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WILLBP_050930_13.JPG: The bronze lecture was given in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt during the 300th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent extension of the English Church and civilization at Jamestown in 1607. On it rests a bible presented by King Edward VII on the same occasion.
WILLBP_050930_18.JPG: "In memory of the Confederate soldiers who fell in the Battle of Williamsburg, May the 5th, 1862 and of those who died of the wounded received in the same. THEY DIED FOR US."
WILLBP_050930_21.JPG: To the glory of god and in memory of the members of the committee which, in 1777, drafted the "Act Establishing Religious Freedom" in Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson, vestryman of St. Anne's Parish.
Edmund Pendleton, vestryman of Drysdale Parish. [He's actually buried in this church.]
George Wythe, vestryman of Bruton Parish.
George Mason, vestryman of Truro Parish.
Thomas Ludwell Lee, vestryman of Overwharton Parish.
Being all the members of the committee.
WILLBP_050930_30.JPG: The Governor's Pew, with its canopied chair, was reserved for royal governors and Council members. In council days, this pew was curtained for privacy and for warmth. Pews nearer the altar, once occupied by churchwardens and vestrymen, are used today by the choir.
WILLBP_050930_37.JPG: The pulpit, which towers over the rector's pew from which regular services are conducted, is of eighteenth century style, surmounted by a cantilever-supported sounding board.
WILLBP_050930_41.JPG: A marker to the reverend who convinced Rockefeller to put his money into restoring Williamsburg. The marker says:
To the glory of god and in Memory of William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin, Minister-Teacher-Man of Vision, in whose Heart and Mind was conceived the Thought of restoring the Beauty of this Ancient City and who was himself the Inspiration of its Fulfillment. This tablet is erected by his Friend and Fellow Worker John Davison Rockefeller, Jr, Anno Domini 1941.
WILLBP_050930_46.JPG: The altar and the communion rail are of black walnut. The panels behind the altar contain the Apostles' Creed, Lord's Prayer, and Ten Commandments -- fundamentals of Faith, Prayer, and law, required by Canon Law to be displayed in the Colonial Period. Sarum colors used in the altar draperies and hangings are also characteristic of the period. Bruton has in its possession the Jamestown communion silver, dating from 1661; the silver gilt Lady Gooch set of 1686, and the King George III set of 1769. This silver is exhibited on special occasions.
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Wikipedia Description: Bruton Parish Church
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Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It was established in the 17th century in the Virginia Colony, and is an active Episcopal parish.
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