An Historical Account of Christ Church, Philadelphia, from Its Foundation, A.D. 1695 to A.D. 1841 |
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... present edifice stands , in the year 1695 , only twelve years after the laying out of the city . The population of Philadelphia at that time could not have been more than four or five thousand , ́and the building then erected , though ...
... present edifice stands , in the year 1695 , only twelve years after the laying out of the city . The population of Philadelphia at that time could not have been more than four or five thousand , ́and the building then erected , though ...
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... present enlarged conceptions of beauty and greatness . Such as it was , it was enlarged in 1710 . " The original records were accidentally destroyed by fire ; of course , what we can now know must be such as have been incident- ally ...
... present enlarged conceptions of beauty and greatness . Such as it was , it was enlarged in 1710 . " The original records were accidentally destroyed by fire ; of course , what we can now know must be such as have been incident- ally ...
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... present , that she well remembered the original lowly structure . The ceiling of it she said she could touch with her lift- ed hands . The bell , to call the people , was hung in the crotch of a tree close by . by . She said when it was ...
... present , that she well remembered the original lowly structure . The ceiling of it she said she could touch with her lift- ed hands . The bell , to call the people , was hung in the crotch of a tree close by . by . She said when it was ...
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... present building was erected , it was added to the other ; and so added , that both should form one audience room ; which could not have been , had the old Church been so very “ lowly a structure ” as has been repre- sented . " As to ...
... present building was erected , it was added to the other ; and so added , that both should form one audience room ; which could not have been , had the old Church been so very “ lowly a structure ” as has been repre- sented . " As to ...
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... present edifice . In 1717 , the Governor " erected a spacious pew right before the altar , and paid five pounds per annum , for the same ; " another circum- stance which strengthens the opinion that the old Church , though much inferior ...
... present edifice . In 1717 , the Governor " erected a spacious pew right before the altar , and paid five pounds per annum , for the same ; " another circum- stance which strengthens the opinion that the old Church , though much inferior ...
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Page 268 - God, from Whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed ; Give unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give ; that both our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments, and also that by Thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness ; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Page 278 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning ! If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy...
Page 388 - Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Page 337 - ... hast little, do thy diligence gladly to give of that little : for so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity. Tobit iv. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord : and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
Page 325 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light: There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced choir below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Page 279 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 311 - This is the bud of being, the dim dawn, The twilight of our day, the vestibule : Life's theatre as yet is shut, and Death, Strong Death, alone .can heave the massy bar, This gross impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of existence free.
Page 3 - The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years ; Yet is their pride but labour and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away.
Page 324 - Rubric, teach openly in the church, all children that they were made members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven...
Page 268 - Lord's disposal ; indeed, we are not our own, for we are bought with a price...