Castle, John Harvard, D.D,, was born in Milestone, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1830; baptized in 1846; graduated from the Central High School, of Philadelphia, 1847.

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Castle, John Harvard, D.D,, was born in
Milestone, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1830; baptized in
1846; graduated from the Central High School,
of Philadelphia, 1847. In the same year he entered the university at Lewisburg, Pa., where he
graduated with first honors in 1851, and from that
institution he received the degree of Doctor of
Divinity in 1866. He completed his studies at
Rochester Theological Seminary, N. Y., in 1853,
and was licensed to preach by the Broad Street
Baptist church, Philadelphia. He was ordained at
Pottsville, Pa., where he labored for two years and
a half, after which he settled with the church at
Newburgh, N. Y. In 1859 he returned to his native
city, and entered upon the pastorate of the First
Baptist church, West Philadelphia. Here he re-
mained for fourteen years, universally beloved by
the church and community. Here also he gave
much time and labor to missionary and educational
interests, serving on the boards of the Publication
and Education Societies, the General Association,
the trustees of the university at Lewisburg, and of
Crozer Theological Seminary. He served as mod-
erator of the Philadelphia Baptist Association, and
was also elected president of the Ministerial Confer-
ence. In the spring of 1871 he traveled extensively
in Europe.
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