. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. by 75 feet, to the east end ofthe church building at a total cost of $10,000. Thisbuilding, carefully adapted to the teaching of thegrades for primary schools, recommended by theGeneral Council, was consecrated on Sunday, Decem-ber 13, 1903. The pastor and Rev. J. Fry, , de-livered the sermons. During the summer of 1905 the parsonage, locatedat Penn and Chestnut Streets, was extensively re-mod-eled at an approximate cost of $3,000, thereby great-ly enhancing the value of the property and affordingthe pastor the comforts of a modern home in all re-spects. The in
. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. by 75 feet, to the east end ofthe church building at a total cost of $10,000. Thisbuilding, carefully adapted to the teaching of thegrades for primary schools, recommended by theGeneral Council, was consecrated on Sunday, Decem-ber 13, 1903. The pastor and Rev. J. Fry, , de-livered the sermons. During the summer of 1905 the parsonage, locatedat Penn and Chestnut Streets, was extensively re-mod-eled at an approximate cost of $3,000, thereby great-ly enhancing the value of the property and affordingthe pastor the comforts of a modern home in all re-spects. The introduction of the General Council Sunday-school grades into the intermediate department of theSunday-school in 1909 necessitated alterations to thebasement of the church, including the re-arrangementof seats and the building of a new and additional en-trance on the Walnut Street side, at a cost of $800,paid by the school. At a special meeting of the congregation, regularlycalled, April 8, 1907, it was resolved to revise and. NORRISTOWN CONFERENCE 151 amend the present charter and constitution of the con-gregation. The same is recorded in the minutes bothin the original and amended form. In May, 1911, complete renovation and alterationsto the main room of the church were begun. and Murphy, Philadelphia, Pa., were se-cured as architects and F. H. Keiser & Co., Potts-town, were awarded the contract. During the timeoccupied by this work, services were held regularly inthe basement. On Whitsunday, 1912, the main roomof the church was re-consecrated. The Revs. H. , , , G. F. Spieker, , and J. Fry,, , delivered sermons on this occasion. OnWhitmonday evening Rev. T. E. Schmauk. ,, president of the General Council, and mem-ber of the theological faculty at Mt. Airy, preachedthe sermon. On Tuesday evening following Rev. Snyder, president of the Norristown Conference.,preached. The approximate cost of this enterprise was $43,-000,
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