The Moravian congregational town of Salem was founded in 1766. In 1856 - nearly one hundred years later - a decision was made to officially communicate official business in English rather than the long spoken German. Consider ...
On February 14, 1856 the Salem Congregational Council wrote the following in their minutes:
"A resolution was made, seconded, and adopted that the minutes of this body in future be written in English language, and that those of the last meeting be translated into that language."
This change is far more profound than simply switching from one language to another - it is a change in identity. No small matter.
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