Author: Delaware County Historical Society

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9781332181704

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Delaware County Historical Society, Vol. 2 The interesting historical sketch of the old Middletown Presbyterian Church, which was read by Rev. W. T. Kruse at the recent meeting of the Delaware County Historical Society, is reproduced below. Mr. Kruse handles the subject extremely well, and the paper will prove a valuable adjunet to the archives of the society. His subject is: "Some Interesting Facts in the History of Old Middletown Presbyterian Church." The church with its burial-ground here is a spot where much history has been enacted. The organization antedates by fifty years and more the Revolutionary war and the Declaration of Independence, and the site is within five miles westward of the spot where William Penn first landed on the Delaware river. Indian chief, British redcoat and colonial soldier have alike pressed foot upon its soil. Here in its sacred dust sleep patriots of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, ministers of the gospel, and noble men and women who served well their God, their country and generation in civil and private life. 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.