Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Flag raising ceremonies . . . and musket firing at Muhlenberg HLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERG MUHLENBERGMUHLEI public events including lectures, historic tours, music, film, colonial liturgy, and re-enactments. It was inaugurated with a keynote address by Dr. Arthur P. Dudden, professor of history at Bryn Mawr College, Monday evening, February 9. Tuesday’s activities included a tour of Trout Hall on S. 4th Street in Allentown. Trout Hall, was the Revolutionary War home of James Allen, who was the son of Judge William Allen, founder of the city of Allentown. This served as the first home of Muhlenberg College. A special chapel service featuring the first English Language Lutheran Liturgy used in Colonial American churches, as developed by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America, was offered Wednesday morning in Egner Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Edward T. Horn III, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church,. Germantown, was guest preacher. The

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G MUHLENBERG MUHLENBERG MUHLENBERG MUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUI made an exhaustive collection of the varieties of plants in the area, and in 1791, he contributed his cataloging of the nearly 1100 species from the area to botanical science. It is perhaps interesting to note that while his brothers became highly involved in politics, Henry Ernest was a political quietist who devoted his attention to God’s presence in nature, not history. So, although the Muhlenbergs grew up in the same house and the same church, their opinions on the American Revolution differed in range from neutrality to militant support. Regardless of position, the Muhlenbergs of Pennsylvania were truly leaders in their time — a time critical to the birth of this nation. The Bicentennial Celebration at Muhlenberg College was highlighted by a full week of special 9

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GMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERG MUHLENBERG MUHLENBERG MUHLENBERG MU feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical “1776” was shown Friday, February 13. Bicenten nial Celebration festivities culminated on Saturday, February 14, with a flag raising ceremony, ? demonstration of musket firing and drill, a re-enactment of a colonial battle, and inspection of th( troops by the audience. The ceremonies were performed in full costume and full regimental uniforn by men and campfollower women of the Allentown Company of the Second Pennsylvania Regimen of the Continental Line under the command of David Nicoll, non-commissioned officer in charge o the company.