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Irene Amold Writes Rbout Visit
To Famous Kirk 0" the Heather
(Continued from Last Week)
Kirk o’ the Heather
The Wee Kirk o’ the Heather is
truly a lovers’ shrine. = Thousands
of happy young couples have
chosen for the place of their wed-
ding, this little kirk.
Organ music which originates in
the Wee Kirk o’ the Heather is
heard throughout Forest Lawn by
means of speakers hidden among
the shrubs and trees.
The Wishing Chair is the fore-
court of the Wee Kirk o' the
Heather was built of ancient stones
from Annie Laurie's kirk in Scot-
land. The tradition is that good
fortune will forever smile upon the
bride and bridegroom who sit in
this chair on their wedding day
and, hand in hand recite together !
the verse on the tablet in front
of it—
“Dressed in our pest and all alone,
We sit within the Wishing Chair
Which bodes success for everyone
Exchanging bridal kisses there.”
The love story of Annie Laurie
has always been of interest to me.
Born in Maxwelton in 1682, Annie
Laurie was the daughter of Sir
Robert Laurie, a Scottish Baronet
and owner of Maxwelton Castle.
Noted for her beauty and charm,
she had many suitors, among them
Douglas of Fingland, who was of
an opposing clan. When Douglas
refused to comply with Sir Robert's
demand that he renounce the clan
and king for which his father had
died, Sir Robert would not sanc-
tion the marriage and locked his
daughter in her room. Unable to
see his sweetheart, Douglas one
night stood beneath the window
of the room in which her father
had imprisoned her and sang to
her the impassioned and beautiful
song of love which bears her name
— the ballad so dear to the hearts
of all the world.
“for bonnie Annie Laurie I'd lay
. me doon and dee.”
“And t'was there that Annie
Laurie gi’ed me her promise
true.”
Shortly afterward he enlisted,
and fell on the battlefield of
Flanders—but his song and his
Annie Laurie have become im-
mortal.
The actual communion tokens
which: she used more than 250
years ago, with her portrait, her
will and scenes at Maxwelton are
in the Historical Room.
The romantic saxon legend of
Kerry and Aldyth ties in with the
carved old English stone love seat
in a section near the church. Fac-
ing each other with hands clasped |
through the carved stone ring in
center of seat this vow pledged by
many young couples who visit
Forest Lawn—
“Thy hand in mine—This ring
| prayer.
doth bind—My heart to
thine.”
The legend has been treasured
by the county folk of Sussex since
1066 A. D. i
Kerry, the young warrior in
King Harold's Legions, fell in love
with Aldyth, the golden-haired
daughter of a Saxon farmer.
Aldyth returned his affection, but
her parents refused to sanction a
betrothal. Kerry vowed that their
love should be sealed, despite par-
ental objection. Inspiration came
to him in a dream, it is said, and
he fashioned a ring through a
stone pillar on a lofty point over-
looking the English Channel. Pa-
tiently he toiled, and when the
ring was finished on the eve of
the Norman invasion—Aldyth con-
trived to meet him. There on that
. wind-swept hill they clasped hands |
through the ring, kissed and pledg-
ed undying devotion.
Kerry went off to repel the in- i
vaders with a light heart. Aldyth
knelt each night beside the stone
ring, praying for her lover's safe
return.
The Saxons, on foot and armed
only with little axes and clubs,
fell like weeds before the mounted
and armored knights of William
the Conqueror. Kerry survived
the Battle of Hastings unwounded,
and when he returned home he
and Aldyth were married—for the
legend tells that her parents could
not prevail against them, so power-
ful was the spell of the stone ring.
} Church of Recessional
Lastly we come to the Church
of the Recessional which was built
as a sacred memorial to the mes-
sage of Rudyard Kipling’s famous
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poem, “Recessional.” This church
is a reproduction of the enchant-
ing Parish Church of St. Margaret,
in Rottingdean, England, where
the great soldier-poet went for
prayer. There, within ancient and
hallowed walls, he was inspired
to write his immortal plea for
humility and reverence—for faith
in God, which he called ‘Reces-
sional”.
The old Saxon doorway and the
Norman tower which survived
many battles and wars in ancient
times are faithfully reproduced in
the Church of the Recessional.
In the Kipling Museum Room,
located inside the Church of the
Recessional are pictures, letters
and documents, concerning Kip-
ling. Here, too, is a life-size bronze
bust of him, modeled from life
by P. Synge-Hutchinson and sent
by him from England to Forest
Lawn. The Kipling Window, en-
shrined in this room, was inspired
by the soldier-poet’s ballads and
stories.
Youth’s Corner, an alcove in the
forecourt, features the inspiring
poem, “If,” carved in stone. If we
can apply the first stanza of Kip-
ling’s “If” to fit in with our every-
day life, in such a troubled world,
maybe the burdens wouldn't be
quite so hard to bear. “If you can
keep your head when all about you
are losing theirs and blaming it
on you,
If you can wait and not be tired
by waiting, or being lied about,
don’t deal in lies, or being hated,
don’t give way to hating, and yet
don’t look too good, nor talk too
wise’. :
The crowning feature of the
Church of the Recessional is the
“Song of the Angels” Chapel. This
exquisite Chapel provides a fitting
shrine for Bouguereau’s great paint-
ing “Song of the Angels,” which
hangs about the altar, and for
the chapel was named.
Music soft and sweet finds form
and color in the painting, formerly
in the world-famous Wanamaker
Collection. Bouguereau’s work is
distinguished for its exquisite flesh
tones and for the third dimen-
sional quality with which he has
endowed it. In the “Song of the
Angels,” there is interesting con-
trast in the graceful relaxation of
the sleeping mother and child and
the angel figures, lightly poised
as though they might wing their
way back into the skies when the
music has ended. It is said that
the models for this original 19th
century masterpiece were the ar-
tist’s wife and child and that the
three angels hovering over them
were also modeled by his wife. It
is in this Chapel that many find
a retreat for meditation and
Upon leaving, we all agreed that
it was a day well spent, for we
othed
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MISS JOAN R.
Announcement has been made of
the betrothal of Miss Joan R. Cool-
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Laing Coolbaugh of Trucksville R.
D. to Donald Britt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin H. Britt of Sweet
Valley. No date has been set for
the wedding.
Miss Coolbaugh is a graduate of
THE POST, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1951
COOLBAUGH
Lehman-Jackson Township High
Scheol, Class of 1949. She has
been employed by Luzerne County
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Mr. Britt was also graduated
from Lehman-Jackson Township
High School, class of 1950. He is
employed by Natona Mill.
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Of Boy Scout Council
John Baur of Shavertown was
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Troop 232, St. Therese’s Church
last Monday. Other officers: Joseph
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Edward M. Buckley, Dallas, chair-
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Kingston, Institutional Representa-
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John Baur Jr. and Eugene Hein-
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Shavertown, and E. P. Heinrichs,
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Stapling Machine
Rejuvenates Books
Since purchase of a heavy stapl-
ing machine in January, many of
the thinner
Back Mountain Library have been
repaired and put back into circu-
lation. Over two hundred gay
little books with beautiful illustra-
tions have been rejuvenated.
Miss Miriam Lathrop, librarian,
staples the books strongly, then
covers the stapling with Mystic
Tape, to seal in the prickles. Mys-
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for economy, can be peeled off and
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Another project to add to the
library stock, now under way, is
dissection of surplus copies of Na-
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related articles into one stapled
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Miss Lathrop says that Dallas
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Bride of Kenneth Booth
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to Kenneth E. Booth, son of Mrs.
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The couple was married at a double
ceremony with Miss Florence Ever-
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performed the ceremony in Evan-
gelical United Brethren Church,
West Nanticoke.
A reception was held at the
Shafer home and the Booths left
for Niagara Falls. They are re-
siding at Loyalville.
Miss Shafer wore a brown gab-
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Her shoulder bouquet was of yel-
low tea roses.
Mrs. Booth is a graduate of
Harter High School. Mr. Booth
was graduated from Lake Town-
ship High School and served for
three years with the U. S. Air
Force.
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