A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This textual sermon chart examines, from Scripture, the importance and all-sufficiency of the Word of God to guide the life of the Christian. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
Pamphlet entitled "Baptistry Interpretation" for Church of Christ, Julian-Cedar. Inside title "Interpretation of the Baptistry Scene at the West Cedar Ave. Church of Christ." Enclosed painting interpretation mentions symbols of sun, Godhead, cross, water, cove, baptism, rocks, lambs, mountains, trees, clouds, and rainbow.
Essay by Perry - "Spiritual Interpretation of Picture: Painting" for the Seventh and Andrew Church of Christ in Winfield, Kansas. Theme is "The Elect Lady or Bride of the Firstborn." Symbols mentioned include mountains, Mount Evan, woman, cross, clouds, dove, water, rock, trees, sun.
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Murry City, Tennessee. Scene depicts river, rocks, trees, hills, clouds, sun. Painting is photographed outside against a brick wall with a drainpipe. Inscription on back reads in part, "Native trees, misty hills, Mt. Laurel."
Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Rochester, Texas. Scene depicts flowing stream, rocks, large rock in the center of the stream, various types of trees, hills and mountains, clouds, sun. Painting is installed in the church with portion of the baptistry showing.
Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Inscription on back reads in part, "Jordan River. Scene taken from composite of several true views with spring flowers." Notations on back indicate place names for Spartanburg, South Carolina and for Ramer, Alabama, and inscription on front of photo indicates Spartanburg, Tennessee.
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the church in Vega, Texas. Photograph is slightly blurry. Scene depicts stream with rock and trees on the banks, distant hills, clouds, sun, shaft of light.
Color photograph of baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Corsicana, Texas. Closeup of painting installed in baptistry. Scene is of wide water, rocks, trees, mountains, clouds, and sunbeam cross. Shows part of baptistry arch framing the painting. Inscription on back reads, "Colors have faded. A golden and rose sunset with rose and mauve shadows and glow on cliffs."
Color photograph of baptistry painting by Perry installed in the church in Corsicana, Texas. Photograph shows painting framed by wooden arch of baptistry, part of the pulpit, and microphone.
Color photograph of baptistry painting by Perry installed in the church in Corsicana, Texas. Photograph shows painting framed by wooden arch of baptistry, part of the pulpit, and microphone. Inscription on back of the photographs reads, "Jordan River. Mt. of Temptation. This Present Temporal and Eternal Life."
Black and white photograph of interior of church building at Corsicana, Texas. Photographed from back of auditorium looking front. Shows framed double arch of baptistry with painting, man standing at pulpit, arched roof with rafters, backs of people sitting in the pews.
Photograph of baptistry painting by Perry installed in the Church of Christ in Spokane, Washington. Painting is framed by curtains and baptistry arch. Photograph is taken from back of church auditorium looking toward the front.
Photograph of Blanche Perry and Mrs. Pursely standing beside the painting done by Perry and installed in the baptistry at the church in Pampa, Texas. Painting depicts water, rocks, trees, hills, mountains, clouds, shafts of light. Photograph shows arched baptistry framing the painting. Inscription on back of photograph reads in part, "Mrs. Pursely assisted."
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Dallas, Texas. Scene depicts river, rocks, trees with large tree in foreground. Inscription on back reads, "Negro church. Dallas."
Photograph of the baptistry painting done by Perry for the Sherman Street Church of Christ, dated 1937. Shows mountains with a cross prominently displayed on center peak, sun breaking through dark clouds, trees and rocks along the bank of a river. Painting no. 1.
A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart addresses the issue of a Christian being cut off from God because one has strayed so far for so long (what Christians often refer to as falling from grace). The illustrator refers to that line as the Dead Line of Life. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart traces throughout Scripture the blessings of God promised to faithful Christians. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart chart parses out the text of John 3:16, which the illustrator refers to as "the Golden Text of the Bible." Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
Scrapbook containing photographs, church bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, baptistry painting interpretations, etc. related to the various churches and individuals with whom Perry was associated. Special items of note: 1. Typed letter from J. Allman Pitts with church in Blackwell, Oklahoma thanking Perry for the painting. Perry notes, "It is letters like this that causes me to give so much of my time painting." --2. Article from Miami Sunday News Magazine "Seventh Avenue Church of Christ" giving extensive history of that congregation --3. Article on the history of the Church of Christ in Monroe, Louisiana --4. Letter from Otis Gatewood to Don Morris, President of Abilene Christian College, introducing Yvonne Noel and asking for a place for her at the college.
A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart illustrates textually the results of sin and the results of neglecting one's Christian duties. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart attempts to trace throughout Scripture the idea that God, through the Bible, has revealed to mankind an explicit pattern by which to live, and therfore, anything not specifically authorized in Scripture, is forbidden. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
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