Methodist Episcopal Church Bell - Rockville in Vernon, CT
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N 41° 50.375 W 072° 27.861
18T E 710530 N 4635074
A bell that once belonged to the Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church, now the United Methodist Church, is located in front of the headquarters of the Vernon Historical Society at 734 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon, CT.
Waymark Code: WM16RGD
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2022
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The former Methodist Episcopal Church is on display at the headquarters of the Vernon Historical Society. The bell is set on a concrete base and is hanging from a yoke.
The front of the bell is inscribed:
PRESENTED TO THE
M.E. CHURCH, ROCKVILLE, CONN.
BY
CYRUS WHITE AND LEWIS A. CORBIN
The rim of the bell is inscribed:
THE JONES BELL FOUNDRY CO. TROY, N.Y. 1883
The back of the bell is inscribed:
"AWAKE, AWAKE, PUT ON THY STRENGTH O NION."
"MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE UNTO THE LORD."
"ARISE INTO HIS GATES WITH THANKS GIVING AND INTO HIS COURTS
WITH PRAISE.
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