The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-24

, as a house of worship about the year
1900 Standing within consecrated
ground, II fell TO the care of the city.
which preserved its walls and roof
through all succeeding years. though
it's interior went to decay and became
bare. 1t was in the early forties that
Tyrone Power. the distinguished Irish
actor. while visiting Petersburg, wrote
on its walls that much.cherished poem,
beginning:
Thou ar, cfunlblins 10 the dust. old
Thou art fastening to thy fall;
And round thee in thy Loneliness,
clings the ivy TO thy wall"
The ivy still, clings in beautiful and
rich growth to the walls of the church,
but the building has put on new lie
and is now thing of beauty.
standing as il did Uor many years,
without floors, without windows or
doors) in full view of the great bat
tlc.iclds, almost on the historic lines
in front of Petersburg. In the line OF
fire for ten long months. close hehlnd
the Confederate breastworks. in sight
of the explosion and bloody assault at
the crater and in full view OF the last
brilliant charge of the Confederate
troops under the gallant Gordon on
Fort Steadman, the association decided
that thise church should be properly
made memorial chapel to commemor-
ate the great deeds and events OF the
war around Petersburg and OF the men
of the South who participated in them
To Restore Old Church.
The association. therefore. proposed
!, rehabilitate thine historic old struc-
true. TO restore tho interior TO the orl-
ginal design, to repair its inner walls
10 Law new flooring, to rebuild its pull
nit and galleries, and to Supply seats,
al, after the manner Of 1888 to 1900,
and 10 convert the church into a
y, ortuary chanel, free TO all for such
purposes, -.
The Common Council turned the
chnroh over to the Memorial Assocla-
ton the association went TO WoFk
ia accomplish It's purpose, and the work
has been carried to success. A further
desien of the association was that
every state in the Confederacy shou'a
he represented in the church By me-
morial window. erected in menory OF
its soldier dead, in the SURROUNDING
cemetery To his end. the endorse
ment OF the Confederate organizations
IN all the States was asked aud given
All hut three of the states have re-
sponded and erected windows. ths
three missing states are Florida. Geor'
eia. and Texas. out at the coming re-
union in Mobile It is expected tnat
thew will willingly fall into line.
The Windows.
The memorial windows We're all
made al the Tiffany studios, IN Nav
York. at a cost of $500 each They are
works of the highest order and beauty,
with etched inscriptions that WIZ
never fade. The windows are OF the
same general design, except in foliage,
| figures and delicate coloring. In size
! they are 0 IL feet Ions and IL feet
| wide. The design at the top Of cach
! window is the coat OF arms and great
seal of the State contributing It, tho
ce,tral, figure one OF the APOSTLES. with
an Inscription below, With these win
4 dows in place. all showing to adyan-
tage, with their varied nGures and
beautiful, delicate colorings. tho In.
terror OF the church presents an ex-
4 Extraordinarily beautiful and impressive
picture
over the main entrance to the door
4 is d transom window inscribad;
\ tu,adiea' Memorial Association.
y Pet Ell bllrE. Va.