Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . ally, all attending clergymen. Theyoungest minister, our Caspipina, read all the ser-vice, except the absolution ; there was a bai)tism at thefont, and Dr. Smith, provost of what is now tiie Uni-versity of Pennsylvania, preached the sermon. It is not difficult even now to picture this old dignitaries, with queues and ruftles are all gone,but the high pews, the stone aisles, the pulpil wilh itssounding board, the green and grassy ehunhyanl stillremain, and St. Peters is, in eftect, to-day what it wasov
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . ally, all attending clergymen. Theyoungest minister, our Caspipina, read all the ser-vice, except the absolution ; there was a bai)tism at thefont, and Dr. Smith, provost of what is now tiie Uni-versity of Pennsylvania, preached the sermon. It is not difficult even now to picture this old dignitaries, with queues and ruftles are all gone,but the high pews, the stone aisles, the pulpil wilh itssounding board, the green and grassy ehunhyanl stillremain, and St. Peters is, in eftect, to-day what it wasover a hundred years ago, when Governor IVnn had hispew in the south gallery, and Benjamin Franklin camewith other worshipiiers from the Mother church. After a few years had passed it happened that one ofthe two assistants, Mr. Sturgeon, resigned, and all theduties of the large parish fell on the rector. Dr. Peters,and Mr. Duche, and they felt a great desire to liave and young AVilliam White appointed as assist-ants. The vestry was willing, but it had cost hea\ily Unfi. I fE
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