Chester County and its people .. . a 1848 1850 n 1850 1853 (I 1853 1863 Wm. W. Eachus, 1808 a 1869 Archimides Eobb, 1869 a 1876 Levis Peunock, Jr., 1876 a 1880 Abraham Gibbons, 1880 a 1894 John P. Edge, 1894 a date. SECRETARIES. Enoch Harlan, from 1840 to 1863 Caleb H. Bradley, (I 1863 (( 1880 Isaac Spackman, t( 1880 a 1895 Briutou Cooper, Asst, a 1880 a 1895 B. P. Cooper, Secy, (C 1895 it date. Thos. Speckman, Asst Secy, a 1895 it date TREASURERS. Amos Fredd, from 1840 to 1841 Morris Cope, a 1841 a 1844 AND ITS PEOPLE. 735 Jos. M. Thompson, Henry G. Thomas, John A. Eeynolds, Dr. fTiarles Hust
Chester County and its people .. . a 1848 1850 n 1850 1853 (I 1853 1863 Wm. W. Eachus, 1808 a 1869 Archimides Eobb, 1869 a 1876 Levis Peunock, Jr., 1876 a 1880 Abraham Gibbons, 1880 a 1894 John P. Edge, 1894 a date. SECRETARIES. Enoch Harlan, from 1840 to 1863 Caleb H. Bradley, (I 1863 (( 1880 Isaac Spackman, t( 1880 a 1895 Briutou Cooper, Asst, a 1880 a 1895 B. P. Cooper, Secy, (C 1895 it date. Thos. Speckman, Asst Secy, a 1895 it date TREASURERS. Amos Fredd, from 1840 to 1841 Morris Cope, a 1841 a 1844 AND ITS PEOPLE. 735 Jos. M. Thompson, Henry G. Thomas, John A. Eeynolds, Dr. fTiarles Huston, Levis Pennock, Jr., Alexander Mode, Wm. H. Ridgway, John M. Lindsay, of Bryn Mawr, appointed a receiver in 1857,and surveyor in 1862, still holds both positions, having served fora longer term than any other of the present officers. Moses Rambo was elected manager in 1869, and still holdsthe office. PEOPLE. <( 1844 (( 1854 ct 1854 « 1867 tt 1867 « 1874 (I 1874 a 1881 « 1881 i< 1887 « 1887 i< 1894 u 1894 u date. 43. CHAPTER XVIll. RELIGION. CHAPTER XVIII. RELIGION—THE EARLIEST CHURCHES—NAMES OF PASTORS—THEIR METHODS OF INSTRUCTION—THE FRIENDS—THEIR VARIOUS SOCIETIES—DIVISION IN THEIR RANKS — THE CATHOLICS—THEIR GROWTH AND PRESENT STRENGTH —THE PRESBYTERIANS—BAPTISTS—METHODISTS— EPISCOPALIANS—REV. MR. USSHER—LUTHERANS—OTHER DENOMINATIONS — SUNDAY-SCHOOLS — CHARACTER OF PASTORS—BUILDINGS AND STATISTICS. IN writing the history of religion in Chester County it is notdeemed necessarj to go fui-ther back into the history of the Prov-ince of than about the time when WiJliam Pennlanded upon the Delaware, in 1082. Tben tliere were churches atChristina, New Castle, Wicaco and Tinicum. The church at Chris-tina was built soon after the arrival of Minuit, the date of whichhas already- been given. Kev. lieorus Torkillus was the first min-ister to begin the performance of his duties, probably in 1040. Ahandsome frame church bui
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