.
Mar. 6 - At noon. Brn.Fruauff and Seidel.'ith other people,eRme baek from
Bethlehem. But Br.Medi!!r had had suoh a severe attack of a.sthma Rnd pain
in the bowels yesterday afternoon tha.t his end was feared t a.nt'l he had
to stay in Bethlehem. A stage came from Bethlehem to .petch t.he sick Sr.
ileder Itnd her nieoe lS1isabeth )larner af; nUrse fOr 'SIooth patients.
liEar. '7 - Br,Hoeber brought word that Sr.Meder ano hlF niece han safely
arrived in Bethlehem.JJater Wi' heard that both sh" and hAY' husband are
improving.
Mar. R ~ The m!l.r:ried brothe:r.H.Schneider, an(l the single br'lther,Carl L. Moelle"t were readmitted to communion. The ma,rried Er.lIenry Albreoht,
of Lititz,was a guest.He is looking .ror a Louse here or in .Eethlehem.
l,far. 10 - Servioes and communion.
Mar. 11 M Churoh Council, with report of treasury for yefl.r bednninp:
June l,18l4,and ending May 3l,lA15.It was decided that the ehapel should
be whitewashed, painted, and furnished with new curtains. The usual con-
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tril:\utiona '1(1,11 not be sufficient,and it was decidJd to ask f'or sul:\
I!Hlri;ptions to co'V"er the ext.ra expenses. 131'. H.A1 b:d.l.;ht returned to
Li tttlli.
Mar. 12 ~ 6 inches of snow during the past night. The mUd weather
and. pleasant suns,hine oaused it to melt quiokly. On the "'hole, the past
sno,w and lao.k of good ale ighing have been a big hil.nttrrn.nce to business
and trade in our town, as traveling was impossible "'1 th the I100r roads.
Ma:r. 13 .. Ne heard that ~.Meder has had a number of Ftttacks .• nnd will
not. be able to oome home for some time.
Ma:w;:. 15 - lh·.Fru9.Uf:f' not well i.n.evening, c-o 111 po" \j
Ma:r. 16 - Rather pleasant day. The military,.had a drill,",.nd "'or the
firat time ,nobody .from Nazaret.h took part.
],~a:r. 1" w Servioes. Br. Se idel baptized SalolllE! l~rfiil 1e ,oaut?ht"" of TIl'.
Er.Fruau1'f'. oalled on ill'. 'lnd Sr.
Sohulz in Sohoeneok. Sr.'E.KalllpllIa.n oame from Bethlehem "or !l, visit.
Mar. 18 - Churoh Counoil. Brn. ste,o ~ger n.nd Steinhe.uer M,rne from
Bethlehem 1'or aviait,staying overnight.
Mal'. lq - Our guests returned lJY sleigh with Ern.Hoeber and Seidel,who
returned IlH1me evening. Uo servioe.
Ml',r. 20 ~ Bur i!l.1of 13'1' ,GeorgeOJ,ewell ,depfl.rted 1i1e,r.l 7th,who had SUffered of s\~I2,hS
frGlm melanoholia :rei!' severe.l yefl.rs.A number/l were provided :POl' all who
.attended this servioe.
Mar. "1 - Dr. andSr.l?run.uff visited young Br.gnd Sr.lfath"niel Miksoh
at Long Meadow,where ~r.F'. baptized little Riohnrd pr"nois.h()rn~he 8th.
In the evening,at Ohu:roh Counoil, the 13rn.D,wid Senseman,J'ohn Beutel,
and Ohr.Miksoh we:re ohosen to serve as aoommi ttee ,,,,{ th the leaders of
the ma.rried and single choirs to make new re(}ulationa "'or the oontrol
of the ',vl'lter supplYtao thl'lt there will be It r'l.irer t1istribution ••
Mar. 22 - Bad weather. No evening servioe. In Schoeneck,lll.at nir:ht,
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a brother of the departed (!eorge Olewell died a:fter a i!\1!l'ITel"e eho.,.,t
illness, hie I.ddow beini'\ seized with the S"llJe illness. also a number
of others in the oongregatiol1,eome havi.ng died,whIoh is c8.uail'lg
great general "ismay and sorr()w.
Mar. 23 - '\!'ery few were able to attend the funerl1.1 in BchoetH!lek,as the
roads "re almost impassable.
:Mar. 24 ~ Services. Il'l:lti':&:lIl:lm:liJl!ffl In aftei:'noo.nl'lli:'~Fruauff drove to Friedl'.
'No11es, the ohildren of :Sr. and Sr. Henry, to baptize Sylvester Wolle,
born Mar. 1st. IVe he.e.r that ~r.Meder·s condition is very ohangeable.
Mar. 25 w 8 miles from Nazareth the wife of a Sohoeneok member,Andreas
W-hitesal,daughter of Br. and Sr.l{einland,after giving birth to her
5rd ohild.died euddenly.
Mar. 26 - Burial of Sr.Jnia. -Yhi tesal in Schoene ok.
Mar. ~;7 - Baptism of John Jaoob, son of Br. Il.nd Sr.1taman, born !>Tn.reh ?lith. v is,"\>!
Mar. 23 - Br.Fru!J.uff ABr. and Sr. Theoclor Sch,,'l,t..<in Schoeneok. The follow-
ing have passed Q\vay the last few dn.ys there: :Br.Ohr.Gie:i'Bch.n..ncl T1r. widow
Franz Olewell a week ago. The latter'sxri:Re iavery ill.
Mar, 29 - Funeral of Br.Ohr!bstian Giersoh,departed Mar. ?7th. A large
number present. Very sad occl1sion.
lar. 30 - Very raw weather. In Schoeneok,burial of Sr.Elie.Clewell. Sll.le of property of Sr. Sarah Chris t.
Ma.r. 31 - Services, Baptism of Amol,l),son (')f 131'. and Sr. Friedrich JJ!ikseh,
born Mar.29th. Joseph Giersch of Schoene ok visited BroFrum,uff.
Apr. 1 _ Bl'.Seidel,a.t Dryland Ohurch held funlltral of Adolph Sonde,
He was born in Bethlehem,ln his young da.ys lived at Chl:'iat1an Spring.
but had turned to evil ways,
Apr. ? .Br.ffi:.UI'lUff in Bethlehem at conferenoe.
Apr. 4 _ A number of vi ai tore from Bethlehem here. \veather mol:'t'J spring
like.
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Apl'.5 .. Warl!l. rrdn later in day, No, aervi(jes.
Apr. 6 • Rain all day. 'l'hunder towa:rds evening. B:r.Ch:ristian Miksch :re"
turned fl'om Lano!l.ster to stlaY.
Ap:r. 7 - Palm Sunday. Services. Oonfinned the big boy Chr.R.Roeber and
the h.rge girl Mal'y Blal'dill. In the evenill/!t Br.and Sr.Renry ",nd S:r.
Barbara Albright arrived ''<Crith '1 child:ren.5 sons land 8 daughte'J"s. The latter
family will for a time rent part of the iU!:IIt:qcmell!!e Ren"1f home. as members
of OUI' congregation. Dr.Christian Miksoh.who returned from Lancaster
yesterday,had to (>ive up his plan to learn e. nel'l trade on aocount of
illness.
Apr. 8 ~ Br.Fruauff visited Br.Meder in Bethlehem,and found him very weak.
Apr. nand 10 - Reading services.
Apr.ll - Maunday Thursday services and COlll1llunion.
Apr. Good }friday. Large oOnlll1union because bad wel'it.het' yest.e.rday hindered
attendanoe. A number Illf sick collt1l1unions.
Apr. 12 - Great Sabbath Lovefeast at 2.
Apr. 14 - Easter Sunday. th15 e,.m. service in cha,pel and, then on cemet.ery,
and other 1iJ€lrvioElB.Br.Wm.H.vanVleok arrived from Bethlehem.
Apr. 15 - J3r.vanVleck preaohed.
Apr. 16 - New floor Ip,id on east side of .oh"ipel porch.no services all w&ek.
Apr. 17 - Ern.Hoeber and Seidel gCll to Easton,where court is in sesl1lion.for money
a oorreot examination of oounterfeit ooins reoeived. during t.he past holi.
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Apr. 113 - Er.and Sr.Reichel here on Visit. In the rd'tertloon we ~eoeived
word of the passing of our deA.1' B:r..Meder between 11 n)ld I? th9,t noon.
Apr. If) _ A number of brethren went to 1i~aston.THl,rtly a,s "'itnesses,1'lartly
to await the end of a peouliar t.rial ooncerning counterfeit money,some
persons having issued aounterfe it bUla for oVel' !l. year. the trial (~id. not
end 'hat day. No evening eervioes.
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Auril ~O w Specia.l delivery from. ~ethlehem,annGuncing Bl:'.Meder I s
funeral fGr tomorrow.
Apr. :'1 - NG serTi ces here ,excilpt, 1m!! in evening. All the members of
the :$lders Conference went tG ~ethlehem tG a.ttend the f ul1eral servioes,
a.eoompanied 'by the Bethlehem oongregation. A youngman.nmned Aroh~",rl"'oi
r\ed to study for the mdinistl:'y.At the evenil1/l: servioe.Br.Meder's faithful
servioes here for "I yea.rs weJ'e revlewed. and his 01,1tu"r'Y W!\s read.
Gf Gur depa.rted brGther.
Apr. ~2 _ Sr. Proske'll end expected. 31'S. Meder and Warner return from
Bethlehem.
Apr. 25 2nd 24 - Brn.Stadiger Rnd Schaaf here from Bethlehem to put in
order all of Br.J!eoer's affairs.
Apr. 25 - Lovely weather for several d,tys.
Apr. 26 - Reoeived word from Lititz thRt our Sr.Reinke has passed away
AJjI!!'.l.9th.
Apr. 2"1 - 131'. Peter Milke seriously ill. He and Br.Staube1" j.n Schoene ok
were both taken ill yesterday.
Apr. ?il - Services. Br.Seitlel held funeral of child in Plrdnf'ield.J'la.ptism
of Johannes,son of Br.and Sr.Peter Mlicke,at h()!lle. The boy Ji' .~Vilhelm Oppelt
goes to ~ethlehem.
Apr. 29 - Beautiful. weather, Sr.Meder goes to :Bethlehem to live,accompanied
?lith our best wishes.
Apr. 30 - NidowB Festival. 4 members of Sohoeneok .10ined the choir. 131'.
Peter Mkke departed at 10 in tfJe morning.!lo that Sr.Mi4re also beoame
a member of the '",idoW8 choir.
May 1 - Sr.JUisabeth Proske passed a""ay.Sr.Wa'-ner,"'ho ha(l spent the past p.,..cK
winter to take care of' Sr.Med c--:r.was taken" to Bethlehem.
May 2 Er. ll!i eke , s funeral at 1. Br.Sohnall present from Bethlehem.
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yeaterdw:y.
'May 4 ~ Single Sisters J,'estival. Sarah Hanke and Ma.ria Stoll of Na.ze.reth
and Ohrhtina Olewell of SohoeneOk reoeived into the ohoil'. Sr.Kunz better.
May 5 - Sel'vioes. tovefeast and OOl'lllllunion for married people. Dr.and Sr.
Wm. Henry left for a. vhi t with their ohildren in Philadelphia..
May 6 w Young Br. and Sr • .ro.F.Beck left for Lititz and Lanoa.ster. A
thunder stol.'ill'ith many showers refreshed the parched earth. no servioe.
beoause chapel was being oleaned.
May 7 - Br.Fruauff in ~ethlehem.
May ~ - Cool an.d cloudy weather for 2 days.
May 11 - J3r.Eichl.er of Lititz visits his children.
May 12 - Single Mary Ste,bles arrives from Lititz with Sr.M.Tippet. and
reoeives permission to sttity here. At noon.Ern.Fruauff and Senseman
les,ve for PhiladelJ)hia ¢In a little va.eation trip,A.s the church is being
whi tewa,shed. and painted,and ther'" will be no mee Hngs all week.
l.1ay 15 .. Married Br.Samuel Schneider in Old Nazareth dies from a stroke.
May 18 - Open air funeral service held for Br.Schneider in front of
ohuroh by :i:Jr.Seidel.
:May ).9 ~ Finished ohapel oC:lDsecra.ted. Baptism. of Sophia 'N"ilhelmina,
daughter of Br. and Sr.P.Stoudt,born May 1 ?th. Br.""'ruHuff oame home by .,my
of Easton.
'May ~)l ~ After very sultry day severe thunder a{·orm in evening wi th 1:,,,, r"'v~ now
heavy showers. ~tte:r prospects/for a better hay tolna grain harvest, be-
oause last few days were mild Fwd rainy.
May 22 - Very hot. Some rain towards evening. no service. Br.1?roske here.
Sr. Roeber aocepted the invita Hon to become ',vidows l'hlegerin.
May 23 _ Asoension Day. J3aptism 0" Emma Cornelia,daughter of Br.nnd Sr.
B.H.Schmldt,born May 20th.
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May ?4 ~ Many visitors arrived for examinations of tomorrow.trom Bethle-
May 25 ~:m.Exam1.nations satisfaotory.espicially the prop;ress made in draw
ing,penmanship # and oral reoi te,t io'ns f and some d l:d 'Very well on the piano.
Unfortunately it was 'Very rainy all day.
May 26 M Services. Br.vanV1(le'k of :!iethlehem preaohed. Sr.Hoeber was intro~
dUeed to widows $.S PhlegeT':!.n.
May 27 _ Br.Hoeber seriously 111sinoe yestercll!l.Y.
May 28 ~ Beautiful Ilnd warm. With Br.Senselllli\,n from Philadelphia for several
dayst visit oame Br.Georg Protten. Br.Hoeber is somewhat bettel:'.
IJ.ay 29 - :Bright and beautiful clay.
June 1 - Some oongregational visits. Very hot day. Br.HoebeT is impToving.
June 2 .• ',vhitSunday. Br.Seidel was introduced to cortp:regRtion as a.ssistant
:pastor. Br.Frulituff announoed that he and his wife had reoe i ved l3.nd aocept_
ed the !!,ppointment as PhlegeT >'l.nd Phlegerin fol' the married People flnd
widowed brothers.
June ;3 • Servioe and eommunion. The large ~txXl girl 'R. S;ybil la, Belling
r·oeived ae member. Br.Stadiger of Bethlehem here for ShOT1 visit. Bl'.
Hoeber somewhat weaker.
June 4~ Large girls festival. The fol-lowing were reoeived tnto the ohoil'l
Phoebe Gimbel of Naza,reth,I,ouise St"!.uber,Henriette Ann Giersch, anr' Johanna
Llsetta Clewell~daughter of late George) of Sohoenecl!;. 8 /tirle .of Schoen_
eck participated in the lovefeast. Thunder showers in the eVening,no
servioe. Br.H.C.Beok taken seriOUSly
June 5 - Hr. and Sr. Deuser of S,del!l
today. Severe northeast storm ",11 night.
June 6 - Ve:ry cold northeast wind in early morning.
June 7 - Rainy ano 0010. l1eeessary to heat stoves. Br.Steinhfl.uer 0'" Bet.h.
leham oameror a.n overnight visit.
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20 miles from here there was snow, 'hich aooOUnts for the e:x:tremely cold
weather we are hllving. . . .
June 8 ~ Br.Beok appears near end. Doctor bled him for the 6th time. Rallies
towards evening.
June 9 .. Services. At evening service it was read that Br. and Sr. Ludw.
Prozman of Graceham had lost their house and sholl through fire during the
night, and that those who were able ",nd '"illing were asked to give
them finanoial assistanoe.
June 10 ~ Br.Lichtenthaeler here from J"i ti ts on account of his Mn
Albertus,who is in trouble at the Hall.
June 11 ~ Br.1?ruauff in ~ethl.hem. Br.Hoeber able to (l:O out "01' the first
time.
June 12 - Br.Jl'rur,;uff went around colleoting "'or the Prozmans in Grt-loeham,
Dr. and Sr.Kreuser of Salem 8,rrive.
June 13 ~ At Elders Conferenoe, Br.Carl A.vanVleok was appointed to 8.S_
sist at the servioes. June 14 _ Exceptionally w!);rm. ending in thunder storms with a fine r"lin.
June 15 - The members in Ephrata visited. Br.Proskequite I(l,me from
rheumatio pains,so that he oannot walk !iI,lone. ftnd many o,thers nre !l,ilin~.
131'. and Sr.Lichtenthaeler le't for Li H tz via Bethlehem I'Im'l Philadelphia,
and took along Albertus, whom thay hope to leave at PhHadelph1a.
June 17 - A general oi.th:ens meeting to henr report of oommittee on
water supply regulations, "nd the report of the .loint treasury o·f the
congl"egation 'lnd town.Matters were discussed and approved. Tho poorer
members were exempted from all payments,while N.Seyfried and 6ld Nazareth
residents were requested to oontribute to the expenses. Br.Chr.Miksoh
needs another assistant for water inspeotion besides the present ones,
('V.A. and Chr.Brunner) '''ho 1"re 8:ay a great deal, so Br.George Baril 'It,
absent from the meeting,was chosen, and accepted the position the next dB.y.
The account is recorded in full in the Church Council Minute Book.
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viei tors at some of serv'ices. '13 house
June 20 - Roof of Br.Fruauff/painted and gutters attaohed.
June 23 ~ Servioes. Sr.KUnlli returned from I'l days' visit in Bethl.ehem. Br"Gerhch left f"r Lititl'J with proper reo~endations. Several single
sisters of Bethlehem who had walked here to visit.returned home.
June 24 - Little .boys festival, Hall boys joining in. Br.Seidelreturned
at noon from Phila,delphia.
June 25 - Hainy weather. No aervio·ea.Br.Fruauff and family were in Easton.
June 26 a,nd 27 - Rainy weather.
June 29 - Communion.
June 30 - Serviees and oOmnlnUlhihlln. The boy Chr.Liohtenthaeler; f'or sev
eral years a pupil at the Hall,returned home to Lititz. Br.Jacob
Ritter Sr. ,of Philadelphia,oame to viaIt his chilrlren,llr.and Sr.
Seneeman.
July 2 ~ Br.Fruauf'f at conferenoe in Bethlehem.
July 4 - Celebrated by local militia at John's Sprirtg.without any dis.
turbanoe there or in town.Many married members and all eingl~ brethren
attend.
July 5 ~h\ Bea.utiful weather for ha.;,.ing fj,t this Hme.
July 6 ~ Br. Jaco b Hitter Sr. and wife returned to Philadelphia.e,nd
Sr.Kreueer, who with her husband will return to SR.leln from there.Sr.
Fruauff went to Bethlehem with her. The Brn.Chr.Miksch and Christ. Beck
returned from a bueiness to Shamokin. :se;yvice
July 7 - At 8::'>0 a.m.,an English\waa helrl for children,which is to be
done every 2 weeks. In evening,Hus lemorial ser'vice. 131'. and Sr. ''fnI. Henry returned from visit in Philadelphia,with 2 gr'J.!ldchilr1ren,John
Jordan r,l,nd Henry. Br.Gerlaoh, who on June :'>0 W!\U'iI married to Sr.E.
Seyfried in Lititz,returned with his bride.
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July 10 - 2 young men,who'ish to enter the English mj,niatry.crb'tx!lr\tx
oal1ed on Br.Fruauff.
July 11 - ~uarterly Prayer change,by lot.
Very hot all day, 90 negrees. (July 1.2 )
July 13 - After a. bad drought ;welcome rain. Br./'l,nd Sr. Gerlach took baok
their little girl Abigdl ','Iho had been oll,red for 'by Br. B,nd Br.Beck
sinoe her mother's death.
July 14 - Bervices.Br.Seidel made a birthday ball on his father .. in_law
in Bethlehem,Br.Reicnel.67 years old.
July 15 ~ Rainy well.l!tber.
July 16 - Br.Fruauff in ~ethlehem.
July 17 - Er. j3eck,entirely revovered.celebrated hie birthdHY.
July 18 - Br.Fruauff went to Philadelphia,na,ving heard tha.t Sr.Fruauff'
is sick there.
July 21 - Services. Br.Fruauff returnen,and Sr.F%auff 113 soon to follow.
July 22 - Bad weather.
July 2'\ - Very hot.
July 25 - Brn.Fruauff and Seidel with some of their family went. to Beth
lehem. returning in evening with Sr.Ji'ruauff (froM Phila.) ann Hr. Re ichel.
July <'6 - Grain harvest. begun in general •
• Tuly g'l'v .. Beautiful day. Thunder showers in evening.
July lml _ Servioes. Sr.J1llis.Miksbh ill. II
<1u1y Pra.ye r_ ehanl;te. JU"l"y -31 ~ Harves o not cnmnlete R e· d h t i
v". .•. y an W.8a. w 11 not. be read" 'for 10 or 12 days.
Aug. 3 - Sr.Miksch almost well.
Aug. 4 - Servioes. Confirmation o'f Carl ~.K1uge.
Aug. 6 - Br.Fruauff. conferenoe, Bethlehem.
Aug. 7 .. Sr.Bittig very weak,aleo severa,l members in V,phrata.
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Aug. 11 _ Celebration of liuguat 13th. 3 new member's reeeived,f sinllr,le
sister Mary Stables, big girl Sophia Beok,anrl the bi/i!: boy Gecn'p:e FeHer. B Br.Carl A. vranVleok preached for the first time.
A.ug. 14 .. Very hot an day.
Aug. 15 ~ Brn.Fruauff and Seidel, oOllference, Bethlehem.
Aug. 16 _ Br •. C.Jaco'bsen arrived in New York from Germany. At evening
servioe the singing was beliLutifully aooompanied by violins.
Aug. 17 ~ Extremely warm.Baptism of Lhette,siok ohild of Matthes and
Mary Cassler.
Aug. 18 • Servioes. Little Rirls lovefeast. attended hy 12 memhers with
little Hitter girl from Philadelphia f,tS guest, aleo little Jane of
Easton,vieiting Br. and SR.Peter Titus. Total number of little girls in
Aug. lq - Very warm.
Aug. 20 - Started very hot in morning, Cold wind by afternoon, so that
frost was feared.
Aug. 21 - S.P.G.Meeting In Bethlehem. Brethren of Elders Conference and
a large numberfl of others attended the servioes.
Aug. 2:'. ~ Young Br.Chr.Jaoobserl from the lUesky Seminary in tle!'!!lany
who arrived with Br.Seidel day before yesterd~y. entered as teaoher at
the He,ll th 1.$ aft()!rnoon. Br. Carl .;Levering,whose place he takes, left
with Br.Reoksecker's stage for Lititz.
Aug, 26 - English and German ohildrenzs meeting.
31 - At preparatory service for s)n~le bretheen.~ 15 members from Aug.
Nazfl.reth and Sohoeneok present (!tnn 1 visitor from Philadelphia.
Sept. 1 - Single brethren's festival. Aug.Heinr. Clewell and John Hanke
of Sohoeneok reoeived. making 18 participators.
sept. 3 - Br.Fruauff in §ethlehem.. and brought home dl'lulthter Antr,elioa
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sept. 4 _ Baptism of Angelica Malvina,d.!'!,ughter of 13r.and Sr.Seidel,
bornXf~g.5rd. of Sept.
Sept. ,~ _ Married 'soples festival, A nllID'\)er of visitors Il,t lc)'vefeast
from Lititz and Bethlehem,and Br.and S~. John Joseph Henry of Philadelphia, Ple,WLI 1\T
On aocount Of the unueually\weather. we went walking in the P1eQSUre
Garden, ""here the membere of ths trombone choir played for us.
The child a.Heinrich Levering left the Hall and returned to Lititz with
Sr.Oath.Heokedorn. The eingle brother 7lilhelm Sohmidt a,rrived from
Lititz for IlL visit.
Sept. q _ No children'S meeting. as they began p,:oing to Bethlehem. Rainy
in evening. no service,
Sept. 10 _ Very rainy day. alear in evening,
Sept. 11 • Rain, which continued all week. No servioes •. ~rothing unusual
happened.
sept. 14 - Evening lovefeast an(1 communion of sinpr,lG sisters. 4, guests
present from Bethlehem and Lititz.
Sept. 15 - Servioes. 'Yidow$ lovefeast and oommunion. Sr. Romig of Emmaus
present. aT.Mary Stable went to Bethlehem to serve in Gitls Bonrding
School and took Angelioa Fruauff back with her.
sept. 16 - Cup of Covenant. Br.and Sr.Schulz absent on aooount of rAin.
Sept. 17 _ Br.Fruauff in,rl :t:lethlehem.
Sept. 18 - Sinoe afternoon, lovely fnl1 '''13 a ther and continuell Xl!!' so
throughout f'ollowing week.
Sept. 20 - Churoh Counoil.
Sept. 21 - Br.Fruauff and Br.Schulz.of Schoeneok, took a pleasant walk
in the Mea(lows.
sept. 22 - Services. Report o· unfortunate oondltion of Oeeonomie in
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different ()ongrega tions; and of heed fl!Jli1 more ttuitM"',<lt.ion a,rld the
possible creation oflil.li~lttidating fund. 'lie will t.e see what the results
may be, but do not expect !l,nything very satisfaotory to develop.
Sept. 23 - Rain.
Sept •. 24 - :Meeting of all adult oitizens. The road to the OElIrietei:'Y must
be improved before winter,if possible. A oommittee of 5 brethren was ap ..
pointed: N.Hoebei:'.Chn .• Miller.Chrn.Miksoh,Paul Mikseh,,,,nd H.Ohn.Beok. Other
matters were disoussed, oonoerning the rules of the Hose Company, but not
oompleted.
Sept. 26 - Very cold day.
Sept. ?7 ~ Another citizen's meeting. It was deoided thl!J,ti eaoh brother
and eaoh citizen give 3 dRYS' free labor to improve the road to the cemete
ry or pay someone. else to do 3. t. As llIlBIlIY were a.bsent. it was deoided to
present the matter personally and peaO fl:f'ully to eaoh one. 'l'he seoond dis
oussion conoerning necessary a1terati()ns in the fire ordinanoe COUld. not
be completed, as the hose company had made new rules whioh required the
consent of 19.11 citizens. Therefore it was necessary to appoint a committee
"I'h" would consult and work with the coil!pany. On th1.s committee the~o110w
ing were appointed: Chr.Schl11irlt. H'.Miller. Hnd Ohr.D.Senssman.
Sept. 29 - Children's festival. Br.Sam.Reinke of Lititz and Sr. Nanoy
Sohmidt of Dethlehem, were present.
Oct. 1 - Br.ilruauff in Bethlehem. Brn.Fr. Rixeoke'" ant'l14'.Alh'l"'H,ht """'.ck from
Lititz, and Br.Reinke atill here.
Oot. 3 - 'veather f'ine since Oct. lat.
Oct. 4 - Raw weathl" ....
Oct. 5 - Br.Steiner,Srs.Christmll.n an('l Praegel of Sa.lem 'Boarding Sm 001. f),nd
Br.Traege:r of Lititz arrived, and after an o'Ve:rnil','ht visit went on th
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oot. 6 ~ Joined in congrega.tion al festival a,tSdl1oeneck.
Oct. (1 ~ Twine born to Br. and Sr.l~()keneberger. baptized in evening I
Mary Eliza. and Matilda Henriette ..
Oot. 11 - Carolina visitors left for Bethlehem (lee Oct.5).
Oot. 12 ~ Br,and Sr.Hoeber left for a vacation in )?hile"delphia.ha'Ve both
not been well for Some time. Sr .. :mokensberll'er passed away in &fternoon.
The grandmother and aunt will care for twins,a,nd moved into :mckensbe:r.ger~s'
home thatl evening"
Oct. 13 ~ Services. Rain in e'Vening.
Oct. 14 - ''Varm weather. Burial of Sr.Eckensberger at 4. Br.Joh. Sohnall
of Bethlehem present.
oot. 16 ~ Remarkably lovely day.
Oot. 17 - Raw and stormy, Br,and Sr .• Hoeber returned from PhUa<lelphie,
in fine health,
Oct. 18 .. Sttl,my weather and oold "''hich inoreo,sed during night. 'foday
olea.r vdth n·'rtheast wind. Dr.Sam.Reinke returns to LHitz.
Oct. 19 - Lovely wea.ther.
Oot. 20 - Boys festi'Va.1. The following ,joined ohot!'1 the 4 Hall boys,
Carl Adolph Bleok,Conrad BenJ.Oppelt, Jaoob Zorn, l'l.nd :I\:m Saml.Ren!'l.tus
Eggert, and from Sohoeneok .. Christian Ja,Coh Kaska a.nd ,jacob Beutel.
There were 2/ 'boya !J,t lo'Ve'lieast.
Oot. 21 - B!'i~ruauff in ~ethlehem.
Oot. 2:' _ Mr. and Sr.Sturgis of New·York eame to visit their ohildren.
Oot. 24 - Mr.Sturgie fJ.nd family return by way of" ~ethlehem. Br.a.nd Sr.
Sensemnl'l ret.urn from .t'hil!'l.delphia.
Oot. 26 - Servioes. &ood colleot.ion for poor .•.
Oot. 27 - Br.Seidel on privl'l.te :b: business in 1hllac1elphiA.
Oot. ::;0 - Rainy weather. no meeting.
Oot. 31 _ Reformntion Day servioe. Br.Seidel returned late in evenInf':.
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Nov. 1 ~ Sr.Frun,uff went to :!3ethlehell1 for an 8 do.ye t vis1 t.
Nov. 2 - 8everai oa11s on f!U'oiliea.'''''eiJ.therexo6J:)tionally lovely.
Nov. :5 - Servioes. Many,espeoh,lly young people .aw~y fit oornmuni6n at
Dryland Churoh. Lt,),rge attendance of young people l1ere in evening.
Nov" 5 .. No evening servioe on aooount of rain.
S:r.Fruauff returnB from Bethlehem.
Nov. 7 - In evening.Br.Hoeber returned from Philadel1;lhia with a little
bound girl whom he had released from a ship,to st,w in their fa.mily.
Nov. 10 _ ServiCies. Oonfirmation of ti Joseph StOl!,Oe,rl rliloHher,J.ouiee
Clewell and Rebeooa Clewell.
Nov. 11 - Interviews with different ohoirs.
Nov. 12-0h01r interviews finished. l'3r. 7{m.Henry in llhiladelphia ona visit. Albreoht
Nov. 13 • Yestival eervloes. 1'he boys George Beutel arid Andreas/reoeiyed
as members. A newly printed leaflet used at lovefeast.
Nov. 14 - Brn. xxii: Seidel and Hoeber, on business in &hhlehem. Fruauffs
mo~ed out of old home into new one. No servioe in evening. A letter reo-
eiTed frol1l Br.G.G.Cunow in Altona, saying that he expeoted to Bail on
the Jdlli;J: Swedish ship Galathea. the beginning of October for Baltimore.
Nov. 15 - Rain in mornlLng. In xftllmm:m:1I9: afternoon,windy and oold.
Nov. 17 - Servioes and oOllll1lunion.
Nov. 19 - Brn.:F'ruauff and Seidel go to Bethlehem, to 2 funerals,. the
'"irst one,that of' little Carolina Henkel,departed }Tov.15th,younfl;est
pupil at Girls BGarding Sohool, and the ~?nd one ,thnt of" H. Wal'ner,
departed Nov. 17th. No evening meeting.
Nov. 21 - A oold day, after iii. warm spell of several days,
nov. 22 - Session of F.lde~a Gonferenoe with all fathers who are senoinp:
children to sohool, on aooount of raising the feee~or boys to $2,00 a
qUrtrter and to $1.'15 for girls,starting July 1st. Also it wIll be neaef:l'_
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ary soon to have more instruotion in the girls' sohool. Br.A.Reinke of
Li titz Qame for til visit. ,~nd Br.}lenj .Keeiter.
Nov. 23 - Hea,,-y frost dUring nilliht, but beautiful UIid!!:tI1!:T wea,ther by
afternoon.
Nov. 24 _ Services. Br.Jacobsen preaohed 1110 firllt. sermon. Some meetings
omi tted on account of bad we!!ther.
l'ov. ".5 ~ Pleas1!.nt (luring day, but very cold by evenin!h
Nov. 26 ~ Brn.:Pruauff and Reinke in Bethlehem. Noservioe.
Nov. 29 - Opening of public winter conoerts.
!Jov. 30 - On acount of big girls rea(ling class,no evening meetinpr,.
Dec. 1 .. Servioes. Advent. A la.rge oongregation,wi th friends A.nd vis! tors.
Dec. :3 .. Cold all day.
Dea. :3 .. 10 below zero. Br.:?'ruauff at conferenoe in Bethlehem.
Dec. 4 ~ Con.tinued oold.
First Teaoher in Oi1'1'8 Boarding School. Attended 'by l'lrn."ruauf'f And
Seidel, and at request of' TIT.Steinhauer,by several teaohers from Hall.
lifo evening service. sr.Hoeber very miserable,"ith no hopeful aip"rl for
improvement in near f'uture. Sr.:Myrtaet.U6 60 weak t.hat Sr. ',Valker has to
stay with her day an(l ni.ght. ,
Dec. 6 ~ ~rhe girls continued the ir lessons. and the boys begl'tl1 theirs.
Dec. 7 w'7eather m:t1d, like spring.
Dec. 8 - 2nd Advent.Services. At ohild.ren's aervioe,Jonas Miksoh,7f:t1l1am
Chriat,Henriette Sohnall,Lisette Miohael, and. Sophia Albrecht present
for first time, Sr.Fruauff called on several siok fli.sters. Angelioa
?ruauff,who had been at home for several d8ya,returned t() 1iethlehem. "'he
single brother Gottfr. Kern, who had been in .t'hiladel'!)hia to improve in
his trpAe. arrived back in good health ant' ·~1. th excellent recommend at ions
f"om Br.jHller.
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9 and 10 • Very [email protected] weather.
11 ~ No eerviees.
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12 • 8t.i11 gloomy, and ver.y :fil::tmmxy.::I:~e::rKl'l& icy, no meetings.
14 ~ Very vold. Regular oommunion and 2 siok oommUnions.
15 - Br.Seidel baptbed a sick ohUd in neighborhood. Regular ser.vices
Single sisters and big girls' meeting in oommemoration of first use of
their choir house. 13r.lruauf1' went to ,ethlehem in afternoon. Dee. l'l .. Br.11'1',uau1"1' returned from ;gethlehem. Very oold.No evening meetlnl!;. Dec. 19 ~ Br.Ji'ruauf1' taught Christmas verses to little girls,in ~lace of
rearling leslJ!i)n. 1)eo .. 20 - Me!'lting, instead of lessonewith large boys and girls. Dec. 21 - Very raw and windy.
Dec. 22 .. Services. Dieners lovefeast at 2.
Deo. 24 - Remarkably oalm and mild day. Christmas Bve service and lovefeast
in evening. Many outsiders ~.lso present, no di eturbance.
Dec. 25 ~ Christmas servioes (2).
Dee. 26 Servicesif.
Dee. 29 • Brn. Sandt and Herman come from Bethlehem for a visit. Dr.
Herman.of England, had arrived in Bethlehem Deo.2Bth with Br."nd Sr.Ounow.
Deo. ;;1 _ Our Bethlehem visito!'a left.
year. Children's olosing meeting at 4, MelllorabUia at 9130, ehowing an
inorease over last year of 12 members and 0~22 bOYII in Hall. At 11130,
olosing service of year.
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January
Jan. 5 - The boy Carl Fr.~luge left for Salem. with Br.Herman.
Jan.lO - Baptism of Matilde Louise Beck. d. of Ill'. and Sr. Jacob Beck,
born this morning.
. -M Jan.12 - Marriage of Br~'R-undt of Bethlehem and Sr.Anna Susannah Hasse.
who has been asst.Phlegerin of sisters' choir for 6 years.
Water shortage in surrounding country very bad.
Jan. 16 - First snow of winter.
Jan. 19 - Baptism of Augusta Sophia,daughter of Br. and Sr.Chr.D.Busse,
born Jan.15th.
Jan.23,24 - Heavy snow, Sleighing.
Jan. 30 - A party arrives from New York in 2 Sleighs, Mr. Buttler and
Mr.Sturgis, who take with them 6 boys from the Hall.
February
Feb.2 - Br.Fruauff holdS funeral of child,Maria Klinefelter at Forks.
Feb. 4 - Thermometer at zero today.
Feb. 9 - Baptism of twin child,William,son od Jllavid Herz,''lhich also dies.
Feb. 12 - l~ below zero.
Feb. 12 - "I,ater in town so scarce, that the only place where it may be
obtained is at Market House.
Feb. 14_ 12 below zero.
Feb. 16 - Young Apr. Schropp of Lititz arrives to consult doctor about
some ailment.
Feb. 17 - Snow.
Feb. 19 - A number of sleighs to Hope and to the Glass Hut.
Feb. 23 - Baptism of Abraham ~enry, son of Bre and. Sr.Senseman,19:O.Tn
],~b. 3rd. The snow. Vii th thaws, had ended serious water shortage.
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March
Thaws continue, with rains, resulting in much mud.
Mar. 1":. The youngest son of Br. and Sr. Wm. Henry and MollyAlbr~.cht, cause a disturbance because they wish to get married without their
parents' consent, who <flcnsider them too young.
Mar. 9 - Sr.Elisabeth Leinbach of Lititz becomes Pflegerin of single
sisters' choir. 10
Mar' Severe thunder storm with hail.
Mar. 12,13,14 - Heavy snowfall.
Mar. 16 The boy Jacob Zorn of Bethlehem returns to Hall in improved
heal tho
Mar. 14 - H.Rixeckers moved from Schoeneck to Nazareth.
V Mar. 25 - Brn.Fruauff,Hoeber, and Seidel discussed a plan to enlarge
the space in the Hall by including several houses standing within
boundary. Leinbach Mar. 27 - Sr.Elisabeth/made a member of Elders Conference.
Mar. 30 - A bench for little boys placed in front of benches on
brethrens side.
April
Apr. 7 - Baptism of Carolina Elisa,daughter of Br. andY Sr. T.Gerlach.
born Mar. 29th.
2 boys,Jacob Z:grn and C.Ad. Bleck,received as members ",-0
Marriage of widow.Br.Eckensberger with single sister Anna Johanna
Clewell. M
Apr. 10 - Sr. Sally 1jeinung becomes assistant teacher for little girls.
Apr. 13 - Br. and Sr.Fruauff leave on a journey to visit congregations
at Newport and New York, tOlY'end of month.
Apr. 18 - Funeral of Johannes Schulz, a derelict, 1'lho was sUPlJorted
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by poor fUnd,and had found a shelter at local tavern.
Apr. 26 - 7fork of leveling steep road to cemetery begun by some bretheen.
Apr. 27 - Confirmation of R.Sibilla Belling and Sophia ~eck.
May
May 1 - nr. and Sr.Fruauff return from Newport and New York.
May 2 - The :!lrn. Reinr. Benj.SciDmidt,Christ.H.Miller, and Joseph Schweis_
haupt elected as deputies for Provincial Synod.
May 4 - The large girls Anna Rebecca Seyfried,Anna Spphia Beck and LOUisa single
Rebecca Clewell received as members of/Sisters choir.
May 5 - Br.Hoeber takes his son to Philadelphia to become an apprentice
for Br.Jacob Boller. Chapel whitewashed.
May 12 - ~eginning of private examinations at Hall.
May 21 -~ Annual public examinations at Hall.
May 22 - The mill for grinding black mineral paint was started.
May 24 - Death of the little Ma tilde Louise Beck, buried May 26th.
May 25 - Baptism of Antoinetta Clarissa ,daughter of Br. and Sr. Jacob
Miksch,born May 19th. Br.Seidel preaches at Mount Bethel for Pastor
Probst.
May 29 - Br.Seidel conducts funeral of a child at Forks.
The weather and many rains have been fa~orable for gardens.
June
June 4 - Four children join large girls' choir: Anne Marie Beck of
Nazareth, and from Schoeneck,Theodore Schulz and Eleonora Clewell, and
from bethlehem,Hedwig Angelica Fruauff.
June 7 - :Many locusts.
June 9 - The first day of Provincial Synod,attended by 3 deputies and ...,
Brn. Seidel, Hoeber, Br.
First session ended June
and Sr.Fruauff. Srs. 21st, second session
Kunz and Leinhach._ from June 26 to 29.
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June 25 - Baptism of IJeoilia Louise,daughter of Jaoob and Salome Brunner,
born June 21st.
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July
Fireworks in afternoon in Pleasure Garden.
July 6 - Marriage of Carl L. Moeller and Anna Johanna Seyfried at her
parents' home by Rev.Probst. She left Moravian congregation so as to be
able to marry him.
July 13 - The boy Carl Adolph Beck goes to Emmaus to learn the oabinet
maker's trade with Br.Thos.Giering.
July 18 - Funeral of Salome Cassler at Dryland Church.
Br.Seidel reoeives a oall as minister to Bethlehem,and will
also have the offioe of Registrar of the Board.
July 20 - Marriage in Sohoeneok of the widower Andreas '!Vhi tesell and the
single sister Elisabeth Clewell of Nazareth.
The settlement of the Henry aooounts in Easton was postponed.
July 27 Sr.Sohindler of Bethlehem arrives for oanoer ±teatment with
Dr.Rogers.
Juyl 31 - Br.Jos.Miksch left for Lititz,Lanoaster, and Reading, to prac
tioe and improve at his trade there.
Sr.Kunz acoepted a oall as choi~ pflegerin in Lititz.
The weather has been fine for the rioh wheat and rye
harvest.
August
Aug. 3 - Confirmation of the boy Andreas Albreoht.
Provinoial Synod continued until Aug.6th
Aug. 10 - Large girl,Carolina Schulz,received as member. The widow,Maria
Gimball,nee Weinland,re-admitted.
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August
Aug. 17 - As a result of the continued dampness and heat, our organ has
been out of order for at least a week.
18 Sr.Meinung accepts the office of pflegerin for single sisters.
Augj Thermometer, 90.
Aug. 21 - S.P.G. meeting in ~ethlehem.
Aug. 26 - Single Br.G.Hartman accepts a call. to Staten Island.
Br.Jacob ~eck went mm Pittsburgh to see about his father's
estate. Aug, 30 -Br.Seidel holds funeral of a child at Dryland Church.
Funeral of Sr.Maria Bittig, departed Aug. 28th.
Aug. 31 - Admitted to single brethrens choir: Jacob Clewell and Andr.
Vogniz of Nazareth, and Chrn. Stauber of Schoeneck.
Retired Br. and Sr.Fowler, and 2 daughters, of Newport,come
here to live.
September
Su.gt.4 - Waterworks out of order for some time, so far not able to find
cause of trouble.
XKg.Sept. 9 - Baptism of Daniel Larosch at parents' home.
Sept, 7 - James Sandiford of England enters 1st room at Hall:;:x:nlit
Sept. 14 - Funeral of Sr,Giersch,Departed Sept.12th.
Sept. 15 - Br.Kummer moves to Bethlehem.
Sept. 16 - 2 miles from Nazareth,baptism of Marietta Walker.
Sept. 20 - Br. and Sr. Gotthold Reichel of Salem come for a visit, and ~
Dr.Reichel of ~ethlehem comes to see us for the last time.
Sept. 21 - Br.Seidel preaches hia laat sermon R.S pastor in Ne,zareth.
Br.Reichel ordains Br.Got.Hartman as deacon, and then tells of his
coming trip to the General Synod. 'J-!>.,
Sept~Br. and Sr.bechler and children,Julius and Franz Eugen arrive,
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September
and next day ~r.~echler begins his work as principal o~ the Hall.
Sept. 2'7 - Br. andbSr. Seidel with childll'1en. Trenriette,Edward, and
Angelica Malvina, and Sr.Hannah Kindig as child's nurse,leave for
Behtlehem.
~sept. 29 - At church council it was decided to enlarge the waterworks.
October
Oct. 1 - First frost.
Oct. 5 - Single sister Salome Hanke leaves for Philadelphia.
Oct. 12 - Confirmation of Jacob Clewell and Geo.Beutel.
Oct. 13 - Single brother Thos.Giering moves to ~±x±x~. Emmaus.
Oct. ffiffi - Br. and Sr.Reichel sail for Synod.
Oct. 19 - Br.G.Hartman and his bride, the former single sister Isabelle
Fulton of Lititz, left :Bethlehem for their new work in Statentsland.
Oct. 20 - At Bethlehem, the Brn.Ludwig v. Schweinitz and Owen Rice
were unanimoui!;ly chosen as deputies to the Synod.
Oct. 26 - Admitt.ed to large boys' choir: J.F.Stadiger.Jacob Schnall,
Georg Friedr.Miksch, and Jacob Fr.Sievers of Nazareth, andW.Andreas
Clewell.Benj.Clewell, and Phi1.Boerst.ler of Schoeneck.
Oct. 31 - Il1uminated decoration in chapel in evening for Reformation
Service.
November
Nov. 2 - Two boys,C.Benj.Oppelt and Chr.D.Peissert.,received as members /\-
Nvo. 9 - Confirmation of widcw.Sr.Mary qiimball
Nov. l2 _ Br.Proske and daughter request.ed to st.ay away from communion.
Very rainy first part of month.
Nov. l6 - Br. and Sr. de Schweinitz sail for Synod.
Baptism of Eliza Cecilia,daughter of Br. and;l5 Sr.Se.muel
Rixecker,born Nov. 14th.
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November
Nov. 16 - At a session of brethren, it was decided to hold the boys'
evening school twice a week in the new schoolroom, the janitors to be
paid for their work ,and the inspector to furnish wood and light for
a renumeration. The teacher is to watch the fire, and should always
be the last one to leave the room.
Nov. 19 - Funeral of the child Matilde iJ:enriette Eckensberger,<l.eparted
Nov. 16th.
V Nov. 20 - Thanksgiving Day observed,by proclamation of governor of state.
Nov. 21 - Reading classes be gun with the girls and boys.
Nov. 22 - First snowfall. );'
Boys' evening school opens.at 7 p.m., with A.Raman I).nc) Chr.
Jacobsen as teachers.
~NoV. 24 - Carl Heinrich of Lititz arrives, to take lessons on organ
with Br.Bechler.
Nov. 27 - Funeral of child of John Helick at Dry 1 e,nd, by Br.Bechler.
December
Rain and snow.
Dec.5 - Br. Hansen, of Lititz. came to seek a wif1l', but left age,in for
Bethlehem on Dec.9th.alone.
Dec. 7 - Marietta Brunner,daughter of Christian,admitted to children's
choir.
Members are urged to give contributions towards expenses of
Synod,for which slips are prepared by Br.Fruauff later, and the contri
butions collected by the 'Brn. Bardill and Chrn.Miksch on Nec. loth.
Dec. 8 - Mr.Krause,organ builder, was called in to put the organ in
order.
Dec. 13 - Confirmation of Thomas Clewell, and received as members:
Chr.David Peissert,Ed.Benj.Oppelt,Jacob Zorn,and Carolina Schulz.
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December
/ Dec. 14 - WIll.Benj.Lockwood of England .,.ormer pupil at Fuimeck. and who ,,/
had served for several years in the British Navy, has been put onproba-
tion as teacher at the Hall since Dec. 11th. Br.Wm.Philipps,in Lititz just
now,has been dismissed.
The weather gradually grew colder, reaching a temperature of 8
below zero by the 21st of the month.
Dec. 23 - It was beautiful and mild.
Dec. 25 - In the evening the children gave re ci ta tlhdms.
Dec. 26 - Two boys,G.F.Miksch and Jo. Fr.Sievers,received as members.
Dec. 30 - Rain.
Dec. 31 - Memorabilia: There are 297 members, including 197 collllnunicant8.
and 86 children. If to this number are added the non-Moravian Hall Boys,
50 in number, the total membership is 347.
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Jan. 4 - It was announced thatticommunioB would from now on be held SUndays.
Jan. 5 Little Juliane Stoudt enters school.
Jan. 7 - In afternoon all of us and Hall Boys celebrate Br.Bechlerls
birthday.
Jan. iO- Word received that Br.Reichel arrived at Liverpool,Nov,4th.
Jan.13 - 2 below zero.
Jan, 14 - Public concert.
Jan. 15 - Br.Bechler was appointdd associate pastor of congregation.
Jan. 24 - Funeral of Sr. Barbara Schnall,departed Jan.21st.
Jan. 25 - Marriage of widowed brother Georg Irmer of· Bethlehe.m and single
sister Hannah Kindig. They left for Bethlehem the next da,,{.
Cold weather continues,with icy walking. Temperature 6 to 4 above
zero.
Jan. 31 - Confirmation of Jacob Zorn and Phoeqe Gimbal1.
February
Started with snowstorIDs,ending in rain and icy walking.
Feb.4 - A traveling Methodist minister spends the evening with Br.Fruauff
to get all kinds of information about the Moravians. His name was Gideon
Lanning.
Feb. 5 - Funeral of Br.Franz Clewell, departed Feb.4th, in 8m oeneck.,
Feb. 8 - Baptism of James Henry,son of Er. and 8r.Nathaniel M~ksch,born
Feb.4th.
Thaw, and them extreme cold.
Feb. 11 - B,..Bechler held funeral of a child at Dryland Church.
Feb. 16 - Directors' meeting of S.P.G.
Feb. 21 - Thermometer started to rise to 54.by end of month registered 58.
Feb. 22 - The bOY C.H.Levering received as member.
Feb. 23 - Boys of Hall went for a hike,
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March
By March 3rd, all snow and ice had disappeared.
Mar. 4 - More snowstorms.
Funeral af the widow l[.Barbara Christ of Schoeneck,on
Nazareth cemetery.
Mar. 6,7 - Sale of ~r.Wm.Henry~ effects by his sons.
March 10 - First robins.
Mar, 15 - Confirmation of the boy Abraham Andreas.
Mar. 18 - Confirmation of Carl Schulz.
March 24 - Spring weather.
Mar. 28 - Snow, ; ..n c.orrrp4.ny . .
Mar. 29 - Jo.Fr.Sievers goes to Lititz to stay,with flr.Bechler who takes
his 2 sisters-in-law,Caroline and Theodora there.
April
Apr. 2 - Ministers frQm Boston here,on a trip to Cornplanter's I'wrl
Red Jacket' B TQ';;;ni/ Apr. 5 - Baptism of Ruben Albright,son of Wm. and Mary Henry,not membe:rs,
'Yeather continllee rr-dny and cloudy.
Apr, 10. - Anton Huebner and family,who could find no place in Schoeneck,
were given prQmise of an old house in Nazareth for life,which by decision
of committee was to be moved from Old Nazareth to an empty lot by the +I.
cemetery. Collection taken amonR members, "flO. hou"e 1"oved with waRons on 18 yet"I-Jrns
Br.Beihler/1from a business trip to Lititz and Philadelpni~.
Apr, 15 - Mr.Benj. Lockwood left Hall.
Apr. 16 _ Mr.John Jones,c9.binet-maker,arrive" with references from Beth-
lehem, to try and wQrk at his trade here, but "." tne:re was no oYJening
for him,he returned to Bethl ehe'" Ap,.. lflth,
A.pr.1 Q _ lieceived as members: the boy", John Jacob Sclmall 8.nd John
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Fr. Stadiger.
May
Garden w0rk.
Br.Bardill takes charge of some meetings.
May 3 - Confirmation of Oarolina Schulz by her father,Br.Theooor Schulz
of Schoeneck, in Nazareth.
May 4 - The following joined single sisters choir: from Nazareth,Mary
Bardill,Anna Stoz,Louise Schnall,Rachel£ybel. Belling,Anna Louisa Clewell,
and from Schoeneck, Lisette Schulz amd Carel ina Ebbecke.
May 7 - Mary Fowler goes to New York to seek a position as tutor.
May 8 - Rainy and unpleasant weather of pastil days continued. No
evening service,as chapel is being put in order for examinations. May 10 - Beautiftil weather,ending in heavy thunder showers.
May 13 - Funeral of Sr.A.Maria Danke,departed May 9th.
May 14;1%1. and 15 - Rouse cleaning at #all, no services.
May 23 - Joseph M±kah Miksch returned from Lancaster to work at his
trade here.
May 24 - Br.Fruauff has charge of a funeral in Easton,Catharina,daughter
of the departed Robert DEllfX:t: Trail(?),in Reformed Church.
May 25 - Citizens' meeting. Voted on repair of organ by Mr.Kr8,use.
Sr.Fritch,who has been preparing the bodies for fune"als, from no'!v on is
to get $L.OO each time, The coming Saturda,y,W'ork on road to cemetery is
to continue. and Br,Bardill will notify all those who did not help last
fall. After haying is completed,a tin or iron grating is to be put on
the door of one spring house, and a fence around the other one.
Also, in time, an avenue of trees is to be planted up to cemetery.
The Brn. Miksch and Roeber are to superintend 8,nd direct Saturda}il work.
May 30 - A large mumber of volunteers work at cemetery roa/I ,"'i th
horses,carts, and plows.
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June
June 1 - Safe arrival of Cunows and Br,1.0wen Rice in Europe is reported
from Befuhlehem yesterday •
. Tune 4- Received into large gLUs choir: from Nazareth - Friederique
:srunner,Lydia Gimball, and Christine Charlotte Clewell, and from Schoen-
ecle - Lydia Bauer.
Many thunder storms with heavy showers these days.
June 9 - Br. and Sr. Gottfr. Sebastian Oppelt arrive from Musleingum,
to live he"e, 8,fter a wearisome ;!Fourney of 4 weeks by wagon.
June 13 - Funeral of oldest member,widowed brother Conrad Ernst,departed
May Ilth,aged B3.
June 14 - Single brother Ludwig Kampman goes to Philadelphia to. stay.
June 23 - In Schoeneck,baptism of Louisa Cornelia,daughter of Br.and Sr.
Andreas Whitesell.born June 20th.
Very warm for several days.
July
July I - Funeral of Br.Heinr.Brunner,departed June 29th.
July 4 - Celebration in Pleasure Garden by a number of citizens and the
members of the Hall (Almost too much shootingt) and then trombone music • •
July 5 - Chrtstian Molther left for a visit with his parents in New York
Sta te.
July 8 - Grass at sisters house mowed. Sr.Albrecht goes to live with
her daughter.
Thermometer - 98.
July 12 - Funeral of Br.Jacob Schnall,departed July lOth.
July 17 - Harvest time.
Jujr): 24 - In ;J}ethlehem, funeral of Br.Steinhauer,departed July 23rd.
July 26 - Single brother Christian Miksch goes to Lititz to carryon his
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profession as hatmaker, The boy H.Levering also returns therte' after
several months' stay in Nazareth.
August
Warm and rainy.
Aug. 10 - Tuning of organ,which lasts a week.
Aug. 16 - Baptism of Harriet Cecilia Beck.born AUg.15th. e
Aug. 17 - The little girls cel"rated Sr.Meiming's birthday with a
IG!vefeast.
Aug, 23 - Funeral G!f Angelica Fruauff,departed Aug. 21st.
Aug. 30 - Received into single brethrens choir: from Nazareth - G.Beutel,
Carl Oppelt, Chr.D.Peissert. Abraham Andreas, and from Schoeneck _
John BUerstler.
Aug. 31 - Br.Ad. Haman held the children's meeting for the first time.
September
Sept 2 - Br.Fruauff held funeral of an II-year. old child at Moorestown.
Sept. 4 - Funeral of Sr.El.Micke. departed Sept.3rd.
sept. 5 - First news of General Synod a.rrived.
Sept. 10 - Dysentery in Beck family.
Sept. 13 - Members of U.A.C. announced,6 old and 4 new members,
Sept. 14 - Funeral of Sr.Christine El.Eyerle,oldest member of congrega
tion,departed Sept. l2th.
Sept. 16 - Polly,oldest daughter of fir.and Sr.Jos.Hagen,leaves home secret-
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Sept. 17 - Baptism of Comenius Senseman. born Sept.oth.
The widow Christiana Bresch arrives from Philadelphia to live
in home of Sr.Catharina Haller in Micke house.
Sept. 20 - Br.and Sr.Fruauff leave for a vacation of severa.l weeks in
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Sept. 21 - Citizens in meeting appoint cOl1lIllittee of seven to work out new
regulations for fire protection. Report of committee accepted Sept. 27th.
Dysentery very bad in our vicinity,man:r deaths, and daily
funerals, but so far, no cases in Nazareth,praise God.
Sept. 30 - A number of room companies at Hall went on a hike.
October
Oct. 4 - Br. a,nd Sr. Fruauff return from vacation trip,
Mr. David Smith of New York takes his son home, and,is very
grateful for all that has been done for him while at the ~all.
Beginning now, evening services will be held before supper.
Oct. 13 Many members at election in Easton.
Oct. 17 - Old Mother ~runner moved into town from Old Nazareth.
Oct. 18 - Single brother Christian R.Schropp went to Philadelphia to
enter the premedical school there.
Winter term began in the Paedagogio. Change of teachers,because James
Sandiford,who has served for 13 months,left, to seek another position.
All the boarding and day pupils had lovefeasts with their respective
new room teachers.
Oct. 20 - hr. and Sr. Johannes Schnall,who are to take charge of the
Indian congregation at New Fairfield during the furlough of Br. and Sr.
Deneke, came for an overnight visit. Br.Christian Beck Jun. o~ here
will drive the Sehnalls to New Fairfield.
Oct. 25 - 13 boys admitted to larger boys choir, 10 from Hall, ? from
Nazareth, and 1 from Schoeneck.
Oct. 29 - Elders Conference in affernoon had a lovefeast at Br.Fruauff's
home in honor of his birthday.
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Nov. 6 - After a long drought. causing suffering for live stock in
many places, a heavy raim.
Nov. 8 - Conference of Elders with fathers and masters lI!::l1: who have large
boys at home or engaged as apprentices, concerning plans for night school
this winter.
Nov, 18 - First snowfall of winter,very heavy,
Nov. 19 - By proclamation of governor of state,Thanksgivi.ng Day observed,
Trombones announce festival early in morning o _
Collection of over $lq for poor.
Nov. 29 - Br.and Sr. Hueffel, Br.and Sr.de Schweinitz,and party arrive in
Philadelphia. '1ve receive news Dec. 4th.
N\Ir\lr. 29 - Findings of General Synod announced to congregation,as follows:
Br.Christian Fr.Schaaf as associate pastor in Salem
Br.Joh.Fr.Fruauff If If If If Bethlehem
Br. and Sr. Seidel as pfleger of married peoples choir,Bethlehem
Br.Emanuel Rondthale~Jun. and wife,pfleger of married choirs.~az_
areth N Br.Bechler,pastor in azareth.
Decem~er.
Dec. 3 - Br.and Sr.Cunow,Brn.Owen Rice Jun. and Chr.Ludw.Benzien arrived
in New York, and reached ~ethlehem the 4th.,when ~r.Rice brought us a
copy of the Synodical Report.
Nowpall Americans attending Synod have safely returned fro~ Europe.
Dec. 11 - Br. and Sr. Deneke visit us several days on journey from New
Fairfield to Bethlehem.
Dec. 14 - Br.'/{ilhelm Ludw. Benzien enters Hall as room teacher ana in-
structor.
Br.and Sr. DaV.de Schweinitz here until their return to Salem.
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Dec. 20 - Lovefeast in honor of all our American representatives,
at Synod just passed.
De'c. 23 - Brn. in Hall begin building a Chris tmas Putz in chapel
Dec. 24 - Q,uite some disturbance during and after Christmas Eve Vigils.
Dec. 25 - Christmas entertainments by Hall Boys and their teachers,
at the PutZ'7 - in afternoon for boys and brethren of congregation,
and in the evening for the sisters and girls.
Dec. 27 - At Dieners lovefeast,3 brothers and 2 sisters admitted.
Dec. 29 - Funeral of single sister Anna Johanna Kern,departed the 25th.
Dec. 31 - No disturbance at closing service. very few strangers pres~nt,
From Se~'I\i,.?(~lBt, Br.:t3echler had charge of writta~ diary.
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January
Jan, 3- Baptism of Eliza, d. of Br. and Sr. Friedr. Miksch. b. Jan. i;s\-
Jan. 4 - Br. and Sr. Ludw. v.Schweinitz left in carriage, sent from
Salem for them.
Jan. Iv ·-fi Br.l!'ruauff bade Schoeneck congregation farewell at after-
noon service.
Jan.l5 - Rain and. ioy walking.
Jan. 17 - Last sermon by Fr.Fruauff as pastor,after 3 years' servi~
in Nazareth,and ~r.~eohler beoomes his suooessor.
Jan. 18 - Single broeher Wm. Craig of Graoehill ,Ireland, oalled as
teaoher to Salem,N.C.,was an overnight guest at the Hall.
Jan. 22 - Fruauffs left for Bethlehem,where Br.Fruauff will have
charge of Girls Boarding School.
In evening. Rondthalers with 5 children arrive from
Yorktown.
Jan. 24 - Br. and Sr. Rondthaler introduced to congregation by
Br. Bechler.
Jan. 26 - Baptism of Friederike Louise, d. of Br. and Sr. Peter
Staut, b. that morning.
February
Feb. 8 - Eleotion of new board of trustees: Joh. Sam. Haman,
Georg R.Bardill, Heinr. Benj. Schmidt,Friedr. Miksch, Christian
~runner. Chr. Heinr. Mueller, and Georg Rickseeker. Of these,
Br. Heinr. Benj. Schmidt was ohosen president of board.
Feb. 9 - Married brother Christ. Reinr. ~eok elected curator
of single sisters, and Br.Nic. Elias Roeber, curator of
widows choir.
Feb. 10 - Baptism of Lucius Cunow, s. of Br. and Sr. Joh.
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Feb. 12 - Blizzard.
Feb. 17 Br. and Sr. Sam. Reinke, whose marriage had taken place -il-
in Bethlehem on Sunday,Feb. 14, stopped for a visit on their way
to their charge in Lancaster.
Feb. 21 - Marriage of single brother Andreas Gottfr. Kern and
single sister Cath. louise Levering.
• Feb. 22 - Br.Christian Gottlieb Hueffel,new Presedent of Provin-
cial Elders Conference, and Sr, Hueffel came to Visit the Nazar
ellr-h congregation.
Feb. 25 - Funeral of widowed sister Rosina Brunner,during a
blizzard.
Feb. 28 - Baptism of Carolina Louise, d. of ~r. and Sr. George
R.Bardill, b. Feb. 25th.
March
Mar. 2 - Two Lutheran minl3ters,Rev. Probst of 2 miles from here,
and Rev. Jaeger,located near Bethlehem, called on Br.Bechler.
Mar. 7 - Br. and Sr. Hueffel begin inspection of Schoeneck con-
gregation.
Mar. 11 - Blizzards for a number of days.
Mar. 12 - Hueffels leave for Bethlehem.
Mar. 23 - Rainstorms.
Mar. 30 - In Schoeneck, funeral of Br.Richard Whitesell,
father of Andreas Whitesell, dep. Mar. 28th,with first ser-
vice at home in Forks.
Severe thunder storm in evening.
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April
Apr. 7 - After evening service at church council it was agreed to
comply with instruotions from U.A.C. and to celebrate the general
festival day of the Unity of the ~rethren on May 12th, and also to
oontinue observing our own congregational festival on Nov. 13th.
Apr. 8 - Confi~ation of married brother Andreas Whitesell and the
2 large girls Carolina Miksch and Anna Maria Beck.
Apr. II_Early service on cemetery.
Apr. 18 - Un bethleham, ordination of Brn.Rondthaler and ~echler
from here, and the ~rn. Benj. Mortimer and C.F.Seidel, as Pres
byters, by Qy ~r.Chr. Gottl.Hueffel.
Apr. 19 - Provincial Elders Conference plan the building of a new
home for the principal of our Paedagogii, as present home is to
be used for Theological Seminary.
Marriage,in evening,of single brother Joh.Chr.Miksch
and single sister Magdalena Brosgofsky.
Br. Jacobsen had conducted childrens meeting for fmrst
time.
Apr. 23 - Br.Cunow makes a farewell visit.
Apr. 26 - Br. and Sr. Schaaf make a farewell visit.
Apr. 27 - Much garden work.
The single brother Matthew Christ came from Lititz to
serve in the Hall as teacher.
May
May 2 - Received into single sisters choir: Rebecca Clewell, Sophia '\
Beck,Lizette Lukenbach,Caroline Schulz,Caroline Doroth. Michael,of
Nazareth, and Sybille Clewell of Schoeneck.
In evening a sacred concert was given in Pleasure Garden.
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May 5 - A contractor from easton supervises the laying out of the site
for the new principal's home ,on west side of Hall Square, opposite
the sisters house.
May 7 - Trees in blossom.
Mayy 11 - Digging of foundation for principal's house begun.
Much cooler weather, with many showers, prevailing.
May 30 - Baptism of the single Sara Davis, who was given the
additional name of Asenath.
June
June 2 - japtism of Timotheus Rothrock, s. of Br.and Sr. Paul
Miksch, b. May 31st.
June 3 - Meeting of trustees. Br.Christian Miksch elected to
succeed the resigned brother C,H,Miller.
June 6 - Received into large girls choir: Mar. Whitesell, of 6ld
Nazareth and Eliza Giersch of Schoeneck.
June 7 - Fire alana. Chimney at hotel was burnin~, and started
dry shingles onp1 roof, but our fire department was able to put
out flames quickly.
June 22 - After a dry season,several refreshing rains.
July
July 3 - Independence Day celebrated today in Pleasure Garden
with music and shooting.
July 10, 11 _ Thermometer registered 100.
Followed by a number of thunder storms.
July 29 _ Thermometer, 99, and rises to 100 the next day.
Drought prevailing.
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Aug. 4 - Thermometer, 99 to 100 - Very dry.
Aug. 8 - Heavy rains.
Aug. 9 - Church Council discusses finances and water system.
Aug. 10 - Single sister Anna Charlotte Boehler of Neuwied,Germany
comes here to stay.
Aug. 12 - Funeral of single sister Rosina Clewell, dap. Aug. 11th.
Church Council discusses our property leases.
Aug. 14 - Little Edmond Miksch lost for several hours. Found at
last in a corner of stable.
Aug. 15 - Little boys and gi~ts celebrate festival together for
the first time.
Baptism of Heinrich Andreas, s. of Br.and Sr.Christian Busse,
b. Aug. 7th.
Aug. 17 - Church Council. Report of finances, June 1,1818, to May 31,
1819,read.
Aug. 23 - S.P.G. Meeting. Bethlehem.
Aug. 29 - Admitted to single brethrens choir: Charles Molther,
Andreas Albrecht. Chr.Renatus Hoeber, of Nazareth, and James Benj.
Clewell of Schoeneck.
September
Sept. 9 - Baptism of Louis Frederik, s. of Br.and Sr.Sam.Ricksecker,
b. Sept. 3rd.
Sept. 23 - First rain after 4 dry weeks.
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October
Oct. 10 - Baptism of Com~nius, s. of Er. and Sr.Rondthaler, b.Oct.6th.
Oct. 24 - Received into large boys choir: Joh. Heinr. Kluge, Heinr.
Imanuel Schmidt.Sam.~runner. James Albrecht, Tim Stoz, Gotth.Benj • • Michael, and Abr. Mtksch.
November
Nov. 7 - Baptism of Lucinde Emilie, d. of Br. and Sr. Jacob Beck,
b. Nov. 5th.
Nov. 9 - Very dry again.
Church Council discusses how to alleviate water scarcity.
Nov. 12 - Funeral of single sister Mary Schropp, dep. Nov. 19th.
Nov. 14 - Received as members: single brother Peter Kern and single
sister Sarah Asenath Davis.
Nov. 17 - Rain.
Nov. 21 - Thanksgiving Day.
Nov. 24 - Church Council discusses water system.
December
Dec. 9 -pi A day of repentance, prayer, and thanks, in compliance
with governor's proclamation.
Dec. 11 - Church Council finishes business of water system.
Dec. 19 - Marriage of single brother Heinr. Beck and single sister ,
Cathr. Louise Clewell.
Dec. 24 - Childrens lovefeast at 2 o'clock.
Service in evening omitted ,to great disappointment of
adult members, on account of unpleasant disturbances made by out.
siders at th&s service in the past few years.
Dec. 25 - Baptism of Julius Levering, s. of Br. and Sr. Gotth.
Kern, b. Dec.24th.
Dec. 30 - Blizzard. No closing service,Dec.3lst,on account of c-Q4sed b:J Ollt.sideys) pccs1- Few:se.QY$,
trouble