Exhibit 23(b)

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

   

PARENTE, RENADOLPH, ORLANDO
CAREY & ASSOCIATES
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CONSULTANTS & ACCOUNTANTS  
    

     We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Mid Penn Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Registrant"),  filed with
the Commission in connection  with the  registration of 148,250 shares of common
stock,  par value  $1.00 per share,  of our  report,  dated  January  13,  1998,
relating to the financial  statements of the Registrant and Subsidiary  included
in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1997. We also
consent to the  reference  to our firm under the caption  "Experts" in the Proxy
Statement/ Prospectus.


                                         /s/ Parente, Randolph, Orlando, Carey
                                             & Associates
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April 30, 1998                               Parente, Randolph, Orlando, Carey
Williamsport, Pennsylvania                        & Associates