[Magdalen] Most "Evangelicals"...

[Charles Wohlers]

Yes indeedy! Asa Packer founded Lehigh in 1865. I believe he also founded 
the Lehigh RR. Both are named after the river, of course. I'm not surprised 
that he funded the building of an Episcopal church - the university chaplain 
has always been Episcopalian, with a very nice chapel, and at one time one 
of the smaller buildings, Lambert Hall, housed Episcopal seminarians (or 
pre-seminarians?). In my day it had the foreign language depts.

And, just to confuse things, the Engineering Bldg. was Packard Hall, and had 
the very first Packard in a glass case in the entryway.

Chad Wohlers
BS Chem., Lehigh Univ., 1969
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com


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In a message dated 6/11/2016 10:02:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
scottknitter at gmail.com writes:

Sorry,  it's J.I. Packer, >>>>>>>>


I wonder if there is any relationship to the local magnate,
Asa Packer, as in the Lehigh RR, and
Lehigh University?

I was just telling my garden guy and his wife who are on a
time-share week in the Poconos and intend to visit Jim Thorpe
(Mauk Chunk), Pennsyvlania tomorrow, the sights of Asa Packer's
town.  There is, first and foremost, Saint Mark's Episcopal  Church
that Asa bankrolled.  It's a fascinating tour.  Then there is the  Asa
Packer mansion, and that of his son, etc., etc.

Anyway, Asa Packer was a really big name in Pennsylvania's coal
region.


David Strang.