Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 22, 1904 NEW PASTOR OF ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN CHURCH WILL BE INSTALLED TOMORROW The recently elected Pastor Rev. W.U. KISTLER (picture) of the Pennsburg Lutheran charge, composed of St. Marks Congregation, of Pennsburg and St. John's Church, of Spinnerstown, will be installed with appropriate ceremonies in St. Marks church tomorrow forenoon. The services will be conducted by Rev. Prof. C.C. BOYER, Ph. D., of Kutztown, who will deliver the charge to the Congregation and Rev. C.E. KISTLER, brother of the Pastor and Pastor of the Alsace and Blandon charge, of near Reading, who will deliver the charge to the Pastor. Brief Sketch of His Life. Rev. William Ulysses KISTLER was born on a farm in Kistler's Valley, one and one-half miles west of Lynnville, Lehigh County. His preliminary education was received in the public schools at home and in what was then known as Lynnville Adademy, being taught a term by Rev. Prof. C.C. BOYER, supply for Pennsburg Parish during its vacancy. Rev. KISTLER himself began teaching at the age of 17 years and taught 4 terms. Having had a desire for higher education and greater usefulness, he prepared for college and was entered at Muhlenberg in 1890, graduating in 1894. In the spring of 1893 Rev. KISTLER won the Junior Oratorical prize of $25, in gold, for the best English oration as to matter and manner of delivery in his class. Judge TREXLER of the Lehigh Courts was one of the judges. After graduation at college he received a State Teacher's Permanent Certificate, and with his brother, Rev. Charles E. KISTLER, of Reading, taught the above named school, at Lynnville, preparing many young men and women of the community for teaching and for college. Although very successful as a teacher, he never the less felt called to enter the gospel ministry, and thus entered the Theological Seminary at Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, from which he graduated in 1897. In the same year he was ordained at Lancaster, Pa. During Rev. KISTLER's senior vacation at the Seminary he supplied St. Marks Lutheran Church, at Delaware Water Gap, where he had his first experience in preaching. In the Spring of 1897 he was unamiously called to become pastor of the Amityville charge in Berks County, made vacant by the late Rev. U.P. HEILMAN who became the first Supt. of the Orphan's Home, at Topton. In this charge Rev. KISTLER was very successful, increasing the gift of the parish for charity extensively. While serving this charge he officiated at 210 funerals, baptized 366 children, married 97 couples. Confirmed 203, and preached 1036 sermons. His congregation in the Amity charge paid their quota towards Berk's Hall, Muhlenberg College, and were of the best supporters of the Orphan's Home, at Topton of the latter institution. Rev. KISTLER was twice elected to membership in the Board of Trustees. Rev. KISTLER makes a specialty of Botany and has in his possession an almost complete haboriun of the flora of Berks County. He also has some Indian relics which he prizes very highly. Rev. KISTLER is married to Emily E. MILLER, daughter of H.R. MILLER, of Robesonia, a retired merchant. They have one daughter, Naomi. Rev. KISTLER was the unaminous choice of the congregations which he is serving for the past few weeks and fills the charge to the entire satisfaction of all the members of both congregations. COMMUNION AT HUFFS CHURCH Rev. O.R. FRANTZ, Reformed pastor, will administer the holy communion at Huffs Church Oct. 30, at 9.30 a.m. Confirmation of a class of 28 catechumens and preparatory services will be held on the Saturday previous at 1.30 p.m. JUDGE SENTENCED A FORMER CHUM Judge SWARTZ, of Norristown, last week sentenced Romanus B. BECHTEL, of Ambler, who was convicted of illegally selling liquor, to six months in jail and $500 fine. Before the sentence was imposed, Judge SWARTZ read Mr. BECHTEL a severe lecture. The Judge and defendent had been neighbors when boys and attended public school together at Kulpsville and in the course of his remarks the Judge emphasized the fact that from the bringing up of the prisoner one was justified in expecting better things. A RECORD BREAKING CATTLE SALE John F. SEASHOLTZ, the well known horse and cattle dealer of Red Hill, held a record breaking cattle sale on Tuesday afternoon at the Red Hill Hotel. He sold five carloads of cattle in one half day. This beats all previous records in the upper end of the county. Mr. SEASHOLTZ has the reputation of selling nothing but first class stock. STRAY BULLET CUTS MANS SCALP While William KILPATRICK, of Conshohocken, was walking along the street on Tuesday he heard the report of a revolver and the next instant there was a stinging sensation in his head. On making an examination KILPATRICK found a cut across his scalp about six inches in length. It was found that a bullet had passed through his hat and grazed the scalp. The man who fired the revolver could not be located. BRICK FELL SEVEN STORIES AND STRIKES MAN A brick eluded the grasp of a bricklayer on the sixth story of a storage house in course of erection at Allentown and when it landed in the cellar it struck Phaon DIEHL's head, who was in that portion of the building at the time. He suffered a gash of two and one-half inches long.