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Mr. Toastmaster, Dr. W{struckthrough: h}its{the "s" is handwritten over "z"}ell, etc. etc.
There exists a close feeling of friendship, not so say kinship
between Christ Church, Nashville and your great Parish here.
For the period 1875 - 1886 - The Rev. Mr. Tupper was your
Rector and today Christ Church, Nashville is overflowing with
sons and grand-sons of that eminent old gentleman, all
useful and valuable citizens. Then again our Parish gave to
Arksansas your beloved Bishop Winchester who was consecrated
in 1898 and who served you so long and faithfully. {Struckthrough: During
his life Leonidas Polk had only two residences, the first one
in Murray County, Tennessee from which he went to take up his
duties as Missionary Bishop of the Southwest which constitutes
a third bond between us.} {Handwritten to the side of strikethrough: A}

{Struckthrough: It seems to me that} Leonidas Polk's life falls into three
divisions, first his early life and education, second his
missionary episcopate in the Southwest and Louisiana{handwritten: ,} which will
bring us {struckthrough: up} to the Civil War{handwritten: ,} and 3rd the Confederate General.

Bishop Polk was born on April 10, 1806 at Raleigh, N.C.
and was given the name Leonidas which is equally expressive of
the literary and military interests of his sire. His father,
Col. Wm. Polk {illegible insert} had served with honor in the Revolution. He was
an intimate friend of Andrew Jackson and{handwritten: ,} as President of the
Bank of N.C. had given Andrew Johnson's father his first job.
Likewise he had commissioned Samuel Polk, father of Jas. K. Polk
to handle and dispose of some of his vast real-estate holdings
in N.C. Thus the Colonel was intimately associated with the
3 Presidents who entered the White House through the gates of
Tennessee.

{Handwritten: B}

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