Church: Solicitation for the Skippack Reformed Church, 1763: Philadelphia/Montgomery Co

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Solicitation for the Skippack Reformed Church
    Skippack Twp, 1763  (Wentz' Church)


   Grace & Peace to the Kind Reader!

The Evangelic Reformed Congregation 
in Skippack found themselves necessitated
for building of a House of Worship by 
Reason of the Great Distance they have
to Church or meeting, wich is six miles 
and more; Therefore Old & Young Persons 
were by that Reason deprived to devote them-
selves in pious exercises on Sabbath_Days;
 and other Suitable Times ________ 
The Members of the Congregation therefore 
thought it to be their indispensibleDuty 
to do all in their Power to erect a House 
of Worship, that their Youth might be 
the better brought up in the Nurture 
of the Lord and to the Praise of His Holy 
Name, ___  And alltho the members of 
the aforesd Congregation have in Brotherly 
Love & Union largely contributed towards 
the Building of their Meetinghouse in 
Skippack aforesd and Nothing needless 
being expended upon the same __  Nevertheless 
they find themselves obliged to apply to the 
Charitable Benevolence of all wel disposed 
Christians, to contribute their Mite towards
the finishing of the Said Meeting House 
according to their good will and Abilities __ 
Knowing that the Lord will richly reward all 
Such Charitable Giftsor Alms, Which are 
given with a simplicit Heart towards such 
and the like undertakings, Acknowledging 
ourselves in Duty bound to be assistant in 
the like manner when We are Called upon 
for the Same. __  Worcester Township 
in the County of Philadelphia September 
28, 1763 
Warmly recommended    )       Henry Pawling, Esqr. 
by John Ph. Leydick    )      Jno Bull, Esqr. 
Reformed Minister in  )
Falconer Swamp  &    (
Jn. George Alsentz    (
Reformed Minister      )
in Germantown   &     )
Jacob Wentz              Johanes Laffebar  (LeFevre) 
Philip Wentz             Isaac Laffebar  
Peter Wentz
Henry Cunrad             Phillip possibly Spier
Jacob Weber
Jacob Snider