The centennial of the New York avenue Presbyterian church : Washington, , 1803-1903 . ^ I said, I believe what you say is true. I said that privately ;I wish to say it here in public. Other men labored and ye have entered into theirlabors. Will you let me read six lines from a sermonthat I preached twenty-three years ago, and you will seewhy I wish to read it? Just before this church wasorganized, the Rev. Dr. P. D. Gurley, who was foryears a faithful minister of the Lord Jesus Christ in thiscity, building up, filling and crowding the New YorkAvenue Church, holding that large congregation
The centennial of the New York avenue Presbyterian church : Washington, , 1803-1903 . ^ I said, I believe what you say is true. I said that privately ;I wish to say it here in public. Other men labored and ye have entered into theirlabors. Will you let me read six lines from a sermonthat I preached twenty-three years ago, and you will seewhy I wish to read it? Just before this church wasorganized, the Rev. Dr. P. D. Gurley, who was foryears a faithful minister of the Lord Jesus Christ in thiscity, building up, filling and crowding the New YorkAvenue Church, holding that large congregation to-gether during all the trials and scenes of the Civil War,turned it over to his successor the largest and most. William A. Bartlett, D. D. THE CENTENNIAL EXERCISES. 145 important congregation in Washington—this represent-ative Presbyterian minister said to one of the movers inestablishing this church (and I will call her name hereto-night) : You have done right; this is a good move,and I am glad of it. Doubtless it will save to Presby-terianism many who have gone to other churches, and1 wish you God-speed in building up your gospelchurch. Those are the words of Dr. Gurley, towhose untiring labors in this city the future prosperityof this congregation is largely due. And after himcame the aggressive, resolute, strong S. S. Mitchell,and after him the genial and brilliant Bartlett. Andshall I say that he who comes and fills the place now isnot the least among all these men? So far as I knowyou have had no down-grade theolocry in this that I suppose the Confession of Faith is infallible,or that the men who drew it could not err, but there issuch a thing as down-grade theology, and a de
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