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The same year York was separated from Lancaster, 

 " James Webb complained to the General Assembly of 

 die undue election and return of a member from Lan- 

 caster county, and praying redress. It was given in evi- 

 dence before the Assembly, that the election had been 

 conducted in a violent and unbecoming manner; that 

 votes had been received by persons unauthorized to re- 

 ceive the same, and particularly two by Christian Herr, 

 one of the inspectors ; that many persons voted as 

 often as four, five, six, and even ten times ; that one of the 

 candidates, who was elected, encouraged them, and 

 although there had not been one thousand persons upon 

 the ground, yet two thousand three hundred votes had 

 been received. 



The House resolved. That the election be confirmed, 

 and the officers be admonished and censured by the 

 speaker: they were severely censured." 



Sabbath school instruction, which is so common in the 

 world, was first introduced in this county, at Ephrata.— 

 Ludwick Hacker, whom we mentioned before, was a 

 man devoted to the cause of juvenile instruction. '^He 

 came to Ephrata in 1739, and shortly on his arrival, was 

 appointed the teacher of the common school. After 

 being a short time employed in this responsible station, 

 he likewise opened a school in the afternoon of the sab- 

 bath ; aided by some of his brethren, imparted instruc- 

 tion to the poorer class of children, who were kept from 

 regular school by employments in which their necessities 

 obliged them to be engaged during the week, as well as to 

 give religious instruction to those of better circumstances. 



It is not exactly known in what year the Sabbath 

 school was commenced. ^' It appears from the records of 

 the minutes of the society, that materials for a Sabbath 

 school room were furnished in the year 1749. This 



