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People are fascinating. We love to watch people and talk about people. Gossip based on casual observation is one of our favorite pastimes. Who doesn’t like to “people watch” while sitting on a park bench or lounging on the beach? You inevitably start to muse about different types of people. Some people are the bane […]
An egg has three parts: the shell, the white and the yolk. But it is one egg. Water has three forms: liquid, ice and vapor. But it is one substance. A stool has three legs — separate, coexisting, all necessary for the stool to stand. These illustrations attempt to explain the Trinity, which we celebrate […]
Question: What has 27 moving parts and speaks with 24 tongues? Answer: The European Union. There are now some 449 million people living under the collective government of the EU, and that puts the EU on the field to rival the United States in political and economic clout. This is a good thing, to be […]
In the 1935 Marx Brothers movie, A Night at the Opera, con man Otis P. Driftwood (played by Groucho Marx) has this snappy exchange with a member of the ship’s crew: “Do they allow tipping on the boat?” “Yes, sir,” says the crewman. “Have you got two fives?” “Oh, yes, sir,” replies the crewman, obviously delighted. […]
A police officer pulled a driver over to the side of I-75 and asked for his license and registration. “What’s wrong, officer?” the driver replied. “I certainly wasn’t speeding.” “No you weren’t,” said the officer, “But I saw you flashing the one-fingered salute as you swerved around the lady driving in the left lane, and […]
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church was established in Tampa in 1871. Its first service was held in the hospital building at Fort Brooke. A wooden church was erected in 1883 on the city block bounded by Marion, Twiggs, Morgan, and Madison.
This history of the Windows of Saint Andrew’s is based upon research by the late Laban G. Lively. Additional information has been added by Nancy Turner. It is reconstructed for presentation on the WWW by Joe Daurril. Photos taken by Chris Cobb.
The organ at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Tampa, Florida, was designed and built by C. B. Fisk, Inc., of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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