Book excerpt: Excerpt from Class of 1883, Rutgers College: History to 1917 Psi. Phi Beta Kappa. Commencement Oration Material Progress vs. Moral Power. Taught school at Sayreville, N. J., 1883-84. Attended Princeton Theological Seminary, 1884-87. Ordained as minister of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., January 9, 1888, at Philadelphia, Pa. Pastor of Patterson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, from January 9, 1888, to the present time. A.b. (rutgers, Moderator of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, 1908. Presbyterian. Prohibitionist. Married, April 25, 1888, Anna Margaret Grant, daughter of John C. And Margaret B. Grant. Children: Marguerite Brinton, September 28, 1891; Marian Grant, November 8, 1895, died July 25, 1898. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.