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Title: A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Gibbons, Hughes Oliphant, 1843- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Philadelphia, The John C. Winston company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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three calls, and dur-ing his time at Old Pine Street four that are known.One important church called him twice. His last public appearance was at Easton, where hedelivered the annual address before the Brainerd Mis-sionary Society of Lafayette College.1 That was a tre-mendous effort, from which it is likely he received fatalinjury. No experience told so severely upon Dr. Brainerdas sorrow. He was called to drink deeply of this cupfrom childhood. The death of his mother, when hewas so young; the death of his fiancee, when he wasso full of hope for his lifes work; the death of hiswife, when he had just begun his earnest work; thedeath of two of his own dear children, the eldestdaughter in her seventh year, and the youngest sonin his fifth, left deep shadows in his heart. One of hisbright anticipations, as he left Philadelphia in 1866for Scranton to spend his vacation with his daughter,was the delightful companionship which he should en- 1 Published in pamphlet form by Samuel Loag, 1866.
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DR. BRA1NERDS GRAVE Decorated for the Centennial of the Church, May, 1868; takenbefore the monument was erected From a photograph by O. H. Willard. x JGE& Pastorate of Thomas Brainerd. 231 joy with his two little grandchildren. Soon after hereached that home, these children suddenly died. Thiswas more than he could bear. On the evening ofAugust twenty-first, striving to hide his aching heart,he bade the family good-bye, and retired. He did notrise again. His remains were brought to the oldchurch, and after a service never to be forgotten, werelaid in the churchyard in the spot now marked by thebeautiful granite shaft which his devoted wife erectedto his memory. I never saw Dr. Brainerd in the flesh, but I havefelt his influence a thousand times, and am sure thatI shall know him when Heaven opens for me.

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