The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-15
LOWndes
Memorial
Dedicated
In the Cumberland Emmanuel
Church In the Presence Of
Large congregation.
GIFT OF HIS DAUGHTER
To the Church In Memory Of Her
Distinguished Father, Late
Governor Of MARYLAND.
GIFT OF HIS DAUGHTER
TO the Church IN aIemory Of Her

ceremonial marking the dedleatlon
of the beautiful memorial altar in
stalled in Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Cumberland, Nd. by Miss
Elizabeth Lloyd Lowndes as a low
ing and lasting tribute to her father,
the late Governor Lloyd I.owndes,
that sanctuary was thronged at the
morning service Sunday BY an un-
usually large congregation.
The altar, which is an artistic
creation of the Tiffany Studio of
New York, is some twelve feet in
width and ten feet in Height and
occupies a position of impressive
splendor at the base of The beautiful
MilIholland memorial window. The
material for its construction, in the
main is Caen stone, form of
limestone quarried in France, which
possesses the deep, rich coloring of
ivory and its composition is such as
to be susceptible to the most deli
cate carving.
The reredos Of the altar is COM
posed of three panels OF Caen stone,
carved in conventional design. The
read table. which is Of italian mar
bic as is also the mensa, is support
ed by four carved heads. represent-
ing The arch angels. The panels at
the base of the altar are eyquisitely
carved while on the left side of the
beautiful shrine appears this in
seription:
TN loving and abiding mem
orr of Lloyd Lowndes. this
Memoriam is erected, all Saints
Day, nineteen hundred and SIX,
by his daughter, Elizabeth
Lloyd Lowndes.1
The impressive dedicatorv service
was conducted by Rev. Edward NJ.
Jeferys, rector Of st. Peters Pro
testant Episcopal church in Phila-
slelphis. assisted by Rev, William
Cleveland Hicks, rector. and Rev
T. Getz Hill, curate. Of Emmanuel
Thessermon was delivered bv Rev.
Mr.. Jefferys, who was rector Of En-,
manuel for period of four wears.
while the late Governor Lowndes
was a commitment of the parish
and one of its most devout. Chart
able and influential members.
Rev. Mr.. Jeferys prefaced his ser
mon with a most eloquent and i'm
pressiye tribute to the nobility and
beauty Of character of the deceased,
referring briefly but touchingly to
the great and worthy success Cover
nor Lowndes had achieved in life,
his love Of the church, his charity,
his courteous, forbearing Christian
attitude. his purity of aim and pur-
nose withal a character that might
be truly typifed as the soul Of hon
or benevolence and brotherly love
The donor of the memorial, Miss
I,owndes, was eloquently commend,
ed fcr her devotion to her father II
Inns resolving upon an expression Of
her love SO sacred in its significance
beautiful in its design and work
manship and permanent IN its con
struction and material.
The dedicatory discourse. proper
wos ! most brilliant and profount
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whereof they have no right 10 ca
Mhssso serve The tabernacle Brief
vat sa'. arery polished period evincin!
deen st,,dy and learning, the sermon
Was ; revelation Of religious though
and diction. .a,
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