Chapter I: Front Matter

WORKS OF WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS, D.D., L.H.D.

JAPAN.

The Mikado's Empire; History to 1902 and Personal Experiences.
(Harpers.)

Matthew Calbraith Perry, a Typical American Naval Officer.
(Houghton, Mifflin & Co.)

Townsend Harris, First American Envoy in Japan. (Houghton,
Mifflin & Co.)

Verbeck of Japan; A Citizen of No Country. A Story of Foundation
Work Inaugurated by Guido Fridolin Verbeck. (Fleming H. Revell
Co.)

A Maker of the New Orient. Samuel Robbins Brown, Pioneer
Educator in China, America, and Japan. (Fleming H. Revell Co.)

Japan, in History, Folk-lore, and Art. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.)

In the Mikado's Service. A Story of Two Battle Summers in China.
(W. A. Wilde Co.)

Corea, the Hermit Nation. Part I. Ancient, Medieval and Modern
History. Part II. Social Life, Literature, Art, Folk-lore,
Proverbs, Recent Events, etc. (Charles Scribner's Sons.)

HOLLAND.

The American in Holland. Sentimental Rambles in the Eleven
Provinces of the Netherlands. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.)

Brave Little Holland, and What She Taught Us. (Houghton, Mifflin
& Co.)

The Student's Motley, being "The Rise of the Dutch Republic",
by J. R. Motley, condensed to 690 pages in six parts. Part VII:
History of the Dutch Nation from 1584 to 1897. (Harpers.)

Young People's History of Holland. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.)

AMERICAN HISTORY.

The Romance of Discovery; A Thousand Years of Exploration and
the Unveiling of Continents. (W. A. Wilde Co.)

The Romance of American Colonization. How the Foundations of Our
History were Laid. (W. A. Wilde Co.)

The Romance of Conquest. The Story of American Expansion through
Arms and Diplomacy. (W. A. Wilde Co.)

The Pilgrims in their Three Homes: England, Holland, and
America. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.)

America in the East. A Glance at our History, Prospects,
Problems, and Duties in the Pacific Ocean. (A. S. Barnes Co.)

The Pathfinders of the Revolution. A Story of the Great March
into the Wilderness and Lake Region of New York in 1779. (W. A.
Wilde Co.)

John Chambers, and His Ministry in Philadelphia. 1 vol. 8vo.
Pp. 172, with two portraits, index, etc. Price, one dollar,
postpaid. (Andrus & Church, Ithaca, N. Y.)

Sunny Memories of Three Pastorates, in (Schenectady, Boston, and
Ithaca), with a Selection of Sermons and Essays. 1 vol. Illust.
Price, $1. Ithaca, N. Y. (Andrus & Church.)

BIBLICAL.

The Lily Among Thorns. A Study of the Biblical Drama Entitled,
"The Song of Songs." (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.)

JOHN CHAMBERS

SERVANT OF CHRIST AND MASTER OF HEARTS

AND

HIS MINISTRY IN PHILADELPHIA

About 1873.]

JOHN CHAMBERS

SERVANT OF CHRIST AND MASTER OF HEARTS

AND

HIS MINISTRY IN PHILADELPHIA

BY

REV. WM. ELLIOT GRIFFIS, D.D., L.H.D.

AUTHOR OF "THE MIKADO'S EMPIRE", "BRAVE LITTLE HOLLAND", "COREA,
THE HERMIT NATION", "THE PILGRIMS IN THEIR THREE
HOMES", "VERBECK OF JAPAN", Etc.

ITHACA, N. Y.
ANDRUS & CHURCH
1903

COPYRIGHT, 1903
BY
ANDRUS & CHURCH
(OCTOBER)

PRESS OF
ANDRUS & CHURCH
ITHACA, N. Y.

JOHN CHAMBERS'S FAVORITE PSALM

PSALM CXXXIII

Behold how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!

It is like the precious ointment upon the head,
That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard:
That went down to the skirts of his garments:

As the dew of Hermon,
And as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion:
For there the Lord commanded the blessing,
Even life forevermore.

TO

ALL MY FELLOW ALUMNI

MEMBERS OF

THE FIRST INDEPENDENT CHURCH

OF PHILADELPHIA

WHO IN HALLOWED MEMORY OF THE PAST

OR

IN HOPE OF REUNION IN THE ETERNAL HOME

GREET

JOHN CHAMBERS AS THEIR FATHER IN GOD

I DEDICATE THIS LITTLE BOOK