Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-09-16
.YPsILANrI, (aIoh) WEDN EsDAY sEprEnlBER lc 1916.

YPSILA
Hc converted many of the Indians. You see my
dear children, am familiar with the history of
blessed old church and the early pioneers in the
of Christi mean the church spiritual. Mr.. HoIms
returned home in 1913. will not mention the names
of all the others, and how much the settlers suffered
until the happy period arrived, when the dis
sensons which had agtated the of religion had
ceased to exist. This building was commenced in
1869, and was consecrated as the church of Gloria
Del, the I'd of July, 100, being the first Sunday
after Trinity. All! remember the day well; it was
happy and blessed morn, the voices went up from
amid the trees like those of angels for we all felt
If an All Seeing power was watching over JUS.
remember the ministers too, my children. The Rev.
Mr.. Rudman he lies there buried in the chancel;-
you can read his name on the tombstone. Then l
remember the day when the Governor of Virginia
came here and visited the church. showed him all
through it, and we walked all over the ground; then
came the Governor Of Maryland; he was stern stiff
man, and when he went out the gate, threw me
silver dollar-I never touched it. In the chanccl we
buried the Rev. J. Eusberg, and the Rev. JnO. Dy-
lander. ah remember him well he had voice of an
angel, and people used to come miles to hear him
sing. Then there was the Rev'd. Oavus Parlin,
good quiet man, much beloved lies there too.
could go on my children, and tell you the history of
every tombstone here, but the shades of night are
coming on, and see the boys have got in at the
gate. Good night, heaven bless you."
'sThanks, good father, for your history of old
church," said Mary, 81 shall dearly love it more than
ever"
CHAPTER II.
PETER RAMBO.
Peter Rambo, the father of William and Mary, was
descended from one of the oldest Swedish families
that came over to this country and settled on the
banks of the Delaware in 1929. His father one
among the first who subscribed toward raising sum
to build the old Swedes church, he had obtained the
consent of the church committee to erect himself
neat stone house the rear lot ofthe one which
the building itself Stood 1t there his Peter
was born; and up to the time of opening story,
had never been six miles from his homestead. The
old house, the old church, the lonely grave yard had
charms for him which no other spot on earth could
boast of. 1t was family sccne-with it were asso
ciated all his earliest recoectons, and the old Parson
with his long slver locks, and parental manner, was
10 him the sheppard, as it were, of his little flock.
In 1903, the congregation worshippng at Swedes
crd, near Norristown, were without pastor.sThey
wrote to Sweden, requesting that two clergyman be
sent to them. AS this letter gives account of their
manners, &c., we give it place. Speaking of their
condition, it says
awe are almost of us all husbandmen we plough
and SOW, and cult ivate the and and as to our meat
and drink, we live according to the old Swedish Gus
tom. This country is very rich and fruitful; it pro-
duces, God be praised, all sorts of gram; all that we
plant and SOW gives plentiful returns, SO that we
arc richly supplied with meat and drink. We have
here, God be thanked, all kinds of venson, birds and
heshes. Our wives and daughters employ themselves
in spinning wool and flax, and many of them in wea
wing, so that have good reason to thank the AL
mighty for our daily support. We only wish we had
also good and faithful shepherds and guardians to
our souls, who might feed with the bread of life,
such as the preaching of Gods word and the admin
istrations of the sacrimens, according to holy
rites"
Speaking of books, they say
ave also huu,bly request that there may be sent
to us twelve Bibles. three books of Sermons. forty
two Psalm Books, hundred religious tracts, two
hundred catecisms, and two hundred primers. AS
soon receive these books, we shall promptly
and thankfully pay for the same. And, the priests
will have to be supported, we engage ourselves to
maintain them both to the best of our Abilities
The result of this application was the appointment
by Charles XII, in 1896, of two clergymen, selected
by the Archbishop of Upsal We have been thus
particular in giving outline of our early Swedish
fathers, because we wish to show our readers the
moral character and religious caste of people whom
our enemies looked upon their interiors, and upon
every occasion, during the war of the Revolution,
reviled, prosecuted, and abused them.
Change of climate, change of laws, have made ruiz
nous nroads upon various denominations of religion,
and classes of people; but it was remarked of the
Swedes that they changed not. The men cherished
the open hospitality and sturdy honesty of their an
cestors, and the with the grace and inteli-
gence of the PERIOD retained and practised the do
nestle virtues, and laborious attention to household
affairs, for which their Swedish mothers were so
highly and justly priced. Of this class was Peter
Rambo and Rebecca, his wife. She lived and died
in tho faith of her fathers and he lived 10