The wonderful character and personality of John Chambers were not sudden creations. They were growths. He himself believed that while justification was instant, sanctification was gradual. He laughed at the man who professed never to have made mistakes. He had always patience with those who slipped and fell. He showed us how to neutralize the results of our missteps and gain new strength by painful and humiliating experiences.
I return my hearty thanks to one and all of the friends, fellow alumni of the old First Independent Church of Philadelphia, who have aided me with reminiscences, asking pardon for omissions and indulgence for possible errors.
W. E. G.
Ithaca, N. Y., July 20, 1903.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Philadelphia. The Historic Site | [1] |
| II. | Ireland. A Bonnie Bairn | [7] |
| III. | Ohio. Life in a Log Cabin | [14] |
| IV. | Maryland. Student Days in Baltimore | [19] |
| V. | Newtown. Rejected of Men | [25] |
| VI. | New England. Ordination at New Haven | [34] |
| VII. | Home and Church. Love and Work | [42] |
| VIII. | The War Horse of the Temperance Cause | [51] |
| IX. | The Master of Hearts | [61] |
| X. | Boyhood's Memories of the Old Church | [68] |
| XI. | The Master of Assemblies | [81] |
| XII. | True Yoke-fellows | [94] |
| XIII. | Church Life. Minor Personalities | [105] |
| XIV. | The Civil War | [111] |
| XV. | Light at Evening Time | [127] |
| XVI. | Transfer of the Church to the Presbytery | [135] |
| XVII. | The Semi-Centennial and Farewell | [139] |
| XVIII. | The Children of the Mother | [144] |