To Pay Rent With A Rose

That unique event, the "Feast of Roses," will occur next Sunday, when the congregation of Manheim Zion Lutheran church will pay the ground rent upon which the ediflce stands by laying upon the altar one red rose, saya a Philadelphia special. Baron William Henry Stiegel f ounded' Manheim more than a century ago. He presented a plot of ground to the Zion Lutheran church and stipulated that all it should cost would be one red rose every June Henee the unique ceremony. The rose is plucked by a certain member of the congregation, and it is !aid with great soiemnity upon the altar. There are ■special religious services held on that day. The Ufe añd virtues of the generous baron are retold, hymns are sung, and prayers said. If next Sundi.y shall be a fine day a great crowd of people ■will assemble at Zion church to see the sacred rose. Usually, however, bushels of roses are sent to the altar, although one is enough legally to cancel the rental.