Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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REV. N. W. HELFFRICH RI. . N LYIN' W. HFLITRICH. a director of the College and :i warm fiiend of L'rsinus. died Thursday, April 19. 1906. Rev. HeltTrich had been a member of the Ko.ud of Directors of l’rsinus College since 1894. and was well known to most of the students. Xevin V.. IlollTrich was lx rn at Fogelsvillc. on May 3. 1855. as the second son of Rev. William . an l Amanda 1 lellYrich. He was therefore almost titty-.me sears of age. In early lift lie attended the schools of the township. Later he studied in I'rsinus and Heidelberg Colleges and in l'rsinus School of Theology In 1870 lie was examined, licensed to preach, anti appointed as assistant to his father in Zicgcls charge. After his father's death he became tin pas'or of the chatge anti continued: as such until his death. The charge until rccenlK consisted of Long-swamp. Lehigh, Ziegel's. Heidelberg and New Tripoli. Mr. llelliricii car e fiom a ministerial family. His father, grandfather and great grandfather have I seen Reft rmetl ministers, anti all spent their ministerial life in the same charge as above given. The progenitor of the family in this country was Rev. Jt hannes Heinrich HeltTrich. who landed at Xcw York on January 14. 1774. He settled in what is now Weisenlntrg township. His charge included, besides the congregations mentioned, also Kutztown. Troxlcrtown. De Long s. I p: er Milford, Wciscnburg and l.owhill. He tlictl December 5. 1S10. He was succeeded by Ins own son. Rev. John Helffrich. He tlictl in 1852. He was also succeeded in the charge by a son. Rev. William A. HellTiieb. who died m i8 . The pastoral office now once more descended to a son. the lately deceased Rev. X. W. 1 lellYrich. The first three preached exclusively in the German language, whilst the latter preached also in Knglisli. The deceased is survived by bis aged mother. Mrs. Amanda Helffrich; at Fogelsvillc: his wife and three children, and these three brothers—Dr. John HeltTrich. of Allentown: Rev. U I . HcllTiich. of Rath, and Dr. C. Helffrich, of Fogelsvillc. The funeral of Rev. Mr. Helffrich took place on Monday morning. April 23. A service was held at his house in Allentown at 8 o'clock, conducted by Dr. H. T. Spangler, after which the cortege proceeded to Ziegel’s Church, here services were held at 11 o'clock. Sermons were delivered in German by Rev. Dr. Yolhner, and in English bv Rev. William Hinkc. 'file pall l earcrs were: Revs. Theodore F. Herman. Scott R Wagner. 1;. H. RulotY, Henry L. Fogelman, of Mlentown: M. 11. llreiisinger. of Fleetwood, and O. U. Wehr. of Rest.

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CLASSICAL OFFICERS President...................CAROLINE K. PAISTE. o» Secretary..................JEAN' M. H SWARTZ. 09 Representative t Cnion.. .....DAVID R. 1SE. '06 Adviser..........................PR( )F. W. A. KUNE MEMBERS Titus A. Alspach, '07. Charles H. Ilrown. 07. Horace I.. Custer, 'c . I rank S. Fry. '07. Edward Hamme. '08. Winfield S. Harman. 06. Herbert Hughes. 'oS. Welcome S. Kersclmer. '09. John A. Koons, ‘09 Charles I. l«au. '09. Harvey M. I.eidy, '08. Mary E. Long, '06. John C. Myers, '07. Evelyn A. Neff. '07. Caroline K. Paistc. ’06. Allan W. Peters. ’09. Harold I). Steward, 07. Jean M H, Swartz. 09. Charles A. Wagner. ’06. David R. W ise. '06. 1