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gation. Thereupon that Presbytery pre- sented the call to him, and upon his signi- fying his acceptance of the same dismissed him to connect himself with the Presbytery of Philadelphia. This he did Dec. 2d, 1797. Mr. Russel having been received, the Pres- bytery proceeded with his trials for ordina- tion. They heard him preach a popular sermon, examined him on experimental religion, and systematic divinity, as parts of trial. These being sustained, Presbytery deferred further trials until the time of ordination and installation within the bounds of the congregation where he was to labor. Presbytery convened, or a com- mittee thereof, in the Settlement, April 17th, 1798. Mr. Russel was further ex -. amined in systematic divinity, ecclesiastical history, church government, and the arts and sciences. These examinations having heen sustained, the next day Mr. Russel preached a popular sermon and was ordained and installed. In these services Dr. Ashbel Green, of Philadelphia, preached the ordination sermon, Dr. Wm. Tennent, of Abington, and Rev. Nathaniel Irwin, of Neshaminy, delivered the charges. This was Mr. Russel's first and last charge. Passing through the scenes spoken of in the foregoing historical sketch, between 1798 and 1827, he ended his days with the people of his first charge. After serving
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nearly thirty years in the pastorate, he died Dec. 16th, 1827.
He was buried in the old burying ground near Weaversville, where the stone erected to his memory may still be seen.
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REV. BROGAN HOFF.
THE seventh pastor of the Settlement Church was Rev. Brogan Hoff.
Mr. Hoff was born at Harlingen, Somer- set county, New Jersey, in 1794. He graduated at Queen's College, New Bruns- wick, in 1815, and from the Theological Seminary, at New Brunswick, in 1818. The same year he was licensed to preach the Gospel by the Classis of New Bruns- wick, and became pastor of a Dutch Re- formed Church in Philadelphia. Here he remained until 1824. June 10th, 1824, he was installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of Bridgeton, New Jersey. Here he labored until April, 1833, at which time the pastoral relation was dissolved. In the following May, he came to the Settlement as an agent of the American Sunday School Union. The congregation being pleased with him, gave him a call, which he accepted, and was installed November 12, of that year. He remained in the Settle- ment until the spring of 1835, at which time the pastoral relation was dissolved, and he was dismissed to the Classis of Green, March 24th. From the Settlement
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he went, in 1835, to the United Reformed Churches of Leeds and Kiskatom, (?) near Catskill, New York. Here he remained until 1842, when he removed to German- town, New York. In the charge of Ger- mantown, he remained until his resigna- tion in 1850. This seems to have been his last charge, as he was without charge in 1869. Since 1869, he died of apoplexy, at his home in Germantown, New York.
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REV. LESLIE IRWIN.
THE eighth pastor of the Settlement Church was the Rev. Leslie Irwin. The following sketch of Mr. Irwin's life and labors has been furnished by his family :
" Rev. Leslie Irwin was born at Ballibay, County Monaghan, Ireland, July 22d, 1806. His parents were truly Christian people. He breathed a pious atmosphere from childhood to manhood. He obtained a liberal education, commencing at the age of ten years the study of the classics, at an academy in his own native town. At the age of fourteen he was prepared to enter college, having the Christian ministry in view at this early period of life. He was taken under the care of Monaghan Pres- bytery, and received a certificate of admis- sion to college, after having passed a rigid examination by said Presbytery, as is cus- tomary for all candidates for the ministry in Ireland. Entering the Royal Belfast College, he completed his collegiate and theological course in six years. As the Synod of Ulster, (for at that time there was no General Assembly in Ireland,) did not allow their candidates to be licensed till
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one year after completing their theological course, Mr. Irwin engaged in teaching, and was elected principal of a Classical Academy, which his own pastor, Rev. James Worrell, founded for the purpose of giving a thorough education to young men in that section of the country. He retained this situation for six years, and labored with great fidelity and success. In this connec- tion the fact ought not to be omitted, that his salary, £30 a year, was given to his parents, while he supported himself with the sums received for supplying vacant churches, he having been licensed to preach by the Synod some time in the second year of his position as principal of the Academy. He was a thorough linguist and, in the strict acceptation of the term, a fine scholar in general. In fact, he was qualified to fill almost any chair in the best institutions of learning in this or any other land, but his modesty kept him compara- tively unknown. On resigning his position in the Academy, Mr. Irwin came to America in 1834. This he did, believing he would have a more extensive sphere of useful- ness in this land. He found true friends in the Rev. Messrs. Wm. L. McCalla and Winchester, Dr. Green, and James and Wm. Latta. Through their agency he was invited to supply the pulpit of the Ninth Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Penn.,
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for one year, in the absence of the pastor. In July, 1835, he was introduced to the Presbyterian Church in Allen Township, Northampton Co., Penn., and after preach- ing to them with great acceptance for a year, he was ordained and installed pastor in the autumn of 1836, on a salary of $500 a year. Some time in the years 1839-40, the iron works at Craneville, now Cata- some seven
sauqua, were established, miles distant. As the result of earnest personal labor, and visitations from house to house on his part, a church was soon formed of over one hundred members. He then assumed charge of both churches, that at Allen Township and the newly formed church at Catasauqua, and per- formed an almost incredible amount of labor for both of them, riding fourteen miles every Sabbath besides attending four services, prayer-meeting and lecture com- bined, each week. In 1845, Mr. Irwin was married to Miss Mary Ann Wilson, daugh- ter of John Wilson, Esq., a ruling Elder for forty-two years of the Allen Township Church. Mrs. Irwin, and three out of their four children, still survive him. He often congratulated himself as having been favored in his domestic relations and used to say that but for this he could not have sustained the great amount of labor which he performed.
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After a pastorate of thirty-three years' duration he removed, in May of 1868, to South Bend, Indiana, and finally to Quincy, Ills., in July of same year. Instead of feel- ing himself at liberty to desist from active labor on account of his enfeebled health, his heart warmed toward the people at Ellington and Burton, six and nine miles distant from his home. To these he labored, rain or shine, with untiring devo- tion. He aided these churches largely out of his own pocket to enable them to get a house of worship. The Presbytery of Schuyler have therefore upon their roll, the " Memorial Presbyterian Church of Elling- ton," and " Memorial Presbyterian Church of Burton." Both are in a flourishing con- dition and have more than tripled their membership.
His great desire was that after his de- parture these churches would be in a con- dition to support a pastor.
For days before his decease he prayed frequently for these churches, that God would build them up and glorify Himself through them.
Early on the Sabbath morning, (Nov. 16th, 1873,) agreeably to his desire, he fell asleep in Jesus. The funeral took place on Nov. 18th, from his residence, and his remains were laid in the family vault at
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Ellington Home Cemetery, near the church he loved so well .*
*Mr. Irwin was received by the Presbytery of New- ton as a licentiate of Presbytery of Philadelphia, Dec. 22d, 1835, and was ordained an evangelist.
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REV. DAVID M. JAMES.
THE ninth and present pastor of the Settlement Church is Rev. David M. James. Mr. James is a native of Cumberland Co., New Jersey. He pursued his preparatory studies for college at Easton, Pa., and entered Lafayette College there, gradu- ating in 1852.
He studied theology at the Theological seminary, Princeton, N. J., and was licensed to preach the Gospel by the Presbytery of Passaic, July 3d, 1854. Oct. 4th, 1854, the same Presbytery ordained him to the full work of the ministry and installed him pastor of the Mount Olive Church, New Jersey. Here he labored until 1869, when he became pastor of the Settlement Church, in which pastorate he continues to labor with success.
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CHAPTER IX.
CHURCH OFFICERS.
ELDERS.
URING the early history of all, or nearly all, the Presbyterian Churches of America, it was cus- tomary to keep no sessional records. The church in the Irish Settlement was no ex- ception to this rule. It passed through about one hundred years of its history without making any permanent record of who its spiritual rulers were, or who were admitted to sealing ordinances. The names of the eldership are, therefore, almost entirely lost. We can only deter- mine who a few of them were by references incidentally made to them in the general affairs of the church and community.
It would seem Thomas Craig was one, at least, of the original elders. His name appears as an elder in attendance at the meeting of the Synod of Philadelphia, in 1731. · In 1756, Dr. Franklin, in a letter to Governor Morris, speaks of "Elder
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Craig," of the Irish Settlement. We sup- pose he referred to Elder Thomas Craig.
In 1769, we know James Ralston, father- in-law of Rev. Mr. Rosbrugh, was an elder. He died in 1775. Also, we know that John Walker was an elder in 1775. He was reported as Mr. Rosbrugh's elder at a meeting of Presbytery, held at Mt. Bethel that year. He died in 1777. Who suc- ceeded these we have not been able to learn. We know, however, that John Wilson was an elder. He was born in 1766, and died in 1857, having served in the eldership forty-two years. The late Judge James Kennedy was an elder. He was born in 1787, and died in 1872. The present eldership are Hugh R. Horner and John Horner. This is about all we have been able to learn with regard to the elder- in the Settlement Church.
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SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEES UNDER THE CORPORATION.
THE church, having been organized in I 728, carried on its secular affairs for about sixty years by means of officers chosen by the people. The records extant, belonging to that period, are in such a condition as to render it impossible to give an intelligible account of who looked after the secular affairs of the church. Names appear upon the books in an official capacity ; but who were in office from year to year cannot be determined. This confusion, however, disappears with the year 1797. At this time the church became incorporated. The third rule adopted to govern the con- gregation under the charter of incorpora- tion, was as follows :
" That six Trustees shall be chosen from said society, two of whom shall vacate on the first day of January next, and two in each successive year, and their places to be filled up by a new election, whose busi- ness shall be to settle accounts with the Treasurer on the same day yearly ; to have charge of all money belonging to the
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society ; all pews and seats in the church to be taken from and given up to the Trustees ; and those who attempt to give or receive seats without their consent, shall be deemed inimical to the interests of the society, and meet a serious rebuke in Session at a future day."
We subjoin the Trustees under this rule, from 1797. The third couplet shows the persons elected for the year.
I796.
Joseph Horner, James Ralston, Thos. Horner,
Wm. Lattimer, Adam Clendinen, William Moffat.
1797.
James Ralston, Thomas Horner, Hugh Horner, Wm. Lattimer, John McNair.
Jos. Horner,
I798.
Thos. Horner, Hugh Horner, Henry Epple,
Wm. Lattimer,
John McNair, Joseph Horner.
I799.
Hugh Horner, John McNair, Joseph Horner, . Thos. McKeen.
Henry Epple, James Hays,
1800. -
Henry Epple, Joseph Horner,
James Hays,
James Ralston, Thos. McKeen, Samuel Morison.
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1801.
James Hays, James Ralston, John Clyde, Thos. McKeen, Samuel Morison, James Kerr.
1802.
James Ralston, John Clyde, Hugh Wilson, Samuel Morison, James Kerr, Charles Meloy.
1803.
John Clyde, Hugh Wilson, Edw. Humphrey '
James Kerr, Charles Meloy, John McNair.
1804. =
Hugh Wilson, Edw. Humphrey, Hugh Horner, Charles Meloy, John McNair, Joseph Horner.
1805.
Edw. Humphrey, Hugh Horner, Joseph Kerr,
John McNair, Joseph Horner, (?)
1806.
Hugh Horner, Joseph Kerr, John Wilson,
Joseph Horner, (?) Thomas Horner.
1807.
Joseph Kerr, John Wilson, Adam Clendinen, Thomas Horner, Robert Ralston.
(?)
1808.
John Wilson, Adam Clendinen, John Rosbrugh, Thomas Horner, Robert Ralston, Jas. Horner, Jr.
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1809.
Adam Clendinen, John Rosbrugh, Nicholas Neligh, Robert Ralston, James Horner, James Clyde, Jr.
1810.
John Rosbrugh, Nicholas Neligh, James Kerr, Sr., James Horner, James Clyde, Jr., Wm. Lattimer.
18II.
Nicholas Neligh, James Kerr, Sr., Edw. Humphrey, Jas. Clyde, Jr., Wm. Lattimer, Jas. Horner, Sr.,
1812.
James Kerr, Sr., Edw. Humphrey, James Kerr, Jr., Wm. Lattimer, Jas. Horner, Sr., John Wilson.
1813.
Edw. Humphrey, James Kerr, Jr., John Boyd, Jas. Horner, Sr., John Wilson, John Clyde, Jr.
1814.
James Kerr, Jr., John Boyd, James Clendinen, John Wilson, John Clyde, Jr., Jas. Horner,* * Son of Thos. Horner.
1815.
John Boyd, James Clendinen, James Kennedy, John Clyde, Jr., James Horner, Nathan Kerr.
The elections were overturned this year. Some trustees resigned. A new election resulted as follows :
John Boyd, James Kerr, Sr., James Kennedy,
Hugh Wilson, James Horner, Robt. Horner.
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1816.
James Kerr, Sr., James Kennedy, James J. Horner, James Horner, Robert Horner, A. E. Mulhallon.
1817.
James Kennedy, Jas. J. Horner, Edw. Humphrey, Robert Horner, A. E. Mulhallon, Joseph Kerr.
1818.
James J. Horner, Edw. Humphrey, John Wilson, A. E. Mulhallon, Joseph Kerr, Wm. Horner.
1819.
Edw. Humphrey, John Wilson, James Kennedy,
Joseph Kerr, . Wm. Horner, Robert Horner.
1820.
John Wilson, James Kennedy, Edw. Humphrey,
Wm. Horner, Robert Horner, James Kerr.
1821.
James Kennedy, Edw. Humphrey, George Hice, Robert Horner, James Kerr, Hugh Horner.
1822.
Edw. Humphrey, George Richie, James J. Horner, James Kerr, Hugh Horner, Abram Wilson.
George Hice, elected in 1821, resigned, and George Richie was elected to fill his place in 1822.
1823.
George Richie, Jas. J. Horner, Joseph Kerr, Hugh Horner, Abram Wilson, Thos. Horner, Jr.
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1824.
Jas. J. Horner, Joseph Kerr, A. E. Mulhallon, Abram Wilson, 'Thos. Horner, Jr., William Horner.
1825.
Joseph Kerr, A. E. Mulhallon, James Kennedy,
Thos. Horner, Wm. Horner, Joseph Horner.
1826.
A. E. Mulhallon, James Kennedy, Jas. Kerr, Jr., WVm. Horner, Joseph Horner, Robt. Clendinen.
1827.
James Kennedy, James Kerr, Jr., Joseph Kerr, Joseph Horner, Robt. Clendinen, Charles Wilson.
1828.
James Kerr, Jr. Joseph Kerr, James J. Horner, Robt. Clendinen, Charles Wilson, William Burnet.
1829.
Joseph Kerr, Jas. J. Horner, Thos. Horner, Charles Wilson, William Burnet, J. H. Humphrey ..
Shortly previous to the election for this: year, which came on January 5th, Mr. Burnet removed from the Settlement,and his place was supplied at this election by the name of James Kennedy.
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1830.
James J. Horner, Thos. Horner, William Brown, James Kennedy, J. H. Humphrey, Hugh Horner.
1831.
Thos. Horner, William Brown, Joseph Horner, J. H. Humphrey, Hugh Horner, Charles Wilson.
Shortly previous to January 3d, 1831, when the annual election occurred, Thomas Horner removed from the congregation, and Thomas Clendinen was elected to fill the vacancy.
1832.
William Brown, Joseph Horner, Thos. Clendinen, Hugh Horner, Charles Wilson, Chas. Humphrey-
1833.
Joseph Horner, Thos. Clendinen, James Kerr, Charles Wilson, Chas. Humphrey, JamesKennedy,
1834.
Thos. Clendinen, James Kerr, James Clyde, Chas. Humphrey, James Kennedy; B. D. Barnes.
1835.
James Kerr, James Clyde, Hugh Horner,
James Kennedy, B. D. Barnes, Thos. Clendinen.
1836.
James Clyde, Hugh Horner, James J. Horner,
B. D. Barnes, Thos. Clendinen, Thomas Horner.
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1837.
Hugh Horner, James J. Horner, Charles Wilson, Thos. Clendinen, Thos. Horner, William Brown.
1838.
James J. Horner, Charles Wilson, Hugh Horner, Thomas Horner, Wm. Brown, Thos. Clendinen ..
1839.
Charles Wilson, Hugh Horner, James Kerr, William Brown, Thos. Clendinen, Joseph Horner ..
1840.
Hugh Horner, James Kerr, William Wilson, Thos. Clendinen, Joseph Horner, William Brown.
1841.
James Kerr, William Wilson, Fred. W. Nagle, Joseph Horner, William Brown, Hugh Horner ..
1842.
William Wilson, Fred. W. Nagle, Joseph Howell,. William Brown, Hugh Horner, Philip Insley.
1843.
Fred. W. Nagle, Joseph Howell, James Kennedy, Charles Wilson ...
Hugh Horner, Philip Insley,
1844.
Joseph Howell, James Kennedy, Hugh Horner, Philip Insley, Charles Wilson, Thomas Barr ..
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1845.
James Kennedy, Hugh Horner, Joseph Brown, Charles Wilson, Thomas Barr, Philip Insley.
1846.
Hugh Horner, Joseph Brown, William Brown, James Kennedy, Philip Insley, Thos. Clendinen.
This year, James Kennedy was elected to fill the place of Thomas Barr, who had removed from the Settlement.
1847.
Joseph Brown, William Brown, Robt. McDowell,
Philip Insley, Thos. Clendinen, Hugh Horner.
1848.
William Brown, Robt. McDowell, John Howell, Thos. Clendinen, Hugh Horner, Charles Wilson.
1849.
Robt. McDowell, John Howell, Philip Insley, Hugh Horner, Charles Wilson, Joseph Brown.
1850.
John Howell, Philip Insley, Hugh Horner,
Charles Wilson, Joseph Brown, Robt. McDowell.
1851.
Philip Insley, Hugh Horner, Thos .. Clendinen,
Joseph Brown, Robt. McDowell, William Brown.
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1852.
Hugh Horner, Thos. Clendinen, Charles Wilson, Robt. McDowell, William Brown, Joseph Brown.
1853.
Thos. Clendinen, Charles Wilson, Hugh Horner, William Brown, Joseph Brown, Philip Insley.
1854.
Charles Wilson, Hugh Horner,
Thos. Clendinen,
Joseph Brown, Philip Insley, William Brown.
1855.
Hugh Horner, Thos. Clendinen, Joseph Brown, William Brown, Charles Wilson,
Philip Insley,
1856.
Thos. Clendinen, Joseph Brown, John Agnew, William Brown, Charles Wilson, Hugh Horner.
1857.
Joseph Brown, John Agnew, Thos. Clendinen,
Charles Wilson, Hugh Horner, Philip Insley.
Hugh R. Horner elected for one year to fill vacancy caused by the removal of Charles Wilson. (?)
1858.
John Agnew, Thos. Clendinen, Hugh R. Horner, Hugh Horner, Philip Insley, Joseph Brown,
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1859.
Thos. Clendinen, Hugh R. Horner, H. Horner, Esq., Philip Insley, Joseph Brown, John Agnew.
1860.
Hugh R. Horner, H. Horner, Esq., Thcs. Clendinen, Joseph Brown, John Agnew, Philip Insley.
1861.
H. Horner, Esq., Thos. Clendinen, Joseph Brown, John Agnew, Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner.
1862.
Thos. Clendinen, Joseph Brown, John Agnew, Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner, John Horner.
1863.
Joseph Brown, John Agnew, Thos. Clendinen,
Hugh R. Horner, John Horner, Philip Insley.
1864.
John Agnew, Thos. Clendinen, Joseph Brown,
John Horner, Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner.
1865.
Thos. Clendinen, Joseph Brown, John Howell,
Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner, John Agnew.
1866.
Joseph Brown, John Howell, Thos. Clendinen,
Hugh R. Horner, John Agnew, Philip Insley.
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1867.
John Howell, Thos. Clendinen, James Blair, John Agnew, Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner.
John Horner elected for one year to fill place made vacant by the removal of John Agnew. (?)
1868.
Thos. Clendinen, James Blair, Joseph Brown,
Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner, John Horner.
1869.
James Blair, Joseph Brown, Thos. Clendinen,
Hugh R. Horner, John Horner, Philip Insley.
1870.
Joseph Brown, Thos. Clendinen, James Blair,
John Horner, Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner.
1871.
Thos. Clendinen, James Blair, John Horner,
Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner, Joseph Brown.
1872.
James Blair, John Horner, Thos. Clendinen,
Hugh R. Horner, Joseph Brown, Philip Insley.
1873.
John Horner, Thos. Clendinen, James Blair, Joseph Brown, Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner.
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1874.
Thos. Clendinen, James Blair, John Horner, Philip Insley, Hugh R. Horner, Saml. T. Brown.
1875.
James Blair, John Horner, Thos. Clendinen, Hugh R. Horner, Saml. T. Brown, Philp Insley.
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OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.
PRESIDENTS.
1797. John McNair,(?) 1798. John McNair,(?) I799. Henry Epple, 66
1800.
1801. Jas. Kerr, 1802. 66
1803.
1804. John McNair,
1805. 66 (?)
1806. Joseph Horner,
1807. Thos. Horner,
1808. John Wilson,
1809. Adam Clendinen,(?)
1810. Jas. Kerr, Sr., 18II. Ed. Humphrey, 1812. Jas. Kerr, Sr., 1813. John Wilson,
1814. Jas. Kerr,
1815. Robt. Horner, 1816.
1817. Jas. J. Horner, 1818. Ed. Humphrey, 1819.
(?)
1820. John Wilson, 1821. Ed. Humphrey, 1822. 66
1823. Abram Wilson,
1824. Jas. J. Horner, 1825. Jas. Kennedy,
SECRETARIES. TREASURERS. J. Ralston, (?) Hugh Horner 66 (?) 66
66 (?) 66 Sam. Morison, Jas. Ralston. 66
Tho Mc Keen
E. Humphrey, 66
(?)
Jos. Kerr, 66
Jas. Horner, Jr.,
66 (?)
66
Nich. Neligh. 66 Jas. Horner, Sr., John Boyd,
John Clyde, 66 John Boyd, J. H. Horner. Jas.Kennedy,
Wm. Horner, 66 (?)
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66
Hugh Horner, 66
Wm. Horner, 66
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PRESIDENTS.
1826. Jas. Kerr, Jr., 1827. Jas. Kennedy,
1828. Jas. Kerr, Jr.,(?)
1829. Jas. J. Horner,
1830.
Wm. Brown, 66
1831. Hugh Horner,
1832.
66
66
1833. Jas. Kennedy, 1834. 66 (?)
66
(?)
66
1835.
1836. Jas. J. Horner,
Thos. Horner, 66
66
1837. 1838.
1839. Wm. Brown,
Hugh Horner, 66
66
1841. 66
65
1842. 66
1843. Jas. Kennedy,
1844.
1845. 60
Jos Horner. 66
1846. Wm. Brown,
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1847.
66
1848. 66
66
66
1850.
1851.
66
66
1852. Wm. Brown,
66
1853.
1854. Joseph Brown,
66
1855.
66
66
1856.
(?)
66
(?)
66
1857.
66
66
66
1858.
1859.
66
66
66
1861.
66
1862.
Jno. Horner,
1863.
66
66
1864.
1865.
66
H. R. Horner,
66
1849. Jos. Brown,
66
1840. 66
T. Clendinen, 66
SECRETARIES. TREASURERS. Jos. Horner, Robt. Horner
Chas. Wilson, (?) 66
1860.
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PRESIDENTS. SECRETARIES. TREASURERS. 1866. Thomas Clendinen, H. R. Horner, Jos. Brown.
1867.
66
66
1868. 6.
66
1869.
66
66
66
1870.
66
66
1871.
66
66
1872.
66
1873.
66
66
66
1874.
66
66
1875.
66
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COLLECTORS OF SALARY UNDER THE CORPORATION.
The sixth rule for the government of the Board of Trustees, adopted by them Jan- uary 31st, 1800, was as follows :
" The Board shall, at the meeting on the last Saturday of September, in every year, (as appointed in rule first,) make out du- plicates for pew rent for the then present year, and deliver them to collectors to be then appointed, with a warrant from the President' annexed authorizing them to collect the same. Each collector will be expected to collect his own duplicate, or show cause why he cannot."
Under this rule the following collectors were appointed :
NAMES OF COLLECTORS. NO. OF CONTRIBUTORS.
1800. James Horner, Jr., Robert Hays, 48
1801. John Clyde, Jr., James Kerr, Jr., 48
1802. James Clyde, Jr., James McNair, 44
1803. Thomas Horner, William Moffat, 39
1804. Alexander Wilson, Nathan Kerr, 41
1805. Edward Humphrey, James Rosbrugh, 33
1806. Robert Ralston, Thomas Horner, 36
1807. James Horner, James Kerr, 37
1807. (Extra,) James Clyde, Thomas Horner, 28
1808. (Regular,) Jas. Clendinen, Edw'd Humphrey, 36
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NAMES OF COLLECTORS. NO. OF CONTRIBUTORS.
1809. Samuel Ralston, James Horner, 36
1810. Abram Wilson, John Lattimer, 44
18II. Robert Horner, Joseph Kerr, (?) 37
1812. John Clyde, James (T.) Horner, 38
1813. John Lattimer, William Horner, 39
1814. Joseph Horner, Jr., William Clendinen, 40
1815. James Lattimer, Hugh Horner, 42
1816. Arthur E. Mulhallon, Thomas Horner, Jr., 52 1817. Samuel Horner, James Kerr, Jr., 53
1818. George Hice, William Clendinen, 56
1819. Hugh Wilson, Hugh Horner, 50
1820. Joseph Kerr, Joseph Horner, Jr., 5º
1821. George Richie, Thomas Horner, 51
1822. John Wilson, Thomas Clendinen, 55
1823. James Kennedy, John Humphrey, 53
53
1825.
1824. John Boyd, James Kerr, Jr., Charles Wilson, Charles Humphrey, 52
1826. William Wilson, Hugh Horner,
53
1827. William Burnet, Thomas Horner, 48
1828. James Kennedy, John H. Humphrey, 77
1829. Thomas Clendinen, Joseph Horner, Jr., 71
1830. Joseph Kerr, William Wilson, 67
1831. Charles Humphrey, John Wilson, Jr., 55
1832. James Kerr, Daniel George, 58
1833. (No record of Collectors. Pews rented out
December 4th.)
1834. Hugh Horner, Charles Wilson, 41
1835. William Brown, Frederick W. Nagle, 47
1836. Robert Clendinen, William Wilson, 44
1837. James Kerr, Joseph Horner, 43
1838. Thomas Horner, John Wilson, 43
1839. Thomas Clendenin, Philip Insley, 44
1840. James Kerr, James Kennedy,
43
1841. William Wilson, Robert Clendinen, 43
1842. Frederick W. Nagle, Joseph Horner, 58
65
1843. James J. Horner, Thomas Clendinen,
1844. John Lyle, Isaac Insley, 54
1845. William Wilson, Robert Clendinen, 57
1846. Robert McDowell, James Kerr, 5º
198
Irish Settlement.
NAMES OF COLLECTORS. NO. OF CONTRIBUTORS.
1847. Frederick W. Nagle, Charles Wilson, 48
1848. John Horner, Charles Stewart, 43
1849. James Blair, Thomas Clendinen, 44
1850. Hugh R. Horner, Joseph Brown, 46
1851. Robert Clendinen, Isaac Insley, 43
1852. John Horner, Charles Wilson, 44
1853. John Agnew, Thomas Clendinen, 44
1854. Joseph Brown, Hugh R. Horner, 46
1855.
Isaac Insley, John Horner, 41
1856, Philip Insley, Thomas Clendinen,
42
1857. Thomas Barr, John Agnew,
43
1858. Joseph Brown, Isaac Insley,
42
1859. Thomas Clendinen, James Blair, 43
1860. John Horner, Hugh R. Horner, 34
1861. Thomas Clendinen, Philip Insley, 34
I862.
Joseph Brown, James Blair, 32
1863. William Agnew, John Horner,
1864. Hugh R. Horner, Thomas Clendinen, 30 26
I865. Joseph Brown, Philip Insley,
28
1866. Thomas Clendinen, Hugh R. Horner,
27
1867. James Blair, John Horner,
2'4
1869. Thomas Clendinen, Hugh R. Horner,
1870. Samuel T. Brown, John H. Blair, 29
1871. John Horner, Charles Warman, 42
1872. Robert Blair, Samuel T. Brown, 35
1873. Thomas Clendinen, Hugh R. Horner, 50
1874. John Horner, Thomas Warman,
52
1875. (Appointed in November.)
1868. (No duplicates, being without a pastor.) 28
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