. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. The Pastorate of Ezra Stiles Ely (1814-1835). Dr. Elys pastorate began September 7, 1814, whenhe was installed, and extended to May 16, 1835, whenPresbytery dissolved this pastoral relation that hadbeen so full of peace and joy. He continued, however,to hold the position of pastor for about a year afterhis resignation. This is explained by the fact that hehad offered his resignation to the church in order thatthere might be no interregnum between his retirementand the next pastorate
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. The Pastorate of Ezra Stiles Ely (1814-1835). Dr. Elys pastorate began September 7, 1814, whenhe was installed, and extended to May 16, 1835, whenPresbytery dissolved this pastoral relation that hadbeen so full of peace and joy. He continued, however,to hold the position of pastor for about a year afterhis resignation. This is explained by the fact that hehad offered his resignation to the church in order thatthere might be no interregnum between his retirementand the next pastorate. It is to be remembered alsothat he served as a probationer or supply almost con-tinuously for about fourteen months before his installa-tion. So that he really exercised pastoral care overOld Pine Street for twenty-three years. His serviceas supply, in the light of the years that followed, seemsa remarkable providence. It put him in possession ofthorough knowledge of the people, and of the peculiarlydifficult conditions with which he had to deal. We herefind the explanation, no doubt, of the remarkable be
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