A history of the Harriet Hollond Memorial Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pa. . , our dear pastor, Dr. Boardman, lookingover the two schools brought together in theTenth Church, would often remark that astranger would not be able to tell which wasthe church school and which the mission. The change in the neighborhood was alsoquite as marked. When I first took a class, itwas considered unsafe for the lady teachers togo alone, and as Mr. Wurts was very desirousthat each family should be visited, it requiredno little courage to carry out his men, most untidy houses, and occa-s
A history of the Harriet Hollond Memorial Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pa. . , our dear pastor, Dr. Boardman, lookingover the two schools brought together in theTenth Church, would often remark that astranger would not be able to tell which wasthe church school and which the mission. The change in the neighborhood was alsoquite as marked. When I first took a class, itwas considered unsafe for the lady teachers togo alone, and as Mr. Wurts was very desirousthat each family should be visited, it requiredno little courage to carry out his men, most untidy houses, and occa-sional fights with brickbats, etc., were en-countered, but it was not so very long beforeall this was changed, and a great improvementseen in the character and appearance of theneighborhood. Dr. Rice was born April 30th, 1817, at Low- ville. New York. He was graduated from Wesleyan University, Middle- wiLLARD town, Connecticut, in 1837. He MARTIN RICE i. *. • 1 • xi. i. D D was tutor in languages in that University from the time of his graduation until 1840, when he became the. REV. W. M. Rice, D. D. (1896) BIOGRAPHICAIv SKETCHES 199 principal of a classical school in Philadelphia—a position he continued to hold until 1856,when he assumed charge of the MoyamensingMission of the Tenth Presbyterian years later, the Mission developed intothe Moyamensing Presbyterian Church, andDr. Rice became the first pastor. He remainedin charge until 1863, when he resigned to be-come the pastor of the Fourth PresbyterianChurch, where he stayed until 1874 ; in thatyear he received and accepted a call fromTrinity Church, Berwyn, Pa., where he re-mained until 1876. The following action was taken by thecongregation of the Moyamensing Church, Oc-tober, 14th, 1863, on the resignation of : Resolved, That in uniting with Mr. Ricein his request, we do so with a deep sense ofhis faithful labors and patient sacrifices in ourbehalf. Resolved, That in the harmony and lovewhich should
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