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firmed, and by these presents do give, grant, alien, enfeoff and confirm unto the said Samuel Hetrick and George Gamer and their successors in office and trust for the German Lutheran congregation of St. Matthew’s church, aforesaid, a certain message tenement, tract or lot of ground situate in Hopewell Township aforesaid on which the stone church called St. Matthew’s church now stands.Yes, we had to look up enfeoff. It means to invest with a freehold estate in hand.Another interesting item was the original German Bible used in the Old Stone Church, Messages from several prior pastors are inserted in the flyleaf of the Bible. They admonish future pastors and officials to not commit the Bible to a private collection but keep it for the church.The original congregation met in the home of John Michael Garner, who had the stone church built. When the congregation built the church at Maridesburg, some ' of the people who could walk to church, decided to build a church at Hesston and there were then two churches. The Hesston church has since become the Hesston Community Chapel.Make plans to attend the celebration. Read the history on the windows of the church. Find out why the ladder had to be hidden or why Clair Grove sits in the pew that he does. Meet the folks who have planned this party for over a year. They are proud of their heritage and it shows.
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The Daily News
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Sep 28, 2002
Page 4
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Marcia A.
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