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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
ASTOR, LENOY AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS
OLD PAXTANG CHURCH.
HISTORY
OF THE
SESQUI-CENTENNIAL
OF
PAXTANG CHURCH
SEPTEMBER 18, 1890.
MATHIAS WILSON MCALARNEY.
HARRISBURG, PA. : HARRISBURG PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1890.
A. 113
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 6977 Astor, Lenox and Tilden Founda'ions. 1396
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Harrisburg Daily Telegraph Job Print.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Pastors of Paxtang,
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Committees of the Churches, 18
Programme, .
20
The Celebration, .
29
Invocation by Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Erskine, 37
Scripture Lesson-Rev. Eugene L. Mapes, 39
Address of Welcome-Rev. Albert B. Williamsou, 43
Historical Address-William H. Egle, M. D., .
51
"Presbyterianism in this Region "-Rev. William A. West, 95
Address of General George R. Snowden, .
121
From the Churches-Rev. Robert Cochrane, Olivet, 131
--- Rev. John L. McKeehan, Steelton,
-Rev. George S. Duncan, Westminister,
135
140
-Rev. I. Potter Hayes, Covenant, .
143
-Rev. George S. Chambers, D. D., Pine Street,
150
-Rev. Reuben H. Armstrong, Elder Street,
155
-Rev. John H. Groff, Middletown, 162
-Rev. Francis M. Baker, Dauphin,
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Rev. George B. Stewart, Market Square,
171
Address of Mr. Joshua Williams,
181
"Characteristics of Early Presbyterians"-Address of Rev. Dr.
Nathan Grier Parke,
189
"Importance of the Country Church"-Address of Governor James A. Beaver, 201
Address of Colonel Franeis Jordan, 214 Address of Rev. James Elder, D. D., 216
Letter of Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Robinson,
221
An Interesting Reminiscence,
224
Rev. John Elder's Ordination Sermon,
229
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Deed to Paxtang Glebe, 237
Master Allen's School, 257
Marriages by Rev. John Elder, 1744-1791, 260
Marriages by Rev. John Roan, 1754-1775, 268
Marriages by Rev. Jam 's R. Sharon, 1807-1839, 277
Baptisms by Rev. James R. Sharon, 281
Communions in Paxtang, 1807-1839, .
286
Dismissions from Paxtang, 1807-1839, 290
Deaths in Paxtang Congregation, 1807-1839, 292
Tombstone inscriptions in the Graveyard, 294
Biographical Notes, 329
Present Organization and Membership, 344
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PREFATORY.
PREFACE.
There were three important outposts of education, patriotism, and religion established in what is now Dauphin county and along the Indian frontier in the early years of the Eighteenth Century, by the Scotch- Irish Presbyterians-Derry, Paxtang, and Hanover.
Derry Church was thus described by Dr. William H. Egle in his " History of Pennsylvania," in 1876:
"On the line of the Lebanon Valley railroad, at Derry station, stands a weather-beaten log edifice, erected as early as 1729, the congregation having been organized previous to 1725. It is located on what was then termed, in the old Penn patents, the 'Barrens of Derry.' The building is constructed of oak logs, about two feet thick, which are covered over with hemlock boards on the outside. The inside is in tolerable pres- ervation, the material used in the construction of the pews and floors being yellow pine, cherry, and oak. The iron-work is of the most primitive and antique description, and the heavy hand-wrought nails by which the hinges are secured to the pews and entrance doors are extremely tenacious and difficult to loosen. The window-glass was originally imported from Eng- land, but few panes, however, remain. In the interior, pegs are placed in the wall, and were used by the
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sturdy pioneers to hang their rifles upon, as attacks by the Indians in the Provincial days were of frequent occurrence, and there is still to be seen many a hostile bullet imbedded in the solid oak walls. The pulpit is quite low and narrow, crescent shaped, and is entered by narrow steps from the east side. Above it, on the south side, is a large window, which contains thirty- eight panes of glass of different sizes. The sash is made of pewter, and was brought from England. The communion service, which is still preserved, consists of four mugs and platters of pewter, manufactured in London, and presented to the church by some dissent- ing English friends one hundred and fifty years ago. At the main entrance lies a large stone as a stoop, which is greatly worn by the tread of the thousands who have passed over it. About thirty paces northwest stands the session-house and pastor's study during the days of public worship. The burial-ground is a few yards north of the study, and is enclosed with a stone wall, capped and neatly built. There is only one entrance, which is at the center of the west side. The Rev. Robert Evans, church missionary, ministered to the congregation during its early years, having founded the church. He died in Virginia, in 1727. Rev. Wil- liam Bertram was the first regular minister. His re- mains lie in the grave-yard, near the southwest corner. He died May 2, 1746. His successor, Rev. John Roan, is buried near by, dying in October, 1775. Many min-
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isters of note have preached at Derry, among whom were the Rev. David Brainard, Rev. Charles Beatty, and that galaxy of early missionaries, Anderson, Evans, McMillan, Duffield, Gray, the Tennents, Carmichael, etc." Since the time Dr. Egle wrote, 1876, there has been erected upon the site of the old building a beauti- ful modern structure of stone.
Of Hanover, he said :
"Nearly eleven miles from Harrisburg, on the Man- ada, a tributary of the Swatara, are the remains of an ancient stone structure, which, with the walled grave- yard, are the only monuments of old Hanover church, once prominent in the early history of our State. A few years since it was deemed expedient to dispose of the church edifice, (the building being in a tumble- down condition,) the brick school-house, and other property belonging thereto, the congregation having long since passed away, for the purpose of creating a permanent fund to keep the grave-yard in repair. It was a plain, substantial, stone structure, corresponding somewhat to the building at Paxtang. The original name of the old Hanover church was Monnoday, (Man- ada.) The first record we have is of the date 1735, al- though its organization must have been some years earlier. In that year Donegal Presbytery sent Rev. Thomas Craighead to preach at Monnoday, and this appears to be the first time the congregation was known to that body. The year following, the Rev. Richard
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Sanckey was sent there, who for thirty years ministered to that flock. Subsequently to the celebrated Paxtang affair at Conestoga and Lancaster, the Rev. Richard Sanckey, with thirty or forty families of his congrega- tion, emigrated to the Virginia Valley, and Captain Lazarus Stewart, with an equal number, removed to Wyoming, taking sides with the Connecticut intruders. These immigrations cost the church most of its mem- bers, and the county some of its most industrious and intelligent citizens. In 1783, the Rev. James Snod- grass, whose remains lie in the grave-yard, came to be the pastor. For fifty-eight years he served the congre- gation, and was its last minister."
The story of Paxtang, of its early struggles, the tre- mendous power it wielded for freedom and religion be- fore and during the revolution until the establishment of the government of the United States, and the bene- ficent influence it has continued to exert to the present day, the reader will be told in the following pages.
M. W. M.
HARRISBURG, PA., Oct., 1890.
PASTORS OF PAXTANG.
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PASTORS OF PAXTANG.
1726-1732. Rev. James Anderson.
1732-1736. Rev. William Bertram.
1738-1792. Rev. John Elder.
1793-1796. Rev. Nathaniel R. Snowden.
1799-1801. Rev. Joshua Williams.
1807-1843. Rev. James R. Sharon.
18445-1847. Rev. John M. Boggs.
1850-1874. Rev. Andrew D. Mitchell.
1875-1878. Rev. William W. Downey.
1878-1887. Rev. William A. West. (Supply.)
1887- Rev. Albert B. Williamson, (the present pastor.)
PRELIMINARY.
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THE SESQUI-CENTENNIAL.
Paxtang Church, three miles east of Harrisburg, the Capital of Pennsylvania, on the ridge which forms the northern boundary of Paxtang valley, has been a his- torical landmark since the first years of the eighteenth century. Paxtang Church was the border house of worship for nearly half a century, and for seventy-five years congregations in it were not secure from the visits of the savages of the forest. It was organized by the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, who brought with their poverty, intelligence, and thrift, a stalwart patriotism and a stalwart christianity that has distinguished Pax- tang's parishoners through the greater portion of two centuries. And the worshipers in Paxtang to-day are the descendants of those whose godly zeal laid its foundations and established its bounds more than a century and a half ago. They have not all migrated. They stand where God in his providence planted them. They fled from persecution to the border of civilization, carrying their catechism and their Calvanism with them, and here they have abided faithful to their con- victions and just as stout Presbyterians as when the Reverend John Elder preached his ordination sermon in 1738.
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Tradition has it that the first house of worship was a log building; the second, and present building is of stone, whose foundation corner was laid in 1740- one hundred and fifty years ago. An event that not only deserved, but imperatively demanded, some recog- nition at the hands of those upon whose heads the blessings of a godly ancestry have descended in such large measure.
Early in the present year representative men of the church agitated the subject of a celebration, and on the first day of March a letter appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, from the pen of Mr. W. Franklin Ruther- ford, discussing the age of the present house of worship, and urging the propriety of celebrating the sesqui-cen- tennial of the laying of the cornerstone. This was fol- lowed by other newspaper articles concerning the proposition, with the result that on the 18th day of June a meeting of the Paxtang congregation was held at the house of Mr. John B. Rutherford to consider the subject. Rev. Albert B. Williamson, the present pas- tor, presided, and Mr. Herbert Elder, acted as sec- retary, nearly all the members of the congregation being present. After those present had decided to properly recognize the event, the sentiment being en- thusiastic and unanimous, a resolution was adopted as follows :
Resolved, That the one hundred and fiftieth anni-
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versary of the laying of the cornerstone of the present Paxtang church be celebrated, the time and character of the celebration to be determined after conference with the churches of Harrisburg and vicinity, all of which are children of Paxtang, and who may wish to join in the celebration."
After the adoption of this resolution, W. Franklin Rutherford, James Boyd, and Herbert Elder were ap- pointed a committee of conference to bring the propo- sition to the attention of the other churches. On the 9th of July the committee called a meeting of Paxtang congregation, at the house of Mr. Abner Rutherford.
It reported that upon consultation with representative men in the Presbyterian churches of the county, they found them all heartily in favor of the celebration; that the matter would be laid before the congregations, and that committees would doubtless be appointed to aid in a general way in making the celebration worthy the occasion. During the progress of the meeting a letter was received and read from Rev. George B. Stewart, pastor of the Market Square Presbyterian Church, of Harrisburg, in which he announced that his Church had appointed as a committee, Mr. Gilbert M. McCauley, Mr. Charles L. Bailey, and Mr. David Fleming.
On motion of Mr. Abner Rutherford, (since deceased,) all the ladies of Paxtang congregation were made a re- ception committee, to which were added, under the 2
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resolution, two ladies from each of the other congrega- tions.
There was also appointed at the same meeting a Committee on Decoration, consisting of Miss Elizabeth M. Rutherford, Mrs. Louisa Yeomans Boyd, Mrs. Ada B. Barber, Mrs. Albert B. Williamson, Miss Mary B. Rutherford, and Mrs. Fannie Rutherford Elder.
Within the next few days the following joint com- mittee was constituted, representing all the Presbyterian churches in the county.
Paxtang-W. Franklin Rutherford, Francis W. Ruth- erford, J. Addison Rutherford, Herbert Elder, and Rev. Albert B. Williamson.
Derry-William K. Alricks, Henry L. Orth, M. D., and B. Dawson Coleman.
Market Square-Gilbert M. McCauley, Charles L. Bailey, David Fleming, and Rev. George B. Stewart.
Pine Street-James McCormick, A. Boyd Hamilton, J. Montgomery Forster, and Rev. George S. Chambers. Covenant-John J. Craig, John M. Stewart, Samuel H. Garland, and Rev. I. Potter Hayes.
Westminster-John E. Patterson, David R. Elder, J. Nelson Clark, M. D., and Rev. George S. Duncan.
Elder Street-Cassius M. Brown, Thomas J. Miller, and Rev. Reuben H. Armstrong.
Steelton-Rev. J. L. McKeehan and Professor L. E. McGinnes.
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Middletown-Mrs. J. W. Rewalt, Mrs. Charles Hen- derson, and Rev. John H. Groff.
Dauphin-Jefferson Clark, J. Lewis Heck, and Rev. Francis M. Baker.
On the 18th of July these committees met in joint session and resolved themselves into a general commit- tee of arrangements by the election of Mr. W. Franklin Rutherford, Chairman, and Rev. George S. Chambers, D. D., Secretary.
The following resolutions were then adopted :
Resolved, That in the judgment of this meeting, the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the present Paxtang church edifice should be celebrated on September 18th, 1890, by suit- able exercises in the morning and afternoon.
Resolved, That an invitation be given to the Presby- terian churches in the vicinity of Paxtang to participate in this celebration.
The following committees were then appointed :
On Programme-Rev. Albert B. Williamson, Rev. George B. Stewart, Rev. I. Potter Hayes, and Rev. George S. Chambers, D. D.
On Invitations-Messrs. W. Franklin Rutherford, James McCormick, and George B. Stewart.
On Finance-Messrs. Francis W. Rutherford, David Fleming, and J. Edmund Rutherford.
On motion, Mr. James Addison Rutherford was ap-
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pointed chairman of a committee on local arrange- ments, with power to choose his associates.
On the 23d of July the Joint Committee increased the Committee on Finance by the addition of one from each of the churches not then represented on the committee, as follows: Lemuel E. McGinnes, John W. Rewalt, John E. Patterson, John Curwen, M. D., William K. Alricks, J. Lewis Heck, and Cassius M. Brown. This committee subsequently organized by electing Francis W. Rutherford, President; J. Edmund Rutherford, Treasurer ; and David Fleming, Secretary.
On the 10th of September the Joint Committee chose the Rev. George B. Stewart, of the Market Square Church, to serve as moderator during the celebration.
The Committee on Programme reported the follow- ing, which was adopted :
1740-1890.
SESQUI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE OF THE PRESENT HOUSE OF WORSHIP
PAXTANG CHURCH, Near Harrisburg, Pa.
September 18, 1890.
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ORDER OF EXERCISES. 10 o'clock. . Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, D. D.
Invocation,
Hymn 441. O God of Bethel! by whose hand Thy people still are fed, Who, through this weary pilgrimage, Hast all our fathers led,
Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before thy throne of grace; God of our fathers! be the God Of their succeeding race.
Such blessings, from thy gracious hand, Our humble prayers implore ; And thou shalt be our chosen God, Our portion evermore.
Reading of Scripture, . Rev. William A. McCarrell
Address of Welcome, Rev. Albert B. Williamson
Pastor of Paxtang Church.
History of Paxtang Church, . William H. Egle, M. D. Hymn 575.
I love thy kingdom, Lord ! The house of thine abode, The church our blest Redeemer saved With his own precious blood.
I love thy church, O God ! Her walls before thee stand,
Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand.
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If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die.
Presbyterianism in this Region, . Rev. William A. West Churches descended from Paxtang :
Harrisburg, Olivet, . . Rev. Robert Cochrane
Steelton, First, . Rev. John L. McKeehan Harrisburg, Westminster, . Rev. George S. Duncan
Harrisburg, Covenant, , . . Rev. I. Potter Hayes Harrisburg, Pine Street, Rev. Geo. S. Chambers, D. D. Doxology.
Intermission-12.30 to 2.30 o'clock.
2.30 o'clock.
Hymn 591.
Rise, O my soul! pursue the path By ancient worthies trod ; Aspiring, view those holy men Who lived and walked with God.
Though dead, they speak in reason's ear And in example live;
Their faith and hope and mighty deeds Still fresh instruction give.
Lord! may I ever keep in view The patterns thou hast given, And ne'er forsake the blessed path Which led them safe to heaven.
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Churches descended from Paxtang :
Harrisburg, Elder Street, Rev. Reuben H. Armstrong
Middletown, First, . Rev. John H. Groff
Dauphin, First, . Rev. Francis M. Baker Harrisburg, Market Square, Rev. George B. Stewart Characteristics of Early Presbyterian Preachers,
Rev. Nathaniel G. Parke, D. D
Importance of the Country Church,
Governor James A. Beaver
Other brief addresses will be made by prominent Pres- byterians.
Hymn 32.
All hail the power of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him-Lord of all.
Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall!
Hail him, who saves you by his grace, And crown him-Lord of all.
Oh, that with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall; We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him-Lord of all.
Benediction.
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There will be a restaurant on the grounds which will furnish refreshments at reasonable prices.
Carriages will be in waiting at the Paxtang station to carry passengers to the grounds.
Trains will leave Harrisburg at the Reading station at 7.55 and 9.35, a. m .; 12, m .; 1.25 and 3.45, p. m. Returning leave Paxtang for Harrisburg at 1.42, 3.05, 5.50, and 8.15, p. m.
REV. GEORGE B. STEWART, Moderator.
W. FRANKLIN RUTHERFORD, Chairman of Committee of General Arrangements.
REV. GEORGE S. CHAMBERS, D. D., Secretary.
FRANCIS W. RUTHERFORD, Chairman of Finance Committee.
REV. ALBERT B. WILLIAMSON, Chairman of Programme.
JAMES MCCORMICK, Chairman of Committee on Invitations.
J. ADDISON RUTHERFORD, Chairman of Local Arrangements.
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The committee on invitations sent the following to distinguished and representative Presbyterians through- out the country :
PAXTANG CHURCH, HARRISBURG, PA., September 11, 1890.
Your presence is requested at the Sesqui-Centennial of the laying of the corner-stone of Paxtang Presbyte- rian church, to be held on Tuesday, September 18, 1890.
Exercises will begin at 10, A. M., and will continue throughout the day, with an intermission at noon.
Trains will leave Harrisburg, on the Reading rail- road, at 7.55 and 9.35, A. M., 12, M., 1.25, 3.05, and 3.45, P. M.
JAMES MCCORMICK, W. F. RUTHERFORD, GILBERT M. MCCAULEY, REV. GEORGE B. STEWART,
Committee.
Quite a number of those invited responded by their presence, from others letters of regret were received, among these were letters from President Benjamin Harrison, Secretary Blaine, Postmaster General Wan- amaker, Ex-Secretary of Internal Affairs J. Simpson Africa, whose grandfather and grandmother were mar- ried in 1776, by Parson Elder, Rev. Dr. Talmage, Na- than Ellmaker, of Lancaster, Rev. William H. McMeen, who is a grandson of Pastor Sharon, and others.
THE CELEBRATION.
THE CELEBRATION.
The morning of the celebration opened bright and beautiful; the clouds that had darkened the sky for many days were no longer to be seen, the heavens were blue, and the sun shown warm over the prosperous and peaceful valley spread out below the hill on which Pax- tang church was established as the vanguard of civiliza- tion and religion nearly two centuries before. It seemed as if providence recognized the day and smiled upon the efforts of those who were about to honor themselves by doing honor to those who through much tribula- tion had built this house of God. The day was perfect. The people accepted its beauty as a benediction.
One writer in describing the scene was led to say : "If the ghosts of the old Paxtang Boys could have re- visited the old church where they once worshiped, they would have opened their eyes in astonishment at the singular proceedings taking place. Nay, more, they would have wondered at the strange metamorphosis of the interior of the church wherein they were want to join in worship, and would have failed to recognize it as the place where they had listened to their old Calvanistic fathers expound good, hard Presbyterian doctrine, as solid as the stones that form the walls of
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the ancient edifice. And had they lingered in the grove near the church during the day, they could have joined in the singing and the praises and the rejoicings among the people therein gathered, because a hundred and fifty years ago the cornerstone of this venerated church was laid, and in these latter days it was accounted meet to appropriately celebrate the event."
There were about one thousand people in the grove before the exercises began, and these found pleasure and interest in examining the plain but substantial structure wherein the ancestors of many had worshiped, and wherein, when attacked by the red man of the forest, they had also found protection, in going about through the old graveyard, where so early as 1716 the frontiers- men found a last resting place, and in reading the epi- taphs upon the old tombstones, among which is one erected to the memory of that patriotic and eccentric first Senator from Pennsylvania, the Honorable William Maclay.
The chief interest, however, centered about the church building. It is an unpretending stone structure thirty-six by sixty-six feet, without ornament of any kind, and has stood without change in its outward ap- pearance for more than one hundred and fifty years. The stones used in the construction of the walls are rough limestone, and so irregular in size and shape that a modern mason would pronounce them utterly
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unfit for building purposes, and yet no firmer or better walls can be found anywhere, and with the exception of some slight changes, they remain as they were built one hundred and fifty years ago. Their strength seems to lie in the mortar used, which is now as hard as the stone itself, and the storms of time have so little effect upon them that the marks of the mason's trowel are as distinct to-day as when he finished the work.
The interior of the church had been made beautiful with flowers and evergreens. On the wall back of the altar in evergreen numerals were the suggestive figures, 1740-1890, telling simply a sublime story of devotion, endurance, and loyalty. The young people, who, with curious faces and eager glances, looked around the little house of worship with its seating capacity of not more than three hundred, could imagine little of the soul- stirring scenes which had been enacted within those same walls when it was not at all improbable that they who went there for the Sunday morning service might not live to return again to their homes. The pulpit, from wall to wall, was banked with tropical plants, ropes of evergreen, and fragrant clusters of summer flowers. The altar was one mass of white dahlias and smilax ; the baptismal font and deep window ledges were entirely covered with geraniums and primroses.
Near the church was erected a large platform and seating accommodations. The platform, with seats for the speakers and choir, was most tastefully arranged.
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The organ was banked with huge clusters of glowing dahlias and smilax, arranged by some skillful hand, and the several pillars were twined with evergreen and golden-rod artistically combined.
There were seating accommodations for seven hun- dred, but as the services were to be conducted in the open air, many seated themselves upon the ground or in the beautiful grove surrounding the church on all sides.
Among those who were upon the ground during the day, were the following: Rev. George Swain, D. D., Monmouth Presbytery, New Jersey ; Rev. F. J. Newton, Ferozeore, North India, missionary ; Elder George W. Reed, Chambersburg; W. D. Means, Middle Springs church; Captain W. H. Mackey, Central church, Cham- bersburg ; and John A. Rutherford, of Paxtang ; James McCormick, of Harrisburg; Ralston Dickey and wife, Oxford church ; R. C. McNeill, Steelton ; Alexander G. Rutherford, Philadelphia; A. Boyd Hamilton, Esq., Harrisburg; A. J. Forster, Philadelphia; Hon. J. M. Forster, Harrisburg; Dr. Hiram Rutherford, Oakland, Illinois; Rev. James Elder, Elder's Ridge, Indiana county, Pa .; John J. Nissley, Hummelstown; James McClure and wife, Chester county ; Judge A. O. Hiester, Susquehanna, Pa .; James Boyd, Harrisburg; Rev. Robert F. McClean, New Bloomfield; Rev. George W. Snyder, Harrisburg; Rev. Albert Bowman, Harrisburg; Rev. Charles Asay, Brickerville, Lancaster county, Pa .;
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