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Episode Three- "Let us put our trust in God as Christians. He will be our best protection. Hear your wife singing Luther's great battle hymn. That strengthens me, and delights my heart. Take courage, my man. Be of good faith. Come! We must take our…

Raub Junior High School student. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1, 1942. The pageant "For God and…

Episode Three- Passengers and crew of the Georgia Packet Boat, a small brigantine armed merchantman, prepare to defend their ship against Spanish privateers. Muhlenberg displays great bravery and calmness in the hour of peril, and shows his ability…

Episode Five: Scene Two- "We, the elders and deacons of the Protest Lutheran Congregations at New Hanover and Providence, do testify and affirm that we have accepted a thankful heart the Reverend Henry Melchior Muhlenberg as a lawfully-called and…

(left to right) Bruce Shankweiler as Frederick Muhlenberg, Jan Converse as Mary Muhlenberg, William E. Young '45 as Peter Muhlenberg, Marian Weldner as Margaret Muhlenberg, James E. Swain Jr. as Henry Ernst Muhlenberg, Marjorie Haaf as Eve…

Episode Six: Scene Three- "Months pass; two years go by. From Halle come more missionaries called by Muhlenberg. In Tulpehocken it is Easter tide- when spring makes glad the land with leaf and flower; Tobias Wagner is the pastor here. The frontier…

(left to right) Robert E. Albee '42, assistant director; William Marlatt, director; John D. M. Brown '06, author of the pageant; Dr. Harold K. Marks '07, musical director; Andrew H. Erskine, assistant director. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial…

Dr. Harold K. Marks, musical director and William Marlatt, the director. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to…

Episode Seven- "As in a dream Augustus Church appears, by sacrifice and loving labor built. The great uncultivated field is pruned: the tender vines begin to make new wood; the slender cuttings now have taken root. But still the unfenced vineyard…

Dr. Harold K. Marks at the console of the field organ. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1, 1942. The…

Episode Nine- "Your mother will accompany you to the ship; here I must say farewell to you, my sons, Peter, Frederick, Henry. We shall not see you again for many years. Mother and I have trained you in the way you should go. Remember our words and…

Plenty of action behind the scenes of the stage on the athletic field. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to…

Episode Nine. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1, 1942. The pageant "For God and Country," was…

Plenty of action behind the scenes of the stage on the athletic field. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to…

Episode Ten- "Before your eyes see stately Zion stand. See all her sons and daughters gathered here. With great rejoicing and with praise of God, to dedicate this House their hands have reared to this glory of God's Name, to the service of this…

A make-up artist transforms Dr. James Edgar Swain into Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College…

Episode Eleven: Scene One- "I am a clergyman, it is true, but I am a member of society as well as the poorest layman, and my liberty is as dear to me as to any man. Shall I then sit still and enjoy myself at home when the best blood of the continent…

I.R. Mayer and Luther R. Bachman help keep the make-up staff busy. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1,…

Painting of the famous scene of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg dramatically revealing his continental uniform after finishing a sermon. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior…

Side whiskers for Attorney William S. Hudders are applied by Evelyn A. Brong. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24…