The Washington herald., 1907-06-28

ord as having given one years salary to
ward the building fund. The members
Of the congregation all worked in the
building Of the church. The men quar-
ried the stone and felled the trees. and
the women and children carried morT2r
and light timbers Tor the workflen. Muh-
lenberg married soon, 2n1 mis- Jhfee sons
who aftcrward became so famous were
baptized in this old church. These we're
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg. preach
er. general. and statesman; Frederick
Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, member
Of Congress and first Speaker of the
House Of Representatives under the Con-
sttuuOn. and GOthilf Heinrich Ernst
Muhlenberg, theologian and b0tanist. It
was in this church. now abandoned, that
a stove was installed after great opposi-
ton. The conservative members argued
that it was a mark of decadenCe OF re-
lciOus ferv0r. for they had already wOr-
SHIPPED sixty years in the cold. and they
could still afford TO prove their fcrv0- Dy
doing without heat
The Alamo at San Antonio. Tex. en-
joyed a rather migratory existence be-
fore it finally settled down 70 become
one Of the most famous buildings II all
american history Churches. in the early
days Of the Southwest. had necessarily
10 combine the characteristics Of fortress
with those Of church, for border settlers
fell on troubl0us times In 100 the
church now known as the Alamo stood
or the Rio Grande River. and was known
as San Francisco Solano. In l703 Il was
moved 10 a more convenient site and
called San Hdephonso In 1705 It was
back on the Rio Grande. Between 17lG
and his it was moved to San Antonio
again and was called San Antonio de Va
Zero. for the patron saint, ANTHONY e
Padua, and the Duke Of Valero. then
viceroy Of Mexico. In 1872 II was moved
10 the military plaza at San Antonio. and
finally in 1744, across the river to its
present site and renamed the Alamo,
the Church Of the POplars."
The corner stone Of the edifice was laid
in l7i+ Under the guidance If the good
fathers. Indians and Mex,51ns built the
walls thick and strong. letting I'm win
CCWs. and making lOop-holes so~ muske-s
and cannon The style of architecture
ard Moorish styles that has since become
widely characteristic Of the mission coun-
tries Of the Southwest. In 1880 the struc-
gle for the independence Of Texas was
begun. In 1856 the MeEicans invaded
Texas. with Santa Anna al their head. on
February %. Of that year. Col William
Travis. with 145 men. s0rely pressed. took
refuge I'm the church. declaring he would
mai arrr--arr1ar l-
secured supplies. once a re-enG 0rrcnleut Of
rfirtv-two men, Outside Santa Anna
waited I'm grim patience with a force cs-
rm1tcJ an between $500 and 5000 mon.
Within were the grim, determined Travis
J7mgi Bowie Of Georgia. ald David
Crockett. Of Tennessee. resolved TO fight
On the last On Sunday. March G. the
church fortress was stOrmed and taken.
and not one soldier Of the brave number
OF defenders was left 10 tell the tale Be
cause it stands as record Of the graa.
price that Texas paid for her iudepan-
dance, the Daughters OF the Republic Of
TEXAS have preserved the Alamo as a
lasting memorial 10 val0r
ST. Davids Church. fourteen miles from
PhUad lphia. and two miles from Fort
Wayne. fin Delaware County. Pa. is one
Of the churches that grew out Of a
clause the Bishop of London insisted on
putting IN William PENIS charter. This
clause stipulated that whenever twenty
people IN a community asked for a min
lister Of the established Church OF Eng
land. they might be emitted 10 huve
him, Quaker colony though Il was. The
people living on the "old Welsh Tract
asked for O. minister. and when The COT
sregati0n was complete planned the
church, deciding to build II Of Motive
stone For nearly two centuries the first
Sunday in September has been observed
as anniversary Sunday" because the de-
clsion 70 build was made on September
T. TIA The church has touched closely
or the history Of this country, for bull
lets were nodded from the lead around
the window panes 10 supply patriot guns.
and Gen. Anthony Wayne. grandson Of
one OF the first vestrymen, lies buried in
the churchyard near the graves of un-
known dead who fell at Brandywine
Near Tarrytown. n. Y. in the Valley
Of Sleepy Hollow. which Washington lrv-
ing immortalized in his writings. and
where he lies buried, IS the deserted "Old
Dutch Church OF stone. with high hip
roof Il bears on the vane az Hna end
tho letters. "V. F." the initials OF Vrel-
ryck FIypse. or Frederick Phillips the
founder and builder. Il is said chat Mrs
Phillips was won't to ride up On horse
back from New York 20 watch the pro-
cess Of building. She gave the silver ser
vice Of two beakers. two plates. and hap
tsmal bowl which are still 20 be seen.
They are now in Tarrytovn at the First
Reformed Church which absorbed the
famous Sleepy Hollow congregation.
though It owns and preserves the old
building. On one Of the bells is the in
scription. amsterdam, 1855 and the
church probably dated from 1899 Not far
away stands the monument 10 Andre. and
nearby IS the bridge over which legend
SAYS poor TchabOd Crane was pursued
by the "Headless H0rseman Of Sleepy
Hollow" and disappeared forever from
the neiEhbOrhOOd much to the relief Of
pretty Katrina Van Tassel
Incorporated in the big school build
ing OF The MOravians AZ Bethlehem. p.
is the structure first used as a meeting
house by the Followers Of the church
which Count zingendorf helped found in
this country. The house erected in in
had the church on the second floor. From
time 20 time new additions were made
and the place Of meeting went into The
larger quarters Of the newer parts. Tie
wing built in 1751 was used as "A church
A.. u
a hospital, and since 1915. when a larger
church was built, the whole building has
been devoted TO school and community
uses
The Moravians did much for the In
dams, having at one time ninety-three