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Show ' I Old Pcnn Church (Special Letter.) Bfyf IHO famous old Tenn (y0 ihunh. located In Ainer-m Ainer-m R sham incka, England. In fj U which ninny of William P J I'enn'a descendants are w burled, nnd which con-tntn con-tntn the historic brasses of the penn family, tho earliest dating from l.V.7. Is in great danger of falling Into complete decay. The vlcnr of Mile venerable house of worship. Itev. II. J. S. Kerby, will visit Philadelphia early this spring for tho purpose of Interesting the peoplo of the Quaker City In tho work of repairing the old Penn church, which he hopes to complete beforo the coronation of King Edward. This ancient and historic church of Tenn, so closely connected with the great founder of Pennsylvania, and which runtalns a, vault In which repose re-pose Iho remains of no less than six of the founders grand hlldrcn. the eldest of whom was named after him, and on a lofty summit which rouunnnds a hcnutirti panorama of W'lndcor and the valley of the Thames. The aacred edifice edi-fice stands 7U0 feet above sea level. From its massive sunre tower may be seen portions of twelve counties. This eminence gives a great charm to Its churchyard, which rontnlna some beautifully twisted old yew trees supposed sup-posed to be more thnu 1,01)0 yeara old. The church waa built In 1213, consisting con-sisting originally of a nave and south aisle; a chancel waa added In 1736, In an old man when lie wrote some of hla beat poetry, and he was 60 when he begun his "Nlr.lit Thoughts." Thomas Hcott wrote as much at 7n ns nt any pe- rloil of his life. Talleyrand at the ago of (to stood at Iho head of affair Franc, under Napoleon, and 1uu Jin- . .-. tier the llotirlions. -, ..v.. IK JTsa Chsrch. ' ' . which are several very elegant moJa-mouts moJa-mouts of the celebrated Chantroy, and also a One cast window of stained glaaa. The church Is also famous for Its ancient and well-preserved brasses, most of which relate io the Penn fsm-tly. fsm-tly. The earliest of these Is that of John Penri. 1M'7, and another Is that of William Penn and hla wife, Martha, dating from l'a.", of which Illustrations I sre given. j The tomb or vault containing tho I Hi gnindchlldrou of the (I rest Quaker la In the center of the nave, and la marked by a flat stone bearing the Inscription: In-scription: "Sacred to the memory of William Pcnn, son of Thomas Penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania, nd Ijdy Juliana, his wife, Fehrunry 11th. 1753." The unslghtiy and decayed pulpit In use for many years has recently been replaced by the beautiful oak pulpit from Curxon Street Chapel, of which Thackeray writes In "The Newcomers." Newcom-ers." It Is three hundred years old, and the panils are beautifully Inlaid, one panel contalulng no less than one hundred hun-dred and sixty pieces of wood. The chapel has been pulled down, and the site sold to the Duchess of Marlboro, nee Vanderbllt, to build a town house upon. Should the 12.000 be obtained, the vicar propoaes to put up a brass tablet In the churcb stating thut th roof and tower were restored by citizens of Philadelphia Phil-adelphia and other Pennsylvsnlans In memory of the Great Founder and to mark the coronation of Edward VII. of England. |