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in the .solemn evening hour of that blessed Sabbath, siuroundcd by thousands of l.>eau- 

 tiful tiowcrs, and accompanied with instrumental music, all united in sin<;ing the 

 praises of the Lord, for all the blessings conferred on them as a congregation; the scene 

 was a heavenly one, and vrill long be remembered by all who witnessed it. 



In ISoT, the church, after having stood 70 years, underwent a tin uougli repair and 

 many alterations Avere made, so that its internal and external appearance became more 

 modern. 



The following ministers labored iu succession, in the congregation at Litiz: 



1742, Count Nicolas Louis de Zinzendorf; 174o. Jacob Lischy; 1745, Daniel Ncuberts; 

 1747, Leonard Sclmell; 1749, Christian H. Ranch; 1748 to 17o:3, Abraham Heinke. 

 Senior; 1754, Michael Zahm and Christian Bader; 1755, Christian Krogstrupp and 

 Abraham Reinke, Senior; 1755 to 1787, JMathew liehl; 175G, Francis Christian Lembke; 

 175G, David Nitshmann, Daniel Bishop and Daniel Neubert; 1757, George "SVeiser; 

 1759, Jacob Till; 17C0, Abraham Rusmyer and Godfrey Roesler; 17G2, Christian Krog- 

 strupp; 1763, Bernhard Adam Grube; 1765, Nicholas Eberhard; 1774, Godfrey Roesler; 

 1784, John Klingsohr; 1790, Andrew Huebner and Abraham Reinke, Junior: 1801. 

 John Ilerbst, John Meder and John F. Freeauf; 1811, Jacob Van Vleck and Constan- 

 tine Miller; 1812, Andrew Benade, John 3L Beck and Abraham Reinke. Junior: 1822. 

 Thomas Longballe; 1823, John Christian Beckler: 1829, Andrew Benade and John F. 

 Loeffler; 1836, William Eberman and Charles F. Kluge; 1843, Peter Wulle and Cliarlcs 

 AV. Senft; 1857, Samuel Reinke; 1860, Edmund de Schweinitz: 1866. Lewis F. Kamp- 

 man; 1868, Edward T. Kluge. 



The Brothers' Eovse.—ln 1759, the Brothers' House at Litiz was built— which, however, 

 is not used for its original intent at present. It is built of limestone, is three stories high. 

 60 feet in length and 37 feet in depth. The basement story was occupied as a kitchen and 

 dining room; the tirst story was divided into four rooms, iu each of which nine or ten 

 brethren resided; part of the second story consisted of a large hall or chaix-1, for .spiritual 

 purposes, which was provided with a very excellent organ. The remaining pari was 

 divided into dwelling; rooms, in one of which resided the elder and steward: the duty of 

 the fonner was tocare for the spiritual welfare of tliose in the house, and those of the latter 

 for the temporal concerns thereof. One of the rooms in the second story was set apart for 

 the boys between the ages of twelve and eighteen. The greater part of the third story 

 Avas occupied as a dormitory, where they all slept; aside of it, was a room set apart for 

 such as might get sick, and one of the brethren, who had the office of waiting on them, 

 resided in this room. In each room where the biethren resided, there was one who was 

 called the overseer, whose duty it was to correct any disorders that might arise, care 

 for fuel, repairs and cleanliness of the room. In the room in which the boys resided, 

 there were generally three overseers, whose duty it was to guard their morals, and 

 to guide them in the path of virtue and religion, go with them t.^ cIuutIi. and during 

 the winter season, to devote three evenings in the week for instructing tliem iu useful 

 knowledge. These boys were partly employed in the town, and i)artly in the Brother 

 House, in learning various mechanical trades. In the rear of the building, there are 

 several houses, which were fonnerly occupied as .shops for cabinet makers, iliair makecs, 

 weavers, &c. The shoemakers and tailors had their shops in the house. There also 

 belonged a very extensive farm to it, on which a number were employed. Much atten- 

 tion was paid to fattening cattle, and it was nothing unusual to l>uy whole droves for 

 that purpose, which when fat were sold to the Lancaster and Philadelphia butchers. 

 In the year 1817 it was found proper to discontinue the Brother House at Litiz. and 

 after that period, it was for a time occupied by .several families, and at present is used 

 for school purp<.ses. During the Revolutionary war, it was for a .short peno.l used as 

 a hospital for invalid soldiers, a number of whom died there, and were bund a short 

 distance eastwardly from the village. Although this system did not suit all who .-esuled 

 in this house, yet it must be admitted, that there are numbers, who wdl ever a.scnl>e 



