Apple Festival Is Oct. 10; Oct. 25, Fanny Crosby Story

8]VeZa [gV ijg jckZ aZY! eg cih [dg hVaZ ### EV\Z BOEHM’S CHAPEL SOCIETYFALL 2009 Newsletter13 West Boehms Road, Willow Street, Pa. 17584È;6AAÉ C L I JHApple Festival is Oct. 10;Oct. 25, Fanny Crosby storySave the dates for two upcoming fall events at Boehm’sChapel.On Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m., we will celebrate24 years of the Boehm’s AppleFestival.On hand this year from 9a.m. to noon will be local Christian radio station, WJTL. LisaLandis and the Kids’ CookieBreak will provide music andprizes for children and theyoung at heart.For a pictorial look at lastyear’s Apple Festival, pleasesee pages 3 and 4. On Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4p.m., Boehm’s Chapel Societywill host Debi Irene Wahl ,ofAct 1 Productions, as she presents “Seeing in the Darkness,”the Fanny Crosby story.The program will alsoinclude congregationalsinging of many ofFanny Crosby’s bestknown hymns.Born FrancesJane Crosby in 1820,Fanny was blindedat the age of 6Debi IreneWahl asFannyCrosby.WE NEED YOURHELP AT FESTIVALAttendance for the Apple Festivalcontinues to grow, which presentsa need for more volunteers to coverfood stands, direct traffic, act asdocents for chapel tours and stirthe much-sought-after Boehm’sChapel apple butter. To volunteer,call Dolores Myers at 872-4133,e-mail, execdirboehms@dejazzd.com; or Marv Adams at 876-4333,adams45@comcast.net.weeks by an incompetent doctor. In regard to her blindnessFanny said, “It seemed intended by the blessed providenceof God that I should be blindall my life, and I thank him forthe dispensation. If perfectearthly sight were offeredme tomorrow I wouldnot accept it. I might nothave sung hymns to thepraise of God if I had beendistracted by the beautiful and interestingthings about me.”FannyCrosby wrotesecular tunesand poetry aswell as 8,000hymns, including sMatt Robertson stirs a kettle of apple butter at last year’s festival.own published faith story istitled, “Jesus I’m Coming.” Thisstory/diary relates Debi’s childhood memories of her faith inJesus as it chronicles 15 monthsof surgeries and therapy fol-lowing a motorcycle accidentthat almost severed her foot.The two-member cast of“Seeing in the Darkness” willperform on the elevated pulpitarea of the chapel . For photos of last year’s Apple Festival, please see pages 3 and 4.

27dZ]bÉh 8]VeZa HdX Zin CZlhaZiiZgFALL 2009Adc\Éh 7Vgc h ÈaVcYbVg ÉLong’s Barn, site of thegreat 1767 meeting betweenMartin Boehm and Phillip William Otterbein, was dedicatedas a Heritage Landmark of theUnited Methodist Church onPentecost Sunday, May 31.Those taking part in the service included Eastern Pennsylvania Conference BishopPeggy Johnson; Rev. KevinReadman, EPA Archives andHistory, chair; Janice Sherick,Jurisdictional Archives andHistory, chair; Rev. JamesTodd, Southwest DistrictSuperintendent; Rev. JosephDiPaolo, EPA HistoricalSociety, president; Rev. RobertWilliams, General Secretary,Commission on Archives andHistory; and The Rev. TimHeitz, who provided the musical accompaniment.It was in this barn on Pentecost Sunday, May 10, 1767 thatone of the most rememberedof the “great meetings” washeld. This meeting led to theestablishment of the UnitedBrethren in Christ Church.Martin Boehm, at the timeserving as a Mennonite bishop,felt led to widen his outreachbeyond his own congregation.He and his wife, Eve, openedtheir home to itinerant preachers along with members of avariety of religious groups.These gatherings often lastedfor two or three days.During this time, Martinalso began to travel to shepherd converts in areas outsidehis own district and to organize “great meetings.” Long’sBarn was the location of one ofMartin Boehm’s stations.On May 10, 1767, a crowdestimated to be near 1,000 assembled throughout the largebarn owned by Isaac Long andoverflowed into the surrounding orchard. Among the crowdwas Philip William Otterbein,at the time a minister of theReformed Church in York. Otterbein had previously servedat Lancaster’s First ReformedChurch.Martin Boehm was one ofseveral ministers preachingthat Sunday 1767. It is believedthat he spoke of his salvationAt the Long’s Barn dedication, from left, Bishop Peggy Johnson;Rev. James Todd, Southwest District superintendent; Rev. KevinReadman, EPA Archives and History, chair; Rev. Joseph DiPaolo,EPA Historical Society; Rev. Robert Williams, General Secretary,Commission on Archives and History; and Janice Sherick, Jurisdictional Archives and History, chair.experience and his personalconviction to share his joy andfaith with other persons.Before Martin Boehm wasable to return to his seat atthe conclusion of his sermon,Phillip William Otterbein,filled with much emotion,approached Boehm, gatheredhim into an warm embraceand exclaimed, “Wir sindBruder” or “we are brethren.”Otterbein and Boehmrecognized in each other thissame spiritual awakening.This meeting at Long’s Barnbegan a friendship that wasto continue throughout theirlives.It was not the intention ofeither Boehm or Otterbein toestablish a new denominationbut rather to bring forth revival within their own respective churches. While Otterbeinnever severed his ReformedChurch connections, Boehmwas eventually asked to leavethe Mennonite Church due tohis inability to resolve arisingdifferences between established Mennonite Churchprinciples and his awakeningspiritual convictions.In 1800 Boehm and Otterbein were unanimously chosen as the first two bishops ofthe United Brethren in ChristChurch.In 1946 The United Brethren in Christ Church mergedwith the Evangelical Churchto become the EvangelicalUnited Brethren.The Evangelical UnitedBrethren merged with TheMethodist Church in 1968 tobecome The United MethodistChurch.It was at the end of his lifetime that Martin Boehm hadhis name added to a Methodist class book. His son HenryBoehm became a travelingminister of the MethodistChurch eventually being appointed a traveling companionof Bishop Francis Asbury.In 1791, Boehm’s Chapelwas built on ground onceowned by Martin and EveBoehm as the first structurefor Methodist use in LancasterCounty.Additional history on thespread of early Methodismthroughout Lancaster Countycan be found in a book titled“How Methodists Spread theWord” by Ross I. Morrison Sr.You can contact Mr. Morrisondirectly at 1735 Eden Road,Lancaster, PA, 17601 to securea copy of his. Cost is 8 including tax and shipping costs.UPCOMING EVENTSIN NEIGHBORHOOD Conestoga Area HistoricalSocietyPhone 717-872-1699—Sept. 20: Open Air OrganConcert, 3:30-5 pm—Oct. 17 & 18: Annual Fall FestSaturday, 10 am-4 pm;Sunday, noon-4 pm—Museum exhibit “Pequea Proud”continues through Dec. 13.Boehm’s Chapel is included aspart of this presentation. Hans Herr House & Museum717-464-4438—Sept. 29: Historic Driving Tour,West Lampeter Twp.—Oct. 3: Snitz Fest—Call the Herr House to schedulereservations for:Colonial Dinner Parties HearthCooking Classes Lancaster Mennonite HistoricalSociety717-393-9745—Sept. 12: Field trip, Anabaptistsin New Amsterdam.—Sept. 26: Field trip, NativeAmericans/Susquehanna Valley.—Oct. 17: Field trip, trail ofConestoga family homesteadsen route to Canada.—Call the Historical Society toschedule reservations for fall folkart classes on Fraktur and basketmaking.

7dZ]bÉh 8]VeZa HdX Zin CZlhaZiiZgFALL 2009APPLE FESTIVAL 2008In top photo, the crowd walksthe vendor-lined roadwayto the Chapel. Just above,Boehm’s volunteers dish food.At left, Frank Moore cranks icecream, and at right, Carly Railing shows off her painted face.Photos by Chere’ Fizer and Dolores Myers3

4FALL 20097dZ]bÉh 8]VeZa HdX Zin CZlhaZiiZgAbove, the Chapel standsin the morning sun. Atleft, Dick Hackman, withan assist from GarrettMoore, produces applecider. At right, Abigail andMarv Adams pose for apromo photo for the AppleFestival. Below, the “Howard Simmons OrchestraReunited” performs. In themiddle are sisters, left,Doris Moore, and right,Jane Rhoads.

7dZ]bÉh 8]VeZa HdX Zin CZlhaZiiZgFALL 20095Attending the annual Boehm’s Chapel celebration in June were the following Boehm descendants: First row, from left: Katherine Tribit, VirginiaKeever, Marian Kurapka, Janet Wilson, Bethany Railing, Henry Harbage, Danielle Deibert, Pamela Deibert and her children Kyle and baby AbigailDeibert. Second row, from left: James Kurapka, Nancy Wilson, Dolores Myers and Joanna Hurst. Third row, from left, Robert Myers, Scott Wilsonand Jim Galloway. Not pictured but attending was Roger Beam.Jim McCullough is re-electedpresident of Chapel SocietySociety members, friendsand Boehm descendantsgathered June 28 to celebratethe 28th Heritage Sunday athistoric Boehm’s Chapel.Society President JamesMcCullough conducted a briefbusiness meeting.Officers and directors elected to serve for a 2-year term,2010-2011, are as follows:James McCullough, president (re-elected);Marvin Adams, vice president (re-elected);Barbara Cantey, recordingsecretary (re-elected);Board members:The Rev. William Spiegelhalder (re-elected);Planning your estate?For those doing estateplanning, the Boehm’s ChapelSociety asks to be remembered for its work, not only inmaintaining the Chapel andpreserving its heritage, but forthe Society’s work in carrying on the word of our savior,Jesus Christ.James Jolly;Mark Kroehler (re-elected);Ronald Martin (re-elected).Honorary Lifetime Director James Galloway introduced the Boehm descendantsin attendance.Dolores Myers, executivedirector, presented the newlycommissioned Boehm’s Chapel Fraktur to the society.Framed reproductionswere presented to James Galloway and the family of Nancyand the late Ross Frey for theirdedication to the society.The worship service wasled by the Rev. KennethO’Neal, of Boehm’s UnitedMethodist Church. The Mennonite Children’s Choir ofLancaster, under the directionof Darlene Hein and accompanied by Rosemary Blessing,provided the music, includinga processional titled, “Praise,Praise, Praise, The Lord.’’Marvin Adams, societyvice president, introduced thespeakerRev. Joseph DiPaolo.Rev. DiPaolo is senior pastorof Wayne United MethodistChurch and president of theHistorical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.Rev. DiPaolo’s message wastitled, “Redigging Our Wells,”based on Genesis 26:18.Heritage Sunday 2010 willcelebrate the 300th anniversary of the arrival of theAnabaptists in the Pequeaarea. Bishop of the EasternPennsylvania Conferce, PeggyA. Johnson, is expected to bethe main speaker.