. Histoire du synode luthérien évangélique de la Pennsylvanie orientale : avec de brefs croquis de ses congrégations . chuylkill HavenSchool Board. La Commission, la trouvant mal adaptée pour l'école de pose de pur, a finalement disposé de lui à une avance pour les Romancatholiques. Pendant le pastorat de Dr. Stecks, il y a eu plusieurs reconstitutions importantes de la religion. Son ministère a fermé ici en 1857. Un an après, il n'y avait pas de prédication anglaise régulière. Dans les minutesdu Synode de Pennsylvanie de l'est, de 1858, on trouve : CROQUIS DES CONGRÉGATIONS. 221 résolu, que nous recommandons Bro. Eli Huber au domaine promis-ing de Schuy

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. History of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of East Pennsylvania : with brief sketches of its congregations . chuylkill HavenSchool Board. The Board, finding it ill-adapted for school pur-poses, finally disposed of it at an advance to the RomanCatholics. During Dr. Stecks pastorate there were several extensive re-vivals of religion. His ministry closed here in 1857. For a yearfollowing there was no regular English preaching. In the minutesof the East Pennsylvania Synod, of 1858, we find : SKETCHES OF CONGREGATIONS. 221 Resolved, That we recommend Bro. Eli Huber to the promis-ing field of Schuylkill Haven. Accordingly, on October 17, 1858, Rev. Eli Huber took chargeas the first pastor. He found twenty-nine persons ready to enterinto a permanent organization. After several futile efforts to re-unite the German and English interests by preaching in bothlanguages, the English members withdrew from St. Pauls, leavingit to its impending fate. Of the twenty-nine, whose names arenot all remembered now, Andrew Keefer was most prominent.Dr. Steck said of him : He, more than any other, was the father :i. ST. MATTHEWS ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA. of the English movement. His varied ability, extensive experi-ence, and ardent love for the church, fitted him for leadershipand success. During the summer of 1859, the lot upon whichthe church stands was purchased for $500.00. The contract wassigned on June 20 by Messrs. A. Keefer, Samuel Haak, JohnWorts and C. H. Dengler. The corner-stone was laid, August17, by the pastor and Dr. Wedekind, of Lebanon; and thechurch was dedicated in February, i860, the sermon beingpreached by Rev. E. W. Hutter, of Philadelphia. 2 22 EAST PENNSYLVANIA SYNOD. The congregation passed through great straits in paying for theproperty. Weak and poor, they labored against odds. Severalhundred dollars were contributed by churches at Easton andGreencastle. Finally, the Board of Church Extension came tothe rescue with a loan of ^500.00, which,

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