History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Part 91

Author: Bean, Theodore Weber, 1833-1891, [from old catalog] ed; Buck, William J. (William Joseph), 1825-1901
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1534

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Society, it is reasonable to suppose that their number exceeded that which united with the Presbyterian Church. Some of these early converts are still mem- bers of the society. The church labored under great disadvantages for want of a suitable house of wor- ship. At the Annual Conference of 1856, Rev. Reuben Owen was appointed pastor of Merion Square and Conshohocken, with his residence at the latter place. At a meeting of the board of trustees Rev. Reuben Owen, Messrs. Joseph Lees and Jacob Thomas were appointed a committee to purchase a lot for the erection of a church. On October 28th of the same year the committee reported the purchase of a lot at the corner of Elm and Lafayette Streets, of Mr. James Wells, of Norristown, for the sum of two thousand dollars. At the Conference of 1857 Con- shohocken became a separate charge, and Rev. Reuben Owen reappointed its pastor. The corner- stone of the church was laid on August Ist of the same year, the following ministers being present : Revs. Reuben Owen, J. R. Anderson, William Taylor (of California), J. Humphriss, A. Cookman, A. W. Milby, J. S. Cook, J. Lindemuth and W. C. Best. On January 10, 1858, the lecture-room, though un- finished, was first occupied for public worship. In the spring of 1858, Rev. T. B. Miller was ap- pointed pastor and served the church for two years. In 1859, Rev. J. Lindemuth was appointed pastor and remained two years. In 1861, Rev. W. W. Wythe was placed in charge and served the congregation one year. In 1862, Rev. George Heacock was appointed pastor and remained one year. In 1863, Rev. J. O'Neill was made preacher in charge and served the church two years. In 1865, Rev. Reuben Owen was appointed for the second time and term the church was finished and a parsonage was erected. The church cost sixteen thousand dollars, and was dedicated on October 10, 1867, Bishop Matthew Simpson preaching in the morning and Rev. J. Walker Jackson in the evening. The debt was raised on this occasion. The parsonage was built in 1867, at a cost of three thousand two hundred dollars. In 1868, Rev. S. G. Hare was appointed pastor and remained three years. He was followed by Rev. A. M. Wiggins, who was appointed in 1871 and served the charge for three years. In 1874, Rev. Reuben Owen was appointed pastor for the third time, and remained for two years. During the last year the church was favored with an extensive revival, through which over one hundred persons joined the church. In 1876, Rev. D. L. Patterson was appointed and remained two years. In 1878, Rev. B. H. Sanderlin was placed in charge, but on account of declining health remained but one year. In 1879, Rev. W. C. Johnson became pastor and served the church with great acceptability for three years. During his pastorate an extensive revival took place, and the debt on the parsonage was con-

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siderably reduced. In 1882, Rev. Samuel Pancoast became pastor and served the charge for the term of two years. Rev. J. P. Miller, late of Philadelphia, is the present pastor. The church numbers one hun- dred and twenty-four members. The Sunday-school is composed of thirty officers and teachers and two hundred and eighty-one scholars. The church prop- erty, including the parsonage, is valued at twenty-two thousand dollars.

OAK STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, NORRISTOWN .- This church was organized June 23, 1854. One hundred and five persons had, a short time previous to this date, withdrawn, by certificate, from the First Methodist Episcopal Church, which was then located on the Main Street, nearly all of whom united with this society. The congregation at first worshiped in Airy Street Hall. The first meeting of the board of trustees was held June 23, 1854. The members constituting the board are as follows: F. G. Irving, president; William A. Ruddach, secretary; H. Bainbridge, treasurer; A. Irving, C. Stout, H. D. Weller, James Fries, R. Essick and J. Bender. The first Quarterly Conference was held in the above-named hall July 31, 1854, presided over by Rev. John D. Curtis, presiding elder of the Reading District. Rev. John F. Meredith was the first pastor. A lot having already been secured on the south side of Oak Street, west of De Kalb Street, at the second meeting of the board of trustees it was resolved to erect a church building fifty by seventy feet, and a building committee was immediately appointed, con- sisting of the pastor, Rev. J. F. Meredith, C. Briggs, F. G. Irving, Stephen Bawden and W. A. Ruddach. The contract was awarded to S. Groff and L. Zimmer- man. The lecture-room was finished in September, 1855. The audience-room was dedicated March 21, 1858, Bishop Edward R. Ames preaching in the morn- ing and Dr. John Price Durbin in the afternoon.

The following is the list of pastors who have served the church since its organization: Rev. J. F. Mere- dith, Rev. J. Y. Ashton, Rev. J. H. Lightburn, Rev. John Thompson, Rev. Benjamin F. Price, Rev. John W. Arthur, Rev. Gasway Oram, Rev. George Cum- mins, Rev. James E. Meredith, Rev. Nathan B. Du- rell, Rev. Michael D. Kurtz, Rev. John Dyson, Rev. Michael A. Day and Rev. G. W. F. Graff. Rev. L. B. Beekley and Rev. J. L. Taft, supernumerary preach- ers, have also been connected with this church. The presiding elders who have had ecclesiastical jurisdic- tion over the church from time to time are the follow- ing: Rev. John D. Curtis, Rev. James Cunningham, Rev. Thomas Jefferson Thompson, Rev. William L. Gray, Rev. Joseph Castle, D.D., Rev. William H. Elliott, Rev. Peter J. Cox, Rev. John F. Chaplain, D.D., Rev. William Swindells and Rev. Joseph Welch. Three members of the Philadelphia Conference have entered the ministry from this church, namely : Rev William Swindells, Rev. David Wesley Gordon and Rev. John T. Swindells. The society numbers one

hundred and ninety-eight members. The Sunday- school numbers thirty officers and teachers and one hundred and eighty-five scholars. The church prop- erty, including parsonage, is valued at nineteen thou- sand dollars.

KULPSVILLE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- In the spring of 1862, Rev. William M. Ridgway and Rev. David W. Gordon, preachers on the Perki- omen Circuit, were invited by the residents of Kulps- ville to establish stated preaching service in that community. Accordingly, Kulpsville Hall was secured for that purpose, where divine worship was conducted for several months. A lot for a church and burial- ground was generously donated by Mr. William R. Bechtel, then a resident of the village, but a member of the church at Bethel. The church is a neat brick structure, one story high, and was dedicated in the autumn of 1862 by Bishop Levi Scott, assisted by the pastors. During its entire history it has been con- nected with Bethel Circuit, formerly called Perkiomen. Among the ministers who have served the church, besides the pastors before mentioned, are Rev. William T. Magee, Dr. R. Owen, Rev. H. F. Isett, Rev. E. Townsend, Rev. G. L. Schaffer, Rev. H. U. Sebring, Rev. L. D. MeClintock, Rev. II. Fraukland and Rev. T. T. Mutchler. The Sunday-school is under the superintendency of Mr. Edward Zimmerman and numbers one hundred and fifty scholars. The church membership, although not large, is steadily increasing. The property is valued at two thousand dollars.

JARRETTOWN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- In the year 1844, Rev. A. Manship, then stationed at Chestnut Hill, with the assistance of Rev. William MeCombs and Rev. Peter Eisenbry, held a largely attended woods meeting near Jarrettown, which resulted in a deep religious interest in the community. A German, a friend of Methodism, by the name of Weisman, opened his house for divine worship, in which preaching services were regularly conducted. In this house a class was formed, both Mr. Weisman and his wife becoming members. Mr. Weisman also offered to donate a lot of ground and sufficient stone for the erection of a church edifice, but for some reason the project was not carried out. In 1863, two Methodists in the community, Messrs. John De Pre- fountain and William Megargee, resolved to utilize an abandoned platform, which had been used by the young people of the town for dancing purposes, for religious meetings, on which a pulpit was erected, and seats were placed for the accommodation of the congregation. Rev. George Bickley, Sr., Rev. Richard Branen aud Rev. George Bickley, Jr., conducted preaching services here during the entire summer months. During the following winter meetings were held in the school-house at Jarrettown. In the spring of 1865 this appointment was joined with Harmer Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, with Rev. W. P. Howell as pastor. In the autumn of this year a successful revival was held in the private house formerly occu-

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pied by Mr. Weisman, which resulted in about thirty , came to Lansdale and established stated preaching accessions to the church. In the year 1866, under the pastorate of Rev. H. C. McBride, a lot of more than an acre of ground on the Limekiln pike, a short distance below the village, was purchased, and a stone church, thirty-five by fifty feet, was erected at a cost of three thousand dollars. Mr. Robert Taylor donated the stone for the same. The edifice was dedicated on Sabbath, September 16, 1866, Rev. A. Manship oflici- ating. Mr. Andrew Bickley, a member of Harmer Hill, rendered valuable service during the progress of the building, not only in counsel and labor, but also in generous contributions. The present membership is about ninety, with an efficient Sunday-school of at least one hundred scholars. The following are the names of the present board of trustees : F. Houpt, Albert De Prefountain, Samuel Houpt, N. Barns, John Rodemie, and H. Marshall. The church has greatly improved under the present pastorate of Rev. G. L. Schafter.

JENKINTOWN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- This church had its genesis in the old lyceum build- ing of the borough. In 1866, Rev. S. A. Heilner, pastor of Milestown Church, preached occasionally in this edifice at the solicitation of three members of the Methodist Church, namely : Professor J. W. Redpath, Mr. Samuel MeBride and Mr. Howard Krewson. In the summer of 1867, Mr. Redpath purchased, in the name of the above-mentioned trustees, the old school- house located on corner of West Avenue and Leedon Street. The structure was remodeled, and on Sep- tember 14, 1867, was dedicated as a Methodist Epis- eopal Church, to the worship of God, by Rev. R. H. Pattison, D.D. Rev. J. Walker Jackson, D.D., and Rev. A. Manship also officiated on the same occasion. Rev. S. Heilner was appointed pastor. The Sabbath school was organized November 3, 1867, eight teachers and thirty scholars being enrolled. Professor J. Redpath was elected superintendent, and has filled the office to the present time. Under the pastorate of Rev. T. K. Peterson the corner-stone of a new church was laid, October 1, 1879, by Rev. William Swindells. The church was dedicated December 28, 1879, by Rev. A. G. Kynett, D.D. The edifice of brick, thirty-six by sixty feet, will accommodate about four hundred persons. Thé following-named ministers in turn have served the charge from its organization to the present : Rev. S. A. Heilner, Rev. C. H. Biekley, Bev. A. I. Collom, Rev. J. A. Cooper, Rev. R. Turner, Rev. J. H. Brittain, Rev. W. Wisegarver, Rev. M. Barnhill, Rev. E. C. Yerkes, Rev. T. K. Peterson, Rev. R. MeKay, Rev. W. Pickop and Rev. G. Bickley Burns. the present pastor and historian of the church. The society numbers about seventy members and the Sun- day-school one hundred seholars. The church prop- erty is worth about three thousand dollars.

LANSDALE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- In the latter part of the year 1870, at the earnest solicitation of several prominent eitizens, the Rev. H. U. Sebring, then pastor of an adjoining charge,

services. Previous to this there had been neither church organization nor preaching, plaee in the town. A society was immediately organized and a board of trustees at onee appointed, consisting of the following persons : J. N. Jacobs, M.D., J. Pierce, Asa Thomas, I. D. Heebner, D. Heebner and A. B. Haekman. The following persons were appointed a building eon- mittee : J. N. Jacobs, M.D., J. Pierce and I. D. Heeb- ner. In the spring of 1871 a church edifice was com- meneed, under the pastoral charge of Rev. H. U. Sebring. The lecture-room was dedieated July 14, 1872. While Rev. William H. Smith was pastor the audience-room was completed and dedicated on Sab bath, December 23, 1877. In 1882 the trustees pur- chased an adjoining lot, with the view of enlarging the present church building, increased aeeommodations being required by the growing Sabbath-school and congregation. The ehiurch property is valued at six thousand dollars. The society, although of such recent origin, numbers about one hundred and twenty- five members The present trustees are T. T. Ridding- ton, I. D. Heebner, T. Riddington, Jr., Henry J. Smith, J. Ansty, J. Cooper, William Richardson, J. W. Moyer and William Prince. The Sabbath-school numbers two hundred and thirty scholars and is in charge of Mr. I. D. Heebner. Rev. J. G. Biekerton is the present pastor.

HAWS AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, NORRISTOWN. - The Sunday-school of the Haws Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church was organized June 20, 1875, by Rev. M. D. Kurtz and a committee which had been appointed by the Oak Street Method- ist Episcopal Quarterly Conference at the house of Mrs. Janette Richards, on Chain Street. The follow- ing persons were present : Sarah Smith, Elias Keisen, Dr. A. R. Tyson, Mary Perkenpine, Amelia Groff, Mary M. Johnson and Mary Sidwell. The following per- sons were elected offieers of the school: Frank H. Thompson, superintendent ; Charles R. Fox, assistant superintendent ; J. Howard Richards, librarian ; Jacob C. Byer, treasurer ; and Abner S. Johnson, sec- retary. The school was formally opened in Chain Street school-house, on Sabbath, July 18, 1875, thirty- two scholars being present.

The first board of trustees of the church was organ- ized July 27, 1875, by Rev. M. D. Kurtz, and con- sisted of Frank H. Thompson, C. R. Fox, Jacob Byer, John Custer and Abner S. Johnson. The following were elected offieers of the board : Abner S. Johnson, president, and John Custer secretary. A lot on the eorner of Haws Avenue and Marshall Street, one hundred and sixty by one hundred and twenty feet was secured at the cost of two thousand dollars, and preparations were immediately commenced to build a Gothic stone ehapel fifty-one by thirty-two feet, one story high. The corner-stone was laid on September 26, 1875, by Rev. M. D. Kurtz, assisted by Rev. T. A. Fernley. The chapel erected at a cost of

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three thousand dollars was dedicated January 2, 1876, Bishop Matthew Simpson, Rev. Dr. A. G. Kynett and Rev. M. D. Kurtz conducting the dedicatory services throughout the day. The following pastors have served the church in the order of their appoint- ments : Rev. M. D. Kurtz, 1875-76; Rev. Howard T. Quigg, 1877-78; Rev. Henry Isett, 1879-80-81; Rev. William H. Smith, 1882-83; Rev. F. H. Moore, 1884. The church property is valued at six thousand five hundred dollars. The membership numbers one hundred and two persons. The well-organized and flourishing Sabbath-school numbers in officers, teachers and scholars one hundred and sixty.

ST. LUKE'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, BRYN MAWR .- On the 24th day of August, 1876, a meeting of persons in favor of establishing a Methodist Episco- pal Church at Bryn Mawr was held at the house of Mrs. V. V. Crawford, Lower Merion township, Bishop Matthew Simpson presiding. It was determined to secure a lot and commence the erection of a church- Subscriptions to the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars were raised at this meeting, which sum at subsequent meetings was increased to four thousand dollars. A committee, consisting of D. M. Boyd, W. H. Sutton, W. A. Fisher, A. Crawford Anderson, Dr. D. II. Bradley and Jacob Danley, purchased a lot on the corner of Penn Street and Montgomery Avenue, one hundred and fifty feet front by three hundred feet deep, at a cost of two thousand dollars, of which one thousand dollars was donated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. A building committee was appointed on the 11th day of April, 1877, consisting of Dr. D. H. Bradley, W. H. Sutton, A. S. Cline, J. HI. Clemmens and I. W. Anderson. Ground was broken on the 29th of August, 1877. The corner-stone was laid October 1, 1877, by Bishop Matthew Simpson, assisted by Rev. George Cummins, P.E., and Rev. J. Y. Ashton. The dedicatory services were held June 29, 1878, Bishop Simpson preaching in the morning, Rev. Dr. C. H. Fowler in the after- noon and Rev. William H. Miller, of the Presbyterian

Church, in the evening. Rev. T. C. Pearson, the pastor, also rendered valuable service during the day. The entire cost of the edifice was eight thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, of which amount four thousand two hundred dollars were subscribed on the day of dedication, leaving the property without any encumbrance. The Sunday-school, which is under the superintendeney of Hon. W. H. Sutton, began to hold its sessions in Temperance Hall in the fall of 1878, and was formed largely from the Union Sunday-school, that had been conducted by Mr. Wil- liam A. Fisher since 1851, and which had been the cradle of a number of churches of the various denomi- nations in the community. The following ministers have served the church in the order of their appoint- ments : Rev. T. C. Pearson, Rev. A. S. Wilson, Rev. F. H. Moore and Rev. J. D. Martin, the present pas- tor. The membership numbers one hundred and ten

persons. The Sunday-school has a membership of about seventy scholars. The church property is val- ued at eleven thousand dollars.

ROYER'S FORD METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- In the early part of the year 1879, a Methodist class was formed in this borough in connection with the Spring City Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Simeon Keim was appointed leader. At first the class was held at the homes of its various members. At a meeting of the male members of the parent church, called by Rev. J. B. Graff, pastor, May 6, 1881, it was resolved to build a chapel. Messrs. John Bisbing, William S. Essick, Maurice Sheeler, Allen Rogers and S. B. Latshaw were subsequently appoint- ed a building committee. A lot seventy-five by two hundred feet, on the corner of Airy and Church Streets, was donated by Mr. Danniel Latshaw. The corner- stone was laid September 21, 1881, Rev. William Swindells, Rev. G. D. Carrow, D.D., Rev. G. S. Broadbent, Rev. John Bell, Rev. William Bamford, Rev. J. B. Graff, Rev. James Swindells and Rev. Samuel Gracy officiating on the occasion. On Sab- bath, March 5, 1882, the church was dedicated by Bishop Matthew Simpson. Rev. J. B. Bickerton preached in the afternoon and Rev. William Swin- dells in the evening. The building is thirty-two by fifty-two feet, and was erected at a cost of three thou- sand three hundred and forty-three dollars. The Sabbath-school was organized April 6, 1882, when Rev. N. D. McComas was elected superintendent; W. S. Essick, assistant superintendent; . Harry Ayres, secretary ; Joshua J. Nix, treasurer ; S. B. Latshaw, librarian and Jacob Latshaw, assistant-librarian. The school is in a flourishing condition and numbers about one hundred and fifty scholars. The present trustees are Maurice Sheeler, Jacob R. Weikel, John Fenkbinder, E. A. Bickel, Andrew Cumming, John A. Keiter, John B. Gracy, Jesse G. Yeager and S. B. Latshaw.

NORTH WALES METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. -Among the more recent enterprises of the Methodist denomination in the county is the church at North Wales, which, although quite young, shows signs of great promise for the future. The society has already become self-supporting and numbers one hundred members, and has a Sabbath-school of over one hun- dred and fifty scholars. Rev. H. Iless is the pastor.

In all there are twenty-one Methodist Episcopal Churches in the county, five of which have been estab- lished during the last ten years, and about half of which have been formed during the last twenty years. The membership of the church has increased at least one hundred and fifty per cent. for the latter period, and the number of Sabbath-school scholars at about the same rate.

EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION OR GERMAN METHOD- ISTS .- There are thirteen churches of this branch of Methodism in the county, as follows :

Norristown Church : Pastor, Rev. F. P. Lehr;

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value of property, $7000; members, 116; Sunday- school scholars, 118. Plymouth Church : Pastor, Rev. W. H. Hershey ; value of property, $5000 ; mem- bers, 81; Sunday-school scholars, 186. Trappe Cir- cuit (three churches) : Pastor, Rev. J. W. Rozer; value of property, $8900; members, 183, Sunday- school scholars, 223. Montgomery Circuit (five churches) : Pastor, Rev. J. S. Newhart ; value of property, $10,000; members, 211; Sunday-school scholars, 271. Landsdale and Hatfield Churches. Pastor, Rev. G. Knoble; value of property, $5000; members, 74; Sunday-school scholars, 160. Potts- town Church: Pastor, Rev. J. F. Heisler ; value of property, $3000; members, 130; Sunday-school scholars, 168.

There are four colored Methodist churches in the county,-two in Norristown, one in Pottstown and one in Conshohocken.

The various branches of Methodism are represented by thirty-eight churches, valued at two hundred and twenty-six thousand dollars.

The following epitome of the religious thought of the period, as it found expression in the several Christian denominations on the centennial Sabbath (September 7, 1884) in municipal history, is chronicled as a matter of general interest in connec- tion with this chapter. In response to the following circular, the editor received the annexed condensed statement from the reverend gentlemen whose names appear therewith :

" NORRISTOWN, PA., August 16, 1884.

"DEAR SIR :

"September 7, 1884, is the last Sabbath in the first century of Mont- gomery County as a municipality. Please forward to the undersigned the passage of Scripture, book, chapter and verse from which you speak on that day, with your name of church, meeting-house and denomina- tion, estimated number of congregation on the day named, with a synopsis of the sermon not exceeding twenty-five words. We hope this request will be promptly complied with, as we desire to epitomize the religious thought of the county in the closing chapters of our history.

" Truly your friend,

" THEO. W. BEAN,

" Editor 'History of Montgomery County, Pa.'"

St. James' Episcopal Church, Lower Providence. Rector, Rev. J. L. Heysinger. Text, Numbers xxiii. 23 : " What hath God wrought." Synopsis of sermon : 1, Prosperity is due to God's blessing and should excite gratitude ; 2, A century of prosperity has marked our local history ; 3, Observations on our parish and church for a century past. Number of congregation present, seventy-five.

St. John's Episcopal Church, Norristown. Rector, Rev. Isaac Gibson. Text, St. John iv. 38: "Other men labored and ye are entered into their labors." Synopsis: "While celebrating the centennial of Montgomery County we should make prominent the works of our forefathers, for they laid the founda- tions of our greatness." Estimated attendance, three hundred and fifty.

Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church, Consho- hocken. Rector, Rev. A. B. Atkins, D.D. Text, St. Matthew, v. 16: "Let your light so shine before men !

that they may see your good works." The rector spoke of the light and power of Christian example. The true Christian is a lighted lamp shining in a dark world. Ile must shine always and everywhere, in church, at home, in the place of business. Number of congregation present, two hundred and fifty.

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran (six-cornered) Church, Pennsburg. Pastor, Rev. O. F. Waage. Text, St. Matthew viii. 23-24. Subject, "Christ our refuge in the tempests of life." Estimated number present, five hundred.

Huber's, at Niantic and Swamp, at New Hanover, (Lutheran). Pastor, Rev. L. Groh. Text, St. Luke x. 23-24. Synopsis of sermon : 1. What our eyes see -- gospel results materially and spiritually ; 2, Who did not see ?- prophets, kings before Christ, our fathers ; 3, Why we see-through God's goodness.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Transfigura- tion, Pottstown. Pastor, B. M. Schmucker. Text, Psalm xlviii. 12-14. Synopsis of sermon: 1, Annals of Lutheran Church in this county. First settlements of Lutherans; 2, Congregations, forma- tions, statistics ; 3, Biographies of eminent ministers. Estimated attendance, two hundred and fifty.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Pottstown. Pastor, D. K. Kepner: Text, St. Luke x. 23-27. Theme, "Good Samaritan Love :" 1, Whom it profits; 2, How it manifests itself ; 3, Whence it comes. Thema, " Der hohe Werth des Christlichen Glaubens :" 1, Sieg im Kampf mit der Sünde ; 2, Freude im Schmerz der Erde; 3, Ruhe in der Unruh des Lebens; 4, Licht in der Nacht der Trübsal ; 5, Leben durch den Tod ; 6, Himmlischen Lohu nach irdischer Arbeit. Estimated attendance, five hundred.

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History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Part 91

Author: Bean, Theodore Weber, 1833-1891, [from old catalog] ed; Buck, William J. (William Joseph), 1825-1901 Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck Number of Pages: 1534

Author: Bean, Theodore Weber, 1833-1891, [from old catalog] ed; Buck, William J. (William Joseph), 1825-1901
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1534