. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. the securing of subscriptions had proceededfor about six months another congregational meetingwas called. At this meeting a committee reported thatin the Market Street Church two hundred and forty-fivefamilies and persons occupied one hundred and thirty-one pews, and that the building of a third church wouldtake but a few of the pew-holders away. Many hourswere spent in discussing the building question. It isevident that the builders finally won, for, within a week,the commi
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. the securing of subscriptions had proceededfor about six months another congregational meetingwas called. At this meeting a committee reported thatin the Market Street Church two hundred and forty-fivefamilies and persons occupied one hundred and thirty-one pews, and that the building of a third church wouldtake but a few of the pew-holders away. Many hourswere spent in discussing the building question. It isevident that the builders finally won, for, within a week,the committee met, and, with six hundred poundspromised, determined that the erection of a newPresbyterian church be undertaken with all convenientspeed, not to exceed the dimensions of eighty feet longby sixty feet wide, and John Moore, William Rush,James Craig, George Bryan, and Samuel Purves, Jr.,were appointed to agree with workmen to conduct the 1 See Appendix B. 2 See Appendix C. BUILDING FUND SUBSCRIPTION PAPER, 1766 Shaming names of prominent Philadelphians (first Page.) Original in possession of the The Founding of the Church. 25 business. Mr. Robert Smith was chosen that the building of the Pine Street house begansoon after January 16, 1766. We cannot enter into the evolution of the house asit went up from its foundations, but when finished it wasa monument to the generous devotion of the MarketStreet Church and to the wisdom, energy and skill oftheir building committee. For we must remember thatthis house was then regarded as one of the finest Pres-byterian buildings in the country. When, in July, 1767, the committees treasury was empty, one oftheir members, John Johnson, generously offered toadvance a loan of three hundred pounds, and some ofthe Market Street people made additional the Market Street Church was carrying adebt, she willingly sold her temporary house of wor-ship, situated at Second and South Streets, in October, 1768
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