. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. iter not only walked in their footstepsover the historic route from Germantown and stood on thebanks of the baptismal pool in the beautiful Wissahickon,but also stood within the walls where they were seatedaround the table of the Lord. These ruined walls are allthat is left of the once comfortable home of John me rolls the Wissahickon, famous in story and song,while on the hills above are towering forest trees, standinglike sentinels, the guardians of these hallowed scenes. AsI stand in the midst of these reflections, and as I lo
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. iter not only walked in their footstepsover the historic route from Germantown and stood on thebanks of the baptismal pool in the beautiful Wissahickon,but also stood within the walls where they were seatedaround the table of the Lord. These ruined walls are allthat is left of the once comfortable home of John me rolls the Wissahickon, famous in story and song,while on the hills above are towering forest trees, standinglike sentinels, the guardians of these hallowed scenes. AsI stand in the midst of these reflections, and as I look uponthe rugged grandeur around me and into the historic past,there is such a flood of inexpressible thought that I standin silence and look up in mute adoration. Immediate is not difficult to understand that there were immedi-ate results from these wonderful events which we have justcited, as well as remote and far-reaching. The immediateresults were of a two-fold character—internal and external. 36 The Pennsylvania-German Mm. «.•*>??.. .•»!? •• .- ! T—n i
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