5 October 1799 A.D. Diary entry: Rev. Jones Jacob Janeway
5 October 1799 A.D. Diary entry: Rev. Jones Jacob Janeway Archivist. “October 5: Rev. Jacob Jones Janeway.” This Day in Presbyterian History. 5 Oct 2015. http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2015/10/october-5-4/ . Accessed 5 Oct 2015. October 5: Rev. Jacob Jones Janeway It was on Thursday, June 13, 1799, that he was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, along with four others, which, at that day, was rather an unusual occurrence. John Blair Linn, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia—whose bright light was so soon quenched,—William and John E. Latta, and Buckley Carl were the persons then ordained in the Old Arch Street Church. At the same time Mr. Janeway was installed pastor of the church. “On this auspicious day I was solemnly set apart to the work of the ministry of the Lord Jesus. In the presence of God, of his holy angels, and of men, my most solemn vows were made. May the Lord God and ...