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“ Divers are the names we bear, both as to countries and churches — German, French, Swiss, Dutch, English, Scotch, Irish, Lutheran, Reformed Anglican, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist, Independent, but we desire and intend to show that amid all this variety of form and circumstances, there is a real unity of faith and life, believing, according to the familiar expression of our common Christian creed. ”

“ In 1852 he was chosen moderator of the new-school general assembly of the Presbyterian church which met at Washington, D.C. In 1853, having outgrown their church building, the congregation founded the Madison square Presbyterian church, afterwards one of the largest church edifices in New York. Here he ministered to the congregation for twenty years, resigning in October, 1873, to take the chair of sacred rhetoric and pastoral theology in connection with the presidency of the Union theological seminary of New York city. As a man, Mr. ”

“ Adams enjoyed an enviable reputation for charity and usefulness, and as a pulpit orator he ranked very high. He wrote several religious books and edited the works of Robert Hall (1830) . His published works include: "The Three Gardens: Eden, Gethsemane, and Paradise" (1859) ; "The Spirit of Hebrew Poetry" (1861) ; "Thanksgiving: Memories of the Day and Helps to the Habit" (1865) ”