Program of the bicentennial exercises, First Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, Pa., September, 19-30, 1934, Part 1

Author: First Presbyterian Church (Carlisle, Pa.)
Publication date: 1934
Publisher: [Carlisle, Pa.] : Bicentennial Committee
Number of Pages: 34


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Bicentennial 1734 -- 1934


First Presbyterian Church Carlisle, Pennsylvania


September 16 to 30, 1934


26517 13 eu PA


Program Of The


Bicentennial Exercises


First Presbyterian Church Carlisle, Pa.


September 19-30, 1934


Published By The Bicentennial Committee


MEETING HOUSE SPRINGS


The site of the first log church and of the old graveyard, here pictured. First preaching here in 1734.


Here lys the Body of Janet Thomson, wife to ye Revd. Samuel Thomson who deceasd Sept. ye 29th, 1744. Age 33 years.


Historical Sketch


The Cumberland Valley, originally known simply as the lands "over the river," (the Susquehanna) was settled by the Scotch Irish from Lancaster County, and by many direct from the North of Ireland, beginning about 1730. In a few years several thousand settlers had taken up lands and had made homes. There was a large settlement in the neigh- borhood of Carlisle, and by 1734 these settlers had formed a Presbyterian church at Meeting House Springs, and had asked for and had been granted pastoral supplies by the Presbytery of Donegal.


This was the beginning of the Presbyterian Church of Carlisle. In 1757 the congregation moved to town, Carlisle by that time having been laid out and made the county-seat, and had projected the stone meeting house on the Square which, when completed some years later, became the home of the congregation, and has continued so ever since. In 1827 a chapel was added, which was replaced by the pres- ent chapel in 1873, erected as a memorial to church union.


Carlisle was a frontier town in the early days and sub- ject to all the vicissitudes of war. The Scotch Irish were a liberty-loving, patriotic people; their ministers preached with their guns at their side, and led the men of their con- gregations to war. They were also preeminently a religious people, and appreciated spiritual instruction and worship, and held strictly to the ordinances and doctrines of the church. No less did they foster education, and for this reason built a school and a college here. The first Sunday School in the Valley was organized in this church, also the first Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor.


The first pastor was installed in 1739 at Meeting House Springs and lived on the glebe or farm, which continued in the possession of the congregation until 1827. When it was sold the portion used as a graveyard was retained and re- mains as a priceless possession of the church. The earliest marked grave there is 1744-the earliest anywhere in the Valley. There have been but twelve pastorates, two of which were concurrent, making in reality only eleven in 200 years.


The site at Meeting House Springs was granted by the Penns in 1730 ; the site on the Square was taken on or about 1757 and a deed given by the Penns in 1766; the congrega- tion was chartered by the proprietary government in 1773, and again by the Assembly in 1786.


Carlisle was a noted military center in Colonial and Revolutionary times, and to call the roll of the important military and civic leaders of that time would be like calling the roll of members and officers of the Presbyterian Church -such men as General John Armstrong, General William Irvine, General William Thompson, General Ephraim Blaine, General William Magaw, Colonel John Montgom-


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Among the early pastors were the brave John Steel and George Duffield, who took part in the Revolution; the scholarly Dr. Davidson and Dr. Nisbet, first heads of Dick- inson College; and the forceful preacher George Duffield, grandson of the first Duffield.


Within the stone walls of the meeting house the free- men of the colony met in 1774 to support the defiance of Great Britain by Massachusetts and to call for united action by the Colonies; here President Washington worshipped in 1794; here the shells fired by the Rebels struck in 1863; here the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U. S. A., met on two occasions; here Dickinson College com- mencements and other events were held for half a century; Negro slaves found a refuge and instruction here; troops from the Barracks worshipped here, and later Indian pupils and occasionally Indian chiefs from the Indian Industrial School. Religious, patriotic, civic and educational interests here have found expression. This church ever has been a part of the very life of the community, and thus has stood for the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man.


Record of Pastorates


Rev. Samuel Thomson


1739-1749


Rev. John Steel (Old Side)


1759-1779


Rev. George Duffield (New Side)


1759-1772


Rev. Robert Davidson 1785-1812


Rev. George Duffield


1816-1835


Rev. W. T. Sprole 1837-1843


Rev. E. I. Newlin


1844-1847


Rev. Conway P. Wing


1848-1875


Rev. Joseph Vance


1876-1886


Rev. Eugene L. Mapes


1887-1892


Rev. Andrew N. Hagerty


1893-1929


Rev. R. Walter Anderson


1930-


Sunday School Superintendents


Henry A. Sturgeon


1856-1866


Joseph C. Hoffer


1866-1876


John B. Landis


1876-1882


David R. Thompson


1882-1912


Allan D. Thompson


1912-


THE CHARTER OF 1773


This parchment is preserved in our church records. The charter was granted by the proprietary government in 1773, and afterwards renewed by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth in 1786. £ The signature of John Penn and the seal of the proprietors appear at the bottom. James Wilson, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the con- stitutional assembly of the United States and of that of Pennsylvania, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, is named as one of the Trustees in this Charter.


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WARRANT FOR THE DEED, 1766


This warrant was issued by the proprietaries on September 12, 1766, directing John Lukens, surveyor general, to survey the plot on the Square and prepare a deed for the same, 180 by 200 feet, to the Presby- terian Society under the care of Reverend John Steel. Signed by John Penn, with seal attached. The deed was given on September 20, 1766, and is on file in the county court house. The above-pictured warrant reads :


"Pennsylvania SS: BY THE PROPRIETARIES


"Whereas the Reverend Mr. John Steel, one of the Presbyterian Ministers in the town of Carlisle in the County of Cumberland and John Montgomery of the same Town did apply to us in the Name of that So- ciety requesting us to give to them a Lott of Ground one hundred and Eighty feet by two hundred feet on the remainder of the Center Square of sd Town to accommodate them with a site for a Church or Meeting house (and a Burial Yard) AND WHEREAS we have graciously conde- cended to grant unto them the said Lot of Ground for the purpose aforesd: These are therefore to require you to Survey and lay out or Cause to be Surveyed and laid out the said Lot of Ground and make re- turn thereof into our Secretaries office in order for confirmation by Let- ters patent to William Allen, and Adam Hoops, of the City of Philada., Esqs., the said Reverend John Steel and John Montgomery and John Byers and Robert Miller of the Township, Esqs., and John Davis of the same place, Gent., and their heirs and successors they being appointed by the said Presbyterian Society the Trustees thereof for the Use afsr, under the Yearly Quit Rent of Five Shillings Sterling money of Great Brittain or value thereof in Coin Current according to the State of Ex- change from time to time Between the Cities of Philadelphia and London, AND for your sodoing this shall be your Sufficient Warrant. GIVEN under my Hand and the Seal of the said office at Philadelphia by Virtue of Cer- tain Powers from the said Proprietaries this twelfth day of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six.


"Signed, JOHN PENN.


"To John Lukens, Esq., Surv. Genl."


(Along the left-hand margin: "And a burial yard" was objected to. By order of the Secry, David. )


The diagram on the left gives the dimensions and location of the church "lott."


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GENERAL JOHN ARMSTRONG "Eminently Distinguished for Pa- triotism, Valor and Piety"


General Armstrong was born in Ireland in 1720 and came to Car- lisle in 1748. He was a surveyor, justice, and colonel in command of the troops west of the Susquehanna. He won a notable victory over the In- dians at Kittanning in 1756; commanded the Pennsylvania troops at Fort Duquesne; in 1776 was a brigadier general of the Continental Army; in 1777 was a major general in command of the Pennsylvaia troops at the Battle of Brandywine. He was a member of the Continental Congress for two terms. An active churchman, he served as an elder of this church for many years, dying in 1793.


JOHN ARMSTRONG'S LETTER


The concluding paragraph of a letter from Col. John Armstrong to Richard Peters, Esq., of Philadelphia, as recorded in the Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. 3, page 192:


"Carlisle, 30th June, 1757.


"To-morrow we begin to haul the Stones of ye building of a Meeting House on the North Side of the Square, there was no Other convenient place: I have avoided the place you once pitch'd for a Church. The Stones are raised Out of Colo'l. Stanwixes entrenchments; we want help in this Political as well as Religious work.


"I am Sir, with the utmost regard and esteem, your most affectionate Humb'l Servnt,


JOHN ARMSTRONG."


Bicentennial Program


SUNDAY, SEPT. 16


Re-Dedication Service


11 A. M.


ORGAN PRELUDE


DOXOLOGY


INVOCATION


LAETATUS SUM


GLORIA PATRI


THE APOSTLES' CREED


HYMN 50-"To Thy Temple I Repair"


STATEMENT BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES


RE-DEDICATION-(The interior of this Church has been thoroughly renovated and improved with a new lighting system, as a major part of the 200th Anniversary.)


THE PRAYER OF RE-DEDICATION-(In unison.)


Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, Who art, and wast, and art to come, the whole earth is full of thy glory. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. For all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine. Now, therefore, we thank thee, O God, and praise Thy glorious Name.


But who are we that we should offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of Thee, and of Thine own do we give Thee.


Now, behold, O Lord our God, and look into this place where we are gathered in Thy Name and have respect to the prayer of Thy servants and to their supplication, to hearken unto their cry and the prayer that Thy servants pray before Thee this day, to take this house which other men have builded, and which has been cared for through succeeding years and has now been beautified to Thy glory. Accept this work done to keep in good repair this house of worship. Sanctify those who worship here, give us an increasing sense of the beauty of holiness and may Thy grace be upon this congregation and Thy glory rest upon its place of worship which we now re- dedicate to Thee.


MINISTER: God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Father who art in heaven. THE PEOPLE: To Thee we re-dedicate it.


THE MINISTER: Son of God, the only begotten of the Father, Head of the Body, which is the Church, Head over all things to the Church, Prophet, Priest and King of Thy people, Who on the cross didst suffer for our sins, the just for the unjust, Who ever livest to make intercession for us.


THE PEOPLE: To Thee we re-dedicate it.


THE MINISTER: God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, given to be our abiding Teacher, Sanctifier and Comforter, Lord and Giver of Life. THE PEOPLE: : To Thee we re-dedicate it.


THE MINISTER: Holy, Blessed and Glorious Trinity, Three Persons in One God, for the worship of Thy Name, the study of Thy Word, and the better fitting of men's souls for Thine ever- lasting Kingdom.


THE PEOPLE: To Thee we re-dedicate it.


REV. ROBERT DAVIDSON, D.D.


REV. GEORGE DUFFIELD, D.D.


REV. CONWAY P. WING, D.D.


REV. JOSEPH VANCE, D.D.


THE MINISTER: Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Thy people shout for joy. Sanctify this place by Thy presence and Thy constant abid- ing. Give power to Thy Gospel taught and preached in it. Let Thine eyes be opened toward it, and hearken unto the suppli- cations of Thy people when they pray and hear them in heaven. And when Thou hearest, forgive, and from this outer court of Thy Holy Sanctuary bring Thy people, and Thy children into the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man, the heavenly temple, of which the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the Light.


We ask and offer all in the Name of Thy Son and our Saviour who hath taught us to pray:


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heaven, etc.


HYMN 671-"Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands"


SCRIPTURE LESSON


PASTORAL PRAYER


RESPONSE


INTIMATIONS


OFFERTORY


ANTHEM-"Sing Aloud Unto God," by Fred W. Peace SERMON-"The Demands of Religion"


HYMN 301-"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"


BENEDICTION


ORGAN POSTLUDE


7:30 P. M.


ORGAN PRELUDE


CALL TO WORSHIP


HYMN 728-"Evensong Is Hushed in Silence"


INVOCATION


HYMN 165-"'Tis For Conquering Kings to Gain"


SCRIPTURE LESSON


DUET-"Hark! Hark My Soul!" by Harry Rowe Shelley PRAYER


HYMN 441-"O Mystery of Love Divine"


OFFERTORY


ANTHEM-"Softly Silent Night," Frank Sealy


SERMON-"The Blessing of the Restored Soul"


HYMN 474-"My Faith Looks Up to Thee"


BENEDICTION


AMEN-Choir


SILENCE


ORGAN POSTLUDE


WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19 Pilgrimage to Meeting House Springs


4:00 P. M .- Announcement made by Narrator of Anniversery Ob- servance.


Procession begins.


5:00 P. M .- Service at Meeting House Springs. Narrator Speaks.


Hymn Invocation. Hymn 100-(Genevan Psalter 1543.) Address-Speaker. Hymn 480-(Arr. from Handel, 1728.) Narrator speaks. Benediction.


5:30 P. M .- Informal social time and picnic lunch.


REV. EUGENE L. MAPES, D.D.


REV. ANDREW N. HAGERTY, D.D.


THE PUBLIC SQUARE ABOUT 1850-1860


At the right-hand corner the roof of the old market house. To the left is corner of the court house. The stone meeting house in the distance, with- out the present chapel but showing the two-story front and doorway of the old chapel; also the row of buildings on the alley in the rear of Glass' Hotel, the present Farmers Trust Company. In the far distance the tower of the old Reformed Church on Louther Street.


Announcement Made by Narrator at the Church Preceding the Pilgrimage


Two hundred years ago Presbyterianism had its beginning in this locality.


This afternoon we begin our observance of the Two hundredth Anniversary of this Church, and it seems eminently fitting that we should be directed to Meeting House Springs where the first log Church stood and where for over twenty years the Presbyterians worshipped.


And so we begin with a pilgrimage to Meeting House Springs, where a short service will be held, this pilgrimage not only points us to the origin of the First Presbyterian Church of Carlisle, but also marks the beginning of the special meetings that shall be held next week, culminating on Sunday, September 30th.


We give a hearty welcome to the public to join with us in this Bi-centennial celebration.


Narrator's Address At Graveyard


It was here two hundred years ago, in a settlement known as West or Upper Pennsborough and also Meeting House Springs on the banks of the Conodoguinet Creek that the first Presbyterians in this region built a log church.


In the burying-ground, still the property of the Church, are grave stones embellished with coats of arms, showing that many of the settlers came from prominent families in the country they had left. Fifty-eight markers and ninety-three names are to be found in this burial-ground.


The log church which stood here was the pioneer church of Cum- berland Valley, and, of course, the ancestor of the two Presbyterian churches in Carlisle.


There was also a glebe at Meeting Hbuse Springs, a Penn grant passed on January 21, 1749, in the "23rd year of the reign of King George II." In the year of 1827 this glebe was conveyed by purchase to Philip Weaver, but the graveyard was reserved by the church.


In the year 1734, according to the minutes of Donegal Presbytery, we find Alexander Craighead given a commission to visit "the people over the river two or three Sabbaths in November."


We have no means of knowing the date of the organization of the church at Upper Pennsborough, but Dr. Conway P. Wing says that according to the records of the Donegal Presbytery there must have been three organizations in the valley as early as 1737-at Upper Pennsborough (Meeting House Springs), Lower Pennsborough (Silver Spring) and Hopewell (Big Spring, Newville).


In April, 1738, the Rev. Samuel Thomson, who was born and edu- cated in Ireland, was called as pastor to take charge of the churches of Pennsborough (Meeting House Springs and Silver Spring) and also to minister to the church at Falling Spring (Chambersburg).


On November 14, 1739, this first pastor was installed and he re- mained with the newly-organized congregation for ten years. It has been said of the people of this parish that they were "sound in their faith, but sometimes irregular in their practice," and the first minister of this church found that his field was a difficult one.


It was indeed a stormy time that the Rev. Samuel Thomson had with a hard-fisted and hard-headed people: Indian incursions and dan- gers, contentions in the church among the members, division among ministers in the Old and New School controversy, and friction in ecclesi- astical relationships.


On April 20, 1759, the Rev. John Steel, born and educated in Ire- land as his predecessor, accepted a call to Upper and Lower Penns- borough. And this man, who was called respectfully "The Reverend Captain," was not a "soft-raiment" man. In the Indian wars he was given a commission as captain and went out with his men to face their common dangers. At times he carried his musket into the pulpit, ready for any emergency.


In the rough log church on the Conodoguinet Creek the Presby- terians met for over twenty years.


VIEW OF THE SQUARE, 1840


Showing the meeting house with old chapel erected in 1827; row of houses on the alley in rear of hotel, now site of Farmers Trust Co .; court house and steeple, with town hall adjoining; lower right-hand corner, portion of Episcopal Church. The date of this sketch may be fixed by the fact that the railroad was built in 1837 and the court house and town hall burned down in 1845.


The Rev. John Steel and his people began thinking of moving from Meeting House Springs to town and were resisted by the mem- bers of the congregation already in the town ministered to by the New School man, the Rev. George Duffield.


But this resistance did not deter the congregation at Meeting House Springs. And Steel's congregation built a church on the northeast corner of Hanover and Louther streets, and the old church at Meeting House Springs was abandoned.


In September, 1766, a deed was granted by the Penns. "A lot of ground 180 and 200 feet on the Center Square was conveyed by Thos. and Richard Penn to the Presbyterians under the pastoral care of Rev. John Steel to remain a site for a church or a meeting house forever."


In the year 1785, under the ministry of Dr. Robert Davidson, the two branches in Carlisle united and worshipped in the Stone Church on the Square.


So it was that Presbyterianism had its beginning in Carlisle, and it is this beginning that we now commemorate.


The Invocation


Almighty God, infinite in wisdom, power and goodness, we acknowl- edge Thee the Creator of all things in the heavens above, in the earth beneath, and in the paths of the sea. We adore Thee for the greatness and beauty of Thy works.


Thou hast visited the earth, and blessed it. Thou sendest the springs into the valleys which run among the hills. Thou causest the grass to grow for cattle, and herb for the service of man. Thou makest the furrows of the field soft with showers. The pastures are clothed with flocks, the valleys are covered over with corn. Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness, thy clouds drop fatness; they drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. O Lord! How manifold are Thy works! In wisdom has Thou made them all.


We praise Thee, O Lord, for Thy mercy and compassion. Protect us from our enemies, both without and within. We thank Thee for the grace that has sustained us. Accept our thanksgiving for all the blessings we have received. Fill our hearts with humility and love, with gratitude and trust. Continue Thy loving kindness to us, and help us to show forth the fruits of grace, in a sincere obedience to His will, through Whom all blessings are vouchsafed, Thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.


SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 Morning Worship 11 A. M.


ORGAN PRELUDE


DOXOLOGY


INVOCATION AND LORD'S PRAYER


GLORIA PATRI


RESPONSIVE READING


HYMN-52, "Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers"


SCRIPTURE LESSON-Joshua 1:1-11


PRAYER


RESPONSE


HYMN-422, "Faith of Our Fathers, Living Still"


INTIMATIONS


OFFERTORY


ANTHEM-"Lift Up Your Heads," James H. Rogers


ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS-On the occasion of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, Pa. -The Pastof


HYMN-377, "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" BENEDICTION


ORGAN POSTLUDE


INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH, 1827-1876


The high pulpit with curved stairs; straight pews with doors; gas lights and lamp posts on the gallery. The organ was on the rear gallery.


YOUNG PEOPLE'S RALLY 6:15 P. M.


PRESIDING-Roy Shaull, of the County C. E. Union. MUSIC-Orchestra and Junior Choir


ADDRESS-Dr. Paul H. Doney, of Dickinson College


EVENING SERVICE 7:30 P. M.


ORGAN PRELUDE


CALL TO WORSHIP


HYMN-21, "At Even, When the Sun Was Set"


INVOCATION


HYMN-113, "O Thou, in All Thy Might so Far"


SCRIPTURE LESSON


ANTHEM-"Not Unto Us, O Lord," Seymour Smith


PRAYER


HYMN-354, "The Light of God Is Falling" OFFERTORY


ADDRESS-Rev. John McDowell, D.D., Secretary, Board of National Missions; former Moderator of General Assembly


HYMN-225, "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" BENEDICTION


ORGAN POSTLUDE


MONDAY, SEPT. 24 Meeting of Carlisle Presbytery


2:30 P. M .- Carlisle Presbytery convenes.


7:30 P. M .- Popular meeting-Address by Dr. C. E. Macartney, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Moderator of Presbytery, presiding.


9:15 P. M .- Reception to Presbytery and Guests.


POPULAR MEETING 7:30 P. M.


PRESIDING-Rev. Charles W. Maclay, Moderator of Carlisle Presbytery ORGAN PRELUDE


HYMN 32-"Softly Now The Light of Day."


INVOCATION


HYMN 99-"O Worship The King"


SCRIPTURE LESSON


PRAYER


INTIMATIONS


HYMN 117-"Our God, Our Help in Ages Past"


OFFERTORY


ANTHEM-"Bless Ye The Lord," Chas. H. Bartlett


ADDRESS-The Rev. Clarence E. Macartney, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh; former Moderator of the General Assembly


HYMN 127-"Lord of All Being, Throned Afar" BENEDICTION


ORGAN POSTLUDE


TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 Meeting of Carlisle Presbytery


9:00 A. M .- Meeting of Carlisle Presbytery


1:30 P. M .- Meeting of Carlisle Presbytery


7:30 P. M .- Community Service with Congratulatory Addresses


COMMUNITY SERVICE WITH CONGRATULATORY ADDRESSES 7:30 P. M.


PRESIDING-Mr. M. A. McKnight ORGAN PRELUDE


HYMN 27-"Saviour, Breathe An Evening Blessing."


INVOCATION


HYMN 195-"Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"


SCRIPTURE LESSON


PRAYER


HYMN 301-"The Church's One Foundation" ADDRESSES AND GREETINGS Carlisle Presbytery The Rev. Charles W. Maclay Carlisle Ministerial Association The Rev. H. B. Stock, D.D.


The Rev. G. M. Shafer, D.D.


The Second Presbyterian Church St. John's Episcopal Church The Rev. H. D. Viets


SOLO


ADDRESSES AND GREETINGS Dickinson College The Rev. Dr. James Henry Morgan The U. S. Medical Field Service School Col. Garfield L. Mckinney The Community Hon. Fred S. Reese HYMN 363-"The Son of God Goes Forth to War." BENEDICTION


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This shows the plot of the Square as utilized about 1770. The stone meeting house was surrounded by a fence. The front was toward the South, reached by a walk from High Street. Note the pump along Hanover Street. Drawn by John B. Landis.


WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26


7:30 P. M .- Praise and Prayer Service of Presbyterian Churches of vicinity-Second Church, Carlisle; Dickinson Church, Silver Spring, Big Spring (Newville), Mechanicsburg. PRESIDING-Rev. G. M. Shafer, D.D. DUET SPEAKER-Dr. W. M. Cleaveland, Synodical Secretary




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