Lutheran landmarks and pioneers in America : a series of sketches of colonial times . t was not long before they had built oneof the largest and finest churches in America. PastorRudman led the way and proposed to replace the blockhouse at Wicaco with a large and substantial house ofworship. The location of the Wicaco Church in Rud-mans judgment was the most suitable and convenientfor the people. His choice, however, met with much oppo-sition as many of the Swedes had become so closely at-tached to the church on Tinicum Island, that they weredetermined that the new edifice should be there or n
Lutheran landmarks and pioneers in America : a series of sketches of colonial times . t was not long before they had built oneof the largest and finest churches in America. PastorRudman led the way and proposed to replace the blockhouse at Wicaco with a large and substantial house ofworship. The location of the Wicaco Church in Rud-mans judgment was the most suitable and convenientfor the people. His choice, however, met with much oppo-sition as many of the Swedes had become so closely at-tached to the church on Tinicum Island, that they weredetermined that the new edifice should be there or no-where. Rudman felt that this would be a great people failed to agree among themselves and lost awhole year in discussions and dissensions. Rudmangave up in despair and left his parish, finding a refuge inthe home of his colleague Biorck at Christina. Theyexchanged pulpits. It happened that Biorck preached onthe tenth Sunday after Trinity, when taking for his sub-ject the one suggested by the gospel of the day, Christweeping over Jerusalem, he touched and moved the 62. Gloria Dei, Philadelphia THE OLDEST PLACE OF WORSHIP IN PHILADELPHIA unyielding hearts of Rudmans parishioners. They agreedto leave the selection of the site to the three Swedishministers, whom we have learned to know by name, andpledged themselves to abide by their decision. Wicacowas unanimously selected. The choice was a wise was a prominent location, as near Philadelphia as thehomes of the Swedes would allow, and in full view of theDelaware River, where every incoming ship could easilysee the church that would be built there. A burial placehad already been begun on the site. Rudman was encouraged and lost no time in beginningthe work of building the church. He could not equal thework done at Christina because the beautiful blue granitewas wanting; still for the time the edifice he succeeded inerecting attracted much attention. It was of the samedimensions as the Christina Church, thirty by
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