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charge of congregations. The German Reformed have 

 twenty places of public worship, and if they had a competent 

 number of efficient ministers, might easily organize ten or 

 fifteen congregations in a few years. Here is a large field for 

 home missionary enterprize. 



The United Brethren or Moravians. — This denomination, 

 is essentially missionary in their operations; and as early as 

 1742, several congregations were organized in this county. In 

 1742, count Zinzendorif, the apostle of the American Mora- 

 vians, visited Lancaster. In 1746 they held a provincial council 

 in the town of Lancaster. At Litiz they have a large commu- 

 nity.* The following ministers have presided over the congre- 

 gation at Lancaster : 1746, Rev. L. T. Nyberg ; 1748, Rev'ds 

 L. Schnell and R. Ultey ; 1749, Rev. A. Reinke, sen.; 17.51, 

 Rev. G. Weiser; 17.53, Rev'ds C. Rauch and A. Wagner; 

 17.54, Rev. 0. Krogstrup; 1755, Rev'ds C. Bader and C. F. 

 Oerter; 17.56, Rev. A. L. Rusmyer; 17-57, Rev. C. G. Rundt; 

 17.58, Rev'ds Rundt, Rusmyer and Bader; 1753, Rev. C. Bader; 

 1762, Rev. A. L. Rusmyer; 1766, Rev. A. Langgaard; 1773, 

 Rev. 0. Krogstrup; 1785, Rev. L. F. Boehler; 1786, Rev. J. 

 Herbst; 1791, Rev. A. Reinke, jr. ; 179-5, Rev. L. Huebner; 

 1800, Rev. J. M. Beck; 1803, Rev. A. Reinke, jr. ; 1806, Rev. J. 

 M. Beck; 1310, Rev. C. Mueller; 1819, Rev. S. Reinke; 1823, 

 Rev. Peter WoUe ; 1826, Rev. J. G. Herman ; 1829, Rev. C. F. 

 Reinhel; 1834, Rev. C, A. Vanvleck ; 1835, Rev. S. Reinke; 

 1839, Rev. George F. Bahnson, present pastor. 



The Roman Catholics.— A church, by this denomination 

 was organized about the year 1740. The members were regu- 

 larly visited by pastors from Philadelphia. It appears they 

 had no regular settled pastor among them before 1800. The:r 

 number has steadily increased, principally however from 

 foreign emigrations of German and Irish Catholics. Their 

 present pastor is the indefatigable Rev. B. Keenan. They have 

 3 or 4 places of public worship in the county. 



The Methodist Episcopal.— In 1781, Methodist ministers 

 first visited this county ; and in 1782 the Lancaster Circuit was 

 formed, and the Rev. William Partridge appointed as minister, 

 Among the early ministers v/ho preached in difrerent:parts of 



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