Centennial celebration of the United Presbyterian (the old white) Church of building 1797-1897 : Salem, Washington County NY, November 9th, 1897 . rich fruitage, may beonly an earnest or first-fruit of a glorious future. Very tnily, James B. Scouller. « « « « Next we have a contribution from the pen of , a child of Dr. Halley, the fifth of the nine pastorswho have had charge of the congregation in one hundredand thirty years: Albany, N. Y., Nov. 6, Friends : The very cordial invitation of your committee, urging mypresence at the services commemorating the centennial of the W
Centennial celebration of the United Presbyterian (the old white) Church of building 1797-1897 : Salem, Washington County NY, November 9th, 1897 . rich fruitage, may beonly an earnest or first-fruit of a glorious future. Very tnily, James B. Scouller. « « « « Next we have a contribution from the pen of , a child of Dr. Halley, the fifth of the nine pastorswho have had charge of the congregation in one hundredand thirty years: Albany, N. Y., Nov. 6, Friends : The very cordial invitation of your committee, urging mypresence at the services commemorating the centennial of the White Church building, is at hand. I wish to thank you,most sincerely, for this kind remembrance ; and were it possiblefor me to be absent from home on the day you have chosen forthis service, be assured that nothing would give me morepleasure than to be with you. I have a warm place in my heartfor the Salem people and the old White Church, for Iremember that that Church was my fathers first charge in thiscountry, and it was there that he gave so many of the youngeryears of his life. While circumstances will prevent my acceptance of your. REV. EBENEZER HALLEV, D. OF OLD WHITE CHURCH. 83 polite invitation, I shall certainly remember the event andpray for the continual increase of the old Church and its goodpeople. Again thanking you, I remain, Very truly yours, Fanny Hart Halley Wiles. « « « « Mrs. Wiles was not born in Salem; her brother, Eben Halley, had his birth place here. Taken in theprime of manhood from earth to heaven, he shall be keptin remembrance by these words of regret and affectionwritten by his bereaved wife: Dear Friends : I have just received the note of invitation from the com-mittee of the *White Church building, and beg leave to thankthem most kindly and warmly for their desire that I should bepresent at their interesting exercises. It would give me more pleasure than I can express to be inSalem on November 9th. I have heard from D
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