Plaque Memorializing Benjamin Morgan Palmer
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Memorial Object
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Plaque/Marker
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Palmer, Benjamin Morgan
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Plaque Memorializing Benjamin Morgan Palmer
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The Palmer Memorial Tablet, located in an alcove on the east wall in the southeast corner of the cloister inside the main entrance to Palmer Hall, was unveiled at the building's dedication in September 1925.
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Rectangular bronze plaque, 22.5 X 39 inches.
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To the glory of God
and
in grateful recognition
of the generosity of the peo-
ple of New Orleans whom
this building was erected
In memory of Benjamin Morgan Palmer
for forty five years pastor of
First Presbyterian Church of New Orleans
Born in Charleston, SC 1818
died in New Orleans 1902
The father of this institution
which was the first to place the
Bible as required test book in its
curriculum and which through all
the years continues to enshrine
his ideal of Christian education
A Patriot, a Scholar, an Educator
an Ecclesiastical Statesman
and a pulpit Orator unsurpassed.
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September 24, 1925
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2022
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People of New Orleans
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