458 HISTOUY OP 



prcachcil in Pcqiicain i^JUk Kev. John Elder of Paxlon, was or* 

 dainod in 17oS ; Kcv. Dan'l Aloxaiulor was in Poquca 173i). The 

 city was occasionally visitcil between the years 171"> ami 17()0, 

 In 17t)i), the Rev. John Woodhull* became their regnhir min- 

 ister in the borough of Lancaster. In 1779, the Rev. Nathaniel 

 W. Soniplo was called, and was their pastor for 40 years ; in 

 1S'21, Rev. William Aslunead succeeded. These are in their 

 order. In 1809, Rev_.. Richard Pickinson; 1834, Rev. J. T. 

 ^Marshall Davie; 1840. Rev. John iM'Nair. There are nine 

 Presbyterian ministers residing in the county : Kev'ds JM'Nair, 

 Joseph Barr, Lindley C. Rutter, David IVFCartcr, T. Mai-shall 

 Boggs, Philip J. Timlow, AltVed Nevin, Robert W. Dunlap, 

 John Wallace and Samuel Dickey. They have ir> churches. 



The German Baptists. — A number of these settled in this 

 county prior to 17'il. They constituted a church in 1703, under 

 the charge of Rev. Peter Becker. At first they increased rap- 

 idly, but at present their number is small. They, like the 

 Omish, meet in private houses to hold their religious meetings. 

 They hold their meetings at some 10 or 15 ditlerent houses in 

 the county, and in a tew instances at school houses. 



The German Seventh-day Baptists, or Siebcn Taeirer. — 

 This society took its rise about the year 1704 or 1705. The 

 founder was Conrad Boisel, who seceded from the German 

 Baptists. This society tlourished lor many years at Ephrata, 

 where is their only place of holding meetings in the county. — 

 See pages Oil, 0;U 



The Lutherans. — !\[any of this denomination emigrated to 

 Lancaster county bet ore 1730. JMissionaries visited the scat- 

 tered brethren. Among these were, in 1731, 17^0, &;c. the 

 Rev'ds C. J. Shultz, Casper Stoever, who also ministered as 

 tlie ln*st pastors of the Lutheran church in the city. The fol- 

 lowing succeeded them: In 1740, Rev. T. Dylander, Swedish 

 Rector of Philadelphia ; 1741, Rev. Valentine Kraft; 1743, 

 Rev. L. Nyberg; Rev. G. Nauman, Swedish Rector of Phila- 

 delphia, preached occasionally in Lancaster, from 174t) to 

 174S; this year Rev. T. F. Handschuh preached till 1751. 

 From 1751 to 17.53, the congregation was successively served 

 by the Rev'ds Tobias Wagner, England, H. B. G. Wortnian. 

 From 175;^ to 17G9, the Rev. SiegtVied Gerock ; from the latter 



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