Church and Estate: Religion and Wealth in Industrial-Era Philadelphia

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ChurCh and EstatE Villanova Wayne Haverford Bryn Mawr Bala Overbrook Elkins Park Bryn Athyn Swarthmore Valley Forge St. Martin-in-the-Fields St. James the Less Keneseth Israel Center City (see inset) Proposed Episcopal Cathedral Church of the Advocate Temple University Bethany Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Drexel Institute Chestnut Hill Germantown North Philadelphia South Philadelphia Northeast Philadelphia West Philadelphia The Main Line DELAWARE COUNTY CHESTER COUNTY MONTGOMERY COUNTY PHILADELPHIA COUNTY N E W J E R S E Y BUCKS COUNTY D e l a w a r e R i ver Schuylkill River RAILROAD PENNSYLVANIA 16TH ST. 5TH ST. FRONT ST. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY WALNUT ST. CHESTNUT ST. MARKET ST. ARCH ST. BROAD ST. Rittenhouse Square Church of the Holy Trinity St. Mark Cathedral (Roman Catholic) Society Hill Christ Church Arch Street Meeting 0 2.5 5 miles N E W S The Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pennsylvania T h o m a s F . R z e z n i k CHURCH AND ESTATE R E L I G I O N A N D W E A LT H I N I N D U S T R I A L - E R A P H I L A D E L P H I A Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rzeznik, Thomas F., 1979– Church and estate : religion and wealth in industrial-era Philadelphia / Thomas F. Rzeznik. p. cm. Summary: “Examines the lives and religious commitments of the Philadelphia elite during the period of industrial prosperity that extended from the late nineteenth century through the 1920s”— Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-271-05967-9 (cloth) 1. Upper class—Religious life—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—History—19th century. 2. Upper class—Religious life—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—History—20th century. 3. Upper class—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Social life and customs—19th century. 4. Upper class—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Social life and customs—20th century. 5. Wealth—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Religious aspects—Christianity. 6. Philadelphia (Pa.)—Church history—19th century. 7. Philadelphia (Pa.)—Church history—20th century. I. Title. BR560.P5R94 2013 305.5’2340974811—dc23 2012051317 Copyright © 2013 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802–1003 It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ANSI z39.48–1992. This book is printed on paper that contains 30% post-consumer waste. To my parents ...