. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. wasthen put, Will the congregation concur in the call toMr. Alexander? which was carried without a dissent-ing voice. This call was put into the hands of on July seventh. With grateful thanks, ina most pleasing, thoughtful letter the call was this letter we find the remark, You can generallyobtain those ministers whom you choose from anypart of the country. With deep disappointment thecongregation tried to turn to some other man. Butafter six months, they se
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. wasthen put, Will the congregation concur in the call toMr. Alexander? which was carried without a dissent-ing voice. This call was put into the hands of on July seventh. With grateful thanks, ina most pleasing, thoughtful letter the call was this letter we find the remark, You can generallyobtain those ministers whom you choose from anypart of the country. With deep disappointment thecongregation tried to turn to some other man. Butafter six months, they sent another long letter to , begging that he would not think it im-proper for them to intreat him to take their call underconsideration again; but he could not be moved fromhis conviction that his post of duty was with the con-gregation which he was then serving. This was thecongregation left vacant when John Blair Smith cameto Pine Street. It was during this year of 1797 that the question ofvehicles disturbing public worship was agitated. PineStreet Church appealed to one of the chief offenders. THE CHAIN Which was stretched across Pine Street to prevent the passingof vehicles during hours of worship ? Deposited with the Presbyterian Historical Society.
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