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History of the Memorial Chapel - Introduction |
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Thursday, July 07 2005 |
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Three Crusader's shields hang between the windows on the south side of the nave. They were executed by Manning Elliot, a Cincinnati artist, and were given in honor of those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our country. The one nearest the door is the shield of Godfrey of Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade. It bears the Jerusalem Cross, representative of the five wounds of Our Lord. The next is the shield of Richard the Lion-hearted, leader of the Third Crusade. And the other shield is that of the Knights Templar, representative of the many nameless who were Crusaders.
The central symbol of our faith: the Cross....at least eight hundred years old. As the Altar is the central point of the Church so it is the fitting place for the central symbol of our faith: the Cross. This fine bit of wood-carving is made from a very old oak timber, taken from the foundations of Lincoln Cathedral in England at the restoration of that building in 1925.  The wood is estimated conservatively to be at least eight hundred years old. The carving was done in England. It is a gift from relatives of Mrs. C. J. Livingood, in memory of Dr. John Morehead, a physician of Cincinnati's early days, later Sir John Morehead upon his return to England. The motif of the carving is the familiar Vine and branches. Riddle posts, surmounted by candles, and supporting curtains, surround the Altar in a fashion often found in English Churches of the same period. The whole Altar arrangement is according to the Sarum use.
Except the Lord build the house,
they labour in vain that built it.
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