Un aperçu historique d'une église, un monument de la cent soixante-cinquième anniversaire de Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvanie . Clocher de la Trinité. a été mis en ses murs sept pieds d'épaisseur et, par endroits, seventeenfeet profondément. En 1786, la maçonnerie a été porté à son plein hauteurde quatre-vingt-six pieds. En 1792, les boiseries ont été entrepris ; mais elle pas fini jusqu'à 1794. Le 5 septembre de cette 16 année rinits ^ID MD3, la figures en bois représentant les quatre Evangelistswere mis en place : St Matthieu au N. est de l'intersection, la enle S. est, à la saint Luc S. West et de Saint Jean au N.Ouest-

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An outline history of a church; a memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania . Trinity Steeple. was laid—its walls seven feet thick and, in places, seventeenfeet deep. In 1786, the masonry was raised to its full heightof eighty-six feet. In 1792, the woodwork was begun; but itwas not finished till 1794. On the 5th of September of that 16 ®ID ^rinits year, the wooden figures representing the four Evangelistswere set up: St. Matthew at the N. East corner, St. Mark atthe S. East, St. Luke at the S. West and St. John at the N.West—thus following the course of the sun from its rising to itssetting. On the 30th of October, the ball, with a capacity ofninety-five gallons, was put into place, and on the 8th of De-cember the painting was finished. The height of the steepleis 195 feet. On the 14th of December, 1799, George Washington died.. Thomas Mifflin. There was a solemn funeral procession through our streets, and on the following anniversary of his birth, there were suit-able addresses in all our churches, including Trinity. Whilethe entire nation was thus mourning its great head, the Stateof Pennsylvania was called to lament the death of that dis-tinguished citizen, Thomas Mifflin, the first Governor of Penn-sylvania, and one of the three Quaker Generals of the Revo- 17 IReminiscences lutionary Army. He died in Lancaster, while serving as amember of the Legislature, this city then being the capital ofthe State. He was buried on the 22d of January, 1800, justoutside the west wall of Trinity Church, beneath the humbletablet placed there, at a later date, to transmit his memory andmark his resting place. Dr. Muhlenberg continued to serve Trinity Church till theday of his death. May 23, 1815. For many years he had beensubject to distressing attacks which, at times, affected his memoryand even deprived him of the power o

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