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afternoon of July 25, 1782, while en route to Newburg, New York. He called with Brother Ettwein, was introduced to Sister Werwing, the Deaconess, inspected the Chapel, and was served with cake and wine. In May of 1791, his friend Alexander Hamilton was also an interested visitor.

By the General Synod of 1782, Bishop John von Watteville, was deputed to hold a visitation in the American Province, a measure urgently called for to restore order and unity of action in the affairs of the Church, which had been materially deranged during the Revolution. He set sail the end of September, 1783, but, meeting with adverse winds and finally with shipwreck, he did not arrive at Philadelphia before the end of May, 1784, and at Bethlehem the ensuing month. One of the important changes made during his visitation, was the re-opening of the boarding-school for girls at Bethlehem. The meals for this school were furnished from the Widows' House kitchen until 1809. It is also on record, that the Bishop and his wife (who had accompanied him to America), were frequent visitors to the Widows' House and kept many of the services of the Choir.

After an occupation of twenty-six years, the need of increased accommodations for the Choir compelled the erection of an addition, 20x44 feet, on the east end of the building, which was commenced in May of 1794, and finished in April of 1795. The workmen engaged were largely from the congregation at Gnadenhütten-on-theMahoning. The principal change made by the improvement was the transfer of the chapel to the extension, where the Choir continued to worship for nearly half a century.

On the twenty-sixth day of November in the year 1873 an Agreement was made between "The Board of Elders of the Northern Diocese of the Church of the United

Brethren in the United States of America" of the first part and John Jordan junior, of the City of Philadelphia, of the second part, in which Agreement, after setting forth in due form the history of the building and a brief of title, it is further declared that

“Whereas, The said John Jordan junior, party of "the second part hereto, has paid unto the said 'The Board "of Elders of the Northern Diocese of the Church of the "United Brethren in the United States of America,' the sum "of Ten Thousand dollars, for the purpose of maintaining "and continuing the said Widows' House at Bethlehem; the receipt of which sum the said Board of Elders do "hereby acknowledge; as on the First day of December “A. D. 1871:

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“Now, therefore, it is understood and agreed by "and between the Parties hereto, their respective legal rep"resentatives, successors and heirs, as follows, to wit:

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"I. The legal title to the said Moravian Widows' "House at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, now is, and shall "henceforth continue to be, vested in 'The Board of "Elders of the Northern Diocese of the Church of the "United Brethren in the United States of America,' as the executive head of the Northern Province of said "Church: But in case a change shall, at any time here"after, be made in the form of government of said "Church, then the title to said Widows' House shall be "vested in the individual or corporation who shall, for "the time being, be the executive head of said Church.

"II. The said The Board of Elders of the Northern "Diocese of the Church of the United Brethren in the "United States of America,' and their successors in "authority as above provided, shall have the sole and ex"clusive power of appointment and removal of all inmates "of the said Widows' House at Bethlehem; their deci"sion in all cases being final.

"III. In the selection of inmates, who shall be entitled "to live free of rent, preference must be given to persons

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