458 AUTHENTIC HISTORY 



The following pastors have served the congregation: 1747, Rev. Leonard Schnell; 

 1748, Rev. Abraham Reinke; 1751, Rev. George Neisser; 1753, Rev. Christian Ranch; ^ 

 1754, Rev. Otto Krogstrup; 1755, Rev. Christian Bader; 1756, Rev. Christian Rus- 

 myer; 1757, Rev. Charles G Rundt; 1759, Rev. Christian Bader; 1762, Rev. Christian 

 Rusmyer; 1766, Rev. Andrew Langgaard; 1778, Rev. Otto Krogstrup; 1785, Rev. Lud- 

 wig F. Boehler; 1786, Rev. John Herbst; 1791, Rev. Abraham Reinke; 1795, Rev Lud- 

 wig Huebner; ISOO, Rev. John Martin Beck; 1803, Rev. Abraham Reinke; 1810, Rev. 

 Constantine Miller; 1819, Rev. Samuel Reinke;* 1823, Rev. Peter WoUe;* 1826, Rev. 

 John G. Herman;* 1829, Rev. Rev. Charles F. Reichel; 1834, Rev. Charles A. Van- 

 vleck; 1835, Rev. Samuel Reinke;* 1839, Rev. George F. Bahnson;* 1849, Rev. Robert 

 de Schweinitz; 1853, Rev. Henry A. Shultz;* 1855, Rev. Lewis F. Kampman; 1858, 

 Rev. Joseph H. Kummer; 1862, Rev. Edwin T. Senseman; 1864, Rev. David Bigler,* 

 Epis. Frat.l 



*This mark denotes that the clergymen to whose names it is attached have become Bishops. 



PRESBYTERIANS.2 



The Presbytei-ian Church of Lancaster was founded in 1763. The names of the orig- 

 inators, as far as can now be ascertained, were Edward Shi ppen, Esq., Dr. Robert Boyd, 

 William White, Henry Helm, Charles Hall, Samuel Boyd, William Montgomery, Wil- 

 liam Ross and Judge Yeates. 



William White and Henry Helm were the tirst Ruling Elders. The congregation 

 worshipped first in the Court House, then situated in Centre Square. 



The first Pastor of the Church was the Rev. John WoodhuU, called in 1769. Only 

 one-third of the time of the Pastor was given to Lancaster, the remainder being 

 devoted to the neighboring Church of Leacock, at that time much more fiourishing 

 than its sister Church of Lancaster. 



The first Church edifice was finished in 1770 or '71. In 1770 the Church obtained 

 leave of Synod to place itself under the New Castle Presbytery. 



The Pastorate of Mr. Woodhull continued about ten years. 



In 1780, the three Presbyterian Churches of Leacock, Lancaster and Middle Octoraro 

 imited in calling Mr. Nathaniel W. Sample. The call was accepted in August of next 

 year, and Mr. Sample was ordained and installed in December, 1781. This pastoral 

 relation continued unchanged for 40 years, the Lancaster Church as before having but 

 one-third of the time of the Sabbath ministrations, and probably not so large a pro- 

 portion of the pastoral labors, as the Pastor lived all this time within the bounds of • 

 the other churches. 



Mr. Sample demitted his charge in September 1821. During his ministry the Church 

 seems to have made considerable advancement. In 1804 the Church was incorporated 

 through the enterprise of a very eflicient Board of Trustees. In 1820 the Church edifice 

 was somewhat enlarged and improved. 



The Rev. Wm. Ashmead succeeded Mr. Sample in the pastoral charge of the Church 

 at Lancaster in 1821. At that date the Church was sufficiently large to demand the 

 entire services and sufficiently wealthy to be able to pay a salary of $1,000 a year. A 

 very liberal salary for that time. 



Mr. Ashmead was ordained and installed by the Presbytery of New Castle on the 

 evening of September 26, 1821. His connection with the Church was dissolved on the 

 7th of April, 1829, owing to continued ill-health. 



The Rev. Richard W. Dickinson was installed as the successor of Mr. Ashmead on 

 Monday evening, October 26, 1829. 



Rev. John T. JNIarshall Davie was installed as the next Pastor of the Church, Janu- 



1 Communicated by Rt. Kev. David Bigler. 



2 Drawn up by Kev. George Robinson, chiefly from a MS. Sermon by the late Rev. \V. Powell. 



