The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05
EMBELLISHMENTS
A soUTHAMPToN CHURCH WITH
MANY POINTS OF INTEREST.

= y y ENknteen NeNFM OIus VuN Hs'Na heo
History or tho village with Care-soms OF
lta beauties and Oddlties-Its Owu short
ni-tors-us Altar Cloths ana Furnituro.
Southampton town, out on the Long Island
coast about at the hinge OF the lower jaw OF tho
alligator after tho model of which the island
was built, Is famous in the world for two things:
its golf and its tennis. The former supports its
Shinnocock Golf Club: the latter-what there is
Of it's supported by the Meadow Club.
All clubs are good. though some are moro so
than others. This is because all clubs are GASES
In tho desert, whether the desert be called after
Sahara or Senator Raincs. This tribute is due
to clubs; 1t is paronthctical here. however. For
really. southampton is famous for more than
its clubs. 1t is famous, or hereafter Is to DO
famous. for Its EpiscOpalian church. known as
"St. Androw's Dune Church"
Tho church. like the clubs moro or less open
for about i've months OF the year, is on the land
side OF the sand dunes that stretch westward
along the Long Island shore from MontauK 10
New York Bay. West OF southampton broad
bays lie between the dunes and the mainland OF
tho island; but between Montauk and South.
ampton. except In II few places. tho dunes are
on the edge of the mainland, and just under tho
crest of the dunes lies st. Andrews Dune Church.
1t Is n stranEe.looking building. not ecCle-
~siastical from the outside, but very, very sailor.
like and shipshape both without and within.
II tho comparison may DO permitted, nothing
more reminiscent OF the sea Is to be found any
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Roman Catholics have one. too, wherein Cardi-
nal Gibbons. Archbishop Corrigan. and Arch
bishop Ireland have attended mass; but these
other churches arc inland, not on the dunes.
and are open all the year and are not shipshape
in I'll. least; 80 there's nothing remarkable
about them. But St Andrews Dune" is re-
markablc.
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cross its chahcei at tue east as all truly cccle-
olir church NV ,hn WV nina nor,h and snu,h ,
It Is on lers which arc concealed by l~uti;ce
work. in its turn covered by vines. To the right.
ms Won approarh. is "A large anchor with "A chain:
to the lef, n larr. pot such as wbalers use to try
out tho blubbcr. The nave OF the church was
orip;nn,lv m, lifc.saving station bn;l, In 1871
IS o'"s'o"' oui 90.
in 1879 by u kindly summer resident. So u tab
let inside the building tells ono. The station
NV N'N'o - ou''N''e 'e'' o"' i"o '"t''
was moved from its former site and placed on
land given by another summer resident, and
since tneh lne summos people nave 'aVishea
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church extends 10 one left as no enters. The
building within is long and low, with small win.
doxys md ,ei,.d ,ra ,y,u.a; l., r,,o ~, Ia III.
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sprlnging OF the roof beams tho interior Is col.
orcd red, the grain Of the wood showing through
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tnpnsed on .sithrr SIDE hr a tahic su tnn, al etni msheS'
tics' Creed And in iesus CnmriisTJ His ,uwTS,.
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The altar cloth is also OF tapestry. and displays
c hH i fheou ti |s'e so ensiF t i5s' in;ii"1n io iGnHms
the Greek word for fish. tho worns th,in.cIv,s
sn,tinr inrth IN hrief IL. cr.oC ~ 10 " ,t
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oe r. o. p ~ ! ictters anu 'neir cr!ptic n'eanihH.
10 ne leil Vi inc altar Is u small sthhd on
when the communion service rests; The shaft
ana base holding It came from NctIey Abbey,
southampton England. which was founded by
Henry III. in 1889. The Bishops chair is OF
black OAK. and bears the Il tc 1861. Two Ameri-
can flags on pOics are fast enrd To tho wills nf
The chtnreI. and add n At rikinr ,onrh of rninr ~
The ,hnrch. they haur murh as Imt mo" ~ ~ ~
tynrshin n !" az; n q r a." 90 'ne omaieh q II d
"Iha - ' '.S ~ Ia'ni u"S:,
= ne ,an 9npoG,t,nS ,no DEITY OF the niue
cHurIn ttIHlih " u oahch SorpeiS' Wulth occ,l-
pea siiniiar positions III B.ythcburgh church.
England. That church was erected in liI2,
ami was " restored y In lSs2; In hat year these
cOrbtls were sent by some Anonymous friend TO
st. Andrews. A tablet on the wall OF the south
TRANSIENT gives their hiatury.
Ilttls 81. Andrews ia Great In t,bIots Tbcro
Is n coIoninl tablet n ReyoIntionory NJ
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onn nnr,nsit tstl,Ta II YIN a. .ho'els
ntu Sut.1oi.J tnuioto' Al Iac', uhtI you re-
nieniper tntt the churCh ID NOT yct twenty years
olu; that " Is open only hVe months IN the year,
The Town von arn ,n"li,eJ 70 t az .nutbb n, nn
buildinp rentres in its"iS tho bisrorv ~ ne Sou ~
nm nj on and RS more ,h,n =, he,rss onon,
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