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264 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
On Sunday, August 21,1898, the cornerstone of the present Lutheran
Church Avas laid. Iflside the cornerstone Avas placed a Bible, catechism
and hymn book, copies of the constitution of the church and aid society,
list of the voting members of the church, the present vestry pastors and
teachers, church papers and local papers, business card of George Feick,
the builder, city report and list of county officials, book entitled "Sandusky,
Now and Then," and gold, silver and copper coins.
On November 19,1899, the NeAv Zion Lutheran Church Avas dedicated.
The German Reform Church was organized August 12, 1853, and
Rev. Peter Brucker was their first pastor. Its house of Avorship and
parsonage still stands at the corner of Hancock and Jefferson streets.
Its present pastor is Rev. Walter Rickard.
The German Evangelical Kirchen Gemeinschaft, known as the Albrecht
or Zollinger Church, stood for many years east of the Immanuel
Church on Adams Street, where it Avas erected in 1854. The rights of
the church Avert* bought by the city in 191—, and the congregation erected
a modern church at the corner of Wayne and Division streets, its
present pastor being Rev. Samuel Goetz.
ST. STEPHEN'S GERMAN EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT CHURCH
This church is located at the corner of Jefferson and LiiAvrence streets.
In the year 1881 Doctor Von Schulenberg organized this church, and
with a feAV families from the Ijfcianuel Church, and several others, took
steps tOAvard a permanent organization. The necessity for a building
forced thein at once to make arrangements for its beginning, and Doctor
Von Schulenberg succeeded in seeing one erected at a cost of $3,500,
Avhich Avas dedicated in May,»1882.
In addition to the Avork of the parish, and the service of the church,
Doctor Von Schulenberg accomplished a large amount of literary Avork.
The present pastor is Rev. John II. Holdgraf.
The Salem Church Evangelical Association stood for many years on
the north side~ of Adams Street, east of the Blue Grammar School, and
had for its first pastor Rev. Conrad Trainer. The society Avas organized
in 1840 by John Hull and Stroh. The church Avas often called the
Zollinger Church and its house of Avorship AAJIS built in 1854 and stood
until 1914, when the society erected a HCAV modern building on South
Wayne Street, its present location.
The German Reformed Church Avas formed by seceders from the
German Evangelical Protestant Emanuel Church and AVIIS organized
August 12, 1852, by Rev. Peter Bricker. Its building is situated at the
corner of Hancock and Jefferson streets.
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, SANDUSKY
There was a called meeting of all the members of the Christian Church
residing in the city and vicinity at the home of C. G. Cayhoe in April,
1910. The folloAving Avert* present at that meeting: Joseph Cordner,