Centennial history of the First Presbyterian church of Easton, Pennsylvania : 1811-1911 . mmodation of those who shunned facingthe congregation from the front. The place where the additionjoined the old audience room was plainly marked by a step orrise of 7 inches and those occupying the new pews could see overthe heads of those in front of them and all faced South, justthe reverse of what it is to-day. Twenty-eight pews were gain-ed on the main floor, rated in value from 60 to 120 the enlargement worship was conducted in the 3rdStreet Reformed Church through the Christian court
Centennial history of the First Presbyterian church of Easton, Pennsylvania : 1811-1911 . mmodation of those who shunned facingthe congregation from the front. The place where the additionjoined the old audience room was plainly marked by a step orrise of 7 inches and those occupying the new pews could see overthe heads of those in front of them and all faced South, justthe reverse of what it is to-day. Twenty-eight pews were gain-ed on the main floor, rated in value from 60 to 120 the enlargement worship was conducted in the 3rdStreet Reformed Church through the Christian courtesy of theboards of the German Lutheran and German Reformedchurches, who owned the building conjointly. Here I may re-mark that I have read in our archives the correspondence be-tween the trustees of our church and the official boards of thetwo congregations worshiping in the 3rd Street church : and itis extremely gratifying to note the beautiful expressions of Chris-tian fraternity that made our congregation welcome to occupytheir house for the worship of cur common Lord and The Original Church. Front view from the South East 1846. 15 This enlargement imposed on our congregation a debt, forthe extinguishment of which the trustees issued notes or certifi-cates of indebtedness of the face value of $ each, bearinginterest at rate of 4 per cent, per annum. Forty-eight of thesenotes were sold, yielding $ In 1846 the congregation was again found too large for thebuilding; and to make room the church was built out 12 feet tothe building line in front on Bushkill Street as at present. Thebuilding committee consisted of Messrs. George W. Housel,John Dickson, James McKeen and Joseph Dawes. $1, weresubscribed for the alteration. Twenty-one new pews were gain-ed, of a value ranging from $ to $ each. Duringthe improvement worship was conducted in Christs LutheranChurch, corner 4th and Ferry Streets through the Christiankindness of that church; acknow
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