Thank you for taking the time to read this post and possibly share your good fortune of speaking German.

This attachment is the second page in a church book from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. I translated the easy-to-read first page:

Kirchen Buch Churches Book
fur die beiden Gimeinden der for the two communities of
St. Johannis Kirche St. John's Church
in in
Barry Township Barry Township

Thank you Google Translate.

The second page is hand-written in German, I believe, and is beautiful to see. I don't know if Art. means Article 1, as in a charter, or stands for Part 1 or something else. For me it is impossible to translate. Would you be willing to read it and tell me what it says or the gist of it?

If there are any names present in the text, would you please list them for me? I am researching Kesslers and Morgans in this book but I did not see either surname there.

Thank you for any help you can give me.