Old churches, ministers and families of Virginia . that of Mr. Carter. While thetomb of the husband is entire, those of the wives appear to have beenriven by lightning, and are separating and falling to pieces. Such is thebelief and testimony of the neighbours. It is pleasing to know that aconsiderable sum of money has been subscribed for repairing the roofwhich requires a new covering, and for improving the interior of thisremarkable building, aud that a generous portion of it is contributed bysome of the descendants of the original builder, or those connected withthem, who, though residing a
Old churches, ministers and families of Virginia . that of Mr. Carter. While thetomb of the husband is entire, those of the wives appear to have beenriven by lightning, and are separating and falling to pieces. Such is thebelief and testimony of the neighbours. It is pleasing to know that aconsiderable sum of money has been subscribed for repairing the roofwhich requires a new covering, and for improving the interior of thisremarkable building, aud that a generous portion of it is contributed bysome of the descendants of the original builder, or those connected withthem, who, though residing at a distance froTu the spot, possess the landaround it, and have given the best assurance to the remaining families ofthe church, that it shall ever be continued for its original aud sacredpurposes. To the foregoing notices of Christ Church from my report to theConvention of 1838, I add the following from memory. Of thotwo days spent in this hallowed spot, the one following the day ofhumiliation was a dark and gloomv one.—the skv being overcast. FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA. 119 Vfiih heavy ckiuJs, from which showers were descending upon theearth. To be in that ohl building, with only two-thirds of the glassin the windows, on such a day, had a peculiar interest in it to a soulat all inclined to the love of ancient things. The weather beingmild, there was nothing to interrupt the indulgence of such a feel-ing. There was also something to encourage it, in the fact that anaged lady, (the descendant of Mr. Carter,) whose two nieces—theeldest daughters of Mr. Tomlin, who lived near at hand—had onthe preceding day ratified their baptismal vows, desired on thisoccasion to do the same. I can never forget my feelings as I stoodin the old chancel administering the rite, while only a few indi-viduals, and they chiefly the descendants of the builder of thehouse, were here and there to be seen in the large double pewsadjoining the pulpit and chancel. There was a circumstancewhich occurred at
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