"And they did. That is all. Grasses spring, flowers blow
Pretty much as they did ninety-three years ago.
You may dig anywhere and you'll turn up a ball—
But not always a hero like this—and that's all."
The battle of Springfield is not named among the important battles of the Revolution, but it had a special meaning to the people of all that region, for it taught them that the enemy, who had been harassing them for months, was not invulnerable. From that day they took fresh courage, and their courage increased when they realized that the British would not come again to trouble them.
After the burning of the Springfield church, the pastor, Rev. Jacob Vanarsdal, gathered his people in the barn of the parsonage. Later the building was ceiled and galleries were built.
For ten years the barn was the home of the congregation, but in 1791 the building was erected which is in use to-day.
FOUR: RAMBLES ABOUT THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE
In that delightful land which is washed by the Delaware's waters,
Guarding in sylvan shades the name of Penn the apostle,