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Mentz, and the Rev. J. B. Rieger,* who had charge for many 

 years of German Reformed congregations in this county, 

 among others was " Seltenreich's Kirche," near New Holland. 

 In 1730 or 1731, the Rev. John Peter Miller, ordained by the 

 Scotch Presbyterian Synod, in 1730, visited German Reformed 

 congregations at Cocalico and Tulpehocken. About this time 

 several congregations were organized, one at Lancaster, and 

 in other parts of the county. In 1743, there was one formed at 

 "Modecrick," near Adamstown. However, there was a great 

 and general destitution of pious and qualified pastors in this 

 branch of the church till the middle of the last century. In 

 1746, the Key. Michael Schlatter, of St. Gall, in Switzerland, 

 in consequence of information he had received of the destitute 

 condition of the German Reformed churches, left his pastoral 

 charge, and having received a regular appomtment and re- 

 commendation, visited the churches in Pennsylvania, and 

 while in the discharge of this duty, visited those in Lancaster 

 county. Besides the visits paid them by the Rev, Schlatter, 

 the Rev'ds Folk, Loescher, Waldsmith, Deckert, Fuetzmiller, 

 Wittner, Templeman and others ministered occasionally in 

 spiritual things among the German Reformed. The Rev'ds 

 J. C. Bucher, W. Runkel, W. Stoy and others labored in vari- 

 ous parts of the county prior to the Revolution. In the Co- 

 calico charge, now principally under the pastoral care of the 

 Rev. Daniel Hertz, the Rev'ds Gobrecht, Hautz, Wilhelms, 

 Charles Helffenstein, Faber, A. Herman ; and since 1819, the 

 Rev. Hertz, labored from time to time. The Rev. Henry 

 Schaffner of Marietta, had, for rising of thirty years, a number 

 of congregations in charge. The Rev. Hiesteralso had charge 

 of several congregations. 



The congregation in the city, at an early period, was occa- 

 sionally served by the Rev'ds Hoch, Rieger, Hochreutner> 

 Steiner, Schlatter and others. In 1752, the Rev. W. Otterbein 

 took charge of it. The Rev. Stoy was a supply for a short 

 time, and so was the Rev. L. C. Boehm. In 1779 the Rev. A. 

 Helffenstein was called; in 1782 the Rev. W. Hendel; in 1795 

 tlie Rev. Becker; in 1606 the Rev. Hoffmeier; in 1832 the 

 Rev. Brunner; in 1840 the present pastor, the Rev. G. W. 

 Glessner, was called. The Rev'ds Weiler and Hoff heins havQ 



*See page 226. 



