Christ Church Philadelphia Historic Landmark Detail
The article recounts Christ Church in Philadelphia beside Independence Hall, noting famed parishioners like Washington and Franklin, the Liberty Bell’s bells, and the church’s 1696 origins. It covers renovations in 1882, the pulpit, tombstones, and the role in early American Episcopalian history, plus a long digression on Theodora and Justinian from a Contemporary Review aside.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Christ Church
Second street
Market
John Peau
Richard Peters
Robert Asheton
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Morris
Christ Church tower
London
Penn
William Sir
William Keith
WASUE WHITFIELD
Whitfield
England
DuLancy
New York
Shirley
Massachusetts
Congress of
Alexandria
Continental Congress
old church
Great Britain
Congress
William Henry Drayton
South Carolina
Episcopal Church
United States
Pennsylvania
Feathered serpent and white man in Aztec lore recalled
A National Museum of Mexico display features a feathered serpent linked to Quetzalcoatl the wind god. Toltec lore recalls a white bearded man who preached labor and virtue, predicted white men would come to subdue the land, and was linked with Venus through astronomy.
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National Museum of Mexico
Quetgalconta
Bia
Tulu
Yucatan
Kukulean
Venus
How The Monkeys Tricked the Bees
Two monkeys sit under an Indian forest tree. One covers the other with red clay and escapes. The bees sting the clay coat and depart. The clever monkey retrieves honey from the hive while the other hides. They later share the honey.
A Nipponese Witty Courtroom Moment in Yeddo
A traveller recalls Japanese wit in a Yeddo examination room where a dispute over property leads to barristers listening patiently until the querist proclaims Even a car may bark at his own gate. The judge mirrors the proverb with a final legal quip about a dog at his own gate.
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