Rev. John Baker Laird – 50th Anniversary Program

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HE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of Frankfordwas founded May 4, 1770. The first building cost

2,400 and was used in 1777 to house Hessian pris-oners taken during the Revolutionary War. The oldbuilding was replaced in 1810; here a Sunday Schoolwas organized in 1 8 1 5 . The present church edificewhich was dedicated early in 1 8 6 0 has been improvedand redecorated on several occasions. With the excep-tion of the Friends' Meeting House on Unity Street noother institution in Frankford has continued for so manyyears in the, same place.

Since 1 8 4 9 a period of ninety-six years, there havebeen only two pastorates. The spiritual growth and thehistory of this church, from 1 8 9 5 to the present, havereflected the sincere and earnest endeavor of John BakerLaird. For fifty years his unselfish service has influ-enced and enriched the lives of thousands of people inthis and other communities.

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orapIjicatE RLY LIFE orn in Southern Lancaster County. As a boy at-

tended a one room country school; two years at Mill-ersville State Normal School. Lafayette College-A.B., 1892; A. M., 1895; D.D., 1903; Princeton Semi-nary, 1895.

LEADERSHIP rankford Presbyterian ChurchMinister since May1895.Frankford Public LibraryCommittee.Frankford HospitalChairman of Campaign Com-

mitteeTrustee.Frankford Historical SocietyMemberDirector.Moderator of Presbytery of Phila. North and of

Synod of Pennsylvania.American Red Cross, Community Chapter, Chairman,

1916-18.Pennsylvania Scotch Irish SocietyPresident, 1912.Dedication AddressPresentation of Frankford Sta-

dium to city, 1921.Board of National Missions of Presbyterian Church

in U.S.A., 1904-1940.The Presbyterian (Church Weekly), Director.

Member of Committee of General Assembly, and ofCommission to select Army and Navy Chaplains.

TRUSTEESHIPS incoln UniversityTrustee 25 years, President ofBoard, 8 years.

Lafayette College, 1904-.Princeton Theological Seminary, 1906-.Wilson College, 1904-; President of Board, 1920-;

Acting President of Wilson College, 1934-5.

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REV. JOHN B LAIRD D.D. Minister

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ORGA N Chorale in a A Minor FranckPROCES SIONAL H YM N 333T he Church's One FoundationO X O L O G Y

INVOCATION AND LORD'S PRAYERCHOIR Built on a Rock .................................ChristiansenGLORIA TIBISE LEC TION No. 45, Page 567 (Read responsively)GLORIA IN EX CELSISPRAYEROFFERTORY Pilgrim's Song ......................... schaikowskyHYMN 334-0 Where are Kings and Empires Now?ADDRESS Fifty Years in Frankford ........................ DR. LAIRDCHOIR A Mighty Fortress ................................M u ellerHYMN 365Onward Christian SoldiersBENEDICTIONSILENT PRAYERP0sTLuDE Toccata from Sixth Symphony....................Widor

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EDWARD P. BAILEY, SuperintendentS. LLOYD MOOR, Ass t. Superintendent, Presiding

Address by ML ROBERT W. MCCLELLAN

PromotionsCR DLE ROLL TO BEGINNERS ND PRIM RY DEP RTMENTS

(Conducted by MRS. R. LUTHER YOUNG, Supt. Cradle RollWILLIAM VERNON HOSTELLEY CAROL ANN ROBINSONETHEL ALICE CROIJSE DAVID RITTENHOUSE TOMLINSONROBERT HALSTEAD Moiuus MARJORIE ANNE TOMLINSONWILLIAM DAVID JOHNSTON PERRY EMERY WEISS, JR.THOMAS TIMINGS HOLME WILLIAM HOWARD HOLME

PRIM RY DEP RTMENT TO JUNIOR DEP RTMENT(Conducted by MRS. S. LLOYD MOORE, Supt. Primary D ept.

VIOLET BAu DMUND DAWESMARY MARGARET CROZIER NDREW GALLAWAYJOAN GRIMES AVID NORMAN LORD

JAMES SMITH

JUNIOR DEP RTMENT TO SENIOR DEP RTMENT(Conducted by Miss ELSIE ALLEN, Supt. Junior Department

GirlsELIZABETH LOUISE HAithIsoNNANCY WALTON TINSMANGRACE ELIZABETH KEDDYNINA GARSED REMMEYDOROTHY DESCHAMPFRANCES LANCASTERROBERTA E. MLARY

MARY ELEANOR GRAYJOAN DIANE MILLERJOAN BAIJMANNMILDRED BELL KEDDYSYLvIA LEIGH DOANEDEBORAH GRIMESGRETCHEN FUGES

BoysWILLIAM TITUS MOYER ENRY DOUGLASS SMITHJOSEPH PREBBLE ACK WoonwARDHENRY ANDERSON OBERT P1LKINGTONALBERT C. PRICE OBERT TINSMAN

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ORGAN(a) Bells of St. Anne de Beaupre .....................Russell(b) Marche Heroique ........................Saint SaensPROCESSIONAL Fairest Lord Jesus

HYMN 414 God of Our FathersINVOCATION

ACAPPELLA CHOIR OF OLNEY HIGH SCHOOLDirectionTHEODORE NITSCHE

a. Communion Verse ........................G retchan inoffb. Lfe of Lfe ................................. schesnokovc. Joshua (Spiritual) ..................arr by Noble Cain

PRAYER

Oi'rERTokYCaprice .....................................KreiserDDRESS................................REV REIDS DICKSON, D.D.

A CAPPELLA CHOIRa. Lsten to the Lambs ................................Dettb. CherubimSong ..........................Arkhangelskyc. Watchers of The Stars .............................. ain

BENEDICTION

CH0RALE The Lord Bless You and KeepYou ut kinSILENT PRAYER

P0STLUDEHymn of Joy .....................................You

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Receptionutbap Alay 8 1457:45 o'clock

ORGAN MR. W . CLovlus BRENEISERHuldigungsmarsch ..................................... riegKammenoi Ostrow ................................Rubinstein

HYMN 411 0 Beautiful for Spacious SkiesINVOCATION DR. WILLIAM M . KIEFFERINTRODUCTION MR. ANDREW S. HAINESGREETINGS

from the Community............ DR. CHARLES N. STURTE VANTfrom the B oard of N ational M issions.. DR. E. GRAHAM WILSONfrom Lafayette College..............DR. WM. MATHER LEWISfrom Princeton Seminary......DR. JOHN ALEXANDER MACKAYfrom Wilson College .................DR. PAUL SWAIN HAVENSfrom the Congregation ..........MR. ROBERT J. HARBISON JR.RESPONSE DR. JOHN BAKER LAIRDBENEDICTION REV. HERMAN F. GOHN

Following the benediction it is requested that the audience be seated. Directionsconcerning the formation of a reception line will be announced. After personal greet-ings to Dr. Laird and Miss Laird light refreshments will be served in the. SundaySchoolroom.

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on or iL ottien anb women of the jurb in the ZIrmeb Jotted

(Former Members of our Church, now in the Chaplaincy)REV. RoBERT L. LoGAN, D.D. EV. ALBERTUS GROENDYKE

Howard H. AdamsonEdwin A. AndersonAlbert BaileyLouis R. Ba il e yWilliam C. BaileyLeonard F. Bender, Jr.Lester D. BergmanJohn BerryJohn B. BertramCharles D. BissettRobert G. BlumRobert D. BoutilierEllin BrookeJ. H. BrooksRichard G. BrotemarkleStanley BrownClifford S. BuckleyAlfred F. Buckman, Jr.Albert W. CampbellWilliam J. CarsonJames R. ChaffinchDr. James H. Closson, 3rdArthur F. CollinsRobert H. CrawfordWilliam B. CrouseJohn DascherRichard H. DavidsonJean E. DawesRobert G. DawesBurton DawsonGeorge W. Dietz, 3rdEdward H. DoeringRobert L. DonaldsonJohn W. EastesEugene E. EcremanGeorge R. EngleJames L. FordDr. John W. FroggattRichard D. GergesCharles F. GetmanHarry GettyWilliam GibatAlbert GrahamEdward T. Graham

John Graham*Percy GrahamThomas GrahamHarry GregorAndrew S. Haines, Jr.Robert J. Harbison, 3rdThomas B. HarbisonHoward T. HardieCharles J. HarterWilliam HealeyRichard HenkelsWilliam W. HepworthJohn A. HoffmanNewton H. HoldenJustus M. HolmeThomas T. HolmeCharles W. HornblowerWilliam A. HughesJohn H. Humpton, Jr.Robert E. KelchnerWilliam H. Kelchner, Jr.Robert L. KunzigAlfred J. Laupheimer, JiAlexander LavertyEdmund Lilly*Frank G. LockhartGeorge Lockhart, 3rdGeorge T. LordMargaret MacMillanEdward A. MajkaAndrew MarinerJohn Matlack, Jr.Jeannette McM. MayersLemuel J. McCaulleySamuel J. McCaulleyRobert W. McConnell, Jr.Edmund J. MenelleyLothar H. MillerS. Lloyd Moore, Jr.Wilmer W. MorganJohn C. MostJoseph OdgersLouis Olivet, Jr.Henry P. Paulsen

Winthrop G. PierrelAdolph PilkingtonElizabeth PriceWilliam H. PriceDonald PyeJohn A. Raynor, Jr.Daniel P. ReeseCharles D. RobinsonAlbert H. RosenJames RosenJohn D. RowleyJohn R. Scott, Jr.George F. SeiboldH. Clifford ShallcrossFranklin L. SidebottomJohn B. Sidebotham, 3rdNorman C. SidebothamJohn SlackJohn G. Sonneborn, Jr.Michael C. StaffieriSamuel StaffieriWilliam H. StewartClarence K. StrettonRobert L. SuterDavid TamaccioGeorge A. TamaccioRalph A. TamaccioRoland L. TamaccioEdmund H. ThomsonJohn R. ThorpeWilliam H. ToyHoward S. Tuman, Jr.David B. WalkerWilliam T. WalkerFrank R. WaltherPerry E. WeissJames WhittleThomas H. WhittleJames Wilson*George S. WolfWilliam B. Woodington,Robert WoodsBruce WrightRichard Yerkes

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REV. JOHN B. LAIRD, D.D., MinisterMR. R. W. MCCLELLAN, Student Assistant

MR. W. C. BRENEISER, Organist and Choir Directoriffitem ersi of the eton

MR. SAMUEL D. MILNER, Secretary R. R. LUTHER YOUNG, TreasurerMR. WILLIAM B. O HARA R. EDWARD P. BAILEYMR. NORMAN S. CASTOR R. WESLEY R. GERGESMR. GEORGE E. BORIE R. HORACE W. THORPMR. HENRY A. DEERWECHTER R. ELBERT RossMR. HARRY J. TOMLINs0N R. JOHN M. CROZIERMR. HIRAM A. SMITH R. ROBERT E. EPPEHIMERMR. HERMAN DAVIDSON R. RALPH Al CROZIER

MR. FR-,K D. DAY

f lHenther9 of the 6oarb of M rumeezMR. ROBERT J. HAIsoN, JR., President

MR THOMAS N MURRAY Secretary Mu ROBERT W MCCONNELL TreasurerMR. JOSEPH S. PARKER u WILLIAM E. ROYLEMR. CLINTON Y. WILGUS a JESSIE L. PURNELLMR. S. LLOYD ooRR a WILLIAM WARREN O HARAMR. WILLARD B. DEGENER R. WILLIAM VROMANMa WALTER Z ADAMSON R. AARON L. DEETER