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Title: The life of Rev. Michael Schlatter; with a full account of his travels and labors among the Germans in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia; including his services as chaplain in the French and Indian War, and in the war of the revolution. 1716 to 1790
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Harbaugh, Henry, 1817-1867
Subjects: Schlatter, Michael, 1716-1790 Reformed Church in the United States Germans -- Pennsylvania
Publisher: Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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in these regions, as well asabout other important matters. I wished also to 156 LIFE AND LABORS OF SCHLATTER. solicit from the Consistory there a friendly contri-bution to our newly-erected church in Philadelphia,to which also they responded, and shortly after-wards sent forty-two pounds, and the Rev. Curte-nius, in the name of his congregations in Hakinsackand Swatenburg, also sent fourteen pounds, makingin all about 360 Dutch guilders. Then, withoutlosing any time, I returned to Philadelphia, whereI arrived on the 30th, after having travelled a dis-tance of 200 miles. On Whitsuntide, being the 7th of June, I admin-istered the Holy Communion in Philadelphia toninety-four, and on the following day in German-town to sixty-five communicants. In these, myown congregations, I sensibly felt with joy, andto the praise of the free goodness of God, that theyincrease from day to day, live in peace, and areedified, which serves greatly to comfort and quickenme in my heavy labors. -■—j^sssna
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* ?4 0 «**■ j^-S J^/ ■I YO1 Section VI.1747. Visit to the interior of Pennsylvania—Conestoga — Zeltenrichchurch—Lancaster—Donegal—Modecreek—Cocalico—Weis-eichenland — labors in these churches — Templeman and hislabors — visits Tulpehocken — Manadany — Magunschy —Egypt — Lehigh — Bethlehem—Nazareth—meets Lischy—a hireling — Saccony — meets Mr. Wirts — Springfield —Schuggenhaus — two charges — returns to Philadelphia —receives a moving letter from New Jersey — a letter fromLischy — sends a circular to all the ministers and elders ofthe German Reformed churches, inviting them to the meet-ing of the first Synod—communion in Philadelphia and Ger-mantown — the first Synod — Synodical Sermon by Rev.Reiger—Sessions and Acts — baptism of an emancipatedslave — his devoted life. After having commended myself to the Divinegovernment and direction, on the 10th of June Iundertook an extensive journey. On the 11th, after having j

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