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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
OLD CHRIST CHURCH,
Lancaster County, Va.

UCOMPLETED about 1892, 1t is
builded In the form of the Greek
cross, with rugged walls three feet
through and massive foundations, and
is situated near the wide-spreading
mouth of the Rappahannock River. 1t
stands now in its perfection and sim
plicity of design a beautiful example of
Colonial day church architecture. The
roofs are very high and steep and take
the place of tower or Steeple.
John Carter (died 1861, the first of
that name in Virginia, is buried by the
chancel within and was the father to
Robert King Carter, venerated builder
of the church.
a. In 1927 were to be seen
here the original pews of the old fash
ion, high-backed and very firm; the
large freestone paving blocks in the
aisles and the ancient pulpit, high and
lofty. Isolated suffering deterioration.
its future perpleXed and dubious, lay
this temple beyond price, holding treas
ures without duplicate and rejecting, as
a mirror, manner of life utterly gone"
Bishop Meade said that Old Christ
Church Exhibits to this day one of
the most striking monuments of the
fidelity of ancient architecture to be
seen in our land"
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AID. 1851. Destroyed by Fire 1851
and Rebuilt AID. 1757 by Mourning
Richards, Undertaken, William Copein.
Mason"
Thus, briefly. are we told Of the
tragedy of a fire having destroyed the
first ediflce; also that within a COM
paratively short space of time the
present commodious structure took its
place.
old Aqua Church is in Overwhar-
ton parish and Stafford County, both
OF which take their names from the
corresponding ones in England After
this fashion are we constantly re-
minded throughout the earlier Vir-
ginla settlements OF how the home
ties pulled at the heart strings-for
names, customs and laws kept alive
either the memory or the traditions
OF the homeland across the great
water gap.
IAN early minister of the parish was
the Rev. Alexander Scott. To him the
parish Is indebted for a handsome COM
munion service of beaten silver, now in
the possession of old Aqua Church. His
successor was the Rev. John Moncure,
descendant of Huguenot refugee who
fled from France at the revocation of
the edict of Nantes. During Mr.. Mon
cures rectorShip of IS years the pres
ent church was built. It is one of
the finest of Virginia'S Colonial day
churches, built of brick and ornament
ed with artful stone work. In shape
1t Is cruciform and Surmounted with
curious tower or observatory"
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Captivity arbrea Becomes Reconced When Her Mat

a standstill just behind the cage tolo.
ing the lioness. We dragged anothe0
crate close up and put the lion in. He
showed very little fight. I drew him
up to the front of the bars and cut
him loose. Then we moved the crates
together, back to back. I walked around
to the front of the cage holding the
lioness. She had not moved during all
the commotion. Still standing there I
ordered the doors drawn up. The lion
whirled around at the noise and then
seeing the lioness there stalked into
her crate without glance either at
me or at the natives.
He nosed the lioness, patted her with
his paw on the shoulder and then
Topped down beside her. At his touch
she had looked around and when he
lay down they touched noses and licked
each other on the face.
I motioned the natives away and
walked off quietly very quietly, myself.
My last view was Of the lioneSs looking
off into the weld and the lion washing
her industriously.
That night the camp echoed and re-
echoed to the roaring of a pair Of lions
and in the morning two large shoulders
Of meat which had been thrust into
their cages were gone. Only some bones
and an empty pan for water remained
and pair of very angry growing
lions.
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OLD ST. PETERS CHURCH,
New Kent County, Va.

QUILT 17O1-l7o3. "Old st. Peters
makes an especial appeal to the
heart and imagination, for it was the
parish or home church Of Mrs. Daniel
Parke Gusts, later and best known to
all the world as Martha Washington.
During her widowhood as Mrs. Gusts,
she lived at her home, called the White
House. situated but few miles distant
on the Pamunkey River. Here George
Washington called upon her in his tray
els between Mount Vernon and Will
liamsburg.
Bishop Meade is authority for the
statement that their marriage took
place at the White House. her home,
and that the Rev. David Mossom, who
was rector of the parish and Old st.
Peters Church for 40 years, ofticlated
at their nuptials. Some persons. how
ever, have thought that the ceremony
was performed at the Old Brick Church,
or st. Peters as we know it,
las illustrating the very beginnings
of the building Of the church, the first
reference in the old vestry book to the
present ST. Peters is found in the min
utes of the vestry meeting Of the parish
held August 10, 1900. and reads:
Whereas the lower church of this
parish is very much out of repair and
standeth very inconvenient for most OF
the inhabitants of the said parish,
therefore ordered that as soon as con-
veniently may be new church OF
brick sixty feet long and twenty-fower
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Bear Smashed Saloon.
/ BEAR which turned Carrie Ma
~ l. ~

A BEAR which turned Carrie Ma
n ton" Is one Of the attractions OF
the Zoo at Seattle, Wash.
The bear was not always prohibi-
| ZIONIST In fact, she liked her beer.
and was not at all averse to chasing It
down now and then with little hard
liquor, but one day she saw the light
and repented Of her sins and set forth
to do a penance Of destruction. Now
for nearly Is years she has stalked with
stately dignity behind the bars Of her
prison where the admiring throngs can
see her.
It all came about in Seward, Alaska.
The bear was brought in as a cub ana
was raised in a saloon in that town.
She roamed at large, thoroughly tanned.
and the friend and pet Of all. AL
would have been fine II she mad not
slipped of the cup that intoxtcateS.
One day she became completely ana
thoroughly drunk With q roar abe
went after the dogs In town and chased
them into the hills. She remained on
this tear for some time, until, one cold
night, she stood outside saloon look
ing remorsefully In Placing a paw
tentatively on pane of glass she broke
In. The tinkle Of the glass was music
to her ears, so she waded on In, break
ing all the glass she could flnd. With
great, powerful sweeps of her paws
She broke goblets, ordinary glasses,
bottles of LIQUOR and anything else that
would bring the sounds she liked.
Having wiped out one saloon. she
sought fresh fields to conquer, and be-
fore she ended her campaign, four sa-
looms Law in ruins. She was finally
captured, but even then her friends
could not see her slain. so she was
shipped to Seattle to the ZOO.
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Jaws. Tightening the rope, pulled its
THE job was done. We released the
- trap and carried the lion out into
the open. backed the truck over to it,
and We lifted it into the back onto a
bed of grass and started for camp. The
Observation-Disclosures natives broke into
song. The lion growled fiercely, as we
careened along. Yelling about how
brave and clever we all were, we
reached camp and drove over to where
our big crates were lying.
The camp turned out in a body to
welcome us and see our capture. The
heavy door of the crate was pulled
up. We lifted the lion out Of the truck
and laid it in the cage. The ends of
the ropes which bound its feet were
passed through the bars in front and
the door slammed shut. Going around
to the front, We pulled the lion up
against the bars. Reaching In. loosed
the ropes around its Jaws. Then cut
the others, and the lion was free.
Sending away all except my gun bear
ers and FOWL, the native in charge of
watched. The lion, with two quick
movements of its paws. had cleared its
jaws. Now it lay still, watching lis
with big eyes which seemed more re-.
proachful than savage. ], sent FOWL
for water and showed the pan he
brought into the cage. The lion bit
at the dish and. tasting the water
which was spilled, began to drink.
was relieved, for some animals, when
caught, sulk and NOPE and, refusing
food and drink, pine away and, unless
freed. die of a broken heart and star
walton. But If they drink they will
usually eat, and if they do these things
they will live.
Leaving FOWL in charge, I returned
to my breakfast. Afterward meant to
return to the traps and reset them in
the hope of catching another lion. Be-
fore leaving I went to have another
look at our capture. Towl was sitting
on an upturned bucket in front of the
cage, gazing at his new charge. This
was the eighth lion he had had to care
for, and he loved them almost as chill
dren.
"TNKos," he said as he came UP, "this
L is a wife you have caught"
Els it?" I replied. II had thought it
was a young male not yet with name"
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q pew in Old Pohick. After the Revo-
lutionary War, when voluntary support
instead of support by taxation came
into vogue, Gen. washington and others
agreed their pews in Christ Church
should be forever charged with an an
nual rental of pounds sterling. An
other man of history worshipped here,
and as Col Robert Lee, In 1853, he
was confirmed in Old Christ Church
man who, in the Lost Cause, suffered
his defeat sublimely.
Christ Church holds a deep and
abiding interest for all the people.
Like Old Pohick. 1t, too, was one OF
the last churches to be built whilst
State and church were politically in
union. These old Church of England
edifices of Colonial days were built by
the people of the Virginia colony as
naturally as they builded courthouses
With them this was an inherited and
traditional form of religion.
Here also was the source for sup
plying to the people those necessary
and well ordered formulas and cere-
monies at the time of baptism. mar
riage and death. These things were
of great necessity and comfort in a
new country and made intellectually
for its order and well-being. No bishop
was stationed in Virginia, however:
the ministers must either come from
England after being ordained there, or
proceed to England from Virginia to
receive ordination and then return
again.
"One of the most striking attributes
of the interior of this revered church
is the altar piece. Oriented. as was
the church's universal custom, the
eastern sun sends a flood of warmth
and cheer through the window open
ings, so gracefully nodded. and framed
by their setting Of hand-tooled wood
work.
"On the two delicately gilded panels,
placed where all men might read, were
set down, and still remain, the words
of that supremely beautiful appeal,
called Our Lords Prayer. Here also
are the unequivocal words of the
churchman's faith, called the creed,
and those comprehensive Ten Com
mandments from the twentieth chap
ter of Exodus. In addition to these,
and not usually found on the churches
of the day, Is set forth that immutable
guide to the conduct of all mankind,
the Golden Rule: Whatsoever we
would that men should do unto you,
even so do you unto them; for this is
the law and the prophets
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Helium Production
WHEN it comes to being downright
oblipinp IL would be difficult x

WHEN it comes to being downright
obliging it would be difficult to
beat the natural gas of Amarillo, Tex.
This gas provides not only high per-
centagc of the invaluable !1eliun. but
also the fuel to run the extraction
plant. and the surplus brings heat TO
the homes of Amarillo.
The new plant operated by the Gov.
eminent has recently shipped its first
tank car of helium to Langley Field
for use in aircraft there.
The peculiar quality that makes
helium so vital to the future of lighter
than-air craft is in the fact that. while
its buoyancy Is nearly that Of hydrogen,
it Is, unlike hydrogen, entirely non-ir1-
fiammable.
The new plant which is operated by
the Bureau of Mines, Is about miles
outside of Amarillo. Gas from a total
field Of $4,000 acres Is available for the
plant, and it provides its own trans
portation to the plant.
A welded steel pipe line, II miles long,
reaches from the field and through this
the gas travels under its own pressure.
In the plant it is subjected to ter,
rifically low temperature of about 800
degrees below zero F. This tempera-
ture liquefies all the gases present
but helium, and this IS then drawn
of. The other gases resume their
gaseous state when allowed to return
to their natural temperatures.
The inflammable gases are piped to
the town of Amarillo after enough has
been diverted to run the machinery in
the plant. During the extraction process
pressures as high as $500 pounds per
square inch are used, and the gas sup-
plies the necessary fuel to obtain this
work.
The helium is shipped from the plant
In specially constructed steel tank cars,
in which the gas lis transported at q
pressure Of 1000 pounds a square inch.
The Government has two such cars,
one being filled while the other Is In
transit.
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OLD ST. MARY'S WHITE
CHAPEL,
Lancaster County, Va.

THIS old church was built before 100,
later torn down and rebuilt in its
present form in TAO. I'm the quiet old
churchyard may be seen old tombstones
Of massive marble inscribed with the
name of Ball, and miles distant, at
Epping Forest, lies buried Mary Ball,
grandmother of Washington. These
shrines betoken deep regard of the
living for the dead. But in the sweep
of time and the scattering of kin the
forces of nature will surely prevail to
destroy these loving memorials, unless
each generation may take upon itself
the sacred duty of watching over them
while 1t carries on"
Other churches included In the ex-
hibit are: Old Donation Church, in
Princess Ann County. erected in 1894;
Old Eastern Shore Chapel, in Princess
Anne County, built in 1854: Old Glebe
Church. in Nansemond County, built
about the year 1898: Old st. Johns
Church, near Chuckatuck, Va, built
in 1855; Old Hungar'S Church, in North
ampton County, believed built $780,
1891: Old st. Georges Church. in Ac-
comac County. built about 1852; Old
Blandford Church. in Bristol parish
built 1735-1737; Old Westover Church,
in Charles City County. Va. believed
erected between 1897 and 174S; Old st.
Johns, in King William County, built
1894; Old Christ Church, in Middlesex
County, Va. built 1866; Old Vauter's
Church, In Essex County. built 1881 or
earlier; Old Franham Church, in Rich
mond County, built 1887 or earlier: Old
Yeocomico Church. in Westmcreland
County, Va, built 17o6; Old St. Pauls
Church in King George County, built
about l766; Old Fork Church, in Han
over County, built l735, and Old Falls
Church in Falls Church, Va. built
1767-1769.
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Trapping the Mate of Captured LiOness to Save
eInn"C nhe Jmpst Mating SnR dI ng B
Is Brought to Her.

My last visit before turning in for
the night was to see the new liOneSS.
She was lying on the floor, gazing out
into the night. When stood in front
of her. she barely raised her eyes A
huge chunk of red meat lay untouched
by her side. I spoke to her, but be-
yond flicker of the eyes she hardly
noticed 1 wished she would fly at me,
or, at least. growl. But there was no
response. ] was worried and went to
bed wondering if she would survive
the night. For wild animals often die
for no apparent reason. The only
cause possible seems to be shock or
heartbreak.
The next morning, before I put on
my clothes, I walked over to see the
lioneSs. She was alive and seemed all
right, but continued in the same pas
sive, almost dormant state. I called
FOWL and babe him stay close to her all
day and let me know Immediately if
she changed in any way.
Just after breakfast Gongwolo came
in. One look at his face and I knew
that we had not caught the male.
Did he return?" 1 asked.
eyes, I'nkos. One lion returned and
walked around and around the meat.
He must have stayed there the whole
night. The donga and reeds are cov-
cred with tracks going and coming"
perhaps tonight" I spoke with
more hope than certainty. He did not
feed the night we caught his wife and
last night he did not eat. Perhaps
tonight he will"
Perhaps, 1nkos," answered the boy.
X X X
DERHAPS. Who could understand
what that lion was doing or think
ing? Had he been pacing back and
forth around the spot where he had last
seen his wife looking for her in vain?
Had he traced her smell to the spot
at which we had picked her up and
put her in the truck? What had that
abrupt cutting off of the trail meant
to him? Had the donga been rendered
forlorn and dismal with the terrible
moaning roar a lion often utters when
its mate has been killed? What had
taken place in the blackness of night
without moon? And what would take
place tonight?
During the day I visited the lioness
several times only to find. her lying still
and quiet. FOWL reported that she had
drunk little water, but showed no in
terest in anything happening before her.
1t was a very depressed man that
went to bed that night. 1 have cap
tur0d many animals and, unfortunately,
I have seen many die. One can grow
very fond of creature in short time
and had succumbed to this uoness.
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for old Payne's Church (now gomez
and for Pohick Church. On November
20, 1772, was sold by order of the vestry
a large square pew, No. twenty-eight,
one OF the center pews adjoining the
north aisle and next to the communion
table, to Col. George Washington at the
price of sixteen pounds This and other
pews were sold at the same time to the
highest bidders at six months credit
and proper bonds taken for the purchase
money. Legal deeds for these pews
were executed and recorded in full in
the records of the clerks Office of
Fairfax County.
Pohlck was one OF the last churches
to be built during the union of church
and state. Under this union the vestry
was composed of IL of the most able
and discreet persons In the parish,
and divided with the County Court the
responsibility of local government. 1t
had jurisdiction over all the churches
in its parish.
THE old vestry book of Truro parish.
dating back to 1882, is the authen-
tic record OF its parochial admins
tration and government. Lost sight of
Tor three-QuarterS of century. its
whereabouts were discovered by the
Rev. Philip Slaughter, acquired by him,
and committed to the veStry of Pohick
Church: A unique and priceless record
saved from the fate of most similar
records of the times; for this alone its
saviour deserves a conspicuous and low
ing tribute, and the more so for his
further enrichment of our knowledge
OF many historical contributions.
"A glance at the geographical posi-
ton OF Old Pohick and the Old Church
Tower at jamestown acquaints the eve
with exactly what their stories tell the
mind, which is that they represent the
beginning and the end, respectively, of
that era Of our country's history called
the Colonial day period.
THE first colonistS landed at James,
town, and as conditions permitted, pro-
jected themselves north and west along
the banks of the Chesapeake and those
great waterways, the James, York,
Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers,
which stretch back to the Blue Noun
tains and pour out their eternal con-
tributions to the Mother of Waters,
as the Indians SO prettily called the
Chesapeake Bay"
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was I greatly elated. I had been ex-
pecting the capture, but the eyes of
the lioness haunted me. But we had
to have lions.
X y
THE capture Of the male was very
- easy. With both front paws held in
the traps he could not put up much
Of a fight. But all during the time
was busy tying him up and getting
him out I had a curious feeling that
he did not care what happened to him.
The natives, however, had no such
feelings. Again the song Of our great
ness shrilled above the grind Of gears
and the roar of the motor We had
done a great thing. We had caught
two lions.
Back at camp I brought the truck to
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tearing a branch into splinters with
its teeth. I backed out hurriedly, but
I had seen what I wanted. The lion
was caught high up on one Of his
front feet.
CALLING my boys, I divided them
~ into two groups One, under my
best hunter, Jam, was to go around
and approach the lion from. the back.
The others, with me would rush it from
the front. The loose lion we would
disregard. There we're too many of
us and we were making too much
noise. It might hang around, but it
would not charge-at least, I hoped
that it would not. Once We reached
the lion some one must grab the tail
pull the lion out and stretch him taut
between ourselves and the trap.
Jam was in now. I made a feint at
the lion to keep his attention and he
sprang at me with terrific roar, only
to be slapped against a tree as the
chain frightened. I pretended to rush
at him, shouting to Jam to watch for
a chance to grab his tail, which was
thrashing furiously as the lion clawed
the ground trying, to get at me. He
grabbed at 1t and missed. The lion
felt his touch and somersaulted back
ward with a vicious snarl. Jam
tumbled over branch and scooted out
Of reach.
Again we charged the lion from our
side, and I thrust stick at him. The
lion bit it furiously, and I pulled. He
hung on, growing between set teeth.
Jam, seeing his chance, slipped in and,
grabbing the tail, pulled for all he was
worth. Other boys joined and pulled
the lion half out of the thicket. He
rolled over and clawed everything with
in reach. He chewed a branch clean
off and tore up the ground. The air
seemed to break apart with roars and
shouts. But we had him.
Charlie and I managed to place a
heavy stick across his neck and so to
press his head to the ground. Other
boys got ropes on his feet. Almost
before he knew what had happened to
him the lion was tied up and we swere
resting a moment before binding his
mouth and taking his paw out Of the
trap.
Mangineera approached the lion from
the back. Charlie and I bore down
heavily on the stick and with a quick
leap Mangineera caught the lion by the
ears and held its head. Taking a
short, stout stick. let the lion snap
on 1t while I slipped a moose over his
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Historic Exhibit of Virginia Churches at Library

feet wide in the cleer and fourteen feet
pitch, with a gallery sixteen feet long,
be built and erected upon the maine
road by the schoolhouse near Thomas
Jackson's-and this is Old st. Peters.
g. Quantity symbolic and carry
ing the mind, in retrospect, to the Gus
toms of former times are the two
crossed keys set atop the tower Of Old
st. Peters, for, according to Matthew,
Jesus said to Peter: And will give
unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
Heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind
on earth shall be bound in Heaven; and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth
shall be loosed in Heaven"
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She had put up such a splendid fight
against overwhelming odds. If I had
killed her by shooting it would not have
affected me so. But to see her dying
this way before my eyes was biting
deep. I almost let her go that night,
but decided to wait until the next
morning and see what happened. If
she was no better then I would let
her go.
But before breakfast the next morn
ing Gongwolo came rushing in.
I'VE have him, I'nkos," he shouted,
"he came back again at night. He is
caught by both front feet"
to get the boys together. We will go
right away" I answered. I was not
greatly surprised nor, for that reason,