Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-09-23
Church Names.

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Church Names.
o,TDiscopal Churches, Com
a.' " from the Record for 1870,
MA Of all, we give those which
!, ,,a6cd for our Blessed Lord and
MA, two hundred and seventy
h \ Il number. OF these, one hum
N Gnd cighty-nine bear the name
nlRrist Church" nine are named
hnrb of our Savior" while one is
ma "NIcrciful Savior" one "lIoly
yI0g another "St. SAVIOR and
N auothcr "Our Lord" Seven
roaluatc his name as "Good Shcp-
rSN Thirty-two are named "Em-
nue fifteen "RedecmGr,' nine
iessi3h." six "Mcdiator," and one
ntefccsSor"
FOrthc third person in the bless
'Triuity. seven are named, five Of
ir, are called "Church Of the lIo-
f,nh,rorter," while the other two
,aehurch of the Holy Spirit"
roFblcsscd Trinity, one hundred
4 Aeighty-lour are named, fourteen
who'll have the prefix of "IIo-
,fn,e angelic host, ST. Mitchacl is
mcst honorcd, twenty bearing
name, while one is named "St
charl and Al Angels" ono GA
cls and one An Angels
yov for churches named in honor
syelts in trc life Of our Savior
Tor special doctrines. Two
,rci,cs are named "the Aununcia-
( n.anino are called "Adycnt' and
oeEpiphany,' four "tNc lncarna-
. n.aGyc "thc Nativity and two
Y anstIguratim.' One Is named
J Mkscmanc" and one "CrucitiXion,"
. Earr called "Atoncmcnt," two "ln-
, NIXON" one "Ecdemption," three
.sirrcction, and eighteen "Asccn-
\ Grace" is u layoritc name,
less than ooc hundred and four
churchcs bearing it. One re-
N es in "Frcc Grac",' one is called
, llaith,' tlrrc are named "Con-
m anil and two reformation.
acrcd places are had in due re-
mbcvmIcc, thirW-two churches
ring the name of Calvary" thir-
G hat of "Zion," while one is called
:, hyet, and one "Bcthscda."
lg Mnlc Apostolic colledc, St. John
!, Is he lead, ono hundred and six
hbcmiug his name, four ofwhich
9 "Jho Evangelist" added. ST..
h nct has scycnty-cight named for
be LNhilc two are called for "ot.
\. hcs the Less TO the memory OF
By Per.r there are siNty-four, tc that
!" nj Andrew. thirty-thrCc, and for
NJ Tlomas. thirty. Twenty-threc
calcd for 81. Matthew, fourteen
=. ISL Philip. five for ST. Bariholo-
I'd N. four for st. Jude, md four ior
ii Matthias, while the "IIoly Apos-
Esas whole, have three churches
g Ihejr honor.
is. lne hundred and scvcnty-ninc
r IrGllcs are named for ST. Paul, thir-
four for the first martyr, St Ste
90 seven for St. Barnabas, and five
30 sd Timothy.
N.NImk has sixty churches named
him; St, Luke, ftty-two, while
heEyangclist," rs u body, have
,I color them.
4, Dfbl holy women mentioned il
n sBblc, the Church in the United
3, ltos retain the memory Of but one
!. sBcsscd Virgin Mary, thirty-twt
al uFelcs being named "St. Mary
tAnn,' in whose honor twelve
brelIcS arc named, is the mother o
sVrgin Mary. If she were anon!
Use who were "last at the eros
aarsta at the scpulchrc," she is no
mhoucd by name. Lazarus ah'
D sCcn,mian' are not forgotten
lther are st. Athanasius and 81
a nbfosc, each having a church nam
IN his honor.
6kGcorgc, "tho Patron saint G
d. lgRnd, has thirteen churchc
mod for him. st. Adams, tn
folo-martyr of England" has scV
l;Si David, an carly Welsh BiSl
bDur; st. Clement a "Companio
d. d fellow w-laborer" of st. Pau
o. reel; st. John the Bishop, two, an
Augustine two. Ninetee
' uFfhcs are named Gail Saints,
. "lloly mnoccnts," and on
. lok Martyrs :" seven bear I'll
me of "rhc Holy Communion" an
xThc Holy Cross" st. HclG,
Nothcr of Constantine, and undt
AosC Erection the "ruc cross" WI
p una has me church named in III
] not.
v ISL Martin. BislHp of Tours, Al
,I i Denis. "the Pa.roH Saint
nnFc," have each a church name
hcm. One church is call,
sleiia Del" ono "IIcovenIy Kes'
). mpnc "lIoly Sepulchrc,
tAre are "Mcmorial Churchc
III, Ngyckliilc and Cranmcr, amor
Aclormcrs, and Reginald llcDl
@'lhor ofthc missionary lynn
p.an Grecnland's Icy Mountain
aagnc Of the Bishops sent out
a. heG and wainwright,
Of FYko churches arc called blouse
Il, III cr," ono is called "lIope." O
a. MMumCntalD ono "ITnion" n
1 naa er HMorircrs D
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