Cedar Hill, Frankford; also taking measures for sale of the church property, with a view of removing to a more satisfactory locality, the adjoining property being used as an abattoir, making it particularly unpleasant for those attending the Church services.

The following deaths of Trustees are recorded: Wm. C. Brooks 1887, Jas. J. Horrocks 1888, Fithian S. Gray 1890. Henry Horrocks was elected Trustee in 1887 and Wm. Metcalfe in 1890.

Arrangements were made at a meeting, October 14, 1888, for the purchase of a lot on west side of Park Avenue below Berks Street (50 x 90 feet) as a site for a new church building.

On January 5, 1890, the sale of the entire Third Street church property was announced and approved at a meeting of the Board, and the last meeting of the Board in the Third Street church was held on March 3, 1890.

Numerous meetings of the Trustees were held at the residence of Wm. Cariss, Sr., 1537 Park Avenue during 1890, principally in connection with the building of the new church which was under the supervision of a Building Committee, and the first meeting of the Board in the new church was on May 18, 1891.

On September 15, 1891, the completion of a Sundayschool building in the rear of the church (with a cellar kitchen) was announced, and action taken "to pay the bill for same."

The Trustees had arranged for the removal of the organ from the Third Street church to the new Park

Avenue church, where an appropriate place near the pulpit was provided for it. At this time the property consisted of the main church building of stone; a convenient parlor with door leading into the body of the church and another to the pulpit; an outside stone porch or entrance with a hallway leading to Sunday-school room and a door into the parlor. An iron fence, with gate, enclosed a small front and side-yard in which was located the main entrance door to the church, a good size lot with grass and trees in the rear, with a wooden fence and gate leading to Watt Street on the opposite side of which were located the buildings and university of the Temple Baptist Church, fronting on Broad Street.

Permission was granted by the Trustees to various Peace, Literary, Vegetarian and other reform and educational societies and institutions to use the Sundayschool room and parlor for their meetings and classes, usually free, or at a charge little more than necessary to cover light, heat, janitor services, etc. This practice was continued as long as the church remained at Park Avenue.

On October 23, 1899, Wm. Cariss, Sr., the oldest member of the Board, in length of service, died; he was a Trustee over forty-four years and special record of the event is made in the "Minutes" of a meeting held October 29, 1899.

It had been deemed advisable for some time past, that in view of the decreasing number of candidates available for the position of trustee, as well as for other reasons, some changes should be made in the

Church Charter and Rules. A committee had prepared and after approval by the Church, had submitted to the Court of Common Pleas No. 3, County of Philadelphia, March Term 1902, No. 2186, an application for an amended or revised Charter changing the name of the Organization from "The Philadelphia BibleChristian Church, North Third Street, West Kensington," to "The Philadelphia Bible-Christian Church," decreasing the number of Trustees from nine to five; all persons (twenty-one years of age and one year's standing) to be entitled to vote for same instead of only males.

The Board at this time consisted of: Rev. H. S. Clubb, Pres., George W. Wright, Secy., Wm. M. Horrocks, Treas., Chas. F. Koenig, Wm. Metcalfe, Samson Cariss, Henry T. Cariss, E. F. Metcalfe, Henry Horrocks, Wm. B. Horrocks.

A Meeting December 7, 1902, records the death of Henry M. Taylor a trustee for thirty-nine years.

The operation of the Revised Charter was in effect Whitmonday June 1, 1903, and the following Board of five members was elected: Chas. F. Koenig, E. F. Metcalfe, Samson Cariss, George W. Wright, Secy., Wm. M. Horrocks, Treas., Rev. H. S. Clubb, Pres., ex officio.

The record of the Board from 1903 up to 1914 is largely one of the usual routine, viz., looking after the collection of funds and the payment of current expenses,