The origin and history of Grace church, Jamaica, New York . emains of Rev. Canon JamesA. Smith, John M. Crane and Harriet Seabury Crane. The later monuments have far excelled in graceful formor costly material the earlier ones. The stones over thegraves of the King family of several generations are plainwhite marble slabs; so are those of the Cogswells, Dentons,Duers and Wellings, Oldfields, Betts and Ogdens. There are other well-known names, borne by Wardensor Vestrymen of the Church or prominent citizens ofJamaica and Long Island—Van Brunt, Skidmore, VanNostrand, Higbie, Thatford, Napier, Se
The origin and history of Grace church, Jamaica, New York . emains of Rev. Canon JamesA. Smith, John M. Crane and Harriet Seabury Crane. The later monuments have far excelled in graceful formor costly material the earlier ones. The stones over thegraves of the King family of several generations are plainwhite marble slabs; so are those of the Cogswells, Dentons,Duers and Wellings, Oldfields, Betts and Ogdens. There are other well-known names, borne by Wardensor Vestrymen of the Church or prominent citizens ofJamaica and Long Island—Van Brunt, Skidmore, VanNostrand, Higbie, Thatford, Napier, Seabury, Carpenter,Kissam, Grossman, Damon, Pettit, Stoothotf, Robinson,Meynen, Remsen, Canfield, Jackson, Seabury, Brenton,Clowes, Snediker, Hunter, Brooks, Butler, Hoyt, Ander-son, Ichenbrock, Carpenter, Clark, Sayre, Simonson andTroup. Some of these have splendid monuments. The wholeaspect of the churchyard is that of the living of departedones in the memories of those who survive them. Two AlEWS OF THE SANCTUARYAND ChUUCHVARD OF Grace Church, (Photograph by Dexter Walker.) OF GRACE CHURCH 177 There was no more beautiful gift ever bestowed uponGrace Church than that which is recorded in the parch-ment deed of Martha Heathecote, for this Gods lie the patriots of three wars, who died for theirnations defence and perpetuation. Here rest the valiantsoldiers of the Church. Here every human relationshiphas been hallowed by loving gifts upon graves covered byflowers, wet with tears, gilded with the rays of the sun ofrighteousness, and lightened by the hope of life eternal. The frosts of Christmas blight the fresh garlands spreadupon these mounds, the warm airs of Easter morn arefragrant with the multitude of flowers spread over themin the early twilight. The flags of our Union wave overthe graves of soldiers in the hot rays of July suns, theivies creep all the year over mouldering forms below, theroses shed their petals all through the summer days uponthe grass.
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