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Title: History of the Church of the brethren of the Eastern district in Pennsylvania by the committee appointed by District conference
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Church of the Brethren. Districts. Eastern Pennsylvania. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Lancaster, Pa., The New era printing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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. It is now one hundred and five. But it should beborne in mind that he has had many deaths to overcome,many of the old burden bearers of the church having passedaway in the last few years. A Christian Workers Societyhas been organized, the Sunday evening session being spentin the study of Jewish history. The Sisters Society hasbeen kept active, and the Sunday School, numbering aboutone hundred, under the efficient superintendency of Bro.J. B. ReifT has come to the front line. The second teach-ers Training Class is ready for graduation at this writing.There is a Home Department of thirteen, and a Cradle Rollof eight. Bro. CofTman was ordained to the eldership,December 10, 1911, J. T. Myers and J. P. Hetric officiating.After the ordination of Elder CofTman, Elder Hetric andhe had joint oversight of the church until the resignation ofthe latter in December, 1912, to take up the pastorate of thePittsburgh Brethren Church. Elder J. T. Myers, of theGreen Tree Church, is the present pastor.
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CHAPTER IV.ROYERSFORD CHURCH. As it is necessary to have people before you can have achurch, we shall first consider the members who moved intothis town. But while we speak of the church in Royersford,we must not forget that some of the most active members inbuilding up the work here, lived in the twin town across theriver, in Spring City. There were Bro. David Wells, anddaughters, Annie and Katie; Sister Mary Taylor; Dr. Wm.Brower, wife and daughter Blanche. These have all livedin Spring City for a number of years. All were membersof Coventry. But we now come to The First Members in Royersford. Wm. Isett and wife were the first. They came from theMingo Church, in the fall of 1882. In the spring of 1884the Price family moved here from Mingo Church also.Those members were Mrs. Price, son Wm., who had joinedat Huntington in 1883, daughters Elizabeth and Elmirabaptized at Parker ford in 1886. In March, 1884, Wm.Dettra and wife of Green Tree Church moved from OaksStation to the outskirts

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