. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. ed to be the height of presumption, in a com-parative stripling like me, to attempt standing in his had indeed occurred to me before, but was overruled, inpart, by the encouragement of those venerable ministers ofChrist, with whom I had consulted. In approaching the placeof my future labour it returned, however, with accumulatedforce. I was going among strangers, who had perhaps been tooprecipitate in their call of me, to a congregation then said tonumber three hundred fa
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. ed to be the height of presumption, in a com-parative stripling like me, to attempt standing in his had indeed occurred to me before, but was overruled, inpart, by the encouragement of those venerable ministers ofChrist, with whom I had consulted. In approaching the placeof my future labour it returned, however, with accumulatedforce. I was going among strangers, who had perhaps been tooprecipitate in their call of me, to a congregation then said tonumber three hundred families: to a very intelligent people, whohad long had the gospel preached to them in the demonstrationof the Spirit and power. I apprehended that I might soonbreak down, with labour and anxiety. It was then too late toretreat. I entered the city, therefore, with strong emotion, muchconflict, and prayer. But the young minister was greatly reassured whenhe, with his family, was conducted to the home whichthe officers of the church had prepared for him. Itwas just across from the church, the house still stand-. FERGUSON Mel LI AINE Over thirty years Elder and Trustee of the church, whiburied in the churchyard From a portrait in possession of the church.
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