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In / memory of / Rt. Rev. John Payne, D.D. / First missionary bishop of the P.E. [Protestant Episcopal] / Church at Cape Palmas, W. Africa. / Born Jan. 9, 1815, Westmoreland Co, Va. / Graduated Theo. Semy. Of Va. 1836, / Preached the Gospel in Africa 33 yrs / Died at Cavalla, Va. Oct. 23, 1874. / Of vigorous mind, sound heart, strong faith, / and inflexible purpose, uniting the / meekness of wisdom with the most / ardent love for God and man, he laid / down his life, laboring to the end, / in the spirit of his master. / The last words spoken by him in St. Paul's / Alexr Va, when he had been consecrated / Bishop, tell the story of his life. / E'r since, by faith, I saw the dream, / Thy flowing wounds supply, / Redeeming love has been my theme / And shall be, till I die. [According to online sources, "Cavalla" was the name of Bishop Payne's home, originally built in Cavalla, Liberia; following the death of the bishop's wife Anna, the bishop apparently had the home dismantled, shipped to Virginia, and rebuilt there.]
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