Disciples of Christ Historical Society 1101 19th Avenue South Nashville Tennessee
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
Holder, Philancy, "Thomas Puryear Mims," Nashville: Tennessee Botanical Gardens & Fine Arts Center, 1977.
Image on file.
(Beneath Alexander Campbell:) ALEXANDER CAMPBELL/1788-1866/COLLEGES AND CHURCHES/GO HAND IN HAND IN THE/PROGRESS OF CHRISTIAN/CIVILIZATION/THE SPIRIT AND SOUL OF/ALL REFORMATION IS FREE/DISCUSSION (Beneath Stone:) BARTON WARREN STONE/1772-1844/LET THE UNITY OF/CHRISTIANS BE OUR/POLAR STAR/LET EVERY CHRISTIAN/BEGIN THE WORK OF/UNION IN HIMSELF (Beneath Scott:) WALTER SCOTT/1796-1861/THE GOLDEN ORACLE:/THE GRAND SAVING TRUTH/IS, THAT 'JESUS IS THE CHRIST'/THE TERMS OF THE ANCIENT/GOSPEL: FAITH, REPENTANCE,/BAPTISM, REMISSION OF SINS,/GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (Beneath Thomas Campbell:) THOMAS CAMPBELL/1763-1854/THE CHURCH OF CHRIST/UPON EARTH IS ESSENTIALLY,/INTENTIONALLY, AND/CONSTITUTIONALLY ONE/WHERE THE SCRIPTURES/SPEAK, WE SPEAK;/WHERE THE SCRIPTURES/ARE SILENT, WE ARE SILENT unsigned
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Summary:
A four-sided cenotaph with a relief portrait bust on each side. The busts are of Alexander Campbell, Barton Warren Stone, Walter Scott, and Thomas Campbell. In each portrait the sitter looks straight ahead and wears a jacket, high-neck shirt, and ascot or tie. Beneath each portrait is an inscription. The central column rests on a two-step octagonal base. At the top of the column is an urn-shaped element.
