Memories of William Wallace, D.d., Litt.d., Univ. Dubl; First Vicar of St. Luke's, Stepney

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1919 Original Publisher: Longmans, Green and co. Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV THE INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH " I have set my affection to the House of my God." My husband gave much thought and attention to the decoration of the interior of the Church, and it was a great delight to him to take people round and give them the history of each feature. Some of those who attended the services in the very early days of the Mission in the schoolroom of St. Paul's, Bow Common, gave the Font. This was modelled on that in Winchester Cathedral, square in form, the interior being semi-spherical, and quite large enough for an infant's immersion. The work was carried out by Mr. Earp, and on the step is a brass containing the inscription -- " To the Glory of God Given by Worshippers in St. Luke's Mission, 1865-1869." The brass ewer was given by Miss Payne, the caretaker of the Schools, in memory of her parents; all were faithful worshippers in St. Luke's Church, and mother and daughter devoted their lives to the interest of the schools. Closely connected with the Font are the two oil paintings on the West Wall by Arthur G. Walker, the first representing our Lord calling little children for His gracious Hand, and the second, the Blessed Virgin's Presentation of our Lord and of herself in the Temple. The latter was exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1897. Both pictures were the gift of the late Mr. SpencerCharrington, M. P., and they are associated with the great use made of this Church by the Mothers of East London for their own Churching and their Infants' Baptism. The pillars of the Nave are massive and solid, and each of the capital...