Tidings Bayshore Presbyterian Church August 1, 2013 Inside This Issue Happy Independence Day 1 (Kind of…) Happy Independence Day…(Kind of) 1 This Sunday at Bayshore August 2nd marks the anniversary of the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence (at least for most of the signers). 1 Goings On… While no fireworks or Federal Holidays commemorate this event, it is one of the interesting bits of trivia surrounding this occasion, 2 Independence Day, cont. as are the following: 2 Crabs For a Cause The Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed on July 4, 1776. 3 What is the Trinity Cafe? On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies 3 voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee’s motion for independence. They Said What? The delegates then spent the next two days debating and revising the language of a statement drafted by Thomas 3 Birthdays/Anniversaries/Prayers Jefferson. On July 4, Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, and as a result the date is 3 Goings On, cont. celebrated as Independence Day. Nearly a month would go by, however, before the actual signing of the document took place. 3 Just Another Day on the Bayshore First, New York’s delegates didn’t officially give their support until July 9 because their home assembly hadn’t yet authorized 4 Volunteer List them to vote in favor of independence. Next, it took two weeks for the Declaration to be “engrossed”—written on parchment in This Sunday at Bayshore a clear hand. Most of the delegates signed on August 2, but several—Elbridge Gerry, Oliver Wolcott, Lewis Morris, Thomas 9:30 am Adult Sunday School McKean and Matthew Thornton—signed on a later date. (Two others, John Dickinson and Robert R. Livingston, never signed 10:30 am Traditional Worship /Children’s Sunday at all.) The signed parchment copy now resides at the National School/Communion Archives in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, alongside the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. *** See page 4 for volunteer list! More than one copy exists. Goings On… After the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the Join Debi Pridgen and Lona Elly the first Saturday of the “Committee of Five”—Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, month as they begin thinking and working on the ways to Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston— better use each of the rooms of this old house. “At First was charged with overseeing the Glance” will meet at 10:00 AM on the first Saturday, monthly, reproduction of the approved text. for an hour. This was completed at the shop of Philadelphia printer John Dunlap. Guest Musician On July 5, Dunlap’s copies were dispatched across the 13 colonies We are honored to have Mr. James W. Sims as our tenor soloist to newspapers, local officials and this Sunday! Jim lives in Apollo Beach, FL part of the year, the commanders of the Continental however he and his wife Regine live in Germany most of the troops. These rare documents, year - where they are professional musicians performing known as “Dunlap broadsides,” predate the engrossed version extensively throughout Europe in concerts, operas, oratorios , signed by the delegates. Of the and also conducting orchestras! hundreds thought to have been printed on the night of July 4, only Our FOOD OF THE MONTH for Metropolitan Ministries is 26 copies survive. Most are held Gatorade. Let’s continue our track record of generous in museum and library collections, giving! but three are privately owned. When news of the Declaration of Independence reached New York The Declaration of Independence spent World War II in City, it started a riot. Fort Knox. By July 9, 1776, a copy of the Declaration of Independence had On December 23, 1941, just over two weeks after the reached New York City. With hundreds of British naval ships Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the signed Declaration, occupying New York Harbor, revolutionary together with the Constitution, was removed from public spirit and military tensions were running high. display and prepared for evacuation out of Washington, D.C. George Washington, commander of the Under the supervision of armed guards, the founding Continental forces in New York, read the document was packed in a , document aloud in front of City Hall. A specially designed container, raucous crowd cheered the inspiring words, latched with padlocks, sealed and later that day tore down a nearby statue with lead and placed in a larger of George III. The statue was subsequently box. All told, 150 pounds of melted down and shaped into more than 4 protective gear surrounded the 2,000 musket balls for the fledgling American parchment. On December 26 army. and 27, accompanied by Secret Service agents, it traveled by train to Louisville, Kentucky, Eight of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were where a cavalry troop of the 13th Armored Division escorted born in Britain. it to Fort Knox. The Declaration was returned to Washington, While the majority of the members of D.C., in 1944. the Second Continental Congress were native-born Americans, eight of the men There is something written on the back of the voting for independence from Britain Declaration of Independence. were born there. Gwinnett Button and In the movie “National Treasure,” Nicholas Cage’s character Robert Morris were born in England, claims that the back of the Declaration contains a treasure Francis Lewis was born in Wales, map with encrypted instructions from the founding fathers, James Wilson and John Witherspoon written in invisible ink. Unfortunately, this is not the case. were born in Scotland, George Taylor There is, however, a simpler message, written upside-down John Witherspoon and Matthew Thornton were born in Presbyterian Minister across the bottom of the signed document: “Original Ireland and James Smith hailed from Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776.” No one Northern Ireland. knows who exactly wrote this or when, but during the Revolutionary War years the parchment was frequently rolled One signer later recanted. up for transport. It’s thought that the text was added as a Richard Stockton, a lawyer from Princeton, label. Source: History.com New Jersey, became the only signer of the Declaration of Independence to recant his support of the revolution. On November 30, 1776, the hapless delegate was captured by the British and thrown in jail. After months of harsh treatment and meager rations, Stockton repudiated his signature on the Declaration of independence and swore his allegiance to Crabs For A Cause King George III. A broken man when he regained his freedom, he took a new oath Looking for something to do Saturday, rd of loyalty to the state of New Jersey in August 3 ? December 1777. How about investigating the inaugural Tampa Crab There was a 44-year age difference between the youngest and Enchilado Feast, going on from noon to 5:00 pm on the oldest signers. Hillsborough River at the Tampa Cruis a Cade Club, 700 W. The oldest signer was Benjamin Franklin, 70 years old when he Ross Avenue? scrawled his name on the parchment. The youngest was Edward Rutledge, a lawyer from South Carolina who was only 26 at the time. What, you may ask, is a Crab Rutledge narrowly beat out fellow South Carolinian Thomas Lynch Jr., Enchilado? Also known as Crab just four months his senior, for the title. Chilau, it is a crab entrée – an original Tampa fusion food of blue Two additional copies have been found in the last 25 years. crabs and tomato sauce; salad; In 1989, a Philadelphia man found an original Dunlap Broadside hidden and fresh Cuban bread. in the back of a picture frame he bought at a flea market for $4. One This event is open to the public, but will be limited to 500 of the few surviving copies from the people. Tickets cost $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the official first printing of the Declaration, door. Part of the proceeds will benefit Trinity Café, which it was in excellent condition and sold feeds a hot, 3-course meal to about 200 homeless people for $8.1 million in 2000. A 26th known per day. (see related story, pg. 3) Dunlap broadside emerged at the British National Archives in 2009, The event also includes music by Judy Tampa & Bunko hidden for centuries in a box of papers Squad, Crabgrass Cowboys, Ray Viladonga and Linda captured from American colonists Pottsberg. Tickets are available at: Trinity Café, 2801 N. during the Revolutionary War. One of Nebraska Ave. between 11:00 am – 1:00pm M-F, Grownman three Dunlap broadsides at the National Studio, 6412 Central Avenue or contact Michelle Faedo ( one Archives, the copy remains there to this day. of the organizers) at [email protected] or 813 (784-6933). What is the Trinity Café? “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” Matthew 25:35 Trinity Cafe has been a beacon of hope and compassion in the Tampa Bay community since 2001. Trinity Cafe serves more than 200 hot, nutritious meals each and every weekday, including holidays. Anyone who comes to our door is welcome – without question or qualification. Since Trinity Cafe first began, it has served more than 862,000 meals. Nutritious meals are served to homeless, hungry, and working poor. The meals are prepared by a professional chef and served by volunteer servers. The guests sit at cloth covered tables set with china dishes and silverware.