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 establishment of the English Church and English civilization in America.

Preserved and restored, the old church will be typical of the strong and simple architectural designs of the colonial period, and a witness to the faith and devotion of the Nation Builders. Rising from amid the sculptured tombs of the honored dead who lie beneath the shadows of its walls, old Bruton stands, as the Bishop of Southern Virginia has said, "The noblest monument of religion in America."

"A link among the days, to knit The generations each to each."

Williamsburg, Va., September 27, 1906.