The life and work of William Augustus Muhlenberg . of the arms of the cross, one on each side, arethe ancient monograms of the Alpha and Omegaand Jesus Hominum Salvator. Dr. Muhlenberg hadleft in writing: If I have a tomb-stone, I want thesewords on it—I know whom I have believed/ andtherefore on the west front of the cube those wordsare engraven. On the east front, facing the grave,is read (suitably adjusted as an inscription)— Heresleeps the earthly part of William Augustus Muhlen-berg, Doctor in Divinity. He was born, Sept. 16th,1796, ended his work, April 8th, 1877. On the sideof the stone
The life and work of William Augustus Muhlenberg . of the arms of the cross, one on each side, arethe ancient monograms of the Alpha and Omegaand Jesus Hominum Salvator. Dr. Muhlenberg hadleft in writing: If I have a tomb-stone, I want thesewords on it—I know whom I have believed/ andtherefore on the west front of the cube those wordsare engraven. On the east front, facing the grave,is read (suitably adjusted as an inscription)— Heresleeps the earthly part of William Augustus Muhlen-berg, Doctor in Divinity. He was born, Sept. 16th,1796, ended his work, April 8th, 1877. On the sideof the stone northward, the reason of his intermentin that place is thus expressed: In Testimony ofthose Evangelical Catholic Principles, to which, asthe Founder of St. Johnland, he consecrated it. Near to him are interred the remains of a num-ber of the aged pilgrims whom his love and care suc-cored in their declining years, and nigh these again,are the little grassy hillocks of several crippled chil-dren and others. The graves are designated by simple. 4* n ^MkJ^J^ L^ 1 -• 1^?- *^
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