The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-11-07
ANCIENT BIBLE AND IIlSTORl-
CAL PAINTINGS.

Mrs. w. II. Mcconnell, of Chatham,
Co. Ga. n giving an interesting account
of hcl visit tOTallulah Fallslast summer,
has described a Bible over 300 years old
and some fine old paintings belonging
to her hostess, who is a member of
one Of the noted families of South
Carolina. Mrs. Mcconnell says
"Wc were delightfully."- entertained by
Miss Sara +. White at her lovely cot
tage, NOvya CHE ncst) mean The falls. !
"Miss White is the only living child
of the late Colonel Edward Is. White,
of South Carolina, who was appointed
a cadet to West Point by John G.. Cal
houn and graduated in the class of
1876 as second lieutenant in the Third
artillery. During the Black Hawk war
of 1892 Lieutenant White served ON
the staff of General Eustis. He mar
lied Miss Adams, of Boston, a mem
per OF the famous Adams family. In
1896 he resigned from the army and
as an architect and civil engineer To-
Gated in Charleston, S. G.
"llc was the engineer and construct
or of Fort Pulaski, the bridge across
the Potomac river at Georgetown, ID.
c., and the Charleston and Whining
ton railroad. He designed and erect
ed the custom house at Charleston,
). c., the Washington monument at
Eutaw, Trinity church IN Columbia,
new st. Philips church in Charleston
and other public works.
CAT the breaking out of the van be-
tween the States he raised and organ
lied the Palmetto regiment of Light
artillery, which he commanded during
the war. He died in New York city
May 10, 1882.
Sat Novya | saw some large and
beautiful photographs of paintings by
Miss Whites grandfather, John Blake
White, who was a pupil of the great
} artist, Benjamin West.
"Thcsc paintings were presented to
r, the United States by DR.. Octavius
: ate chamber of the capitol. One, the
) famous Camp of Marion,' represents
General Marion inviting n British OIL
Ger to share his meal of sweet potatoes
: roasted in the ashes of his camp fire.
I "Anothcr, The Rescue depicts the
scene whore Sergcants Jasper and New
ton rescue Il number of American pris-
l oncrs who were being conducted by a
Z British guard to the prison camp at
Savannah.
, "Thc third represents the patriotic
l act of Mrs. Rebccca Note, of South
. Carolina, in presenting to General
y Marion and Light Horse Harry Lee
) fire with which to destroy her own
: mansion, held by the British and used
as 4 fort.
. "NlisS White is the poSScsSor of {
very rare book, and for the benefit OF
lovers of the unique in literature | will
describe ii. 1t is a copy of the famous
'Brceches Bible in the edition of 1901
The book is IN a perfect state of pre-,
servation-not a leaf is mutilatcd o
missing and the print is clear anC
y lcgiblc. The volume has two titlc
pages, the Grst or general title run
IS ming thus: 'The Bible, that is tho
Holy Scriptures contained in the Ole
and New Testament, translated accord
Il ing to the Ebrow and Grcckc and con
II fcrred with the best TRANSACTIONS il
l, divers languages. With most profita
Bile annotations upon all hard places
t and other things of great importance
"Imprintcd al London by the dep
Il uticS Ct Robert Barker, printer to The
8 queens most excellent majestic. anna
q 1901 The title page is curiously en-
J. graved on wood, She title being sur
II rounded by thirty compartments con
tanning portraits OF the apostles ant
the insignia of the leaders Of the
tribes of Israel. The title page to tho
New Testament is similar in design
The same back having been used, thu
l. text of the title only having beer
k changed.
II "Thc New Testament has copious
marginal references, the manner o.
use of which is explained in a PAGE
Il which is most culiously wordcd anc
addressed:
The printer to the diligcnt reader.
CATER a careful description of ar.
rangcment the printer thus concludes
"'This have | faithfully done fol
j, thy commodity, reapc thou the fruit
and give the praysC to God. Fare
c WE'LL
"Throughout the book are curious
g wood illustrations of Biblical history.
"This edition derives It's curious
name, 'Breechcs Bible from the
IcIucrlnS OIL INC ScNcnlccnln verse OIL
4 the third chapter of Genesis, "Thcn
, the eyes of both were opened and thoy
l knew that they were naked, and they
sewcd fig tree leaves together and
l made themselves brecchcs.'
"Following the Bible under the
same cover are W. other works. The
: first is a "A Brief Concordance or
Table to the Bible of The Last Trans
lation Securing for the More Easy
Finding Out of the Most Useful Places
Therein Contained.' Carefully Per-
used and Enlarged by Mr.. John Dow
name, b in Divinity
son the title pages il is also stated:
"Allowed by his majesty's special pri-
vilegc to be printed and bound with
the Bible in all volumes. London
Printed by William Du Gard for Mich
olas Brown, and are to be sold by
Edward bod and Nathaniel Elkins at
Gun, in Lie lane, 1862
"Thc other book referred to is,
THE book of Psalms, collected into
English meter by Thomas Stern, John
Hopkins and others: conferred with
the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing
them with all. Set forth and allowed