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<strong>THE</strong> <strong>OLD</strong> CHURCHES OF WIRRAL<br />

Avitb his breast-plate, rod and censer,<br />

Melchizedek with orb and sacrificial<br />

vessels, and Zacharias in the official<br />

priestly dress. Below is a tablet with the<br />

following' inscription :—<br />

"<br />

(Gibing tfjanfes to ^ob tDf)o Ijasf mabc<br />

fenotun ti)t ILato of Sacrifice in Wi l^tititi,<br />

0it\tl)i}thtk, ^aron, anti Hac^ariasf, anb<br />

in memorp of Cicelp ^nnc anb Ifanc ?iirlcp<br />

tfjtir sifitcr Josiepfjint Ctambrcs! bcbicatcs<br />

ttjis; tDinboU) ^M 1889."<br />

The fourth window in the set represents<br />

the three principal kings of the <strong>Old</strong> Testament<br />

: David, Solomon, and Hezekiah.<br />

The first bears a psalter and harp ; the<br />

second a sceptre and a book of wisdom ;<br />

and the third, a sceptre and a sundial<br />

(2 Kings XX. 11). It bears the simple<br />

dedication :—<br />

"([Jibing glorp to tfje lling of llingsi<br />

anb as a Ctanfe (J^ffering."<br />

The last of the five windows pictures<br />

the three great Prophets : Elijah, Isaiah,<br />

and Daniel, and is dedicated in the following<br />

words :—<br />

*'tEo tf)c goobnesfsf of ^ob toi)o ijatfi<br />

gpofeen unto u£! bp W^ ^ropfjets anb in<br />

menujrp of W^ sferbant Clara, tfjc belobeb<br />

toif c of ^tiomajf Henrp ISebington of tfjis!<br />

$aris!i).<br />

Mth 28 Bcc. 1889."<br />

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