Borough of Etna - Centennial Festivities Yearbook (Etna, PA)

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ETNA COLON IALS-1920 FRONT ROW: Sclilinski, B. Melder, Vinski, Kernelly, Hillman, Murphy, Kobus, Swindel, Kernanchild. Voytosh. BACK ROW: Hiles, Adams, Yester, Brick, Miller, Broze, Tibaroski, McElli0tt, Mullen, Ignatz, H. Buehler, Unknown, Schmidt, Steiner, .lim Brett, Matt Degnan, Mgr., H. Perry, Coach, Adams. ROY S. MORTONS4192O FRONT ROW: Bergman, Brancato, W. Don-ier, F. Bartsch, Capt., Bechtold, J. Zygello, Samuel Titzel. MIDDLE ROW: N. Vinski, W. Tursic, E. Dorrier, F. Hartman, Broge, J. Barsh, A, Hack, Josh, Cy. BACK ROW: Vic Mueller, Roy S. Morton fSponsorl, Lee A. Donaldson, Treasurer, C. Melder, Curt Stewart. Mgr., Morrow, Dutchie, Hoff- man, Chas. Stoll, Sahayske, Kredell, L. Gross, O. Kingsborough, Orluske, Weissert. Ralph Michaels, Coach. ETNA H. S.-1925 CHAMPS 1 i RLLEGHENY CUUNTV HND TRl'EURU CHFAMPIUNS -1925 E, , E 1 pe., , - - - erm - ii: mpinuall ,Q n.?.'Z.i2 f.?.',,,,....Z New Erma Hmm Scmvvus Vmsr Tcnm M... E.....,,...., Etna - xl Nlrmme -O EV-Ha - 7 Qzrriik -0 mana' a our-mon: -o 'vb' - UM-'10 Olav Sv-vc-H ' -U Etna - v4 snafnsnwg v Nslkar l1mLm9sr'!Ql Lmnsagq Enmauikvm iemnlslf lvvhgp me f'LE'l'J'!3 A! 5!S'P3'5'l L0lQ'i WHY!! 62' amg - Quzgrd-Aulfuzb qv-m-.ip Ltigqg-M Qrmnm-Q1 J!-gm-gr r-ji Ieresglf gfigecger-Q 5933! QQ! Emu! ' N. 1521!-.M Evil:--M hem-Q DLQQQ-H494 Emjaaguf BiP -05 Evmnisb --ie BACK ROW: Meeringer, ' Qansk Sem le Ste hens H irtman Swope, Lanasa, Drip. . y, p . p , z , Lorch, Wright. MIDDLE ROW: Buzzard, Brown, Zitinger, Strohm, Johnson, Miller -'N-ci NFRONT ROW: Metzger, Wylie, Wrigley, Broge, Erdaljac, P Skirtich, F. Skirtich. i H' llR 'i'.. f- . -Aa. ap...

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FA 1 MR. DANIEL HIEBER- Father of the church and wife Front of the Church-paintings by Mr. C. Hcusy THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ETNA zzafj' 47' K, A-M 4 MEN'S BIBLE CLASS :fi ' 1 Ike, :Nt 4 YV LINCOLN BIBLE CLASS I 4 , en -T3 21? 1' if I 'TUM THUMBSWEDDING r The First Congregational Church is the oldest exist- ing church in Etna. The first records are dated Sept. 25, 1349. Some of the first members attended the Voegtly Church on East Ohio Street. A decision by that congregation to remodel their church building furnished the direct impetus for the founding of the Etna Church. ,lacob Von Ins, a man of Swiss origin, took the initiative. He called on Daniel Hieber, one of the leading citizens of Centerville fnow Etnal, and made the proposition that lVIr. Hieber use his great influence to persuade the German Protestants of this area to build a church in their own town instead of spending their money toward remodeling a city church. In the month of March. lf!-19. the first meeting was held in the house of Daniel Hieber. Seven men attended the meeting. They agreed to organize a new congrega- tion under the name of German United Evangelical Church of Centerville. Pa. At a second meeting more members joined and the organization proceeded to decide on fundamental points of its constitution. Six- teen charter members signed their names to this docu- ment. By the end of September, 1349, the new congregation was housed in a frame building of its own. erected on the same site occupied by the present church. The lot and building cost was 3300. A generous contribu- tor was Mr. Charles Spang, whose wife and Episco- palian friends were given permission to have occasional use of the church for Episcopalian services, Mr. Spang, also donated the little bell whichi s now mounted beside the larger bell in the belfry. From the time of the organization until the dedication of the new church. the congregation assembled every