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History of Bethlehem, (Clearfield County) PennsylvaniaOur database does not include an historic photo for Bethlehem, (Clearfield County) Pennsylvania, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Edmund De schweinitz Biographical Sketch Edmund De schweinitz, Moravian bishop, was born at Bethlehem, Pa., March 20, 1825; great-great-grandson of Count Zinzendorf. This family for more than one hundred years furnished ministers in an unbroken line to the American branch of the Moravian church. He was graduated at the Moravian theological seminary at Bethlehem in 1844 and in 1855 studied in Berlin, Germany. He was pastor at Canal Dover, Ohio, in 1850; Lebanon, Pa., 1851-53; Philadelphia, Pa., 1853-60; Letitz, Pa., 1860- 64, and Bethlehem, Pa., 1864-80. He was consecrated bishop in 1870. He published: The Moravian Manual (1859, 2d ed. 1869); The Moravian Episcopate (1865, 2d ed. 1874); The Life and Times of David Zeisberger (1870); Some of the Fathers of the Moravian Church (1881); and The Unitas Fratrum (1885). He died in Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 18, 1887. Biography of John Christian Jacobson John Christian Jacobson, bishop, was born in Burkall, Denmark, April 8, 1795. He was educated as a Moravian clergyman and immigrated to America in 1816, where he preached in various Moravian churches. He was elected principal of the female academy at Salem, N.C., 1834, and was afterward principal of a boys' boarding-school at Nazareth, Pa. He was consecrated bishop in the Moravian church, Sept. 20, 1854, and retired in 1867. He died at Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 24, 1870. Samuel Reinke Biographical Sketch Samuel Reinke, Moravian bishop, was born in Lititz, Pa., Aug. 12, 1791. He was graduated at the Moravian Theological seminary at Nazareth, Pa., in 1810, in its first class, and filled various pastorates until 1858, when he was consecrated bishop in the Moravian church. In 1860, having become blind, he was forced to retire from active duties. An operation partially restored his sight, after which he occasionally preached and ordained ministers, and in 1870 assisted in the consecration of his son, Amadeus Abraham Reinke. He died at Bethlehem, Pa., Jan. 21, 1875. |
Pennsylvania Facts: Clearfield County Facts: Seat: ClearfieldEstablished: 1804 Formed from: Lycoming and Huntingdon
Bethlehem is situated 505 meters above sea level. |
