By special request from a former member of Croton's Our Saviour Church---and by way of the outstanding newspaper archives of The Croton Historical Society...1962: The examination of a century old bible--from an exhibition of various versions of the Holy Scriptures at Our Saviour. Click on the image...THE CAPTION READS:
Examining a century-old family bible in a display of various versions of the Holy Scripture set up at Our Saviour, by the Luther league. Gabrielsen is John Gabrielsen sponsor-teacher and Ms. Gustave Johansson. Left as a final gift to her son, some unknown mother wrote in pencil this message: "I leave it to my dearly beloved and only son...My heart's desire is that he may study it well..." A copy of a Hebrew Old testament, Greek new Testament and various translations in English are also on display for the general public in the rear of the Nave.
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