. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. ved thatthe love of the spirit would conquer all evil. He hadnot the slightest doubt that the Lord had led himto the rich field of promise that opened before him. Hegave himself wholly to these things. The people wereunited, hopeful, and devoted. He began with a Ses-sion of able, spiritual men, whose worth he knew, andwhose services he had the wisdom and skill to use tothe full measure. These were Ferguson Mcllvaine,an honored father in the church; William Smiley, aman of gentle and
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. ved thatthe love of the spirit would conquer all evil. He hadnot the slightest doubt that the Lord had led himto the rich field of promise that opened before him. Hegave himself wholly to these things. The people wereunited, hopeful, and devoted. He began with a Ses-sion of able, spiritual men, whose worth he knew, andwhose services he had the wisdom and skill to use tothe full measure. These were Ferguson Mcllvaine,an honored father in the church; William Smiley, aman of gentle and exceedingly conscientious spirit;James Stuart, the friend of the poor, and a man mightyin prayer; William Nassau, ever ready for perils andendurance; Wiliam B. Duffield, M. D., who possessedthe spirit of his forbears; John W. Scott, studious andprogressive; and Jacob Mitchell, patient and ready tobear any burden. The Board of Trustees, including,indeed, most of these elders, was well organized, andthe minutes clearly indicate that they were not at allbelow the Session in ability and fidelity to the
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