The Presbyterian church of Frankford, 1770-1920 . )terian Church of Frankford where he Hngered a few days and passed to hiseternal reward. His last words upon the publicplatform, uttered in this church, were an exhorta-tion to youth which will outlive his memory: Young man, keep your record clean. Severalyears afterward, when the church auditorium wasrenovated, the boards from the old platform weretaken by Mr. Joseph S. Warnick, Sr., and convertedinto canes, for which there was a wide demand be-cause of the fact that it was from this platform thatMr, Gough made his last public address. Theyfou
The Presbyterian church of Frankford, 1770-1920 . )terian Church of Frankford where he Hngered a few days and passed to hiseternal reward. His last words upon the publicplatform, uttered in this church, were an exhorta-tion to youth which will outlive his memory: Young man, keep your record clean. Severalyears afterward, when the church auditorium wasrenovated, the boards from the old platform weretaken by Mr. Joseph S. Warnick, Sr., and convertedinto canes, for which there was a wide demand be-cause of the fact that it was from this platform thatMr, Gough made his last public address. Theyfound their way into the homes of many of thefamilies of the The Rev. John Baker Laird, CHAPTER V TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF FRUITFUL MINISTRY One generation shall praise thy work to another, andshall declare thy mighty acts. In approaching the task of recording the events ofthe past twenty-five years, the writer is conscious ofthe fact that the narrative must necessarily be heldwithin certain limitations. While Doctor Lairds pastorate of a quarter of acentury will be appropriately recognized as a part ofthe anniversary exercises, in May, 1920, the story ofthe unprecedented progress of the church under hisleadership should be fully recorded. It is fitting alsothat recognition should be given to the larger workof the Kingdom in which he has had such a promi-nent part. If Dr. Lairds wishes were consulted, this chapterwould contain a very simple record of the eventsconnected with the progress of the church since1895, but the writer feels a sense of responsibility tothe congregation in embracing this opportunity toexpressing our appreciation of the
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