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The book chronicles the century-long life of a downtown New York church, tracing its early years as a prosperous, conservative congregation through decline, rebirth as a mission-minded, poorer flock, and contested proposals to relocate. It profiles successive ministers and lay leaders, records students later ordained, lists male and female workers, and documents memorials, tablets, furnishings, and transfers to other parishes. Chapters describe the building, changing neighborhood, hymnody and ceremonial practice, officers and administrative actions, and those who died in service, while illustrations and a bibliography support the institutional and social history presented.
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