. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. ydesired as a successor of Dr. John Ewing in the provost-ship of the University of Pennsylvania, but the Epis-copal influence prevailed for one of their Thesewere prophecies of the great work which his riper yearswere to bring to the cause of higher education. In hisfiftieth year, which proved to be the fulness of hisprime, he was called from the pastorate to become presi-dent of Rutgers College, which position he held forsome sixteen years, at the same time teaching moralphil
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. ydesired as a successor of Dr. John Ewing in the provost-ship of the University of Pennsylvania, but the Epis-copal influence prevailed for one of their Thesewere prophecies of the great work which his riper yearswere to bring to the cause of higher education. In hisfiftieth year, which proved to be the fulness of hisprime, he was called from the pastorate to become presi-dent of Rutgers College, which position he held forsome sixteen years, at the same time teaching moralphilosophy and theology. After a splendid, fruitful service, rendered almost1 Journal. 134 History of Old Pine Street. continuously through fifty-two years, he retired toStaten Island, where the close of his life was like thegoing down of the sun on a perfect day. His sick-chamber was the verge of Heaven. * On September22, 1852, his birthday, the door of the Fathers houseopened to him. The next day his wife followed their bodies were laid to Allens American Biographical Dictionary, page
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