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From Lancaster History: In December 1911, the Hersheys left for France to begin an extended tour of Europe, spending most of the winter of 1911-12 in Nice. At the time of their departure, Milton had planned a return home in April to attend to business—and to return home on the maiden voyage of RMS Titanic. On December 18, 1911, Hershey had written Read more...
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George Washington Williams, a Baptist pastor, and a Republican, was the first African American to serve in the Ohio General Assembly and is honored with Room 107 in the Ohio Statehouse. From OhioStateHouse.org: The George Washington Williams Memorial Room honors Ohio’s first African-American legislator. In addition to images of Mr. Williams, the 1880s style room features photographs of other African-Americans who Read more...
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Dr. R.C. Sproul, founder of Ligonier Ministries, theologian, author, broadcaster, teacher, and pastor, died December 14, 2017. He was 78. Robert Charles Sproul was born February 13, 1939, in Pittsburgh, the son of Robert Cecil and Mayre Ann (née Yardis) Sproul. He held degrees from Westminster College (B.A., 1961), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (B.D., 1964), and the Free University of Amsterdam Read more...
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Photo and description from their website: DISCOVER… over 1000 tons of rejected stones gathered from several NE quarries. COME AND SEE approximately 200 stone monuments, panels and boulders Visit the chapel sized after the Bible’s “Holy of Holies”, made from 450 tons of “rejected” stones, and engraved inside and out with dozens of inspired scriptures… and… 300 Biblical passages, saying Read more...
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Explore the history of God’s Word at the Tennessee Bible Museum in Pigeon Forge! Discover rare Bibles, fascinating exhibits, a Christian bookstore with gifts and antique books, and our beautiful live Butterfly Encounter. Faith • History • Discovery. From David Brown: If you travel to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, be sure to stop at the Tennessee Bible Museum. Owner/Curator Gene Albert Read more...
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From Capitol Preservation Committee: “Sculptor and artist George Grey Barnard was commissioned by architect Joseph Huston to create the large statuary groups at the Pennsylvania State Capitol’s main westerly entrance. Barnard envisioned an intricate theme for each of the statue groups, with each individual figure having symbolic meaning intertwining within the whole of the work…. Together, the north and south Read more...
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From the National Park System: 470 feet above the ground, the builders began angling buttresses inward to support the 300-ton marble pyramidion at the top of the monument. Supported by the buttresses, the angled walls of the pyramidion, anchored by mortice and tenon joints, climbed inward beginning at 500 feet above ground. On a breezy December 6, 1884, Lt. Col. Read more...
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This prayer is read aloud each day at Mount Vernon’s public wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of George & Martha Washington: I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have the United States in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain Read more...
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From Wikipedia: The room remained largely unchanged until 1952. One of the few changes made was the addition of a painting, Abraham Lincoln by George P.A. Healy, hung over the fireplace by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937. The 1869 oil-on-canvas painting by George Peter Alexander Healy depicts a seated, thoughtful Abraham Lincoln, and has remained over the State Dining Room fireplace ever since.[75][j] Roosevelt also added an Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Moses appears eight times in carvings that ring the Supreme Court Great Hall ceiling. His face is presented along with other ancient figures such as Solomon, the Greek god Zeus, and the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva. The Supreme Court Building’s east pediment depicts Moses holding two tablets. Tablets representing the Ten Commandments can be found carved in the oak courtroom doors, on Read more...
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Watch Tim Schmig explain the Rotunda: From Wikipedia: The Pilgrims appear on the deck of the ship Speedwell as they depart Delfshaven in South Holland on July 22, 1620. William Brewster, holding the Bible, and pastor John Robinson lead Governor Carver, William Bradford, Miles Standish, and their families in prayer. The rainbow, at the left side of the painting, symbolizes hope and divine protection.[14] Photo from the Our Christian Heritage Collection Read more...
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Watch Tim Schmig explain the Christian Heritage found in the Library of Congress: Many interesting artifacts, including the Gutenberg Bible: Read more...
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Watch Tim Schmig share from Union Station In addition to the Liberty Bell (inscribed with the Mosaic declaration of the Year of Jubilee), you’ll see Scripture carved into Union Station: The desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose Thou hast put all thing under his feet The truth shall make you free Read more...
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Hymn History: Ezekiel Saw de Wheel Composer: William Levi Dawson The Mystical Origins of “Ezekiel Saw de Wheel” “Ezekiel Saw de Wheel” is one of the most dynamic and enduring of all African-American spirituals. Like many songs of its genre, it has no single, known author and originated on the plantation complexes of the American South sometime in the Read more...
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Exploring the Murals of Pacoima, CA: A Visual Journey Imagine, by sheer coincidence, you’re wandering through the sun-drenched streets of Pacoima, CA, and you’re suddenly enveloped in a vibrant panorama of murals. Each wall you pass tells a different story, a melting pot of cultural narratives, historical timelines, and the undeniable talent of local artists. You’re not just admiring the aesthetics; Read more...
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Thomas A. Dorsey Father of Gospel Music Thomas Andrew Dorsey, composer of over 400 blues and gospel songs, lived here following his birth in Villa Rica on July 1, 1899. At Mt. Prospect Baptist Church he was exposed to shape-note singing and at home learned to play a used pump organ, experiences he said “sprang” his career. The young blues Read more...
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Thomas A. Dorsey Bronzeville Walk of Fame Plaque honors one of the most influential figures in American gospel music. Located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, the plaque commemorates the life and contributions of Thomas A. Dorsey, often called the “Father of Gospel Music.” The plaque is part of the Bronzeville Walk of Fame, a series of sidewalk markers Read more...
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Inscription Born on July 2. 1897, in Somerville, Tenn., to sharecropper parents, the Rev. William H. Brewster was a prolific composer of gospel music, contributing over 200 works to the repertory. Two of his compositions, Move On Up a Little Higher (1946) and Surely, God is Able (1949) were the first black gospel recordings to sell over a million copies. An editor, educator, and Read more...
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Inscription. Always eager to learn Born in 1851 to an enslaved father, Albert Tindley, and a free mother, Hester Miller Tindley, Charles Albert Tindley spent his childhood on a rural farm in Berlin. After marrying Daisy Henry, Tindley moved to Philadelphia, where he found employment as a brick carrier and a janitor at the church he attended. Despite his status Read more...
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Hymn History: A Child of the King Author: Harriet Eugenia “Hattie” Peck Buell “Harriett E. Buell, a native of New York state, wrote the words for ‘A Child of the King’ as she walked home from church one Sunday.” (Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society, Vol. 12, No. 22 [Spring 1999], p. 27) The Origin of the Hymn Read more...