Book digitized by Google from the library of University of Virginia and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. At head of title: 1761-1895 The "Rise and progress," by Rev. Patrick Allison, is in the Archives of the Presbyterian historical society of Philadelphia, and is now published for the first time (with special t.-p.) The paper by Rev. John C. Backus is reprinted with facsimile of the original t.-p.: An historical discourse: on taking leave of the old church edifice of the First Presbyterian congregation in Baltimore. By John C. Backus, pastor of the church Some historical "facts compiled from the records and papers of the Committee of the Presbyterian church ... otherwise known as the First Presbyterian church [by] Richard D. Fisher, secretary. March 31, 1901": 1 fold. l. inserted between the first and second fly-leaf