Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time : being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania ... . yRev. Mr. Weyman until 1723, and by Rev. John Urmston. Thebishop of London not having sent any one to minister, the churchcalled Rev. Dr. Richard Welton in July, 1724, who officiateduntil his departure to Portugal in January, 1726. The pulpitwas filled by Rev. Robert Weyman, Rev. Jonas Lidman, andRev. Mr. Holbrook until the arrival of Rev. Archibald Cum-mings in September, 1
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time : being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania ... . yRev. Mr. Weyman until 1723, and by Rev. John Urmston. Thebishop of London not having sent any one to minister, the churchcalled Rev. Dr. Richard Welton in July, 1724, who officiateduntil his departure to Portugal in January, 1726. The pulpitwas filled by Rev. Robert Weyman, Rev. Jonas Lidman, andRev. Mr. Holbrook until the arrival of Rev. Archibald Cum-mings in September, 1726. He was sent out by the bishop, andwas active and successful. Under his pastorate, the next yearwas commenced an addition of thirty-three feet to the west endand the foundation for a steeple. In September, 1728, it wasresolved to buy an organ, imported by Lodowick Sprogell, fortwo hundred pounds. This one was superseded in 1766 by anew one at a cost of five hundred pounds, built in this city byWilliam Firing; this served for seventy years, or until 1837,when a very fine instrument with sixteen hundred pipes, builtby Henry Erben of New York, was placed there. In 1735, Rev. Richard Peters came from London. He had. Christ Church. 195 studied law for seven years in the Temple, and two years of thecivil law. But his honesty and candor made the law un-pleasant to him, and induced him to assume the clergymansgown. He had been unfortunate in his first marriage at theearly age of fourteen, and had left his first wife, who was un-worthy of him. Upon her supposed decease he had marriedagain, but, hearing that she was still living, he left for thiscountry. He assisted Rev. Mr. Cummings for six months, buton account of disagreements he resigned in May, 1736. He be-came secretary of the governors Council, and was employed inseveral offices of trust under the Proprietaries. He is alluded toseveral times in this work as Secretary Peters. In September,1762, he resigned his civil offices and
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