The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-18
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reformed congregation worsbiping In Race street
below Fourth, and mas been IN use Tor nearly cen
Ssseasssnth and eighteenth streets. but portions
have been sold at different times, The remainder
posed Of 70 citizens along thene Of Arch and othsf
strests for $4,000. II bpropcsed 70 puhd upon TAG
The original 6urying ground of this congregation
was on the site Of what Is now franklin Square.
Mere more than Thousand graves stu remain tne
eontents Of which have never been disturbed, anu
which have been covered by the walks and grass
plots Of the square. The congregation were expelled
II AZ a nuisance Many removals OF bodies and
graye-stones were made TO the ground on Cherry
ne susre was laid out layer OF earth four feet in
thickness laid upon the surface 70 bring II 70 the
Level Of the surrounding ground IT, This nI0ss s me
formed Church, Weinberg Schlatter, Weiner, Wink
house, and Wenzel still repose here. There are also
which our citizens pass daily without SO much as
knowing OF their existence. Here also were the
graves OF many famous men Ia their day, VINO were
among the first German families OF the land nifty or
one hundred years ago. What was then the scene
of death ls now transformed into one OF life and
Setyity' Little children play unconsciously the
graves OF their ancestors, buried long years ago.
Researches at some far distant day, when eVeryDooy
has forgotten these facts, nearly every one has
now, win discover these remains and then n there
will be great inquiry as to how they came tnere,
and 10 whom they may have belonged.
THE ''sTaR" COURSE OF LEcrUREs.eLMr. Pngh an-
nounces the second series OF the "Star" course 10
commence on January 81, whep Wendell Phill IS
will lecture upon 'The Questions OF Tomorrow
The success OF this enterprise has far exceeded the
expectations OF the protector, and in the prospectus
to his second series Mr. Pugh thus tenders his
Acknowledgements:
In publishing the particulars Of the second series, Mr.
PuGh return bis earnest thanks 70 his patrons
He had expected support but did notnor oo
The sever speakers themselves-eIpeot so uuquahed
response The lecture nights in effect offered an unpre
cedented series Of oyations The entire &C. osn o
the speakers in the extent and character OF
coniposed as they of the most intellectual anc
fashions people the the STAR course was IN
fney advance OF anything that Philadelphia had eve
feen in the lecture line Tho responsibility aud expens
Of considerable but If pr mise
we're kept the end And promises were kept
The programme carried to the letter, and wthou
single disappointment For their support the manage
RETURNS the public his heartiest Acknowledgements"
The lecturers who will follow Mr.. Phillips are
Petroleum " Nasty, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rev.
H. Chaplin, D. d. George William Curtis, Professor
r. f. Rogers, Bayard Taylor, John @. SAKE, Pro
fessor Henry Morton, and Miss Anna e. Dickenson
Tickets for the series may be had at Gould's, No
e2s Chestnut street. from January 30 to the 22d afte
which tickets for any Of the single lectures only VII
be disposed Of