Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12

to rebuilding Of larger edifces. For years
past, no interments have taken place In
those churchyards, burials now being had
IN the various cemeteries Of Pittsburg and
Allegheny City. Other denominations
which had churchyards for burial purposes
followed the example aud now bury In reg
ular cemeteries.
The church graveyard attached to the
building, as shown, was O parallelogram,
alley and Mitenberger's alley. A medium
high stone wall enclosed 1t OH Smithfeld
street and part of ofStrawberry alley, the other
portions being surrounded by board fence.
The building was 80 feet long and
80 feet wide and Is at length
described in the illustrated German pub
lication, entitled "Geschichte der Ersten
Deutcheu Vereiningten Evangel. Protest.
Gemeinde Zone hundredth anniversary, by
Fr. Ruotf, Pastor"
The basement was about on a level with
the street pavement in front, and was con-
structed of "picked" or dressed stone. This
basement contained two school rooms and
four rooms for the use of the teachers as
residence. On the Sixth street (now ave-
nue) side vas a small enclosure next Mil
organist of the church and teacher in the
schools from 1S40 to 1856. His son, Herr
G. Manns, Jr., was teacher part of that
time of the classes in reading. writing and
translating of German and English, or
English and German, according to the ma
tivity or parentage OF the pupils.
About 1858 there was another German
English pay school, taught by Herr George
Neuffer, a verv thorough instructor, in one
of the basement rooms OF the Grant Street
Baptist Church. After few sessions this
school was discontinued. All the above
named teachers have passed away.
The pleasant memories OF the schools will
be recalled with pleasure by pupils now
surviving. The examinations, exhibitions,
refreshments and entertainments at the ap-
pointed times of the school sessions will be
remembered agreeably.
At the times the schools were taught by
the preceptors named. the importance
of the study and knowledge
of speaking, reading, writing, translat
ing and interpreting the German and
English languages, or vice versa, was duly
appreciated by the pupils their parents and
guardians. For, although the French and
other modern languages, have been and are
now commended in many of the colleges
and seminaries of the United States, yet the
German language is now only awarded its
due rank, consideration, usefulness and
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learning, but in the various high schools of
our country, as we'll as in the special schools
provided tor the purpose. The German
poet, Kiopstock's poem on "Deutschland's
Sprache" (Germany's Language), pub
lished in the German Language, is very
eulogistic of that language. This ap-
pears by the following extract from that
poem:
Dasz keine. welche lebt nit Deutschland's
sprache sich
In den zu kuhnen Wettsreit wage!
Sic ist-damit ich's kurz NIT ihren Kraft es
sage
An mannigralt ger Uranlage
Zu INNER neur und doch deutscher vending
reich.
Which means In the English language as
follows:
Let none of those who live
Venture too presumptuous competltlon
With the German language;
1t is, to say it briefly, with its force,
Its manifold capacity,
Forever new. and, still rich
In German forms of expression.
PITTsBURG, July 10. FRITZ