Tustin,  the  honored  father  of  our  present  Superintendent
of  the  Sunday  School,  Ernest  L.  Tustin,  and  my  own  class-
mate in  the  High  School,  was,  for  thirty  years.  Professor
of  the  Greek  Language  and  Literature  in  the  University,
and  twice  served  as  President  ad  interim.  The  influence  of
the  University  in  giving  to  our  Church  and  to  the  denomi-
nation an  educated  and  consecrated  ministry  and  laity  is
simply  incalculable.
On  September  13,  1852,  Dr.  Ide  resigned  to  take  charge
of  the  First  Baptist  Church  at  Springfield,  Mass.
After  an  ineffectual  attempt  to  secure  William  T.  Brantly,
Jr.,  the  son  of  the  former  beloved  pastor,  William  T.
Brantly,  senior,  on  January  i,  1855,  the  Rev.  Dr.  James
H.  Cuthbert  (Fig.  30),  of  Charleston,  was  called.  A  more
gentle,  Christ-like,  lovable  man  never  occupied  our  pulpit.
His  whole  ministry  is  redolent  of  faithful,  earnest,  pastoral
work  which  brought  many  to  know  the  love  of  Christ.
During  his  pastorate  a  call  was  made,  on  May  10,  1858,
to  form  a  new  Association,  and  our  church  withdrew  from
the  Central  Union  Association,  and  on  June  24,  1858,  with
others  formed  the  North  Philadelphia  Association.  The
delegates  from  our  church  were  Rev.  Dr.  Cuthbert,  Joseph
Belcher,  B.  R.  Loxley,  Thomas  Larcombe,  Richard  Gar-
diner, Thomas  Wattson,  S.  M.  Hopper,  and  Thomas  M.
Davis.  This  new  Association  was  organized  on  account
of  the  amount  of  contention  introduced  into  the  Central
Union  Association  on"  subjects  not  calculated  to  improve
spirituality  and  to  increase  the  love  of  its  members."


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