Show protestants F arst church the first protestant church west of 61 the hie alki alleghenies hanles was built near the present town of new philadelphia ill 1772 in A town wits started sturt ert eliere in that year rear hy by rev david berle moravian missionary anil and his blind of 28 christian findlan followers soon a larger body of christian in tuii 3 arrived nad and the place acquired fl log leg ae also the hie premier line le in tile the middle west the above mentioned church almi th about 40 cabins cabin find and the community thrived much re lillous und and educational work was car ried on but about five years later the town was wag destroyed by hostile in deans its was lost find and oot not rediscovered until |