Arizona republican., 1898-11-30

| used Tn DullQlnS In0 S6SOIU. nS OIO tombs.ones, bearing dates of 1869, 1874, i etc., were carefully removed into it. as
 was also the vestry book Of the parish, kept from the year 1854 to 1779, Q vol l uu1e of great value and interest. Re gently the society for the preservation ! of Virginia antiquities has been i'm ! pressed with the importance Of caring 1 for so unique q relic and has donated
 q sum to be used in preserving the ! building.
 The location of the church is so diff 1 Gcult of access that comparatively few ' have ever seen it. It is guarded by an old colored man. who lives in . sh2nty across the roadside. He fairly boamed with delight when .he Sta" correspcn- dent called upon him. for visitors are scarce in this out-cf-tEe-Way Sp0t. The
 church, which he regarded with the
 pride of prcp-ictcrship, never fails to elicit admiration from all. Uncle Tom
 conducted the correspondent win much ceremony into the church, which
 is built in the shape Of a Greek cTCss,
 with fCpr beautiful arches supporting
 Ire center and forming a lofty dCme where the arms Of the cross defect. The
 pulpit is perched high up in the air on the side Of the northeast archway, and
 to get inso it one has to perform the
 rather difficult feat Oi ciim ping mar
 row. winding stairway, now in very
 rickety condition.
 over the pulpit is a quaint sounding
 board. and at the foot of the stair is
 the cId-time clerks desk. These and also the communion table, pews and
 massive doors are Of solid black wal nut, carved by hand. The p5%S arc square, with backs SC high that while sitting or kneaiing their occupants are entirely hidden. small chance there Of stealing a glance at pretty ncighbors across the way, fer. as old Uncle Tom remarked with chuckla, There warn't nothin' to do bus jest lock ai the preacher or take 2 nap
 This preacher, 1t may be mentioned, received as salary 16,0G0 pounds of to- bacco a year, i, being the custom in Virginia To raise this, it being state church, the veaoIy assessed each man in the county a certain amount Of to- 'bacco, which he was compelled hy law to pay, whether ne attended the church or not.
 One Of g.he pews was dedicated to the use 0f the counry magistrate, justice of the peace and sheriff. who filed solemn ly in of q Sunday with all the dignity befitting the upholdors Of the law. Op- posite, and facing the pulpit, is the lar gass5 C5w in the church, equallGg in size a room Cf considerable proportions. It has seats around all four sides. Its backs are nearly five feet high and were formerly surmCU1ted by brass reds. which held thick d2m2sk curtains, so that even when standing those in side could neither see ncr be seen.
 This pew, the guide said, belonged to Robert Garter. who was commonly called king on account e his great al n ed geo. coo acres Cf land and 5000 ne- grces. and was one Of the best known characters Of early days. He was treasurer Of the colony for many years, governor, speaker of the house of bur gesses and president Of the council in l726. He was the builder of the church. h the vestry book his name comes before even that of 't1e minister.
 The whole north side Of the building was given uD for al time U come to the use Of his servants and dependents, and none Of the congregation ever bought Of entering the church until the Carer coach arrived and King Carter and his family had taken their places. The aisie5 are formed Of mas siYe pieces Of fTeestOnC and are 2s solid and smooth today as when they were first laid, nearly 200 ys2rs ago. The criginal communion service is pre- served in good condition. Il is of sil- yer. and was brought over from Eng land.
 under the pulpit is placed fer safe keeping a relic Of unusual interest n the shape Of an old cedar dial post, which formerly stood outside the d0or. On it is still legible the name of John Cater, and the Gate, 1702. This post was one Of the relies Of the older church, which had been Built by John Carter, f3tEer cf the king" One Of the tOmbs which Wsrc removed from ne older church is in memory cf this John Carter and his wives, Of whom there seems to have been a goCdly number. The epitaph mentions no less than live, who. it adds, were all his wives sue cessiveIy. and died before him. This tomb bears the date 1669 In the cen ter Of the building is 9 flat slab let into the Lone floor just at the crossing Ct the Gisles. This, tradition says, was placed there ii memory Of a plasterer, who fell while working or the lefty dome and was klled on the spot.
 Outside is the litaa graveyard sirai- lar to that which all old churches have, with here and there he gleam of 2 marble slab CT he3datoLe showing through the clinging m2Sses of ivy and peTiwinkle which cover 1t. King Carter's tomb, originally very massive and handsome, with the Carter c0at-of- arms cut upon il, is now broken and defaced, and lies in fragments, Much of it has been carried eff by relic hunt CTS.
 Several years ago a gang oe men, be- Iioving the tradition that King" Car ter had been buried with many of his E-amc2ds and other jewels upon him, broke an entire siGo of the massive -omb and dug Up he coffin. This act aroused the people of the neighborhcod to such an extent that had the thieves been caughl there is small doubt but they would have been forthwith put in 10 King Carters place.
 For a long period services were held in the church clly onca 6 year, but oE ] A. ,--o-, T, L.. he hno1n diccnnAi mn e1