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spring of that year, Mr. Geogre Kline had built a large 

 two story stone house for a residence, which, however, 

 he occupied but a short period, as he moved to Bethle- 

 hem, where he ended his life. This house stands to this 

 day, and is found in the central part of the village, and 

 according to it, the main street has been located, and 

 which causes, that it does not run due east or west. 



In 1757, the village was laid out by the Rev. Na- 

 thaniel Seidel, and Mr. John Renter, who were sent from 

 Bethlehem for that purpose, and the name of Litiz was 

 given to it, in memory of a village in Bohemia, from 

 which the forefathers of the United Brethren had emi- 

 grated. * * * The same religious basis was then 

 given to all the future proceedings of the United Breth- 

 ren, in Litiz, which is characteristic of all their settle- 

 ments, in Europe and in this country, and accordingly, 

 the Brother and Sister Houses, of which we shall say 

 more hereafter, were built in the years, 1758 and 1759. 



In 1761, the present Parsonage was built, and the 

 greater part of the upper story was dedicated for a place 

 of worship. It was provided with a small organ, and 

 the walls were adorned with a number of beautiful oil 

 paintings ; the works of the celebrated Hayd, represent- 

 ing all the most remarkable scenes of our Saviour's life. 

 In this Hall, the congregation worshiped until the 13th of 

 August, 1787, wken the present church, of which we 

 shall say more hereafter, was consecrated for spiritual 

 services. 



In 1762, the Warwick church and school house, of 

 which we spoke above, was removed into the village, to 

 serve as a dwelling and school house for the teacher, 

 who had the charge of the school for such children as 

 did not belong to the Society. In those days, schools 

 were not as numerous as in our day, and there was not 



