| Show OLD CHURCH manchester england sept 27 th 1803 braday morning maruin sept 24 th in connection with wah elder N li marris mama ire again visited the branch knotner An otner good meeting was held hoped sq veraa strangers adgers str angera beto present prea ent after masting we went to where areep abent s ton an enjoyable time at at slater bister slater sister harrop baa been a azember ot of the church since her ber childhood d days the tb thesdy following lowing lol we mt tor for mottram these ibee two cowna bowl Is are in close cloae to the ibe bordera of derbyshire england has baa ber share abare ot hilly country derbyshire ting the leau though irom from what I 1 have seen of Cheb bire it has haa its ita full portion we were desirous of seeing the old phuoch at ALt tram its ite been an important lopic tor tue elders woo have labored in tola this part ot the tb country the la 19 ou what Is 18 cal baled aed war aill rho title litle bugi Lents recollect recollections lons of the danish in iu in these pane beside the bill where we tue forms of la 19 a pit P mangled the dead were hurn iturri euly tur turied iuri td for many milea distant the church cau can be e see s an ab il 1 l stun is H lu in a pre pa eminent juo rit punition Olim hiag the abill hill Q the sacred edifice is ii tiring the travelers traveler and having lagueu within the wafts of the yard yam fw a felp moments we refined our weary what a 1 orilen i lid id view 0 yf t the ane country it reA relinde lInds us pome somewhat what ut our acir woun talu home our wander back to our botlon alati loved associates mhd picturesque amne geoe or the surrounding cou country alry was waa marred somewhat by the dulls dull misty weather fall appears to be fully not get in n us ua of november to IQ utah the church macd levery IB very mick ly bedded with and joriu wt we read jbv ut of who had bee At in their graves for beul ceu luriea mottram old church la 18 supposed to lo be one of the oldest iu in the british lele isle X t at that no account of 01 been written and fience we it a difficult matter matier t to acer taiti coart 01 ILI farm formation stion regarding it lui but uti aa we could gearu it was waa built about ton ten or eleven ea g gi near isear tho loor door of the church la in an old 1 hnud tid A buu bun dial judging from its ita dingy appearance it has haa seen many kaaa p away the out siAle ot t the charob haa ban on an si ot oi the having aa musty crumbling appear appearance atice what avast a vast number of changes li ve ive taken place at since nee the building buil diug was wag erected and what history it could untold bat ties lost loal and it could odula record the deaths of martyred marty red heroes who have bli blid bleu d and abd died for their country we stopped stepped iu in the lobby of the church here we bezelj printed instructions to those who entered amongst which I 1 jotted down the tol following rules which I 1 think would be bb well to be observed in any sacred place where christians worship the true and living god be lo in time go straight into church do not look around every time the doors open ia gado do not whisper to your neighbor keep your fixed J just usa inside the church is a registry book boob where we entered our names anti and the city we hailed from in utah we glanced through the nooks tut t ut ui ober veu vou none had traveled such a lengthy distance as aa we As we entered the interior we heard board and solemn strains of music a young iby practicing no doubt for sabbath service passing down the simle aisle we observed it was pavel with larue farms altius upon which were carved ina inscriptions of the tio honored noYed and respected ed dead who had bad passed away centuries ago one of the greatest attractions in too the church to is the beautiful marble pulpit this is a well worth seeing and au one long to be remember ou by boose who tio have ane ples pleasure sute of behold lug it fhe artimio work is magnificent all it of bible history with such prota prominent luent characters is as Aj braham agoo Aro jQ joshua and abid tars tb rs you the figured sta siau u in bold bellel and are carved in the epst musi artistic style in one corner ot 0 the he church un a were two figures to lu which apparently tied had lain there tor centuries too windo Wb ot of the churco are balutel tel with ancient I 1 oking thet the quare beltry belfry wait wa built ty jy edward treo lord mayor of Lm loit in 1178 sept 28 8 p m there is a rumor ot 0 so an eavey settlement oi 01 the coul cold dispute but up to the hour OL 01 writing nothing definite hur bus been gooon B A |
