RE PORT <Hj*ntemuHl Celebration Old Pine Street Church, (Third Presbyterian,) PMlLADELPHrA-,_ PA. May i<)j Edited by Rev. R. H. ALLEN, Pastor. ^ PHILADELPHIA: *^ HENRY B. ASHMEAD, BOOK. AND JOB PRINTER, NoS. I 102 AND II04 SaNSOM STREET. 1870. THE KhW YORK PUBLIC L'BRARY 657693 »'i'OH LFKOX AND 1 >L '". N rui'MOAl IONS. R '9'* . L u * • • • , TO THE §tU at "©Id gine gtmt ©huwh," wherever their treasured dust is resting, who, by their labours and sacrifices, erected and bequeathed to us this fair heritage of god, together with their examples of self-devotion and holy con3ecration to the cause'of the'redfemer, THIS VOLUME IS GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. • ,.•»» j * THEIR LIVING CHILDREN, WITH LOVING HANDS, SCATTER "THESE LEAVES OF A CENTURY PLANT" OVER THEIR CHERISHED GRAVES. Preface. None of the participants in the enthusiastic Centennial Celebration of the founding of Old Pine Street Church will hesitate in welcoming the appearance of this record of the pro ceedings on the auspicious occasion. It will doubtless be treasured as a memento of a time fraught with pleasant me mories. The editor expresses his obligations to the speakers for fur nishing copies of their addresses; to the members of the Com mittee for their hearty co-operation, especially to Mr. O. H. Willard, who superintended the getting up of the illustrations, mostly from photographs taken by himself; and to Mr. Thomas MacKellar for his careful oversight in carrying the volume through the press. The preparation of the book has been a labour of love. May it be followed a hundred years hence by a companion volume, which shall detail a career for our beloved church even more prosperous and blessed than that of the century just ended. And to God be all the glory ! (vii) Contents. PAGE General Preparations — Decorations and Inscrip tions . - 1 3 Centennial Morning Services : Address of Welcome by the Pastor, Rev. R. H. Allen, D.D 20 Poem by Mrs. R. H. Allen .... 36 Centennial Hymn by Mrs. R. H. Allen . 37 Address of Rev. George Duffield, D.D. 39 Address of Rev. S. D. Alexander, D.D. 68 Afternoon Services : Remarks and Poem by Rev. Samuel W. Duffield . 79 Address of Rev. George Wiswell, D.D. 95 Synopsis of Address of Rev. Richard Newton, D.D. 102 Synopsis of Address of Hon. W. C. Alexander . 103 ('«) X CONTENTS. Evening Services : Historical Address by Rev. John McLeod . .105 Synopsis of Address of Rev. W. C. Cattell, D.D. 131 Banquet of Fruits, &c. .132 Address of Rev. Daniel March, D.D. 133 Address of Thomas MacKellar . .138 Poem by Thomas MacKellar . 1 44. Hymn by Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D.D. 147 Sabbath Morning Services : Centennial Sermon by the Pastor . 152 Sabbath Afternoon Services : The Sabbath-School Children's Celebration . .191 Sabbath Evening Services ..... 195 Appendix: Correction . 199 Call of Rev. George Duffield, D.D. 200 Call of Rev. Archibald Alexander, D.D. 203 List of Subscribers to the Original Building Fund 205 Pastors of the Church ...... 209 Ruling Elders ...... 209 Present Session . .210 Board of Trustees . .210 List of Members in 1870 . .211 Centennial Committee of Arrangements . 215 Illustrations. Old Pine Street Church .... Frontispiece. Exterior View, with Decorations . Opposite p. 13 Interior, Pulpit View . .16 Interior, View of Organ Gallery . 18 Portrait of Rev. George Duffield, D.D. .40 Portrait of Rev. John Blair Smith, D.D. ... 62 Portrait of Rev. Philip Milledoler, D.D. .80 Portrait of Rev. Archibald Alexander, D.D. 104 Portrait of Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely, D.D 126 Portrait of Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D.D. .148 Portrait of Rev. Richard Howe Allen, D.D. .168 Old Pine Street Church, Ancient View . 197 (xi) Centennial Celebration. General Preparations — Decorations and Inscriptions. The morning of Friday, May 29, 1868, dawned cloudy and dark, and with the clouds and rain a foreboding of disappointment came over the hearts of hundreds of the children of "Old Pine Street Church," who for weeks had been preparing to celebrate the hundredth birth day of their venerable and loved sanctuary. The memories of the past and the hopes of the future were bright, however, and at ten o'clock in the morning the house was filled. In anticipation of the joyful event, the interior of the church had 14 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF been remodeled and newly furnished during the previous autumn, and for this special occasion the house had been beautifully and elaborately deco rated. Describing this, the Rev. M. P. Jones, a son of Old Pine Street Church, says, "Ap proaching the church, we beheld the lofty columns in front decorated with American flags — emble matic of the staunch loyalty which has character ized this ancient church during its whole history. Passing into the churchyard by one of the small gates, we first wended our way to the grave of Dr. Thomas Brainerd, the late pastor. This spot loving hands had beautifully ornamented. The grave itself was strewn with flowers. In the cen tre was placed a cross of white immortelles. The whole was canopied by an arch of evergreens sur mounted by a star enclosing the letter B in a wreath of flowers. Upon this arch the last text of Dr. Brainerd was inscribed: 'Abide with us, for it is towards evening.' The thought at once occurred to us, as we stood by the final resting- place of the beloved dead, with what pleasure had he looked forward to participation in the joys of this occasion ; but God willed it otherwise. We OLD PINE STREET CHURCH. 15 next enter the lecture room. Over the pulpit the following motto, in letters of evergreen, meets the eyes : ' And they did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great glad ness.' The appropriateness of the text is per ceptible when the long tables are observed with their preparation for the evening banquet. The pillars and walls of the room are adorned with wreaths and flags. On the east wall is the text: 'Holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, for ever.' On the west: 'The promise is unto you and your children.' Above the entrance: 'Peace be within thy walls.' Over the tablet of Dr. DufBeld, the first pastor, was a flag, with this inscription appended : ' On the tent of Gen. Washington on the surrender of Gen. Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781.' The portraits of the Rev. Philip Milledoler, D.D., Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely, D.D., Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D.D., former pastors, and Ferguson Mcllwaine, one of the elders of 1771 and the President of the first Board of Trustees, occupied prominent positions. " We proceed now to the main audience room. Near the principal entrance stands a table for l6 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF offerings — a mute appeal to the affection of both old and new members of the church. Above the tablet upon which the names of the young men from the congregation who fell during the war with the rebellion are enrolled, are seen trophies of ancient armour. Above the tablet on the left of the door, reared to the memory of Dr. Brain- erd, is a beautiful wreath of evergreens and flow ers. Over the door this motto was inscribed : 'Old Pine Street Church welcomes her children.' Glancing within, a tropical scene breaks upon the view. On each side of the pulpit is a large cen tury plant. The pillars are wreathed with vines and decked with flowers. Beautiful hanging bas kets, looking as if they were suspended in the air, are intermingled with stationary plants. Above the arches that span the pulpit, encircled with a wreath of evergreens and flowers, are the words ' ico years,' on each side of which are dis played two beautiful American flags, and beneath hangs a star of white lilies. Upon the pillars are two silk standards, one crimson, the other white, with the following words: 'May 30th, 1768,' — 'May 30th, 1868.' On the walls near THE NEW Y'\K-.<1 PUBLIC L'!*RASY ' OLD PINE STREET CHURCH. 17 the pulpit are two large tablets bordered with flowers and surmounted with crowns, and bearing the names of the pastors of the church, as follow: 'George Duflield, D.D., pastor from 1771 to 1790; John B. Smith, D.D., 1791 to 1799; Philip Milledoler, D.D., 1800 to 1805; Archi bald Alexander, D.D., 1806 to 1812 ; Ezra Stiles Ely, D.D., 1814 to 1835; Thomas Brainerd, D.D., 1837 to 1866.' " Behind thecommunion table, as if growing out of the floor, rose the 'silver tree,' with a beau tiful tropical plant twining among the branches ; and on the table and under the shade of the tree sat a large basket of the richest flowers, with a white satin streamer, from the centre of the handle on which, in gilt letters, was printed : 'A testimonial to our pastor.' "The galleries were festooned with evergreens interspersed with flowers of every hue, and a group of small American flags at the points of intersection. In front of the organ, in two scrolls gracefully spanning the instrument, and meeting at a point in the centre, were the Scripture words in letters of green moss : ' The Lord our God 2* 1 8 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF be with us, as he was with our fathers.' Imme diately above this was set a star of beautiful flowers. " The decorations beside the flags were of the richest evergreens and natural flowers, the whole presenting a most beautiful and pleasing spec tacle." OLD PINE STREET CHURCH. l9 yVLoRNING jSERVICES. At ten o'clock precisely, the services com menced. On the platform with the pastor were Rev.