A Historical Sketch Of The United Presbyterian Church Rothesay Also A Report Of The Services Held In Celebration Of The Centenary Of The Congregation By G Higgie

Author : Henry Augustus Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396140785
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Historical Sketch of the Northminster Presbyterian Church, (Formerly "First Mantua") written by Henry Augustus Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Sketch of the Northminster Presbyterian Church, (Formerly "First Mantua"): Read July 9th, 1876 During the year 1847 the congregation were enabled to occupy the basement of the Church, on the very night however before the first service was held, the room having been neatly fitted with carpets and curtains, the Church was entered and robbed of everything valuable, even to the pulpit Bible. Meanwhile the enterprise went strugglingly forward, and by the untiring exertions of the people, the walls were completed and the building was put under roof. On' March the 13th, 1848, Rev. Mr. Drysdale, who had labored as stated supply from the organization of the Church, was elected pastor, Rev. Dr. Converse moderating the meet ing. The call was presented before Presbytery at its meeting April 13th, and on the 25th of April, Presbytery met in the Church, and ordained and installed Mr. Drysdale; Dr. Brain erd preaching the sermon, and Dr. Gilbert, delivering the charge to the people. In October of this year Mr. Drysdale was compelled by failing health to resign his charge, the Church numbering at this time thirty-two members. On the resignation of Mr. Drysdale, Rev. Charles S. Ren shaw was invited to supply the pulpit. In April of the fol lowing year he was elected to the pastorate, and installed on May the 3d, 1849; the committee of installation consisting of Rev. Messrs. Brown, Gilbert, Brainerd and Cross. During the following year, (1850) James C. Fisher and William Gallagher were elected and ordained as elders. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.