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A view of the Dead Sea from the hilltop ruins of Machaerus, the biblical prison fortress where John the Baptist was sent by the younger Herod.

A view of the Dead Sea from the hilltop ruins of Machaerus, the biblical prison fortress where John the Baptist was sent by the younger Herod.

Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather.

Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather.

A view of the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem as seen through the archways on the temple grounds.

A view of the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem as seen through the archways on the temple grounds.

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An engraved frontispiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique. The engraving depicts King Louis IX, dressed in the garb of a Roman soldier, kneeling before Christ and holding out a crown of thorns as Christ holds out a crown of stars. Above them, an angel carries a banner reading "Iam stella est, quae spina fuit" (Now [there] are stars, where [there] were thorns).

An engraved frontispiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique. The engraving depicts King Louis IX, dressed in the garb of a Roman soldier, kneeling before Christ and holding out a crown of thorns as Christ holds out a crown of stars. Above them, an angel carries a banner reading "Iam stella est, quae spina fuit" (Now [there] are stars, where [there] were thorns).

A depiction of the Americas, personified as an indigenous woman wearing a feathered headdress and holding a rolled up Constitution, being offered a Holy Bible by a kneeling woman (potentially a personification of Europe?) while Liberty looks on, depicted as a woman in a Greek-style himation and carrying a Liberty pole topped with a cap of liberty. On the right, behind America is a plinth with a list of names: Washington, Montgomery, Greene, Franklin, Warren, Adams, Mercer, Putnam, Jay, Clinton, Gates, Morris, and Fayette.

A depiction of the Americas, personified as an indigenous woman wearing a feathered headdress and holding a rolled up Constitution, being offered a Holy Bible by a kneeling woman (potentially a personification of Europe?) while Liberty looks on, depicted as a woman in a Greek-style himation and carrying a Liberty pole topped with a cap of liberty. On the right, behind America is a plinth with a list of names: Washington, Montgomery, Greene, Franklin, Warren, Adams, Mercer, Putnam, Jay, Clinton, Gates, Morris, and Fayette.

The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill, the upper portion of which features a large figure representing sovreign authority. The figure's body is composed of individual citizens, is crowned, and holds a sword and crosier. The figure looms over a set of rolling hills in the background and a city in the foreground.

The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill, the upper portion of which features a large figure representing sovreign authority. The figure's body is composed of individual citizens, is crowned, and holds a sword and crosier. The figure looms over a set of rolling hills in the background and a city in the foreground.

Summary: In a sermon against religious fanatics (Wider die Schwärmer), Luther had asserted the real presence of Christ in the eucharist. Zwingli responds by affirming the Reformed position that the practice of communion is to be seen as a symbolic act.

Summary: In a sermon against religious fanatics (Wider die Schwärmer), Luther had asserted the real presence of Christ in the eucharist. Zwingli responds by affirming the Reformed position that the practice of communion is to be seen as a symbolic act.

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A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.

A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.

An engraving depicting the angel, Gabriel, appearing to Mary and informing her that she is carrying the child of God.

An engraving depicting the angel, Gabriel, appearing to Mary and informing her that she is carrying the child of God.

A photograph of the Gaines Chapel Church building.

A photograph of the Gaines Chapel Church building.

A brief history of the Saint Andrew Augusta Church including details of the church's buildings, renovations, services, donations, and important events.

A brief history of the Saint Andrew Augusta Church including details of the church's buildings, renovations, services, donations, and important events.

A chronological list of the Gaissert Church's pastors, presiding elders, and bishops.

A chronological list of the Gaissert Church's pastors, presiding elders, and bishops.

A pamphlet listing the member churches of the Augusta District of the United Methodist Church, including a brief paragraph on each church.

A pamphlet listing the member churches of the Augusta District of the United Methodist Church, including a brief paragraph on each church.

A view looking down at the Garden of Gethsemane below the Mount of Olives.

A view looking down at the Garden of Gethsemane below the Mount of Olives.

Workers make their way through the wheat fields and removing vetch (tare) plants.

Workers make their way through the wheat fields and removing vetch (tare) plants.

A wooden gavel, labeled as having been used by Methodist Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire.

A wooden gavel, labeled as having been used by Methodist Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire.