Antique 1892 Episcopal Pocket Hymnal Oxford Univ Press Henry Frowde 1892
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Description
Antique 1892 Episcopal Pocket Hymnal Oxford Univ Press Henry Frowde 1892. The church was built between 1698 and 1700,making it the oldest church in Pennsylvania and second oldest Swedish church in the United States after Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes) in Wilmington, Delaware. Fair condition - Cover has detached About the size of a deck of cards. Antique pocket edition of “The Hymnal: Revised and Enlarged” (1892) adopted by the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America and printed by Oxford University Press. Handwritten 1904 inscription referring to Gloria Dei Church in Philadelphia. The church was built between 1698 and 1700,making it the oldest church in Pennsylvania and second oldest Swedish church in the United States after Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes) in Wilmington, Delaware. The carpenters for the building were John Smart and John Buett and bricks were supplied by Richard Cantril. The church displays the English vernacular style of church design, which combines elements of the Medieval and Gothic styles. The church's vestry and entranceway were added in 1703 to buttress the walls, which had begun to buckle under the weight of the roof. The tower was added c.1733, and interior alterations were made in 1845, designed by Samuel Sloan. Compact devotional size with visible age and water staining. A small artifact of early 20th-century church education in Philadelphia .
