. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. Almshouse. He was then abouttwenty-one years of age. Dr. Milledoler took a deepinterest in this young man. Ely grew to be a frequentvisitor at his house. There he became acquainted withCaptain Benjamin Wickes, an elder of Old Pine Street,who was accustomed to call upon his former pastorwhen he happened to be in New York. While Mr. Elywas on a visit to Philadelphia, Captain Wickes invitedhim in the name of the Session to preach in Old PineStreet. The people were greatly pleased with
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. Almshouse. He was then abouttwenty-one years of age. Dr. Milledoler took a deepinterest in this young man. Ely grew to be a frequentvisitor at his house. There he became acquainted withCaptain Benjamin Wickes, an elder of Old Pine Street,who was accustomed to call upon his former pastorwhen he happened to be in New York. While Mr. Elywas on a visit to Philadelphia, Captain Wickes invitedhim in the name of the Session to preach in Old PineStreet. The people were greatly pleased with thisyoung preacher, and this was his introduction tothem. Mr. Ely was destined to become pastor of Old PineStreet, but between this delightful evening, when hewas treated so cordially by the entire Session and thewhole congregation, and the day when he should beinstalled pastor of the church, he was to pass throughan experience of the kind that tries a mans soul. Here before us, in the Trustees minute book,and in Sessions minutes, and in the minutes of Pres-bytery, Synod, and General Assembly, and in numer-. GENERAL JOHN STEELE An officer of the American Revolution; Commanding the defense of Philadelphia in the War of 1812; Collector of the Port of Philadelphia; long a Trustee of the church, and buried in the churchyard From a portrait in possession of Miss Ellen B. Foster.
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