Church Bells Vol 11

6 Church Bells. [December 4, 1880. has been recently erected on the hill-top just above the city of Dunedin, in the suburb of Boslyn. At present we have a very small bell. Would any of BELLS AND BELL-RINGING. your readers, who are doubtless lovers of church bells, assist us in procuring a good-sounding tenor bell ? It would be a great boon to us and to the neigh bourhood. The church is situated quite on the ridge of the hill, with a Troyte’s ‘ Change-ringing.’ thickly populated valley on either side, and could not be better for sound. S ir ,—In answer to the inquiry of ‘A Correspondent,’ I have the honour to My good people have done, and are doing, much for their church ; but unless inform you that the Fourth Edition of Change-ringing is in the hands of the we can move the hearts of kind friends to help us, we must wait a long time printers and will shortly be published. Will you allow me to add that some for a suitable bell to call us to the House of God. B, Algernon Kibkham, delay in its issue has been caused by my having added a chapter on Plain Bob, St. John’s Parsonage, Resign, Dunedin, N.Z. in compliance with the repeated requests of many of my ringing friends ? Intercession for those at Sea. C. A. W. Acland T royte. A H oax. Sir,—I am receiving from the forty-six Missions to Seamen Stations around our coasts fearful accounts of the late gales, in which 186 vessels were S i r ,—I read in last Saturday’s issue that six ringers of St. Thomas s wrecked in one week, and many poor households lost their bread-winners, Church, Lancaster, have rung ‘ a peal of 2520 Bob Minor.’ I have always whilst our own Mission vessels, &c. have not escaped damage. Would you understood that the extent of Bob Minor is 720, and, if such be the case, how then allow me to call the attention of the clergy to the great consolation it have these Lancaster ringers managed to ring ‘a peal of 2520?’ If the would afford to seamen struggling for life -with wind, waves, and rocks, to report had stated that they had rung three and a half peals of Boh Minor in know that the churches on shore were offering up prayers for them ? In one or more methods, or even had rung one peal three and a half times over, seventeen dioceses a Special Service of Intercession for those at Sea, published I could have understood it; but I should certainly like to know how these by the Missions to Seamen Society, 11 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, Lancaster ringers have managed to get through a peal of 2520 on six bells. W.C., is authorised for use in churches; and one called from this Service would Bradford, Nov. 29. B. C. not add two minutes to the ordinary Morning and Evening Prayer. What [The account did not reach us until a short time before going to press, Convocation says of London applies to other seaports. Their Beport says:— and in tlie hurry of finishing we failed to notice tlie hoax.] ‘It is much to be regretted that intercession for those at sea is not more New Ring of Eight Bells at St. Andrew’s, Wells Street, London. generally made in London parish churches, and especially in those frequented T h is ring of eight bells has been presented to the church by a mother in by seamen; and the more so as the Bishops of London, St. Albans, and memory of a beloved daughter. They have been cast by Mr. T. C. Lewis, of Bochester, have approved a Special Service of Intercession for those at Sea Shepherd’s Lane, Brixton, and are what is called among bellfounders a being used in their churches. This is at present only read in a few churches, ‘ Maiden Peal,’ none of the bells having required any kind of tuning since and one or more of its collects are read during stormy weather in others.’ they left the moulds. The whole ring weighs 7G cwt. The Weight of the I shall be glad to supply a single copy to any clergyman who will use part tenor is 21 cwt.; its note is E flat. of it. Wat. Dawson, Commander R.N. The eight hells bear, each of them, two legends, -which run on continuously ‘Tain’ and ‘Same.’ A Further Contribution. through the series. The first is two verses from S. Bernard’s hymn ‘ Jesu Sir,—Will you allow me to add a few more specimens of mistakes com dulcis memoria.’ The second relates tlie circumstances of the gift. monly made in clerical reading ? In giving out the Lessons according to the 1 . Nil canitur suavius, 1. Ad majorem Dei gloriam new Lectionary, I think it is a mistake to say, as is commonly done, 1 Here 2. Nil auditur jucundius, 2. in usum ecclesite Sancti Andrea) beginnsth the (e. g.) 14th verse of the 20th chapter of Genesis,’ as if that verse 3. Nil cogitatui1 dulcius, 3. de Wells Street has campanas contained the whole lesson. It would be more correct to say, ‘ Here beginnetli 4. Quam Jesus, Dei Eilius. 4. Susanna Imbert Terry dono dedit part of the 20th chapter,’ and then to repeat, 1 The 20th chapter, com 5. Gloria tibi, Domine, 5. In memoriam dilectissima) filire mencing at the 14th verse.’ Again, in the Apostles’ Creed it has become a 6. Qui natus es de Virgine, 6. Antoinettes Catherine Bouhier Im liabit in most churches to disregard the comma after the word 1 crucified.’ 7. Gum Patre et Sancto Spiritu, bert Terry A moment’s reflection will show that ‘crucified,’ ‘ dead,’ and ‘ buried,’ are all 8. In sempiterna specula. 7. qua) ohiit die xxvij Septembris co-ordinate participles after ‘was,’ and each word is equally important. 8. anno rctatis xviij et kiimana) salutis Again the necessity for watching the commas, and not needlessly inserting mdccclxxviij. them when not required, will become apparent in a few illustrations. In the They were dedicated by a solemn service after evensong on St. Andrew’s Eve. often used Collect for the Second Sunday in Advent the comma is wanted after ‘ patience,’ to separate that Christian grace from the clause following, Dedication of a Ring. viz. 6 the comfort of God’s Holy Word.’ It is equally required, as well A R ing of eight (augmented by Messrs. Warner & Sons), at All Saints, observed by H. G. 0., in the opening Invocation of the Litany after ‘ 0 God Sheffield, Yorkshire, the gift of Sir John Browui, was dedicated on the 12th the Father.’ And I would just observe here that probably the common mis ult. The Rev. J. B. Draper conducted the service, which consisted of the take of making God ‘ the Father of Heaven,’ whatever tliat may be supposed Venite, the reading of a part of the 29fch chapter of the 1st Chronicles, and to mean, is duo to the careless punctuation (or theology) of the hymn, the following prayer:—‘ O Lord God Almighty, Who dwellest in the highest ‘.Father of Heaven, whose love profound.’ No comma, however, is wanted, lieaven, but yet does condescend to permit Thy feeble creatures on earth to though often carelessly inserted, in the Intercession, ‘ That it may please do Tliee service, we pray Thee to accept the offering -which we make unto Thee , . increase of grace to hear meekly Thy Holy Word.’ It is surely Thee this day. We desire to consecrate to Thy service these bells, which ‘ grace to hoar,’ so as to hear, for which we are asking—a needful petition Thy servant lias caused to be placed in this house of prayer. And here we which is lost to us by pausing after ‘ grace.’ I will add but one more caution, humbly offer and present them to Thee, to be used always for the glory of and that is the need of the slightest possible pause after the word ‘ both ’ in Th}r holy Name, and for the benefit of Thy holy Church. May those who hear the Second Collect for Evening Prayer. I remember hearing of a good them calling the people to prayer and praise, and the hearing of Thy Holy spinster who used to attend daily Evensong at which a favourite curate was Word, receive the invitation with gladness and obey its call. When they shall in the habit of officiating. She was sometimes the only worshipper, and was ring out sounds of joy and gladness, may the joy be holy, and may all who wont to give expression to her feelings afterwards that' it was “ so nice that are partakers of that joy render due praise unto Thee. And when in solemn both their hearts ” should be set to obey,’ Ac. tones they, or any one of them, shall toll for a soul’s departure to Thee, may Let me, in conclusion, recommend a little book intended for beginners, all who hear the sound remember the warning of Thy lioly Word, and pre but serviceable to us all, viz. Dak on Clerical Reading. H . G. Hopkins. pare to meet their God. We pray Thee abundantly to bless him who has made this offering to Thee; think upon him, O God, for good, according to A Nehemiah for England. all that he has done for Thy house, and reward him according to Thy mercy ; Sib,—Time alone has prevented me from writing a full answer to your endue him with Thy Holy Spirit; enrich him with Thy heavenly grace, prosper article in the number for October 2d, with the terrible title, ‘ A Nehemiah for him with all happiness, and bring him to Thy everlasting kingdom.

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