Show OLD BRUTON CHURCH AT TIWA RECIPIENT OF 1 J I I GIFTS FROM TIE TWO MIN MEN WHO WilO RULE THE SPEAKING RACE 1 w 8 1 I I l A BIRLI mm Fk KING KIN OF ENGLAND INGLAND AND A LECTERN FROM 7 I I THE PRESENT GF OF THE TU UNITE STATES ii iiI p II III I p 1 l I L 1 4 z I p I IL t y i j z Z k 1 A Parish Pa Lh Church c I I 1 I Ip O I IJ J 2 p I II 11 I The Giver a of Bible the I z jt t EXT October In the old town NEXT of ot Vu Va there will wilt be a 11 reuniting of or 0 bonds between Mother Eng England En England land und and the American colonies This Interesting ceremony Is to be he an on lad Inci Incident dent In the consecration of or the restored church chinch of ot old Bruton parl h A maR ma Bible presented by King Ed Eel Edward ward vad VII will vIlI be placed upon the tho desk de k kot of ot nn n elaborate lectern given glon by b Ireal President dent Theodore Roosevelt The fhe sym symbolical symbolical m design of or tho the lectern tho the In Inscription on the Bible flyleaf and the tho history of ot the parish church combine to 14 make malic the event something of or more than titan mere contemporary Interest As Napoleon N Bald to his hili soldiers at nt the pyramids Forty fort centuries are looking down don upon you so o may lIla President say at Three centuries me are looking down upon uon you ou Upon th III front flyleaf of ot the Bible presented by King Edward Is this Illuminating illuminating Inscription This Bible Is presented by Ills Maj Majesty MaJit MaJesty esty cst King CIng Edward the Seventh King ICing of ot otI it I Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India to the Church of or Bruton VIr i a shrine rich In venerable traditions I tlona of worship In solemn memories of ot l patriots and statesmen and In historic Witness to the time oneness of or our peoples people The RIng will ever hope and pray that the ties of or kinship and of or language and the common heritage of ot ordered war wor worship ship and of ennobling Ideals Meals may through the saving paving faith of or our Lord mid r Jesus J In these pages continue to unite Great Gt Int Britain and amid America In a bencH benefi ent fellowship for setting forward peuco and good od will among amonS men I l J r t A II Vr r it j I I 1 e II f 1 i Q 7 0 w i j J l ri Bible Dible Presented by Edward VII The Bruton church Is one of or orthe the oldest In the United States Slates It Is said salti to be actually the oldest In contin continuous continuous unus use for or worship It Is In a n link In the tho historical chain connecting this tercentennial tercentennial tennial year yem 1907 1901 with colonial times time and the mother country la Is but a few miles from Irma the Jamestown Tercentennial exposition near Nor Norfolk Norf Norfolk folk f lk No doubt many mun exposition vie vis visitors Ia will make the trip to the ancient town In October to attend the consecration consecration tion services It Is understood that President Roosevelt Ambassador James Jamea Bryce of ot England nod and the bishop of at London will be present to make ad ud addresses addresses dresses Williamsburg was established In 1632 It Jl Is now merely the county scat seat of or James City county but b t for or many man years It was nas the most Important town In America officially speaking It wan the capital of ot Virginia colony from 1698 until the adoption of or the Declara Declaration tion of Independence nce In 1776 1716 Then It was wall the state capital until 1779 1179 The very soil soli of Williamsburg reeks with history Tho The site of ot the town Is 15 on all the peninsula between the James and und York rivers Around this region was ought fought tho the famous peninsular campaign of or the civil var war the first battle b taking place at WIlliamsburg on May 5 1862 Dur During DurIng ing lag colonial l times much history was made at Williamsburg and a few rew miles distant lies Yorktown where lie lis surrendered his army to Washing Washington ton Williamsburg was WaR as called tho the Middle lIddle Plantation until the settlement ly lying 1 lying ing about midway between the two riv nv rivers river ers erms er The fhe Jamestown exposition Is cele celebrating celebrating brating the fact tact that the English In 1607 succeeded In III planting a colony colon at Jamestown up the James river which was wa as able to stay put although not per permanently permanently at nt Jamestown That town Is Isnow Isnow Isnow now and has hus been for about years but a memory Our Omit ancient enemy enem the malarial mosquito wrought James towns doom On account nt of ot the prevalence of ma malaria maula malana lana laria and mosquitoes at Jamestown so runs the tIme chronicle the seat seal of ot gov government gO government was removed In 1693 to Plantation the name being changed to Williamsburg In honor of or William III king kin of England In those days and amid In intact fact tact until within the past hu humanity inanity manity was unaware of the highly Im Important important fact act that mosquitoes propagate malaria Our forefathers who men mentioned mentioned mentioned the tIme prevalence of malaria antI and mosquitoes therefore were Innocent of the fact tact that when the mosquito was wa mentioned It was superfluous to Include malaria Perhaps If It they had known what latter day science has demon demonstrated demonstrated they the would have hav tried to extirpate extirpate extirpate pate the mosquito so o that Jamestown could remain the capital But Captain John Smith by that time was as gathered torr o oft ft I The Giver Givel of tho President Roosevelt to Ills his iii fathers and his successors su were not strenuous to continue the unscientific struggle against again the pest So Williamsburg realty really founded as the result of or mosquito bites biles became the most moat Important town In the colony colon Tho The Church of ot England followed the tho Hag Early In the history of ot the coun county county ty a 11 parish pariah was WEIS created at a James City called Harrop parIsh pariah In this was vas united with Middle Plantation forming Middle parish There was a also a EI parish pariAh called Marston In hi this was united with Middle parish and the consolida consolidation tion was named Bruton parish In honor honorof of Thomas Ludwell born nt It Bruton England En land Ludwell died In 1678 1618 and lies burled buried In the tIme Bruton churchyard along with many others of ot sacred memory The Tho first church on the tho present site watt was built In 1683 1613 On the th foundations foundation of the old building the present edifice was raised In 1715 It Is IA therefore nearly years old and services have been held there continuously Many notable men and und women have worshiped there George Georce Washington Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry Pendleton Randolph Marshall Madison Tyler T ler Monroe the and other othel distin distinguished I Individuals and families have hav sat within the tIme brick walls of or old ld Bru Bruton Bruton ton In the churchyard surrounding the edifice are some of ot the oldest tombs In America not a few of them bearing historic names Druon church Is situated on Duke fluke of Gloucester street This Is the middle thoroughfare of the three laid out oula at atthe atthe the time the town was founded The others were vere ere Prince Francis Franchi street and Duke of or York street The were named In honor homr hon i of C the t i princes s of at the th royal house houie of or England at It that time Prince Francis street Is III now known lo In locally locally cally cathy as s Jail street The old Bruton church Is built of ot brick In the form of or ofa ora a Roman Homan cross with a Norman spire It has hns been restored faithfully to Its original form onto In the church are sev several several eral erat precious historical relics There are arc three sets ot or sliver silver for tor or communion service one of or which came from the th Jamestown church the time first English church In North America The other two sets were presented respectively by Queen Anne and Gorge George III HI Adjoining church Is III I the house which was waA the headquarters of ot Gen Gait General General eral Washington for tara a time titus during the latter part of ot the Revolutionary Ih war wor Near ear eur by b Is la the home of or Peyton Ran Han Randolph Randolph dolph fIrst president of or the Continental congress and also aio speaker of the Yin Vir Virginia ginia house of ot burgesses The fhe Association tion For the of 01 Virginia Antiquities has marked these and sev sov several eral end other historic houses with tablets The Time ancient College Collage ge of William and Mary at Williamsburg still flourishes though thought sedately and quietly In keep keepIng keepIng keeping Ing with Its history and ami location It II ItIs Is said that Williamsburg looks very ver much now as It did during the tile Revolutionary war var The residents many of at them thern descendants of or the celebrated early e citizens ens are a n unit in striving to preserve the ancient aspect of at time the place WIlliamsburg by Imy the way wa Is the oldest Incorporated city In America Its char charter charter ter having been granted In 1632 The site cIte of at the Virginia house of bur bun burgesses gesses lIes es fumed finned In our history Is near the old church George Washington I was elected a member of or this house aft att er rr the Braddock campaign In which The young youn soldier distinguished himself The speaker by direction ot of the assem assembly assembly bly bl tendered hint him the thanks o ot of the people of or Virginia when he made his first appearance as a 11 member Wash Washington ington was Wall so deeply affected by b tho th praise that he blushed and stammered when he arose to reply Speaker Rob Hob Robinson inson saId Sit down Colonel Washington sit alt down Your modesty mod cst equals your valor alor and antI that surpasses tho the power powel of or any language I possess pO Hess Here also Ilso Patrick Henry delivered his Immortal give glo me liberty or give me death oration Such is la the tIme location and such are the surroundings of or the old church which President Roosevelt and King WIng Edward have hae united In honoring The Tho lectern presented by b the president to support the tho King iCing Edward Bible has ims been com corn and amid accepted It Is li the work ork o oJ ot oS J S Stewart Barney of or New York A draped female form representing the tha angel of ot peace stands upon a glob one foot resting renting upon the map of ot Great Britain and the other upon that of or tho the United States Tho rimo globe Is supported by Dy the British lion and anti the American eagle The upraised arms ot of the angel anel support t the tho of the tile lectern Tho TImo base or pedestal upon which the globe rests rest bears three tablets To fa the Glory of or God Is 18 the Inscription on the front fron tablet The tablet to the time right reads And Amid Commemorative of at the Three Hundredth Anniversary ot of the Permanent Perma Permanent nent Establishment l of or English l CIvilIan Civilization tion In lit America On the tho tablet blet to the left are arc the words Pre Pro Presented Presented by b Theodore Roosevelt President President President dent of the United States ROBERTUS LOVE IOVE |