Jacob BEECHER

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An oil portrait of the Reverend Jacob Beecher, painted by EdmundBrewster in 1828 is owned by Craig M. Bennett, Charleston, S.C. The Reformed Church in the United States is the Americanrepresentative of the Reformed Church of Germany and Switzerland. Itderives its origin from the Reformation of the sixteenth century.Among its founders and early leaders were Zwingle, Calvin, andUrsinus. Its confession of faith is the Heidelberg Catechism. The earliest German Reformed Churches in PA were founded about theyear 1720. During the colonial period they were closely connected withthe church in the Fatherland, and were supplied with ministers mainlythrough the zeal and liberality of the Synods of Holland. Subsequentlya number of the most intelligent American ministers undertook toprepare young men for the pastoral office, and this method ofperpetuating the ministry was continued until the establishment of theTheological Seminary. After several unsuccessful attempts an institution for the instructionof candidates for the ministry was opened on the 11th of March, 1825.at Carlisle, Pa. This was done in consequence of a proposition fromthe trustees of Dickinson College, then under the care of thePresbyterian Church, to furnish rooms for the seminary, on conditionthat the Professor of Theology should teach history and German in thecollege. Rev. Lewis Mayer, D.D., was the first professor. The firstclass of students numbered five, of whom Rev. John G. Fritchey, ofLancaster, is the sole survivor. Soon afterwards Rev. James R. Reily, one of the most zealous friendsof the seminary, visited Germany to solicit contributions toward anenterprise that was so intimately related to the welfare of emigrantsfrom the Fatherland. He was very kindly received especially inHolland, Prussia, and Switzerland, and collected $6700, in money andbooks. One of the most liberal contributors was His Majesty. FrederickWilliam III., King of Prussia, and many volumes presented by him arestill in the library of the seminary. About the same time Rev. J. C.Beecher, of Shepherdstown, Va., succeeded in this country incollecting a handsome sum for the endowment of the seminary, and thus,it is said, saved it from financial ruin. The first notice of building a house of worship for the Reformedpeople in this section is in a minute of a "meeting of the subscribersfor the building of a Reformed church in Cavetown, held on Saturday,Nov. 11, 1826," when five trustees were elected, viz.: William Kreps,George Colliflower, Daniel Huyett, Henry Lyday, and Jacob Lambert, whowere to have the oversight in the building of the house. Theydetermined to build of brick, size fifty feet long by forty-five feedwide. At this time Rev. Henry Kroh was the pastor, and thecongregation had no connection elsewhere. The corner-stone was laidAug. 8, 1827, and has inscribed on it "Christ's Church," and onanother stone in the front above the pulpit window "German RefdChurch." In the meanwhile the pastor, Rev. Henry Kroh, was called toanother field of labor, but the work of building went on, and in thefollowing year (1828) Rev. J. C. Bucher had taken charge, and thechurch was so far finished that in the month of October, 1828, it wasconsecrated, at which time the pastor was assisted by his predecessor,Rev. Henry Kroh, Rev. James R. Riley, Rev. Martin Brunner, and Rev.Jacob Beecher. The church was now completed, and the congregation wasfully organized and entered on its mission and work. Rev. J. C. Bucherwas a faithful and energetic pastor, and it is a matter of record thathe, "aided by my Lutheran colleague," as he says, "was instrumental inorganizing the first temperance society in Washington, and in all ofWestern MD." He says "it occasioned a very severe struggle and soretrial, but was attended with good success and usefulness." Theministry of Rev. J. C. Bucher came to a close in February, 1830, andbrief as it was, a great work was done for morals and religion. Duringthis year the congregation was attached to those of Waynesboro andSalem, in PA, and Leitersburg, in MD, and now had settled over it asPastor Rev. G. W. Glessner, and as early as May 23, 1831, a record ismade of a baptism he performed.

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Titel	Hansen - Madigan Family Tree
Beschreibung	The Madigan Family from County Limerick, Ireland to Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Hansen Family from Svendborg, Fyn, Denmark to Racine, Wisconsin, and to St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Related families of McCormack, Ortmann, Münch, Twohig, Halloran, Slattery, Alburger & Husmann.
Hochgeladen	2012-08-28 18:55:39.0
Einsender	Charles Hansen
E-Mail	charles@hansen.name
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