A history of the Harriet Hollond Memorial Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pa. . es until the pulpit shouldPASTOR be filled. Steps were at oncetaken to secure a pastor. Severalcommittees, consisting of representative menof the congregation, visited nearby cities tohear able ministers ; a number of clergymen,who were preaching as supplies in other pul-pits in this city, were also heard. No recom-mendations, however, were made. Dr. George Edward Martin preached twice in our pulpit on Sunday, April 24,1898. He also conducted both services on DR. MARTIN Sunday, May ist. At a congre- CALLED gat
A history of the Harriet Hollond Memorial Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pa. . es until the pulpit shouldPASTOR be filled. Steps were at oncetaken to secure a pastor. Severalcommittees, consisting of representative menof the congregation, visited nearby cities tohear able ministers ; a number of clergymen,who were preaching as supplies in other pul-pits in this city, were also heard. No recom-mendations, however, were made. Dr. George Edward Martin preached twice in our pulpit on Sunday, April 24,1898. He also conducted both services on DR. MARTIN Sunday, May ist. At a congre- CALLED gational meeting held in the chapel on the loth of May, he received a unanimous call to the pastorate. Messrs. William L. Cooke, William J. Barr, Charles A. Hoehling, John Russell and Daniel J. Weaver, were appointed commissioners to present the call to Presbytery. Dr. Miller preached his last sermon on Sun-day evening, June 5th, his subject being, Into Thine Hands. PsalmDR. MILLERS 31 ; 5. The church was filledSE^RMON with a deeply interested and at-tentive congregation. This serv-. William J. Bai OLD LEADERS AND NEW 141 ice witnessed the close of a long and faithfulministr3^ On Sunday morning, June 12th, Dr. Martinagain preached, and at this service an-nounced his acceptance of theDr. MARTINS Call which had been extended toACCEPTANCE him by the congregation ; itbeing understood that he wouldnot enter upon his pastoral work until Sep-tember. Dr. J. B. Brandt, pastor of the Tyler PlacePresbyterian Church, St. Louis, Mo., hadcharge of the work during the month of July,and by his genial, kindly nature made manyfriends among the people. He received valu-able assistance from the Rev. Harry W. Bloch,who was very helpful both in the church andschool work during the summer. After departure, the pulpit was supplied bythe Rev. Harry Bloch, Dr. Frederick J. Stan-ley, of Atlantic City, N. J., Dr. C. S. Sargent,of St. Louis, Mo., Rev. A. B. Robinson, editorof the Church at Home and
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