L'Agenda 1901 . etion and occupancyof the new house of worship at West Chester, Pa. His secondpastorate led the semi-rural Bloomingdale Baptist Church outinto the Metropolitan power and position of the Central BaptistChurch of New York City. His third pastorate led the Baptist Church of Brooklyn, N. Y., from a small, uuin-fluential body to one of the largest and best organizations of thatCity of Churches. His fourth pastorate witnessed the completionand occupancy of the new house of the Baptist Church atLewisburg, Pa. His last pastorate gathered a new company ofdisciples into the
L'Agenda 1901 . etion and occupancyof the new house of worship at West Chester, Pa. His secondpastorate led the semi-rural Bloomingdale Baptist Church outinto the Metropolitan power and position of the Central BaptistChurch of New York City. His third pastorate led the Baptist Church of Brooklyn, N. Y., from a small, uuin-fluential body to one of the largest and best organizations of thatCity of Churches. His fourth pastorate witnessed the completionand occupancy of the new house of the Baptist Church atLewisburg, Pa. His last pastorate gathered a new company ofdisciples into the Park Avenue Baptist Church of Plain field,N. J., and housed them in a new and beautiful edifice. Every community in which he worked felt his power. He ?44 had opinions on all worthy subjects—civic, political, educational,religious—and he had the courage to state them frankly, and theskill to state them wisely. In the early days of his ministry,before and during the Civil War, his voice uttered no uncertain. DR. RcjHKRT ].i IWRV, sound. He was pronounced and effective in deeds also. Theorganization of the Long Island Baptist Association was largelydue to his influence. In a period of jeopardy he successfullysuperintended the Fourth Ward Mission of New York City, and 145 broug^ht it into large success. As moderator or secretary ofcouncils, associations, conferences, as conductor of conventions,as president of miscellaneous organizations, and as a participantin numberless public gatherings, he was always masterful. Mismoulding or guiding hand was ever welcomed, and its impresswas for abiding good. As Professor of belles-lettres at Bucknell University from1869 to 1875 he did splendid work. His metropolitan spiritinjected itself into what was seemingly sinking into a backwoodsinstitution, and gave a decided impulse in the direction ofsubsequent prosperity. As a co-worker in the faculty the entireforce recognized his wisdoin and skill, while the classes he taughtfelt his perfecti
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