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Church Bells December 5, 1874.] Church Bells. 7 much anxiety attached to it, and no one can have the care, for good or for evil, of from 50 to 100 souls, without feeling the heavy responsibility attending BELLS AND BELL-RINGING. it. Still it is work which any lady with common sense, command of temper, and some tact in the management of very bad tempers, can do well. There The Guild of the Christ Church, Southwark, Bell-ringers. is no lack of work for ladies to do ; it is the workers, not the work, which is lacking. T. L. Old Hymn-books. B o u n d e d , 1874. S i r ,— Will you allow me to ask clergymen who are changing from the old S.P.C.IC. Hymn-book, or to Bickersteth’s Prayer-book Companion, &c., if they President : would kindly present their old hymn-books to the mission clergy of the E,ev. Henry J. Desborough, M.A., Rector. ‘Missions to Seamen/who wish to supply prayer and hymn-books to mer­ Vice-Presidents: chant ships, the captains of which will undertake to assemble their crews for Rev. G. H. Butler, M.A. public worship at sea. Donors of books should send their gifts to ‘ The Rev. H. II. Montgomery, M.A. Secretary, Missions to Seamen, 11 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C./ The Churchwardens. or ask him to put them in communication with one of the Chaplains. W m . D a w s o n , Commander U.K. Treasurer: Q ueries. Rev. H. H. Montgomery, M.A. ‘ Iv. A. X I wishes to know why, in churches where there is a surpliced Committee: choir, some members of the congregation kneel again with the choir, having already said their usual prayer on entering church, and also after the departure Mr. J. Everett. Mr. W. I. Little. of the choir ? If there are any prayers published for such a purpose, ‘ K. A. X. ’ „ W. B. Faulner. „ J. Meeke. would be glad to know of them. „ F. Faulner. ,, Lowmfm. [A little reflection would surely have suggested the explanation, that the „ G. Hurrell. .. W. A. Smith. first prayer is for help and blessing in one’s own devotions, and the second Instructor, Mr. Mash, 20 Essex Street, S. E. prayer is for the clergy and choir.] Usher Back, Hon. Sec. Sir.—Can you, or any of your readers, recommend me a Magazine suitable Vi Blaekfriar’s Road. for reading in a night-school? I have Power’s Home Visitor and the Parish A Tour among Bells in Town and Country. Magazine. Work and Play was capital reading for evening schools, very good No. IX. but rather young and dull. A magazine is better than a book. Can you recommend also any history of the Church for reading in the village? D. T. T h e three spires of Coventry are visible for many miles; seen from one point on the Trent Valley Railway they resemble wickets pitched for an S i r ,—Do you know any good work on the ringing of bells ?—W. E. C o g h l a n . eleven of giants. But at Coventry itself the spire of St. Michael’s attracts [Our advertising columns in the No. for Sept. 5 will answer the question.] all attention, the interior of Trinity Church taking its revenge by surpassing S i r ,— Will the Managers or Secretaries of Working Men’s Clubs kindly say that of St. Michael’s in everything but size. I imagine there is nothing of what their experience is of their working when a limited supply of intoxicants the kind in England which produces such an intense feeling of mingled is allowed?—Please address, W. Rowbottom, Alfreton, Derbyshire. admiration and awe as the graceful tower and spire of St. Michael’s; it is A nsw ers. far more imposing than that at Salisbury, although of course inferior in Sir,—c A Member of the Congress ’ asks in Church Bells of Nov. 7, 1874, height, for whereas the latter springs from the intersection of transepts, nave, p. 583, who is the publisher of Mozart's Ave Verum. He will find it set to and choir, the former rises clear at the west end of the church. Centuries ‘ Saviour, source of ev’ry blessing/ No. 100 Musical Times, published by have touched the masonry with loving hands, smoothing the angles, and Novello & Co. We have it set to a 8,7 hymn at our church, ‘Sweet the giving a roundness and grace which are simply perfect. moments, rich in blessing.’ I may say that almost any 8,7 hymn might be I was somewhat unfortunate on the occasion of my visit to Coventry; a arranged to the music. J. G o o d a c r e . public meeting was fixed to be held in an ancient hall only a few yards from ‘A. S.’ recommends, as a cheap work on Church Architecture, Churches, the church, and the weekly practice was in abeyance; hut the good ringers their Structure, Arrangement, and Decoration, by the Rev. Geo. Ayliffe Poole, assembled before the meeting and kindly allowed me to hear their exquisite M.A. (James Burns.) ring of 10. The tenor weighs 32 ewt., hut (to use an old Norfolk expression) ‘ you may ring her with a twine-thread.’ The belfry has an unusually large Sin,—Your correspondent, ‘ E. J. H.’ wishes to know of a concise yet open space above the bells; these hang low down in the tower, level with the comprehensive History of the French Protestant Church, &c. I think the tower lights, and above all is open : thus the tone of the bells lias much space Histoire des Protestants de France, by the late Professor De Felice of Mont- in which to blend before it issues forth, and this, coupled with the excellence auban, will give him satisfaction. There is an Histoire des Eglises du. Desert, of the bells themselves, renders them a ring which cannot be surpassed. and an Histoire du Pasteurs du Desert, one by C. Coquerel and the other by The ringing-chamber is rather dark, and is almost walled in with great beams, N. Peyrat. The three works mentioned above have been, perhaps, translated which assist to support the cage of the bells. There is an excellent clock into English. J. G. with very musical chim»s. Although, under the above circumstances, many S i r ,— The lato Dr. Jelfs Lectures on the Thirty-Nine Articles (Rivingtons) of the ringers were absent, yet it is pleasant to know that this noble ring is would suit ‘ Governess’ as far as tone goes; the price I do not know. Questions in good and skilful hands, and is used in a worthy manner. C. Y. and Answers on the X X X IX . Articles, by the Rev. W. Trollope, 2s. 6d. (Parker, Calcutta, October, 1874. [To be continued.) Oxford), also takes the only view tenable for sound Church people, i. e. that the Articles are Lutheran rather than Calvinistic,for which view he adduces proofs. Change-ringing at Aston. At the end of each division are proofs from the Fathers : there are also copious On the 23rd ult., seven members of the St. Martin’s Youths, Birmingham Scripture proofs. Bishop Forbes’s work on this subject is thoroughly Catholic, with Mr. W. R. Small of Wednesbury, rang at Aston Church a true peal of hut perhaps its price is not exactly what * Governess ’ wanted. It costs, I Kent Treble Bob Major, containing 5088 changes, in 3 hrs. 25 mins., as follows; believe, 12 s. D. —J. Perks, treble ; J. Joynes, 2nd ; H. Johnson, sen. 3rd; C. H. Hattersley ‘ W . H a m pt o n ’ writes to complain, that at the church to which he went on (Sheffield), 4th ; W. R, Small, 5tli; IT. Johnson, jun. fith ; J. Spencer, 7th ; Sunday last with his wife he was desired to leave the women’s side, on which A. Cressor, tenor. The peal was composed by W. H. Johnson, sen., and he was sitting, and go to the men’s side. He adds that this disturbed his conducted by G. FI. Hattersley. Weight of tenor, 23 cwt.—Corrnmmicated. devotions; hut as he had previously been asked to change his place and did Waterloo Society, London. not do so, the second interruption was, it appears, his own fault. He wishes On Friday evening, the 27th Nov., the members of this Society met at to know whether anyone had a right to part him from his wife in church, and St. John’s Church, Waterloo Road, to ring a muffled peal, as a last token of to disturb his devotions. respect and esteem for the memory of the late Rev. H. W. Bateman, Vicar of ‘ E n q u ir e r ’ should consult a physician as to the proper temperature. the parish. His sudden death on Sunday, the 22nd inst., will be greatly S i r ,—In reply to a query in No. 2 0 3 , Nov. 14th, there is an Association of deplored throughout his parish, and by no class more than by the ringers, to which women (both English and Foreign) only are members, which, perhaps, whom his genial bearing and words of kindly encouragement were incentives the querist ‘ S. B. A.’ would find suitable. By communicating with ‘ K. D.,’ to perseverance, unanimity, and good-feeling. Chartreuse, Richmond, Surrey (who issues quarterly subjects for reading and On Saturday, Nov. 28th, ten members of this Society rang at St. Stephen's prayer to its members), particulars may he learnt.
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