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Title: Centennial history of the First Presbyterian church of Easton, Pennsylvania : 1811-1911
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: First Presbyterian Church (Easton, Pa.) Stewart, Charles, of Easton, Pa
Subjects: First Presbyterian Church (Easton, Pa.)
Publisher: (Easton, Pa. : The Church
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library

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raise and gratitude and justly appro-priate to the occasion. It was composed by Charles MclntireM. D., one of the ruling Elders. It was sung by the large con-gvregation wnth much fervor and animation. The afternoon ser-vice was conducted by various ministers from other denomina-tions. The greetings were very informal but apropos. The ex-pressions were most cordial throughout. The evening servicewas devoted to the Sunday School and Y. P S. C. E. Rev.Charles L. Thomson, D.D. of New York City, preached a verystrong sermon and made a profound impression upon the largeaudience. At all these services there was provided specialmusic of a high order. Every evening was occupied with sometimely historical address till the evening of the 12th. For sev-eral weeks prior to the opening ceremonies, the session heldseveral meetings to devise appropriate methods for celebratingthis notable event and the trustees were not idle, for they tooheld meetings to consider the best means of emphasizing in some
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Rev. Plato T. Jones1903 46 daily to enjoy, the pt)rtrait gallery, supplemented by the decora-tions of prevailing green. People seemed to love to linger af-ter each service, to scan the portraits even to very late in thenight. The warmth of the place, the refining tone and generalhistorical atmosphere was effectual in attracting many peopleand a peculiar fascination seemed to possess the old church. Mr. Charles Stewart, was the historian of the occasion andthe paper he read was listened to with rapt attention. After thereading of the paper Mr. Stewart had shown upon a large can-vas, a series of historical pictures, embracing all the pastors, whoofficiated during the hundred years, and many pictures of timelylocal interest, though of great historical value, showing the oldtown as it looked 50, 80 and a hundred years ago. These pic-tures and the explanations given by Mr. Stewart formed a mostinstructive and profitable as well as pleasing part of the eveningsentertainment. Tuesday evening

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