At our planning retreat this past weekend, I asked the Vestry to consider some information regarding the Jefferson Davis Pew. Most of this information, while not itself new, was not formerly known by the group and had a striking effect on us all. Here is a summary of what we considered.
The plaque which memorializes the Jefferson Davis Pew states that he was a communicant of St. John’s while his family was in Montgomery when he was first elected President of the Confederacy. The Davis family was in Montgomery for three months. Jefferson Davis was not Confirmed as an Episcopalian until he went to Richmond. His wife was an Episcopalian. We have no way of knowing how many times he or his family attended, perhaps only a few times or perhaps as many as a dozen times. Since Davis was not Confirmed, it is probable that he never received Holy Communion here and technically was not a communicant.
More @ St. Johns
I'm a Yankee; literally, born in New England. This is a shame.
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DeleteIncidentally, one of my hobbies whenever I'm in an antique store (which is not often these days) is to collect old history books - written before PC and the Commies infested the industry. You'd be surprised to see, in especially in the textbooks, how often 2A is mentioned as an individual right along with the others in the BoR.
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in the textbooks, how often 2A is mentioned as an individual right along with the others in the BoR.
I am sure.