Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of James Edward Oglethorpe left him stunned. Within a lengthy tribute to the Englishman who died in 1785, the inscription ...

Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of James Edward Oglethorpe left him stunned speechless. Within a lengthy tribute to the Englishman who died in 1785 ...

Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To digg the dust encloased heare. Over the tomb of James Edward Oglethorpe, British general and philanthropist, died 1785, runs no such ultimate appeal.