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from Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine, Volume 15 by Charles Force Deems The Moselem Lutheran Church in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania., which was founded in 1737 and rebuilt in 1761, is one of the oldest Lutheran congregations in Pennsylvania. The church is built of stone, and is of octagon shape. The pulpit is of ancient design. The Rev. Mr. Lehman, one of the old pastors, is buried beneath the organ, which is 104 years old. The congregation owns two hundred acres of land, which was presented to them by William Penn, and which is the best farming land on the mountain and in a good state of cultivation. from A History of Education in Pennsylvania by James Pyle Wickersham In 1742, Moselem Lutheran church, Berks county, was built, and one hundred acres of land were obtained and set apart for a church, a parsonage and a schoohouse. The following from the proceedings of the consistory in 1743 expresses views extremely liberal for the times:
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