. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. ? one ? THE COMMUNION SERVICE Made of sterling silver in 180/. Pastorate of Archibald Alexander. 149 We have this most pleasing tribute to his people fromhis own pen: They are remarkable for attachment totheir minister, and for affection to one another. Thereis not a person in the congregation who is not friendlyto warm, evangelical preaching, and this they must havefresh from the mint, for they are greater enemies to thereading of sermons than the Virginians themselves.,1This means
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. ? one ? THE COMMUNION SERVICE Made of sterling silver in 180/. Pastorate of Archibald Alexander. 149 We have this most pleasing tribute to his people fromhis own pen: They are remarkable for attachment totheir minister, and for affection to one another. Thereis not a person in the congregation who is not friendlyto warm, evangelical preaching, and this they must havefresh from the mint, for they are greater enemies to thereading of sermons than the Virginians themselves.,1This means that the pastor controlled his people throughan educated conscience. The sessional minutes contain repeated descriptionsof the Communion, which was still celebrated twice ayear. When the Communion occurred at the time ofthe meeting of General Assembly, many members ofthat body were present. It can be imagined how thiswould increase both the size of the congregation and theimpressiveness of the service. We regret that we havenot space to give the pen-pictures that have been drawnof the church at that time, the tables spread with whitelinen, the sexton, a prominent figu
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