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 ....THE.... 
 
 CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 
 OF PHILADELPHIA 
 
 ...BY... 
 
 JOHN EDMANDS 
 
Historical Sketch 
 
 OF 
 
 The Central Congregational Church 
 of Philadelphia 
 
 Prepared by John Edmands, and read 
 
 on the Thirtieth Anniversary of 
 
 the Church, flay 21, 1894. 
 
 TpHIKTY years have passed away ; the 
 record of the results, the successes 
 and the mistakes of these years has been 
 made up, and no word that has been 
 written in that book can be changed or 
 erased. 
 
 We come together on this occasion to 
 turn over the leaves of this book, in 
 order that we may learn how to avoid 
 the errors, and the failings of the past, 
 and gain a better understanding of the 
 work we have to do, and the methods 
 best suited for accomplishing it. We 
 came here as a church not to introduce 
 divisions in the household of faith, nor 
 because we believed that the Congrega- 
 tional polity is the exact pattern which 
 was shown us in the mount. But we 
 believe that it more correctly than any 
 other embodies the spirit of the teach- 
 ings of Christ and his apostles ; that it 
 more nearly represents the practice of 
 the apostolic church ; that it is in closer 
 accord with the best form of civil govern- 
 
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 ment, and that it is better adapted than 
 any other to do the work that the church 
 on earth is set to do. In the early 
 period of this city's history, when as yet 
 there was no Baptist nor Presbyterian 
 Church here, there were numbers of Con- 
 gregationalists, and it was natural and 
 every way reasonable that they should 
 seek to organize their church life in as 
 close accordance as possible with the 
 faith and the polity in which they had 
 been trained, and to which they were 
 intelligently attached. But as in the 
 case of the " Plan of Union " in 1801, and 
 in many other particular instances since, 
 views of church polity were subordinated 
 to zeal for the kingdom of God ; and they 
 were willing to forego the use of the 
 name if they could have the thing. And 
 as matter of reliable history we find that 
 the church which they organized here 
 did not bear the Congregational name. 
 It was the first church formed here and 
 was made up mainly of Congregational- 
 ists with some Presbyterians and Bap- 
 tists. This church which is in vigorous 
 life to-day, the First Presbyterian church 
 of this city, was in fact a Congregational 
 church. At first it was called an Inde- 
 pendent church, then a Presbyterian 
 church ; but under both names and for 
 many years it was a true Congregational 
 church. 
 
 The history of Congregationalism in 
 Philadelphia has never been written 
 with pen and ink ; but it has been written 
 in part, in the lives of many earnest 
 Christian men and women, and it also 
 has been written, in part, in the corpor- 
 ate religious life of this city. This city 
 is not now, and it never will be, in some 
 
features of its social and religious life, 
 what it would have been if there had 
 never been a Congregational church here. 
 The ideas of church polity and religious 
 freedom entertained by those who gave 
 form to the church life of this city did 
 not cease to be potential because they 
 were not fully and distinctively embodied 
 in church polity ; but they have been 
 effective in guiding and shaping the 
 form of church life ever since. It would 
 not be incongruous to the occasion which 
 brings us together to take such a look 
 as existing records will enable us to take 
 of the beginning of Congregationalism in 
 this city. It would be especially ap- 
 propriate, did time allow, to review the 
 history of the church to which Dr. Todd 
 ministered here in 1836-1841, and which 
 did so noble a work for Christ. The 
 story of that church forms one of the 
 brightest pages in the ecclesiastical his- 
 tory of Philadelphia, notwithstanding 
 the few dark lines that are to be seen in 
 the picture. 
 
 THE FIRST MEETING. 
 
 In the winter of 1863-64, there was on 
 the part of many New Englanders here 
 a conviction that the time had come for 
 another movement in behalf of Congre- 
 gationalism, and several informal meet- 
 ings were held with reference to it. 
 
 The subject was carefully considered, 
 in its various bearings both with respect 
 to reasons for it, and the obstacles to be 
 encountered ; and" the conclusion was 
 reached that the time had arrived for 
 the establishment here of a church that 
 should be an exponent oi the Congrega- 
 tional polity ; and on April 2, 1864 the 
 
following notice appeared in the daily 
 papers : 
 
 " K"ew-Englanders, and all others in- 
 terested in the planting of a Congrega- 
 tional church in Philadelphia, are invited 
 to meet on Monday evening, April 5, 
 at 210 Franklin Street." At this meet- 
 ing there were present ; James Smith, 
 James F. Stone, Rev. Burdett Hart, T. 
 
 B. C. Burpee, G. B. Cleveland, Jno. Gul- 
 liver, W. B. Grose, Jno. Edmands, Rev. 
 F. N". Peloubet, of Mass.; Edward J. 
 Hyde, H. B. Lincoln, W. H. Slocum, and 
 
 C. E. Spangler. Of these, the first 
 eight became members of the church. 
 Jno. Gulliver was elected chairman, after 
 Mr. Smith had declined the position, and 
 Jno. Edmands was chosen secretary. 
 These persons were continued in these 
 positions till the church was formed. Mr. 
 Hart invoked the divine blessing upon 
 the deliberations of the meeting, and 
 then made a statement of the reasons for 
 the formation of a Congregational church, 
 and the encouragement for proceeding 
 with the work. On his motion, and after 
 a full expression of opinion, the follow- 
 ing resolution was unanimously adopt- 
 ed : 
 
 " Resolved, that, in the judgment of 
 this meeting, it is expedient and imper- 
 ative that a Congregational church be 
 planted in this city." In pursuance of 
 this vote, steps were at once taken look- 
 ing to the formation of a church. Concert 
 Sail, on Chestnut Street above 12th was 
 secured for services on the Sabbath, and 
 clergymen were engaged to conduct pub- 
 lic worship. The first public services 
 were held there on Sunday, May 15, 
 1864. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, of 
 
Brooklyn, preaching morning and even- 
 ing to large congregations. 
 
 Of those who preached afterwards, 
 may be mentioned : Kev. A. L. Stone, 
 D. D., of Boston ; Kev. Leonard Bacon, 
 D. D., of New Haven ; Kev. Jno. Todd, 
 D. D., of Pittsfield, Mass.; Kev. Geo. B. 
 Cheever, D. D., of New York ; Kev. H. 
 M. Storrs, D. D., of Cincinnati ; Kev. 
 Geo. Sheppard, D. D., of Bangor, Maine; 
 Kev. \V. I. Buddington, D. D., of Brook- 
 lyn. Public worship was maintained in 
 this hall, on the Sabbath, until July, 
 1865 ; and during the remainder of the 
 year in the hall at the N. E. Cor. of 
 Broad and Arch Streets. 
 
 ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH. 
 
 On May 25 a Confession of Faith 
 and Covenant, which had been carefully 
 considered at previous meetings, was 
 adopted. On Monday evening, May 30, 
 1864, the church was formally organized 
 in the parlors of Mr. James Smith, at 210 
 Franklin Street. Kev. Newton Heston, 
 being providentially present, was invited 
 to assist in the formal organization of 
 the church. 
 
 After prayer and some remarks, ap- 
 propriate to the occasion, he read the 
 " Confession of Faith and Cove- 
 nant," and those who were to constitute 
 the church, rising, gave their individual 
 assent to it. 
 
 The Secretary of the meeting then pror 
 posed the following minute, viz : 
 
 "We, whose names are hereto 
 subscribed, do solemnly adopt the 
 'Confession of Faith and Covenant ' 
 just read as the expression of our 
 
Christian faith and our sacred 
 pledge to each other, and to our 
 Saviour; and by this act we do con- 
 stitute ourselves a church of Christ, 
 under the name of 'The Central 
 Congregational Church of Philadel- 
 phia/" 
 
 By this simple but solemn act, and 
 without the advice or aid of any outside 
 body, we became a church of Christ, and 
 were fully competent to the performance 
 of any and all acts that any church may 
 perform. As the first act, after organiz- 
 ing, the church elected Jno. Edmands, 
 Clerk, and Rev. Burdett Hart, Moderator 
 pro tern. Although in every essential a 
 church of Christ, we were an independ- 
 ent church without recognized standing, 
 or union with any other ecclesiastical 
 body. With the view of bringing the 
 new church into relations of fellowship 
 with the great body of Congregational 
 churches, an ecclesiastical council was 
 called, composed of clerical and lay 
 delegates, from prominent churches in 
 different parts of the country. This 
 council met in the " Academy of Music," 
 on Wednesday, June 1, 1864, and for- 
 mally recognized the church. Those, 
 who participated in the services were 
 Rev. H. C. Eddy, pastor of Tabernacle 
 Baptist church ; Rev. H. Ward Beecher, 
 of Brooklyn, who preached the sermon ; 
 Rev. J. P. Thompson, D. D., of New 
 York; Rev. Leonard Bacon, D. D., of 
 New Haven ; Rev. John Todd, D. D., of 
 Pittsfield, Mass. ; Rev. A. L. Stone, D. 
 D., of Boston; Rev. John P. Gulliver, 
 D. D., of Norwich, Conn., and Rev. W. 
 B. Brown, D. D., of Newark, N. J. 
 
CHURCH RULES. 
 
 On December 16, 1864 the church 
 took final action in adopting a code of 
 " Principles and Enles of the Church," 
 which had been reported by a committee 
 and considered at several meetings. The 
 rules were amended on January 3, 
 1866, and again on March 9, 1868. As 
 thus amended they were printed in the 
 Manual which was issued in 1868. 
 
 ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETY. 
 
 On November 29, 1864 an Ecclesiasti- 
 cal Society was formed for the manage- 
 ment of the financial and secular affairs 
 of the church, and on December 23 the 
 church voted its accordance with this 
 action, and adopted the joint rules which 
 the society had formed. The society 
 was incorporated by the Court of Com- 
 mon Pleas, of this State, January 24, 
 1865, under the name of "The Central 
 Congregational Society of Philadelphia." 
 This action was taken in accordance 
 with what had been the prevailing usage 
 in New England for a long time; It was 
 adopted here in the belief that some 
 persons, who were not members of the 
 church would take a more active interest 
 in the work of the church, if they were 
 allowed a voice in the choice of a pastor, 
 and in the management of financial 
 affairs. 
 
 The application for the charter was 
 signed by the following persons who 
 were not at the first meeting held on 
 April 5, 1864. W. A. Arnold, Dr. David 
 Burpee, N. F. Evans, J. E. Gaut, A. W. 
 Goodell, N. L. Hart, Kev. Edward 
 Hawes, F. J. Jewett, E. H. Maynard, F. 
 H. Morgan, Monroe Snell, William Stef- 
 
fe, Dr. A.. H. Stevens, C. D. Supplee, 
 and E. Tracy. All of these persons have 
 been members of the church. 
 
 By a subsequent change in the by-laws 
 no one was admitted into the society, 
 who was not a communicant in the 
 church. During the last year an amend- 
 ment was procured to the charter, by 
 virtue of which all the powers and funct- 
 ions of the society were transferred to 
 the church, and the society ceased to 
 exist. The church is now an incorporated 
 body in law r ; holds the title to the real 
 estate, and manages all matters pertain- 
 ing to the affairs of the organization. 
 
 By this change in the charter the man- 
 agement of the financial and secular af- 
 fairs of the church is vested in the Board 
 of Trustees, consisting of nine members. 
 Those comprising the Board at present 
 are : E. E. Ames, E. C. Grain, A. W. 
 Goodell, John McLellan, E. E. Powell, 
 G, M, Randle, C. D. Supplee, H. J. Tib- 
 bals and Joseph Wilson. 
 
 SUNDAY SCHOOL. 
 
 A Sunday School was organized, in 
 connection with the church , on Sunday, 
 October 9, 1864, at Concert Hall. Eev. 
 Burdett Hart was chosen superintendent 
 for the time being. On December 2, Jos. 
 R. Gaut was elected Superintendent and 
 retained the office four years. Nelson 
 F. Evans was the Superintendent from 
 1869 to 1879. This school, from the 
 first, has been efficiently maintained. A 
 large proportion of those who have come 
 into the church on confession have 
 entered through the Sunday School door. 
 Very much of the success which has at- 
 tended the school, especially in its later 
 
years, has been due to the vigorous and 
 varied administration of Mr. W. H. 
 Wanamaker, who has had charge of it 
 since 1880. On January 3, 1866 a Sun- 
 day School Society was formed, with 
 constitution and rules. 
 
 FIRST COMMUNION. 
 
 The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper 
 was administered, for the first time, on 
 Sunday, October 16, 1864 ; the services on 
 that day being conducted by Kev. Andrew 
 L. Stone, D. D., of Boston, and sixteen 
 new members being received into the 
 church. The communion service, which 
 was used, on the occasion, was that 
 which formerly belonged to the " First 
 Congregational Church," of which Rev. 
 Dr. Todd was the pastor. It was kindly 
 loaned to us on this and a subsequent 
 occasion by the " Clinton Street Presby- 
 terian church," to which it passed when 
 the First Congregational church was 
 disbanded. 
 
 COMMUNION SET. 
 
 In May, 1865, the church was kindly 
 remembered by the First Congregational 
 Church in New Britain, Conn., in the 
 gift of a beautiful Communion Service. 
 It consisted of 8 goblets, 4 plates, 2 Fla- 
 gons and a Baptismal bowl. This serv- 
 ice to which addition has been made is 
 still in use in the church. The set which 
 had been used was given to a new Con- 
 gregational Church in Delaware. 
 
 MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 At the time of its organization, the 
 church consisted of thirty-seven mem- 
 bers, all of whom joined on certificate 
 
from other churches. Of these 18 were 
 men and 19 were women, and of the 
 thirty-seven, the names of six are still on 
 the church roll ; although only four are 
 among the active members. Of the 
 original number fourteen are known to 
 have died. Of those of the original num- 
 ber who have removed from us, the resi- 
 dences of ten are known. There have 
 been added to the church, on confession 
 of faith, 402, and on certificate from other 
 churches, including the original thirty- 
 seven, 725 ; making the whole number 
 from the beginning 1127. Of this num- 
 ber, one, who was one of the original 
 thirty-seven, has been ex-communicated, 
 and not restored. From fourteen the 
 fellowship of the church has been with- 
 drawn : 124 have died and 372 have been 
 granted certificates to other churches. 
 The present membership of the church 
 is 617. Of those who were received on 
 certificate, three came from a Moravian 
 church ; five from Independent churches; 
 eight from Baptist churches ; ten from 
 Lutheran churches ; seventeen from 
 Episcopal churches ; twenty-five from 
 Reformed churches ; thirty from Metho- 
 dist churches ; two hundred and seventy 
 from Presbyterian churches, and three 
 hundred and fifty-seven from Congrega- 
 tional churches. Of those who came to 
 us from other than Congregational 
 churches, the greater portion had prob- 
 ably been only temporary sojourners in 
 an uncongenial fold, but a goodly 
 number have exchanged the polity to 
 which they were native for the more ex- 
 cellent w r ay. 
 
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BUILDING. 
 
 In April, 1865, the ground on which 
 the church stands was purchased and 
 preparations were at once made for the 
 erection of a house of worship. The 
 corner-stone of the Chapel was laid with 
 appropriate religious services, on Mon- 
 day, June 12, 1865. Rev. Daniel March, 
 D. D., then Pastor of the Clinton Street 
 Presbyterian Church, made an appropri- 
 ate address. The chapel was completed 
 during the year, and was dedicated on 
 Sunday, January 7, 1866. 
 
 Those who took part in these services 
 beside the Pastor, were Rev. E. P, Smith 
 of the U. S. Christian Commission, Rev. 
 Wm. Groodell, D. D., Rev. George Dana 
 Boardman, D. D., and Rev. Theophilus 
 Stork. 
 
 The Sunday School room was not com- 
 pleted until the close of the Summer. It 
 was dedicated on Sunday, Sept. 16, 1866. 
 At this service addresses were made by 
 the pastor Rev. Edward Hawes, by Rev. 
 Frank Russell, pastor of Plymouth 
 Church in this city, and by Mr. A. S. 
 Hatch of Xew York. 
 
 Our Sunday and week-day services 
 were held in the lower room of the Chapel 
 until the completion of the main edifice, 
 in 1872. 
 
 The walls and roof of the main build- 
 ing were erected in 1871, and the edifice 
 was completed the next year and dedi- 
 cated on Sunday, June 2, 1872. The 
 dedication sermon was preached by the 
 Pastor, Rev. Dr. Hawes. During the 
 evenings of the week, services, were con- 
 tinued and addresses were delivered by 
 the Rev. J. Wheaton Smith, D. D., of 
 
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the Baptist church ; Eev. C. II . Payne, 
 D. D., of the Methodist church ; Rev. E. 
 R. Beadle, D. D., Rev. R. D. Harper, 
 D. D., and Rev. F. L. Robbins, D. D., of 
 the Presbyterian church ; Father Ga- 
 vazzi, of Italy ; Rev. W. E. C. Wright, 
 of this city ; Rev. Wm. M. Taylor, D. D., 
 and Rev. Geo. H. Hep worth, of New 
 York, and Rev. N". J. Burton, D. D.. of 
 Hartford, Conn. 
 
 The building committee consisted of 
 the following persons, viz. : James Smith, 
 John Edmands, B. F. Quimby, Pliny 
 Fisk. Henry Whelen, J. S. Elwell, Ed- 
 ward Hawes, Burdett Hart, D. S. Ewing, 
 C. S. Knight, N". F. Evans, F. R, Shelton 
 and J. H. Horner. Deacon Smith was 
 chosen chairman of the committee, but 
 on account of his advanced age he asked 
 to be excused from the labor involved in 
 the position. His request was granted 
 and John Edmands was made vice-chair- 
 man with the understanding that he 
 should discharge the duties of chairman. 
 
 As originally finished, the walls and 
 ceiling of the auditorium were severely 
 plain, and in its accoustic properties the 
 room was defective. With the view of 
 removing these imperfections, the room 
 was remodeled, and re-decorated in the 
 summer of 1886, at a cost of about $8000. 
 Previous to 1884 the organ loft was oc- 
 cupied by a small instrument of inferior 
 quality, which very inadequately met 
 the requirements of our musical services. 
 In that year a large organ was procured 
 at a cost of over $12,000. Of this amount 
 $5,000 was contributed by Mr. Henry 
 Winkley, who was never in any other 
 way identified with this congregation, 
 
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but who had been a generous benefactor 
 of many religious institutions. 
 
 The cost of the church building, in- 
 cluding the ground, the organ, and the 
 improvements made in 1886, was about 
 $140,000. and, with the exception of Mr. 
 Winkley's gift, this entire amount has 
 been contributed by the congregation. 
 The property is now entirely free from 
 debt, and by virtue of conditions attached 
 to some gifts made toward the payment 
 of the last indebtedness, no incuinbrance 
 of any kind can be placed upon it in the 
 future. 
 
 MID-WEEK MEETING. 
 
 For several months the prayer meet- 
 ings were held at the house of Deacon 
 Smith on Franklin Street. After that 
 and during a portion of the year 1865 
 they were held in the second story of a 
 building on the north side of Chestnut 
 Street above tenth, where the Y. M. C. 
 A. then had its headquarters. In the 
 meetings held in Deacon Smith's parlors 
 there was a freedom and a sociability 
 that are missed in meetings held in a 
 hall or a church. We seemed to come 
 very near each other, and very near to 
 our Saviour. The recollection of these 
 seasons of prayer and Christian fellow- 
 ship is doubtless still fresh in the minds 
 of some, who are^ now present. One 
 such season comes *to mind now, with 
 great distinctness, verifying the observa- 
 tion sometimes made, that religious ser- 
 vices on stormy days are unusually en- 
 joyable and helpful. The evening was a 
 stormy one, and but few were present, 
 and we gathered in the front room of 
 the second story. " And they went into 
 
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an upper room." The topic for the 
 evening was the " Conversion of Child- 
 ren." As we prayed and talked together 
 in the familiar way, so natural in such a 
 place, of the encouragements to labor for 
 the young, we felt the reality and the 
 preciousness of the Saviour's presence 
 with us even as he was with the disciples 
 when they were assembled in that upper 
 room in Jerusalem. Our hearts were 
 warmed and lighted and we went many 
 days in the strength of the meat he gave 
 us on that evening. 
 
 FIRST PASTOR. 
 
 On June 8, 1864 the church, having 
 been led to believe that he would be like- 
 ly to accept a call, by a unanimous vote, 
 elected the Eev. A. L. Stone, D. D., of 
 Boston as the pastor. He, however, de- 
 clined the call. On September 13, 1864, 
 Rev. Edward Hawes was elected pastor, 
 by a unanimous vote of the congregation 
 and of the church. 
 
 Mr. Hawes had been pastor of the 
 church in AVaterville, Me., for about six 
 years. During parts of two years he had 
 labored on behalf of the U. S. Christian 
 Commission, in raising funds for its 
 treasury, and in personal service among 
 the soldiers at various points in the 
 South. The call of the church was ac- 
 cepted, and he was installed with the 
 advice of a council. Tuesday, October 25, 
 1864. The sermon was delivered by 
 Rev. E. N. Kirk, D. P., of Boston. 
 Others, who took part in the services, 
 were Rev. W. I. Buddington, D. D., of 
 Brooklyn ; Rev. Milton Badger, D. D., 
 of New York ; Rev. Daniel March, D. D., 
 and Rev. *F. L. Robbins, and Rev. G. W. 
 
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Smiley. The ministry of Mr. Hawes was 
 characterized by earnest and faithful 
 labor, and by a wise and judicious con- 
 duct of affairs. He remained with us 
 for nearly nine years and until a sub- 
 stantial church building had been erect- 
 ed, and the church established on a 
 secure basis. In 1873 Mr. Hawes ac- 
 cepted a call to the pastorate of the 
 " North " church in New Haven. He is 
 now pastor of the First Congregational 
 Church in Burlington, Vermont. 
 
 Rev. Edward Hawes, D. D. is the son 
 of Rev. Josiah T. Hawes, and was 
 born October 18, 1834, at Topsham, Me. 
 He graduated at Bowdoin College in 
 1855 and at Bangor Theological Semi- 
 nary in 1 858. He was ordained pastor 
 of the church in Water ville. Me., in Oc- 
 tober 1858. 
 
 During the pastoral interregnum the 
 pulpit was supplied by the following 
 clergymen ; some of them preaching 
 several times. Addison Ballard, F. W. 
 Beecher, C. P. Bush-, H. Q. Butterfield, 
 J.W. Chickering, Jr., J. A.Crawford, J.R. 
 Danforth, G. S. Dickerman, L. M. Foster, 
 W. F. Garrett, Edward Hawes, J. R. 
 Herrick, W. J. Holland, W. E. Tjams, 
 G. W. McLean, Daniel March, J. B. Miles, 
 H. J. Patrick, Llewellyn Pratt, G. L. 
 Raymond, W. Q. Scott, C. A. Smith, 
 Moses Smith, J. R. Thurston, W. M. Wal- 
 cott, and F. H. Williams. 
 
 SECOND PASTOR. 
 
 On May 27, 1874 Rev. James Romeyn 
 Danforth was elected pastor of the 
 church. Mr. Danforth is the son of 
 Edward John Danforth, who was born 
 in Hartford, Conn., and was afterwards 
 
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engaged in bank-note engraving in New 
 York. He was born in Jersey City on 
 August 8. 1839, and graduated at Beloit 
 College in 1865, and at the Theological 
 Seminary in Chicago in 1868. In that 
 year he was ordained pastor of the 
 church in Woodstock, 111. Entering, 
 with enthusiasm, upon his duties and 
 being obliged to be man-of-all-work and 
 also errand boy, his health after a short 
 time gave way, and he resigned his 
 charge and spent a year in traveling in 
 Europe, and the East, and then two 
 years in study in Germany, for the most 
 part at the University of Leipsic. In 
 1873 he accepted the pastorate of the 
 church in Newtonville, Mass. He was 
 installed over this church on Thursday, 
 June 18, 1874. On this occasion the ser- 
 mon was preached by Rev. J. E. Rankin, 
 D. I)., of Washington, now president of 
 Howard University. At this service a 
 new departure was taken. Instead of 
 the stereotyped charge to the pastor and 
 to the people and the right-hand of fel- 
 lowship by pastors of neighboring 
 churches of the congregational order, rep- 
 resentatives of churches of different de- 
 nominations in the city were invited to 
 express the fellowship of their respective 
 congregations. Rev Geo.DanaBoardman, 
 D. D., spoke in behalf of the Baptists. 
 Rev. R. I). Harper, D. D., voiced the 
 sympathy of the Presbyterians ; and Rev. 
 R. M. Hatfield, D. I)., extended the 
 greetings of the Methodists. 
 
 In January 1888, just in the beginning 
 of the series of meetings conducted by 
 Rev. B. Fay Mills, Dr. Danforth's health 
 gave way ; and a joint committee of the 
 Church and Society was chosen to provide 
 
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for the supply of the pulpit. On his re- 
 signation in January 1889 this committee 
 was authorized to select and recommend 
 to the church a suitable person for per- 
 manent pastor. And it was voted as the 
 sense of the church that the pulpit should 
 not be open for the hearing of candinates. 
 During the years 1888 and 1889 the pul- 
 pit was supplied by the following clergy- 
 men ; some of them preaching several 
 Sundays : A. W. Bacon, F. T. Bayley, A. 
 F. Beard, J. H. A. Bomberger, G. M. 
 Boynton, L. A. Brastow, J. W. Chap- 
 man, L. H. Cobb, C. H. Daniels, J. F. 
 Dripps, A. F. Dunnells, E. G. Fullerton, 
 Washington Gladden, Win. Greenwood, 
 W. E. Griffis, W. D. Gulick, B. F. Hamil- 
 ton, Edward Hawes, G. F. Herrick, T. 
 A. Hoyt, Pleasant Hunter, T. W. Jones, 
 Wm. Kincaid, W. M. Kincaid, W. E. 
 Loucks, Alex. Mackenzie, E. H. Mason, 
 J. K. Mason, J. R. Miller, B. Fay Mills, 
 T. A. Mills, E. D. Morris, J. O. Murray, 
 H. A. Nelson, W. M. Paden, F. L. Pat- 
 ton, A. T. Pierson, W. G. Puddefoot, 
 Frank Russell, Norman Seaver, W, A. 
 Sinclair, M. E. Strieby. Josiah Strong, 
 Ruen Thomas, G. W/Thomson, W. R. 
 Taylor, Charles Van Norden. C. H. 
 Wheeler, J. T. Wilds, M. H. Williams 
 and J. C. Wilson. Mrs. Wm. B. Capron 
 and Miss Carrie W. Hunt, each also oc- 
 cupied the pulpit on one Sunday morning. 
 
 PRESENT PASTOR. 
 
 In December, 1889, Rev. Charles Her- 
 bert Richards, D. D., of Madison, Wis., 
 was, on the recommendation of the com- 
 mittee, unanimously elected pastor of 
 the church without his having been 
 heard, or seen by the congregation. 
 
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After making a personal survey of the 
 field, he accepted the call and entered 
 on the work here, in February, 1890. He 
 was installed on the 15 of April. 
 
 Dr. Eichards is the son of the late 
 Cyrus S. Kichards, who w T as for many 
 years the principal of " Kiniball Union 
 Academy," in Meriden, X. H., and sub- 
 sequently professor in Howard Univer- 
 sity. 
 
 Dr. Richards was born in Meriden on 
 March 18, 1839. He graduated at Yale 
 College in I860, and at the Theological 
 Seminary in Andover in 1865. He was 
 ordained pastor of the church in Kokomo. 
 Indiana, July 16, 1866, and the next 
 year he was installed over the church in 
 Madison, Wisconsin. The State Uni- 
 versity of Wisconsin is located at that 
 place, and the teachers and students 
 of the University formed an important 
 part of his congregation. 
 
 The fact that he maintained his hold 
 on such a congregation with undiminish- 
 ed influence for a period of twenty-two 
 years, is strong proof of his ability, and 
 of the efficiency and value of his work. 
 
 OUR THREE PASTORS. 
 
 If it were not for their presence with 
 us this evening it would be pleasant and 
 every way suitable to say a few words 
 in recognition of the kind providence, 
 which guided us to the choice of the 
 three pastois, who have been so well 
 qualified for the work to be done here. 
 The position of our church, in its early 
 years was in several respects a trying 
 one. Difficulties and dangers were to be 
 encountered, and without wise and able 
 leadership the enterprise might easily 
 
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have miscarried. We were warned by 
 friends that our church, by reason of its 
 freedom. might become a cave of Adullam. 
 That we have been piloted through the 
 adverse currents, and escaped both the 
 Scylla and the Charibdis, is due under 
 God, to the fact that all of our pastors 
 have been wise and prudent, as well as 
 able and devoted men. We can ask no 
 greater boon in this regard for the 
 future than that those who may succeed 
 them shall display a like prudence and 
 devotion. 
 
 DEACONS. 
 
 On Friday December 9, 1864, Messrs. 
 James Smith, Joseph B. Sheppard, John 
 Edmands and Joseph R. Gaut were 
 elected Deacons of the church without 
 any limit as to the term of office. On 
 Sunday, December 11, they were set 
 apart to that office by public religious 
 service. Of these Deacon Edmands is 
 the only survivor. At the annual meet- 
 ing in 1866 the church voted to elect two 
 additional deacons ; and in pursuance 
 of this action John H. Southworth and 
 Dr. James F. Stone were elected. Mr. 
 Southworth however declined to accept 
 the office. 
 
 At the annual meeting in January, 
 1873, as there was manifested a desire to 
 take some action respecting the tenure of 
 office of the diaconate Deacons Smith, 
 Sheppard, Edmands, Gaut and Stone ten- 
 dered their resignations in order that the 
 church, without embarrassment, might 
 take such action as might be deemed 
 best. Their resignations were accepted, 
 and it was then decided to elect six 
 deacons in classes of two, and for the 
 
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terms of three, two and one year re- 
 spectively : and James Smith and 
 John Edmands were elected for three 
 years ; Dr. J. F. Stone and Joseph B. 
 Sheppard for two years, and Charles 
 Burnham and William Campbell for one 
 year. On account of impaired health 
 Deacon Gaut declined a re-election. 
 In addition to those before mentioned 
 the following persons have held the 
 office of Deacon : Samuel A. Johnson. 
 Joseph W. Martin. Samuel A. Waters, 
 Xelson F. Evans, Theodore Bliss, Barton 
 F. Blake, Frank P. Pendletou, Thomas 
 F, Hammond, Leonard O. Smith, Edward 
 P. Hall, William W. Woodruff, Sr., 
 William H. Wanamaker. Sr., W. Bugbee 
 Smith and Daniel A. Waters. Of those 
 who have held the office : Messrs. James 
 Smith, Sheppard, Gaut. Burnham. Martin, 
 and S. A. Waters have deceased. 
 
 In 1892 the church voted to increase 
 the number of deacons to nine, to be 
 elected in classes of three, and for the 
 term of three years. At the same time 
 it was ordered that in the future the 
 Standing Committee should consist of 
 the Pastor, the Deacons and the Dea- 
 conesses. 
 
 DEACONESSES. 
 
 In 1892 the church provided in its 
 rules for the election of four deaconesses ; 
 and those first elected w r ere Mrs. Ellen 
 M. Edmands, Mrs. Ellen E. Dexter, Mrs. 
 Isabella M. Stone and Miss Mary J. 
 Jeniiison. B} T a change made last year 
 the number of deaconesses was increased 
 to six, to be elected in classes of two for 
 the term of three years. Those now 
 holding the office are Mrs. Ellen E. Dex- 
 
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ter, Mrs. Clarinda K. Edmands, Mrs. 
 Emma L. Plumb, Mrs. Kate R. Smith, 
 Mrs. Isabella M. Stone, and Mrs. Isabella 
 Wanamaker. Of those who have held 
 the office Mrs. Ellen M. Edmands has 
 deceased. 
 
 ORDINATION. 
 
 In 1869, Mr. George A. Hood, who was 
 under appointment by the American 
 Missionary Association to labor among 
 the colored people of the South, requested 
 this church to call a council for his ordi- 
 nation. In accordance with his request 
 the church on September 22 voted to 
 call a council ; and it met here on the 30 
 of September. The sermon was preached 
 by Rev. M. E. Strieby, D. D., and other 
 parts were taken by Rev. Edward Hawes 
 and Rev. George Hood, the father of the 
 candidate. Mr. Hood is now one of the 
 Secretaries of the Congregational Church 
 Building Society. 
 
 MEMORIAL NOTICES. 
 
 During these past years a large num- 
 ber of our associates and fellow-workers 
 have ceased from their labors and have 
 passed on into the home above. It would 
 be pleasant and very suitable for us, did 
 time allow, to recall their names here, 
 and to make mention of their work and 
 their worth. We can however make 
 individual mention of only a few of them. 
 Three of the four, who were first elected 
 to the office of Deacon Jas. Smith, J. B. 
 Sheppard, and Jos. R. Gaut have pass- 
 ed from us. Of those who have subse- 
 quently held the office Chas. Burnhani, 
 Joseph W. Martin, and Samuel A. 
 Waters have finished their work. We 
 
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remember, with gratitude, the stalwart 
 faith and devoted lives of these brethren. 
 
 DEACON SMITH. 
 
 It is every way proper that we pay a 
 special tribute to the worth and the ser- 
 vices of Deacon Smith. He was born on 
 a farm in Rutland, Mass., January 20, 
 1788, and removed to Leicester, Mass, in 
 1810, with all his worldly goods tied in 
 a pocket-handkerchief, having as his 
 only capital a clear head, an energetic 
 hand, a true and generous heart, and a 
 determined will. With his wife he made 
 confession of his faith in Christ, and 
 united with the church in Leicester in 
 1827. In 1836 he came to this city, and 
 until near the close of his life he con- 
 ducted a successful and lucrative busi- 
 ness. 
 
 It was at this time that the Congrega- 
 tional church was formed, which did so 
 large and blessed a work, under the 
 pastorate of Rev. Jno. Todd, D. D. He 
 entered into that work with intense 
 earnestness, and when that church suc- 
 cumbed to the adverse influences that 
 were working against it, he was most 
 deeply grieved. 
 
 When, in the course of Divine Provi- 
 dence, the way seemed to be prepared 
 for another attempt to plant Congrega- 
 tionalism in this city, he engaged heart- 
 ily and joyfully in the work. He gave 
 thought, labor and prayer and money to 
 the undertaking. It does not detract 
 from the credit due to others to say that 
 he was the father of the church ; that 
 without the aid he gave the church 
 could not have been established. 
 
 By earnest effort and honorable deal- 
 
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ing and the smile of heaven he had, at 
 the time this enterprise was undertaken, 
 acquired a fortune much beyond what 
 was demanded for his simple tastes and 
 habits, and he was ready as God's stew- 
 ard to use a good portion of it for the 
 advancement of Christ's Kingdom. 
 
 He was to a large extent the executor 
 of his own estate. As he acquired wealth, 
 he disbursed freely and wisely. Though 
 not a preacher of the gospel, he helped 
 forward into the ministry many young 
 men, who otherwise would not have been 
 able to enter the profession, and the 
 students in several colleges and semi- 
 naries, in the present and future genera- 
 tions, will have a better equipment for 
 their work, in consequence of his gifts. 
 
 His contributions toward the erection 
 of this church must have exceeded 
 $40,000. By his will and in special gifts 
 during his lifetime he contributed more 
 than $75,000 to various educational and 
 missionary objects, in addition to the 
 sums which annually passed through the 
 treasury of this church. 
 
 DR. WILLIAM GOODELL. 
 
 Some of the most precious memories 
 of the early time of the church cluster 
 about the presence with us of Eev. Dr. 
 and Mrs. Goodell. After their more than 
 forty years of fruitful and blessed mission 
 work in the Turkish Empire, they found 
 their physical strength inadequate to a 
 continuance of missionary labor, and 
 they came to make their home with their 
 son in this city. The} 7 were received 
 into this church, January 14, 1866. From 
 the very first his presence with us was a 
 benediction. He conducted a class for 
 
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Bible study in the Sunday School, and 
 made his influence strongly felt in the 
 prayer-meeting. 
 
 It was the general opinion that we had 
 never seen a happier Christian than he 
 was. Religion seemed very real to him 
 and heaven seemed very near. We re- 
 call an illustration of this at one of our 
 prayer-meetings. The hymn was sung, 
 " There is a happy land, far, far away." 
 He rose, and said, with animation, 
 " don't sing it that way, Heaven is not 
 far away." He broke out in a clear 
 strong voice and sang, " There is a happy 
 land, Not far away." His whole life 
 showed that he was habitually living 
 very near his future home. His stay 
 with us was all too short ; and before we 
 fully realized his worth to us, he passed 
 through the thin veil, that hid from his 
 eyes the heaven that had been so real to 
 him. We saw it, and we cried, " My 
 Father, My Father, the chariot of Israel 
 and the horsemen thereof." 
 
 MISSIONARIES. 
 
 It is pleasant on this occasion to re- 
 member that a number of persons who 
 have been trained here have gone forth 
 to do work for the Master as missionaries, 
 as ministers, arid as wives of ministers. 
 
 Miss Elsie M. Garretson united with 
 this church in 1875, and after making 
 herself useful here for five years, she re- 
 ceived an appointment from the ' ; Amer- 
 ican Board," and went as a missionary 
 to China in 1880. She was stationed for 
 some years at Kalgan, and in 1886 was 
 transferred to the Fouchou mission. 
 
 Miss Ada Haven, a sister of the wife 
 of our second pastor, though not actually 
 
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a member of this church, was for several 
 years an efficient worker with us. In 
 1879 she was appointed a missionary by 
 the " American Board," and has been 
 stationed during all this time at Pekin, 
 China. In an unusually short time she 
 acquired a command of the language, 
 and has had large and blessed success in 
 her chosen work. 
 
 Miss Susan La Flesche, who is of the 
 Sioux tribe of Indians, came to us from 
 Hampton Institute in 1887, and after 
 several years work and study here at the 
 Woman's Medical College, she returned 
 to the West to engage in labor for her 
 own people. She received an appoint- 
 ment from the U. S. Government as 
 physician and teacher at the Omaha 
 Agency. Subsequently she was appointed 
 by the Woman's National Indian Asso- 
 ciative Physician to the Omaha tribe. 
 Her zeal and devotion have outrun her 
 strength, and she has been forced to sus- 
 pend her work. 
 
 MINISTEES. 
 
 Mr. John I Forbes united with the 
 church in 1865, and subsequently became 
 a clergyman in the Protestant Episcopal 
 church. 
 
 Jno. C. Wilson came to us in 1880 
 from the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 and after a course of study in this city, 
 in Amherst and New Haven, he was or- 
 dained pastor of the First Church in 
 Stonington, Conn,, and is now settled in 
 Meriden, Conn. 
 
 Henry M. Bowden was trained in our 
 Sunday School and united with the 
 church in 1880, and was ordained pastor 
 of the church in Putney, Vermont, in 
 
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1886. He is now pastor of a flourishing 
 church in Braddock, Pa. 
 
 James R. Danforth, Jr., united with 
 this church in 1881, and studied at Am- 
 herst, and at the Theological Seminary 
 at New Haven. After another year's 
 study in Germany, he was ordained pas- 
 tor of the church in Mystic, Conn, on 
 October 25, 1892, where he is still preach- 
 ing. 
 
 William Gallagher came into the 
 church in 1870. After a short residence 
 here he pursued a course of study in the 
 Theological Seminary at Chicago, and 
 was ordained pastor of the church in 
 Bloomington, 111. in 1874. After several 
 years of pastoral service there, and in 
 Sycamore, 111., he became a teacher in 
 the Boston Latin school, and subsequent- 
 ly was elected principal of the Academy 
 at East Hampton, Mass., where he is 
 still doing most excellent work. 
 
 WIVES OF CLERGYMEN. 
 
 Several of the members of our church 
 have been called to occupy the position 
 of clergyman's wife. 
 
 Miss Maria Greene, who came to us in 
 1866, was married June 25. 1868 to Rev. 
 T. O. Douglass, who has been a pastor 
 and missionary superintendent, at the 
 West, and is now resident in Grinnell, 
 Iowa. 
 
 Miss Emily S. Pile, who joined the 
 church in 1867, was married to Rev. 
 Edward T. Bartlett, of the Protestant 
 Episcopal church, a distinguished orien- 
 tal scholar, and now a professor in the 
 Theological Seminary in West Philadel- 
 phia. 
 
 Miss Jennie A. Campbell, a daughter 
 
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of Deacon Wm. Campbell, united with 
 the church in 1872. After graduating 
 with the highest honors in her class, at 
 the Normal School of this city, she was 
 married to Kev. Charles Cutting, a pastor 
 in Connecticut and now residing in 
 Whitneyville, Conn. 
 
 Miss Mary I. Campbell united with 
 the church in 1872, She is also a 
 daughter of Deacon Wm. Campbell, and 
 like her sister graduated with highest 
 honors in her class at the Normal School. 
 On July 7, 1884, she was married to Rev. 
 H. M. Bowden, of this church, who is 
 now pastor of the Congregational church 
 in Braddock, Pa. 
 
 WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 
 
 The women of our church have not 
 been wholly unmindful of the opportuni- 
 ties for work that have opened to them 
 in these later days. 
 
 The " Woman's Foreign Missionary 
 Society," of our church, was organized in 
 1870, as the first branch of the Woman's 
 Board at Boston. After a time, by rea- 
 son of change in offices, it seemed expe- 
 dient to remove the headquarters to 
 Newark, N. J. ; and thus this society be- 
 came an auxiliary to the Philadelphia 
 branch. The membership has ranged 
 from 40 to 60, though not all of these 
 have taken an active interest in the 
 work. There have been times when the 
 small attendance at the meetings has 
 been very discouraging, but within a few 
 years there has been an improvement. 
 
 The amount of money raised, during 
 the existence of the society, has been 
 nearly $5,000, which has been appro- 
 priated through the treasury of the 
 
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Philadelphia branch, to the support of 
 the Girl's School at Aintab, the missions 
 in Mexico, and Japan, and, incidentally, 
 in other -directions. During the three 
 years of Mrs. Karmarkar's study in the 
 " Woman's Medical College," in this city, 
 the ladies of this church paid $4.00 per 
 week for her support. She has returned 
 to India to minister to the physical and 
 spiritual needs of her people. 
 
 The " Woman's Home Missionary 
 Society" was organized in January, 1889. 
 In the five years of its existence more 
 than 81,000 has been raised, and sent to 
 the different societies of our denomination. 
 Shipments of clothing and books have 
 been forwarded each year to families of 
 Home Missionaries, and to schools in 
 the South among the colored people, and 
 highlanders of Tennessee. More than 
 fifty ladies in the congregation have 
 mite-boxes and contribute five cents per 
 week, which goes to the salary fund of 
 the "Congregational Home Missionary 
 Society." 
 
 Under the name of the Ladies' Aid 
 Society and other previous names, the 
 women have labored with us in the 
 gospel most effectively. There have been 
 times in our history when the men seem- 
 ed to have exhausted their resources and 
 when the work would have come to a 
 standstill, but for the ready wit and the 
 unflagging energy of the women. In many 
 ways they have rendered valuable aid in 
 the accomplishment of objects that were 
 essential to the best spiritual work of the 
 church. 
 
 FINANCIAL. 
 
 Although ours cannot be called, in any 
 proper sense, a wealthy church, it pro- 
 
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bably compares favorably with others, in 
 the amount of money contributed for home 
 work, and for proper missionary pur- 
 poses. The amount raised for our church 
 building is about $140,000. For the 
 maintenance of our own home work, 
 there has been contributed $142,000. 
 
 For the several branches of missionary 
 w r ork, in which our church has been en- 
 gaged, at home or abroad, has been con- 
 tributed $100,000. 
 
 REVIVALS. 
 
 The religious life of the church has 
 been healthful and vigorous. There has 
 been on the part of many of the mem- 
 bers an earnest desire and purpose to 
 make the church a powerful agency, for 
 the building up of the Kingdom of Christ, 
 in this city, and throughout the world. 
 
 During these years there has been no 
 spasmodic excitement; nothing that in 
 the objectionable sense, in which the 
 word is sometimes used, that can be call- 
 ed a revival. But, in more than one 
 season there has been, on the part of 
 many, an unwonted tenderness olf feel- 
 ing, a quickened desire for the conver- 
 sion of souls, an earnest spirit of prayer, 
 and a readiness to engage in direct 
 spiritual work. We recall one such sea- 
 son of spiritual refreshment in the spring 
 of 1865, and another in the spring fol- 
 lowing. On both of these occasions the 
 church received accessions of those who 
 proved to be efficient workers. When 
 Mr. Moody was here in 1876, members 
 of our church were faithful and efficient 
 coadjutors in his work, and our member- 
 ship was considerably increased at that 
 time. Among those, who for the first 
 
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time came into the church was the 
 brother, who for the past fourteen years 
 has been our earnest and useful Sunday 
 School Superintendent. The year 1883 
 was also a year of the manifested pres- 
 ence of the Holy Spirit. At the March 
 communion in that year, twenty persons 
 made confession of their faith in Christ. 
 It may properly be said that the year 
 1887 was one of preparation. Dr. Ban- 
 forth seemed to feel the burden of souls 
 upon him, in an unusual degree ; and a 
 number of the members entered heartily 
 with him upon Christian work. Earnest 
 conferences were held during the year, 
 and the pastors of neighboring churches 
 w r ere consulted with reference to some 
 co-operation in Evangelistic work. This 
 suggestion was received with great favor, 
 and the result was an arrangement by 
 which Rev. B. Fay Mills was to conduct 
 a series of meetings here in January, 
 1888, with the co-operation of ten 
 churches in this neighborhood. The 
 churches associated in this work, besides 
 our own, were the " Fifth Baptist." 
 " Christ Reformed," u St. Matthews 
 Lutheran," " St. Matthias Episcopal," 
 " Spring Garden Methodist," " Trinity 
 Methodist," " Alexander Presbyterian," 
 " North Broad Street Presbyterian," and 
 " Olivet Presbyterian." It was agreed 
 that our church should be in some sense 
 the centre of the work ; all the week- 
 day evening meetings being held here. 
 As it was chiefly on Dr. Danforth's sug- 
 gestion and advice, that Mr. Mills was 
 t invited here, very naturally the heaviest 
 part of the burden of preparation for the 
 meetings, was laid upon his shoulders. 
 This was very kindly meant, but the 
 
result was most disastrous. Just at the 
 beginning of Mr. Mill's work here, Dr. 
 Danforth's health gave way, and he was 
 compelled to lie by, and see the sheaves 
 gathered in by other hands. For 
 abundant sheaves were gathered, and all 
 the churches were richly blessed. More 
 than seventy persons were received into 
 our church, on confession of faith, in 
 that year. One of the fruits of that work 
 of grace was the cementing together of 
 these ten churches, in such a blessed fel- 
 lowship as they had never before known. 
 The informal organization then made, 
 has been kept up and a number of de- 
 lightful and spiritually helpful meetings 
 have been held, and we hope to-morrow 
 evening, to have another manifestation 
 that the spirit of Christian unity, among 
 us at least, is still alive and active. 
 
 In this connection a word should be 
 said about the work of individual mem- 
 bers of our church outside of our parish, 
 and outside of our Congregational fold. 
 One of our members, now an efficient and 
 honored deaconess in the church, has 
 labored many years in charge of one of 
 the departments of a Sunday School for 
 colored people ; and several other mem- 
 bers have been helpers in the same school. 
 
 One of our number, now one of the 
 trustees of the church, has for a long 
 time been the secretary and an active 
 worker in the Sunday Breakfast Associa- 
 tions. 
 
 Our church has furnished a president 
 and several directors of both the Y. M. 
 C. A. and the Woman's Christian Asso- 
 ciations. 
 
 The W. C. T. U. and the Boy's Parlor 
 
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on Broad Street have engaged the active 
 services of several of our members. 
 
 One of our number has for several 
 years been one of the most acceptable 
 preachers at Girard College and at the 
 House of Refuge. Two small books which 
 he has prepared in the line of his work 
 as a teacher of the deaf, may safely be 
 recommended as valuable aids in the sim- 
 ple presentation of religious truth and 
 developing the meaning of the Lord's 
 Prayer. Two of our members are doing 
 the chief editorial work of the American 
 Sunday School Union, and several others 
 have been members of the Board of 
 Directors. 
 
 CONCLUSION. 
 
 Standing now upon the threshold of 
 the second tri-decade of our history, and 
 remembering that we are not here pri- 
 marily as Congregationalists. but as 
 soldiers of one great army, enlisted under 
 the banner of the Lord Jesus Christ, 
 banded together for the executing of his 
 great command to evangelize the nations, 
 looking over the failures and successes 
 of the past, and trying to comprehend 
 the problems that are set before us to 
 solve, trying to understand just what 
 the Great Head of the church wants us 
 to do, for the spiritual and physical well- 
 being of the un-churched multitudes 
 about us, in this city, and in the wide 
 world, if we gird ourselves afresh in the 
 spirit of the Master, and so dedicate our- 
 selves to the work before us, that those 
 who have toiled and suffered here, shall 
 not have toiled and suffered in vain, it 
 will not be without profit that we hold 
 these memorial services. 
 
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PKESS OF 
 
 EDW. E. HAYES & CO., 
 147 N. 12TH STBBET, 
 
 PHILADELPHIA.