. Historic Virginia homes and churches . STAII IIUD CorNTV Coj^ein, INIason. It may be well to remind the reader,especially in view of the Christian name of JNIr. Richards,that undertaker in those days meant contractor. Overwharton Parish goes back to a much earlier datethan that upon the church, but earlier houses of worship init were jirobably of wood, and all traces of them havepassed away. Acquia still has in possession and in regu-lar use a Commimion service of massive, beaten silver, ofthree pieces—chalice, cup and paten—each piece bearingthe inscription: The gift of the Rev. Alex. Scott
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . STAII IIUD CorNTV Coj^ein, INIason. It may be well to remind the reader,especially in view of the Christian name of JNIr. Richards,that undertaker in those days meant contractor. Overwharton Parish goes back to a much earlier datethan that upon the church, but earlier houses of worship init were jirobably of wood, and all traces of them havepassed away. Acquia still has in possession and in regu-lar use a Commimion service of massive, beaten silver, ofthree pieces—chalice, cup and paten—each piece bearingthe inscription: The gift of the Rev. Alex. Scott, , THE RAPPAHANNOCK AND POTOMAC 355 late minister of this parish. Anno 173!). Mr. Scottserved the parisii nearly twenty-eight years, and the <lateupon the silver is that of the year of his death. Theservice was huricd in the ground for safe keeping duringthe Kevolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Warbetween the States. Acqnia Church was huilt during tlie rectorship of theReverend John Moneure (170!)/10-1TC)^),^ who was. INTERIOR OF ACQUIA CHURCH buried in the chancel, and whose descendants are stillamong the staunchest supporters of the parish. Underthe Communion table is a marble slab upon which are thewords In memory of the Race of the House of is one of the most beautiful and best preserved A full sketch of the life of Reverend Alexander Scott (1686-1738) is given in Hayden, Virginia Genealogies, p. 591 ef seq. ^* For an account of Reverend John Moneure and his de-scendants see Hayden, Virginia Genealogies, p. i^^ et seq. 356 MRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES examples of Colonial church architecture in America. It iscross-shaped, with thick walls of checkered brickwork,sloping roof and square tower for clock and bell. Thoughthe existence of this impressive old sanctuary has beenthreatened b} three wars, and during the last it was a camp-ing place for soldiers, it stands to-day in perfect repairand unchanged by fancy or fashion. The stone-pavedaisl
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