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ALTAR

An altar is a pile or structure raised above the ground for receiving sacrifices to some divinity. The Greek and Roman altars were various in form, and often highly ornamental; in temples they were usually placed before the statue of the god. In the Jewish ceremonial the altar held an important place, and was associated with many of the most significant rites of religion. Two altars were erected in the tabernacle in the wilderness, and the same number in the temple, according to instructions given to Moses in Mount Sinai. These were called the altar of burnt-offering and the altar of incense. In some sections of the Christian church the communion-table, or table on which the eucharist is placed, is called an altar. In the primitive church it was a table of wood, but subsequently stone and metal were introduced with rich ornaments, sculpture, and painting. After the introduction of Gothic art the altar frequently became a lofty and most elaborate structure. Originally there was but one altar in a church, but latterly there might be several in a large church, the chief or high altar standing at the east end. Over an altar there is often a painting (an altar-piece), and behind it there may be an ornamental altar-screen separating the choir from the east end of the church. Lights are often placed on or near the altar.
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LENT

Lent was the Anglo-Saxon name for the month of March. The Saxon spring festival of the goddess Easter, which generally fell in March, was adopted by the Christian church and a period of thirty-six days of fasting entitled lent was adopted in the 4th century, and in 487 Felix III added four days to the fast to represent the biblical account of Jesus fasting for forty days in the wilderness.

ALEXANDER HAYS

Alexander Hays was an American soldier. He was born in 1819 and died in 1864. He enlisted in the American Civil War as a colonel in the Maryland campaign, fought at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, was brevetted colonel USA, and was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness.
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EMORY UPTON

Emory Upton was an American soldier. He was born in 1839 and died in 1881. He commanded a battery at Yorktown and Games' Mill and an artillery brigade at South Mountain and Antietam. He led a brigade at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and in the Rapidan campaign. He fought in the Wilderness, led a column at Spottsylvania and fought at Petersburg. He led a division at Opequan in 1864. He wrote a 'System of Infantry Tactics'.
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ERNEST BLOCH

Ernest Bloch was a Swiss American composer. He was born in 1880 and died in 1959. He composed Macbeth (opera), Schelomo, Voice in the Wilderness.
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GOUVERNEUR KEMBLE WARREN

Gouverneur Kemble Warren was an American soldier. He was born in 1830 and died in 1882. Educated at West Point, during the American Civil War he was continuously in the Army of the Potomac. He was a colonel at Big Bethel, commanded a brigade in the Peninsula campaign, Second Bull Run, Antietam and Fredericksburg, was chief engineer of the army at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; in the latter struggle he seized the important position of Little Round Top. He was distinguished as commander of a corps at Centreville, in October, 1863, and led a corps through the Wilderness, North Anna, Cold Harbor and Petersburg campaign, until at the battle of Five Forks, on April the 1st, 1865, he was removed by Sheridan. In 1879 he reached the grade of lieutenant-colonel in the regular army.
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HADZA

The Hadza are an endangered nomadic people of Tanzania. They are hunter-gatherers that live in swamps and wilderness. Reports from 2000 indicate that only about 800 Hadza are still living, and they are in danger of becoming extinct due to destruction of their habitat and diseases brought in from outside peoples.
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HORATIUS BONAR

Horatius Bonar was a Scottish divine and hymn-writer. He was born in 1808 and died in 1889. Educated at the Edinburgh High School and University, he became a minister of the Scottish Church, but left it for the Free Church in 1843, and after being nearly thirty years a minister at Kelso, was from 1866 until his death minister of Ohalmers Memorial Church, Edinburgh. He wrote many religious tracts, sermons, and other works, including Songs for the Wilderness; The Bible Hymn-book; Hymns Original and
Selected; The Desert of Sinai; Hymns of Faith and Hope; Days and Nights in the East; Hymns of the Nativity and other Pieces; etc. Some of his hymns, such as 'I heard the voice of Jesus say', have been extremely popular.
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JAMES WADSWORTH

James S Wadsworth was an American soldier. He was born in 1807 and died in 1864. He was a prominent supporter of the Free-Soil party in New York. In 1861 he was a delegate to the Peace Convention in Washington. He was volunteer aide to General McDowell at Bull Run in 1861. He was in command of a brigade before Washington, and was military governor of the District of Columbia in 1862. He commanded a division at Fredericksburg and at Gettysburg, where he lost over half his men. He was killed while leading his division at the Wilderness.
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JOHN C ROBINSON

John C Robinson was an American soldier. He was born in 1817 and died in 1897. He served in the Mexican War. He commanded a brigade at Richmond and a division at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and fought at the Wilderness and Spottsylvania.
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