The Newtown bee., 1888-07-13

bears the inscription in ancient English letters,
 In this place will give peace, saith the Lord of Hosts.
 The happy blending of color and sym bols gives richness and beauty to the chancel that cannot be appreciated until it is seen. The solid altar, six feet long ing panels on the front boldly brought | out by the carving, the central one con taining cross. The re-table at the back | bears the words, carved in relief,
 Holy! Holy! Holy!
 At the back of this and supported by | brass rings on a black walnut rod is a dossal extending from the bottom of the chancel window to the floor and to the extreme limits of the frame of the win dow, in dark crimson, which not only forms rich background for the altar cross, vases and candlesticks, but helps much in giving strength to the window. This altar, with the priests chair, simple and substantial in design; the eredence table, standing out from the wall on the north side of the chancel; the prayer desk and stall, in keeping with the other furniture; the handsomely carved eagle lectern, bearing the following inscript- ion:
 This lectern is placed here to the glory of God and in grateful recognition ot the valu- | able aid rendered by the Rev Gouverneur l Morris Wilkins to this ancient parish of Christ church, Bedding Bidge;
 The large mo Bible in Turkey moroc- co; also the altar service, prayer book
 and hymnal for the altar and prayer book
 and hymnal for the prayer desk in dark
 red Turkey morocco, each containing the
 words in gilt on the cover,
 l Christ Church, Bedding Ridge, Conn.,,
 together with the chancel window al-
 ready described, form parts of the me
 morial gift described in the following in
 scription carved in a brass tablet and Oc-
 cupying the space over the door leading
 into the vestry room from the nave of the church:
 | 10 tIle SlOfy Ol 0OO anu tO tllc DlcSScu ncul-
 ory of the Rev John Beach, A. M., faithful
 missionary of the Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Newtown and Bedding in the troublous times from 1732 to I7s2, this chancel is erected and furnished by two of his descendants.
 In this is included brass tablet pre-
 serving relic of the early history of the
 church in Bedding, described in this in scription which it contains:
 This bullet was fired at the Rev John Beach, A. M, while officiating in the ante Revolution ary church of this parish and was found lodg- ed in the sounding board when that building was taken down and the present edifice erect
 ed Pausing for a moment, the venerable pas
 tor repeated these words to the alarmed con gregation: sFear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but
 rather for Him which is able to destroy both
 soul and body in He'll" The bullet is pre-
 served here as q relic of his loyalty to the Church.
 The musket ball forms the center of a
 Maltese cross in the left hand corner o1
 this tablet and is in such bold relief that it can be seen from any part of the church. The brasses of the altar, in cluding those mentioned and the bool
 rest, (with the exception of the candle , parishioners as token of their loving re I gard) are placed here by the present rec l tor, Rev Martin B. Dunlap, II To the glory of God and in loving memor,
 of Orpah Eliza, wife of Rev Martin B. Dunlap Natus September 6, 1858, Obiit October25, 1885 The handsome bishops chair standing to the south of the altar is a memoria placed here by a granddaughter, Mir Edward Merrill of Norwalk, Conn.,, ant . bears the following inscription: | To the glory of God and in memory of Fly ' att Banks and Sarah, his wife. s On each corner of the choir is hand e some lamp candelabra, containing thre e brass lamps with globes, standing eigh e feet high, supported by brass standart which branches into three arms. Thi }, standard rests upon a solid black walnu ' base, on which is inscribed: nl Presented to Christ Church. Bedding, b
 Mrs George Field.
 . The altar, lectern and other chance : furniture is of black walnut to cores : Ipond with the chancel rail, which is tn only relic now in the restored churc that was part of the furniture befor :, the work of restoration began. It is fiji { ting that this should be preserved, ,aroun :, which so many memories of the pas ! cluster. The receiving basin and alm :, basin in brass have the following iI < scription:
 Presented to Christ Church, Bedding Ridg,