Rev. Abraham Blumer

Long before the Liberty Bell was hidden here, even before the war for independence had begun, Zion's pastor, Abraham Blumer, spoke to the Northamptontowne Militia.He was their chaplain.About 500 men had gathered on May, 27, 1776, to vote whether to support the impending revolution.Some of those German farmers weren't so sure it was their fight.Pastor Blumer based his talk on Jeremiah 29: "Thus says the Lord: seek the well-being of the city to which I've called you, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its well-being is your well-being."

Zion's pastor, Reverend Abraham Blumer, hid the bell, along with 10 others, beneath the church's floor.

Simon Jr. | Johan Egidius Hecker | Simon Dreisbach Jr. | Yost Dreisbach | Jost DREISBACH | Biographical Sketches: | Simon Dreisbach, Sr. | Simon Dreisbach, Jr. | Jost Dreisbach | Rev. John Philip Leydich | Casper Diedrich Weyberg | Rev. John Theobald Faber | Rev. Conrad Steiner, Jr. | Rev. John Daniel Gross | Rev. Abraham Blumer | Rev. Philip Jacob Michael | Rev. John Henry Helfrich | Rev. Johannes Egidius Hecker | Conrad Schneider | Johannes Deter | Simon Dreisbach Jr | Rev. John Helfrich | Yost Dreisbach's | Mr. Fawer (Faber) | Mr. Blumer | Mr. Steiner | John Ditter | Do. Weyberg | Rev. Mr. Leydich | Rev. Michael | Rev. Gross | Hecker | Conrad Schneider
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Simon Jr. | Johan Egidius Hecker | Simon Dreisbach Jr. | Yost Dreisbach | Jost DREISBACH | Biographical Sketches: | Simon Dreisbach, Sr. | Simon Dreisbach, Jr. | Jost Dreisbach | Rev. John Philip Leydich | Casper Diedrich Weyberg | Rev. John Theobald Faber | Rev. Conrad Steiner, Jr. | Rev. John Daniel Gross | Rev. Abraham Blumer | Rev. Philip Jacob Michael | Rev. John Henry Helfrich | Rev. Johannes Egidius Hecker | Conrad Schneider | Johannes Deter | Simon Dreisbach Jr | Rev. John Helfrich | Yost Dreisbach's | Mr. Fawer (Faber) | Mr. Blumer | Mr. Steiner | John Ditter | Do. Weyberg | Rev. Mr. Leydich | Rev. Michael | Rev. Gross | Hecker | Conrad Schneider
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Abraham Blumer - Philip Jacob Michael - John Henry Helfrich - Johann Egidius Hecker
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Rev. Abraham Blumer preached his funeral sermon.
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Rev. Abraham Blumer Rev. Abraham Blumer, son of Rev. John Jacob Blumer, minister at Belswander and Grabs, was born at Grabs, Switzerland, Dec. 14, 1736 O.S.He matriculated at the University of Basel, Aug 1, 1754, and was ordained to the holy ministry in 1756 and the following year was appointed chaplain of a Swiss regiment in the service of the king of Sardinia, in which capacity he continued for a period of nine years.He was sent to Pennsylvania by the authorities in Holland and landed at New York in the latter part of January, 1771.On Feb. 17 of the same year, he took charge of the congregations at Egypt, Unionvile, Jordan and Allentown.In addition to these the frequently supplied neighboring congregations.He was chaplain of the 1st Battalion of Northampton County, commanded by Col.

During the Brit siege of Philadelphia in 1777, farmers wrapped the Liberty Bell and the bells of Christ Church in potato sacks and hauled them to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where pastor Abraham Blumer hid them under the floor of Zion Reformed Church for safekeeping.