The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22
wAsHrNGToN's OLD currrcu

WAsHrNGToN's OLD CHuRCH
inc most interesting place In Alexandria.
33S2WGTer is the old Christ church, where
WASHINGTON and Lee worshlped. There
among the trees II stnnds, simple nnd mn.
ADORNED In Its architecture, and, with its
o!d req brick walls and stately stecpie. II
loom! w as monument 70 the past Tho
north side Of the building Is almost entirely
covered with ivy To the left OF tho church
stretches the churchyard, with rs solemn
tom3stonos, century old standing ike
Behtihels guarding the last earthly reEting
places OF the dead forefathers
On FEBRUARY !, 1893, the parish OF Fair.
iaS was created from portion Of the mar.
ish Of Truro, by virtue Of an aot Of parlin.
ment, and two months later twelve men
one Of whom was Colonel George Wash.
ington then ~ years old, wero elected to
constitute vcstry. 1t was the duty of
THIS vcstry, besides attending to the regu.
lar business Of the church, TO collect fines
and fees, to record all agreements binding
apprentices with their mnstors anu to care
for tho poor, sick. disabled, foundlings
Migrants, etc. In tho pursuance of these
duties some records were made on tho yes
! try book which are odd and lnteresting
| The following are fair examples;
los Ga. ''' S"H''ns' t.
Ga Cd. S"Ooa'n'
TO Townsend Dade for sitting noor
man across the ferry, twenty-four pounds
"pr Robert Lindsey undertakes for to
make cure OF William Graham, AZ 100
ct e. 'O' '''N
communion, 10 1855 -''
FOR one pair stockings for nsusoner, f12
IL William Shakespeare Tor keeping a
poore child, 500 pounds OF tobacco"
nrgf min lot .
| Townsend Dade, who received a salary IN
! 1000 pounds OF tobacco. The first saxton
/ was John Rhodes, who received a compen.
! satioh o. 900 pounds Of the same article
/ Ihht washington was faithful In HIS At
| toRdonce ut the meetings OF his church ia
! concluslvc!y shown by the diary Kent bv
himself, some Of the entries in which are
/ as follows; arc
,, "ll99o February 0. Rev. c. Green dined at
'1Ie9 May s. went to church from Colo.
/ "lI6s June 9, IN church at alexandria
/ Glned ~ Colonel Carlyle's
| iI1s July 10 yeetry meeting
new church dined at Carlyes. ''i'
lIO, April church from Elthar and
lined with Colonel DRingerheld al tic mas.
.l77a May q, to Alexandria with N.,u.
,I7T4, June "a. to church at Alsxonn,s
,,lls5, September IS, sent my chariot -
AleLandrin for Miss sally Ramsey and kjt'
" Thompson. TO be bridesmaids Tor "a MI
6bassett Rev, Dr. Griffith and Rev ~
1Srayson came to dinner. After the can.
dies were lighted George A. Washinrto aIf
n GlsS Bsssett were married. BY Rev braa
res, November 4, Mr.. Herteyt ana ,.a-
mt Mr, Potts and l9dy General Leo and faSy,
alhed mere, with Count Mostier ana 9Saa
Marchioness OF De Bretun." VI" the
PAYS HIGHEST rom ppw
In 1900 the vestry ordered A lsvv =,
si,iso pounds of tobacco to be made ~ y,
the people Of the parish for tho purpo,s
Of buildinR new church at Alerors go
for which the ground was donated nv
Charles Alexander. Tho church VS. hn,,,
for 1000 by James Parsons, in ncoorn sS.''
NTH plans drawn by an architect naSnsS
mren' VI. IN INC Gay OF acceptance Ten nav.
wore onorea Tor sale, md No. 3 SSs. pe ,'I
S Sne NJ. " SeleEsl qsorzo Warrington ~,
The woodwork and walls are =, ~ ~
seems to add 70 the ssrvound,nrs : c mnaat
Ing eir ~ purity ana simplctty 11sn..nI p
thu altar, With It's heavy eanenv nere Y