OCR Text |
Show HISTORIC 'EDIFICE IN DECAV. Mannonlte Church at Germantown, Pa, Worth Preeervlnp,. There la continued protest oror the neglect of the llttlo Mennonlto church on Main street, alnive Herman, Our mantown, ono of tho most Inturentlng of historic churches In tho Uuiiod rltatea. Many Intoreatlng historic facts are welt known concerning the hlatts-y ot the enrly Meiiuoultes who camu to tlermnnlown with I'enn.. but It doca not acein to bo generally nnderntfaxl what mi ImiKirtant part tho little bnnrl of .Mcpnoniti'B 111 thla church plnyed In establishing the rellgloua liberty clauai not only lu ihla statu, but In even Btute lu t' e I'nlon. It was aft r tho struitgln fur Ipde lieiuleuco hntl ended tliut the Mention Iti-B of llermutitown unit together and Th Old MtnnomU Church, props rul a menuirltl to tho usenibly of ruuniiylvaiilR to hve rt'llgioui liberty rlutitiH rntcravt'd Into Ihn eon-tliutlon eon-tliutlon of lVniiytvnii.a. Thi vurk wui doiin In tho lilt It M'-nnonltt: churth of Ocrniftiittmn. the ctmument brlin wrltuvu 4V the coinmmilon table which brnunht fixm (iLTuniuy when tho MoiinonUt ict tull for AiuiTlca, mid whtch Hilt Kmiti tho old hUIurU; bulldliiK- Uoprt'mnli.tlv'H from the Mennonlto Mennon-lto cliurchi i of (Icrmantowu and the tikliipntk proKcr.trd the muiunriat in luTHon, whtrh u uiiatilmoiMly mlupt vd hy Uie trtnt'inb y, and later un it lu'canio a part ot thv ctmt It uf l n ol the atate, Othr atuti-a fullowcd iVnn-nylvania iVnn-nylvania and thla rellnluu liberty clftiiBB haa beconHT a rfmnnlft-d f.-at ure In v ry atnto hi tho Union. |