A history of the Harriet Hollond Memorial Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pa. . t an idler in the marketplace, I was glad of an opportunity to workfor Christ, even in so unpromising a field. One Sabbath in October we met in theschool room with a few of the teachers of theold school and the matter was again talkedover most earnestly and most prayerfully. Itwas finally determined that, if we could gainpermission from the proper authorities in themother church, we would re-open the schooland see if a determined purpose, along withthe help of God, would not bring the successwhich we coveted;
A history of the Harriet Hollond Memorial Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pa. . t an idler in the marketplace, I was glad of an opportunity to workfor Christ, even in so unpromising a field. One Sabbath in October we met in theschool room with a few of the teachers of theold school and the matter was again talkedover most earnestly and most prayerfully. Itwas finally determined that, if we could gainpermission from the proper authorities in themother church, we would re-open the schooland see if a determined purpose, along withthe help of God, would not bring the successwhich we coveted; and that the dead shouldbe made to rise and walk. We did not wish to make an experiment—that had been done already—we wanted to dothe thing. Notice was given at once, throughthe teachers and a few scholars who had comein to see what was to be done, that therewould be school in that place the next Sundayand every Sunday thereafter; and that every-body was invited to come, and to bring otherswith them. In the meanwhile. Miss Estabrook,Miss Penrose and myself were to see the au-. iss Lyoia S. Penrose THE NEW LIFE 29 thorities and win them over to let us have thebuilding. Knowing well the good men whohad the matter in charge, we did not antici-pate any real difficulty. With two such brave, faithful, self-forget-ting souls as these back of the enterprise, tosuggest, to insist, to have heart and courageenough for all that had little or none, diffi-culties vanished and hope was born wherethere had been only despair before. We were allowed to try the experiment,as it was called, but those who gave the per-mission gave it without the least faith in theworld that any more would come of it thanhad already come—that is, absolute and piti-able failure. But we had other ideas, and werethe more determined to make not failure butsuccess of the trial, if God would help, and ofthat we had not the least doubt. The place was not a pleasant and cheerfulone to which to invite children. An aban
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