462 HISTORY OF 



this county, were the Rev'ds William Glendening, W. Jesup, 

 Isaac Robertson, W. Hunter, T. P. Chandler and Simon Miller 

 a native of the county. 



In the city of Lancaster, the Rev. Jacob Gruber preached 

 occasionally about the year 1705 and 1706. The first regular 

 service held in town, was in the house of Philip Benedict, by 

 Rev. Henry Boehm in 1807. In 1808 the Rev'ds Thomas Birch 

 and James succeeded Boehm. Their successors were the 

 Rev'ds Joseph Samson, Thomas Ware, John Walter, John 

 Tally, George Cookman, Jacob Gruber, John Leonard, John 

 Woolson, Wesley Wallace, W. Torbcrt, Thomas Neal, John 

 Ogden, James Moore, as circuit preachers. In 1829, Lancas- 

 ter was made a regular charge, where stationed ministers have 

 since been located : these were Rev'ds Joseph M'Cool, Thomas 

 Miller, John Nicholson, Thomas Sovereign, James Houston, 

 James Neil, D. D. Lore, S. H. Higgins, and the present pastor, 

 the Rev. Robert Gerry. The following named preachers are 

 stationed in various parts of the county: Rev'ds T. Sumtion, 

 T. C. Murphy, J. W. Arthur, E. Reed, A. W. Milby, Mr. Hum- 

 phries. The Methodists have rising of twenty places of public 

 worship in the county. 



The Nev\^ Jerusalem Church.— For an account of this de- 

 nomination, see page 431. 



The Evangelical Association. — This sect, sometimes called 

 " Die Albrechts Leute," is of comparative recent origin. It 

 took it:!> rise in this county about the year 1800, througli the 

 indefatigable etforts ot Jacob Albrccht, a native of Berks coun- 

 ty ; but he had settled previous to 1800 in Earl township. — 

 They have 8 or 9 places of worship, besides several churches. 

 The Reformed Mennonitks. — It appears that prior to 1810, 

 some conceived t!iat there was spiritual declension among those 

 who had embraced the doctrines of Menno Simon, and in order 

 to renew tliesc doctrines and re-establish that church, a few of 

 them, amuMg whom was their persevering tYiend and minister, 

 John Herr, of Strasburg township, united tor that purpose, and 

 in 1811, organized an assijcialion, now generally known by the 

 name of the Reformed Mennonites. Their number of minis- 

 ters is small, and their members, though active, is stiU'compar- 

 atively not large. Tiicy have two orders of ministers, bishops 

 and ordinary ministers. Their bishops at present, in the 



