Centennial celebration of the United Presbyterian (the old white) Church of building 1797-1897 : Salem, Washington County NY, November 9th, 1897 . k ^-1 v^. .J x^ n -r=|! m. 1. \N. mi_iL ^1 —tJ 4-! OF OLD WHITE CHURCH. 51 their families and established himself and them at Martins-burgh, Lewis County, this State. Far and wide haveothers gone, in a continuous succession of departures, bytwos and threes or singly. But in a wider field of influencethey have made a wider mark for good than had they hereremained. Merely as one example of the clerical element, weinstance Rev. John Crawford from this
Centennial celebration of the United Presbyterian (the old white) Church of building 1797-1897 : Salem, Washington County NY, November 9th, 1897 . k ^-1 v^. .J x^ n -r=|! m. 1. \N. mi_iL ^1 —tJ 4-! OF OLD WHITE CHURCH. 51 their families and established himself and them at Martins-burgh, Lewis County, this State. Far and wide haveothers gone, in a continuous succession of departures, bytwos and threes or singly. But in a wider field of influencethey have made a wider mark for good than had they hereremained. Merely as one example of the clerical element, weinstance Rev. John Crawford from this vicinity, who fornearly forty years has been telling the good news of theSaviour in the ancient city of Damascus. The young men have always been called upon to takean active part in Church operations. For one reason, itwas not until very lately that it was considered seemly forthe women to speak in public. The former always usedto respond. Listen to what was in the Church archives : At a meeting of the congregation, October, 1793 : Itwas voted that all young men attending on public ordi-nances shall pay one dollar per year. 1841.—?Resolved, Tha
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