This volume
Of
is dedicated to
the glory of God
and in memory of
devoted compassionate churchman,
committed and untiring
father, pastor, historian and friend
who modeled Jesus the Chris
COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Eusebius
Hershey (1823-1891), from the book In Search of Eusebius Hershey by
Daniel G. Ziegler, published in 1966 by the Church Extension Department of the
Bible Fellowship Church, Plainfield NJ.
See the article beginning on page 26.
THE CHRONICLE is published by the Historical Society of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, PO Box 2053, Mechanicsburg PA 17055.
THE CHRONICLE
Journal of the Historical Society
of the
Central Pennsylvania Conference
of the
United Methodist Church
Milton W. Loyer
editor
Volume XIII spring 2002
Editor's Preface ..................................................................................... ...............2
Dedication: Dr. John H. Ness................................................ .......... ....... ..4
Contemporary United Methodist Scholarly Papers
1. Methodism in the Northern Tier Some Bits of History .. .. 5
by Charles Berkheimer, 1965
2. The Place of the Historical Society
in the United
Methodist Church and its Predecessors
.16
by John Ness, 1992
3. United Brethren Ecumenism .. 22
by Edwin Schell, 2000
by Milton Loyer, 2001
5. The Significance of Old Hay Bay Church ..51
by J. William Lamb, 2001
Nineteenth Century Central Pennsylvania Correspondence
2. Margaret Fosters Text Book. Margaret Foster, 1828 ....... 68
3. Plans for the Williamsport Academy? William Clark, 1847 . . 81
4. Bellefonte Methodism: Behind the Scenes. John Tonner, 1854 .....86
5. Student Commentary from Union Seminary. Addison Long, 1867 ....93
inside back cover:
This volume of THE CHRONICLE
has been made possible
by sponsoring gifts
from the following members
of the Historical Society.
Stewart F. Bingman, Mechanicsburg
Bruce D. Gearhart, Dillsburg
Robert and Jean Stokes, Hummelstown
Clair and Rosella
Troutman, McAlisterville
Howard West, Caldwell KS
General Commission on Archives and History, Madison NJ
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