God Shed His Grace on Thee

“Religion played an important role in early America. Churches became the center of not only religious but also social activities. In this scene frontier roughness is giving way to gentler times. That new invention, the motor car, is starting to replace horses and buggies. The church is no longer built of wood, but solid brick. As services let out on this rainy Sunday, the heavens open up to shower the congregation with the sun’s warm rays.”