Washington´s Church
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Excerpt from Washington´s Church: An Historical Sketch of Old Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia, Together With a Brief Description of the Centenary Services Therein, November 20 and 21st, 1873 In Offering the following pages to the public it is proper to give a brief outlines of the character of the religious service which celebrated the Centennial Anniversary of our Church. At an early hour on the evening of Thursday, the 20th of November, 1873, a large congregation had assembled, eager to witness the interesting ceremonies. Many may indeed have been drawn by no higher motive than curiosity; but the hearts even of these must have been solemnized by the chaste, beautiful and suggestive decoration which decked those venerable walls. Appropriate texts from God´s Holy Word met the eye on every side, telling us we were no idle spectators of a drama, but actors in a living present, linked with those scenes which have no "dead past," and whose future stretches on to the Throne of the Great Eternal. On the north wall of the Church we read, in letters of living green, "Remember all the way the Lord thy God hath led thee," words which gave to our Centenary the sanction of a divine command. High above the Chancel grateful hearts had raised an "Ebenezer," and written in strong relief, "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us;" a devout and loyal recognition of the loving kindness of a century. And as past mercies are a pledge of future good. Faith had written on the southern wall, "She shall still Bring Forth Fruit In Old Age;" while over the gates of our Sanctuary rose the aspiration of every heart, "Peace be within thy walls." Over the mural tablet of Washington, on the north of the Chancel, was the text, The law of his God was in his heart, and beneath, the words,"Elected vestrymen of this parish, A.D. 1765," while the marble itself was adorned with a wreath and cross of pure white flowers. On the south over Lees tablet, "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright;" underneath, "Confirmed in this Church, A.D. 1853." On this too was placed, as a tribute to his great leader, from one of his surviving soldiers, a floral wreath and anchor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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