. Presbyterian Monthly, The (Jan. - Dec. 1868) . Second, the Evangelist and Congrega-tion ; Third, the organized Church. Andnow a larger house of worship was need-ed. This need was met by one large-souled man, the late M. W. Baldwin, atwhose cost a handsome church waserected, capable of accommodating eighthundred persons. Its corner-stone waslaid on an ever-memorable day to Phila- delphia, July 2nd, 18G3, whilst the armiesof Union and of Secession were in deadlystrife at Gettysburgh. The church isin a locality built up with small housesfor mechanics and laborers, and Deurs efforts have
. Presbyterian Monthly, The (Jan. - Dec. 1868) . Second, the Evangelist and Congrega-tion ; Third, the organized Church. Andnow a larger house of worship was need-ed. This need was met by one large-souled man, the late M. W. Baldwin, atwhose cost a handsome church waserected, capable of accommodating eighthundred persons. Its corner-stone waslaid on an ever-memorable day to Phila- delphia, July 2nd, 18G3, whilst the armiesof Union and of Secession were in deadlystrife at Gettysburgh. The church isin a locality built up with small housesfor mechanics and laborers, and Deurs efforts have been mainlyamong this class. From them he hasgathered his congregation. Whilstthrifty, industrious, and intelligent citi 38 Presbyterian Monthly. [February,. zens spring from this class, and increasein wealth and social power, the Church,as a body, is not possessed of largemeans 5 it is a congregation mainlyof working men, such as we wish to seemultiplied indefinitely in our cities. Deurs had, especially in the earlieryears of the enterprise, means furnishedhim for aiding the poor, and has stillmore aided them by his unvarying sym-pathy, and unwearied visits and following schedule gives an epi-tome of the figures of his work—not ofits spirit. Statistics from July 1st, 1858, to Dec. 31st,1807. Bap- c >> c31) —? J-. c3 03 3 * 5 tized. a, 3 +2 3 oined Ch. * > KO,^ 2 02 < 8 3 ^hJ 111 2,007 559 4 21 1 16 58 ... 1,944 783 I 5 33 20 89 .. 1861*. 765 328 5 34 ... 6 47 ... 1,469 772 5 24 ... 28 27 ... 186 1,428 678 11 54 ... 24 45 8 1,432 702 19 30 1 34 23 13 1,865 1079 22 72 7 41 67 14 is.;.;... 1,931 1336 17 61
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