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Memories of the York Church
Daniel Bowser

I am here to give you a brief account of my wife's experience and mine before the York Church was organized. In looking over our records, about 40 years ago, I worked in the shop of Nelson Baughman where they made the Miller Wash Machine. I ran the turning lathe. Brother Long moved to York and lived on N. Belvidere Ave. As I ran the turning lathe I was undertaking a big day's work to turn 100 wash machine handles. So Brother Long interfered and I told him I am supposed to turn so many handles and so many plugs. "Go away and let me alone." The third time he had a book over my face. I stopped the lathe. I walked downstairs told Nelson Baughman I am going home, that I had stopped the lathe. So I went home and told my wife and I approached her on the subject and she said that it was in our marriage contract and so I told Brother Long that we made up our minds to come to the Church. We were applicants for membership. That was before Brother Long was placed in the 2nd degree. Brother Long and Brother Shamberger came. I don't know how he came to York whether he came on horseback or not; there were no automobiles 40 years ago, and so when they paid us the visit on West Philadelphia Street, I will never forget the wonderful instructions and blessing we received. Thanks. be to God, for men like they were. When he paid us the friendly visit for members, "'Brother and Sister Bowser," he said, "The sheep can't be fed unless they come home in the fold." Then he said to Brother Long, "Don't stick it up so high so they can't get it." So there were arrangements made for baptism. Jacob Aldinger baptized us. They had no pool then, no, built place, but was on the Aldinger farm. Would to God we had many more leaders like Brother Shamberger, not only had he a countenance pleasing, and an agreeable disposition, but they were both leaders to instruct; not to be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.