3$ September 1748. 



to pull it down again in the autumn of the 

 year 1750. About that time the congre- 

 gation received a line organ from Germany. 

 They have only one minifter, who likewife 

 preaches at another Lutheran church in 

 Germantown. He preaches alternately 

 one funday in that church, and another in 

 this. The firft clergyman which the Lu- 

 therans had in this town, was the Rev. Mr. 

 Muhlenberg, who laid the foundations of 

 this church in 1743, and being called to 

 another place afterwards, the rev. Mr. 

 Brunholz from Slefwick was his fucceflbr, 

 and is yet here. Both thefe gentlemen were 

 fent to this place from Hall in Saxony, and 

 have been a great advantage to it by their 

 peculiar talent cf preaching in an edifying 

 manner. A little while before this church 

 was builr, the Lutheran Germans had no 

 clergyman for themfelves, lb that the 

 every-where beloved Swedifo minifter at 

 Weekacko, Mr. Dylander, preached like- 

 wife to them. He therefore preached three 

 fermons every funday ; the firft early in the 

 morning to the Germans; the fecond to the 

 Swedes, and the third in the afternoon to 

 the Englijh, and befides this he went all 

 the week into the country and inftrucled 

 the Germans who lived feparately there. 

 He therefore frequently preached fixteen 



fermons 



