An illustrated historical sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown . rn done, the work having been completed inJnlv, 1906. The church is built in the form of a Greek cross,with the chancel in the east, and tower in the the walls may he seen a number of interestingmemorial tablets, ami in the tiled aisle numerotistombstones over a century old. Here may he seen three Communion Services,the Jamestown Service (rut opp. page 6, described onpage 12), the George 111 Service, presented to thechurch h\ George 111 of England, bearing the mottoHnni Soit qui mal v pense. ami the ser-^ vice p
An illustrated historical sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown . rn done, the work having been completed inJnlv, 1906. The church is built in the form of a Greek cross,with the chancel in the east, and tower in the the walls may he seen a number of interestingmemorial tablets, ami in the tiled aisle numerotistombstones over a century old. Here may he seen three Communion Services,the Jamestown Service (rut opp. page 6, described onpage 12), the George 111 Service, presented to thechurch h\ George 111 of England, bearing the mottoHnni Soit qui mal v pense. ami the ser-^ vice presented by Lady Gooch which hears the date I1686. These Communion Services, in addition to beingantique, are extremely handsome. The hell hears the date of 1761 and the parishregister has for the date of its first entry hill. The church yard (cut page -ill contains) thetombstones of numbers of men prominent in the earlyhistory of Vi rginia. The date of the oldest tomb to he seen now i- inscriptions en some of the tombs are mere thanv/orlh ones while to Bruton Church viewed from Duke of Gloucester Street MUUamsburg Leaving Bruton Church and continuing up theright side of Duke of Gloucester Si net for a squareand a half, the visitor will see the •Home of JohnBlair, member of the Genera] Assembly and judgeof the Supreme Court of the United States, ap-pointed 1>\ Washington. Ai the west end of Duke of Gloucester Siredstands William and Mary itjllajv ( cut opp. page 20),lie. second oldest institution of Learning in America. In 1691 there having been for a uumber of yearsan efforl made by the inhabitants of Virginia to establish a college, the General Assembly sent Blair to England, to solicit funds and obtaina charter. The plan was to educate ministers so thatili Christian religion mighl be propagated amongthe Indian-, and to educate the youth of plan met with tie approval of King Williamand Queen Mary, and the charter was readilygrante
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