The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-27

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hold of Anticipated Obserssnces.
The majority 81 people. II nsxed
where In England they would search
with the best chance Of success for
the existence Of old-timc customs and
obscrvanccs. would probably name
tho extreme north aud the extreme
west Of our island. At any rate. we
feel assured that very fcw would point
" the city OF London. Net. strange
a. il may seem. while the country has
become terribly prosaic and common
Mace in these matters. while the old
songs and the old sports have died out.
and the old customs have been discon-
tinucd as IN asserting with nm age Of
nrosrcss. the city OF London Is a yer-
liable stronghold OF customs and OBJ
servanccs which have long since been
banishcd from Arcadia
To begin with the city churches. 70
which Just now more intelligent at
tcntion il being drawn than they have
enjoyed ever since the city ceased 70
b. a place or residence. there are SER
mons preached in them upon special
occasions for the origin Of many OF
which We must 60 back long way in
our history; and there are customs
practiced in connection with them Of
which in many cases the origin is abso-
luiely unknown. On ST Paurs Day.
for instance. a sermon has been
preachcd in st. Scpulchre's Ncwgatc.
since Paul Jcryis ordained il in 1717.
on the excellence OF the Liturgy 81
, the Church OF England. and, in adj
dition. enough money was left 20 pay
the preacher forty shillings. certain
sums 70 curatc and clerk. twenty shil-
lings each to the ten poorest house,
holders OF the Smithfield quarter Of
st. Scpulchrc's parish. four pounds TO
the treasurer OF St Bartholomew
Hospital. and the re idue Of yearly
rents and profits to be divided among
such poor Of the parish a. attend the
sermon. Money was also provided for
dinner in the evening, at which the
vicar. clergy. church-wardens and
common councilmcn 81 the precinct
attended. but we believe this portion
has been diverted.
Again. to this day. on Maunds
Thursday twcnty-one widows visit ar
ancient tomb in the church-yard Of 81.
Bartholomew the Great. Smithfcld.
and pick UP twenty-one new six
pences from on tia custom which
has been observed for over four hun.
drcd years. On the same day. until
quite recently. the sixty youngest
blue-coat boys used to assemble in
Lombard street church and receive
new penny and a bag OF raisins ac-
cording TO the will OF Peter Symonds.
who died in 1865: and at Faster tho
boys OF the same school. which comes
in Tor goodly share OF the old citizen
charity. hear the Spital sermon. and
afterwards proceed 10 the Mansion
House. On Whit-Sunday the officials
Of the SINNERS Company proceed in
state from their hall to hear n sermon
in the church OF St. Antholin. On
Whit-Monday is the famous Flour
sermon AT the church OF ST. Catherine
Cree. Lcadenha.l street. and on Whit
Tuesday is stiIl preached. at the
church OF st. Leonard. Shoreditch. in
accordance with tho will OF Thomas
Fairchild. gardener. who died in 1928.
and left twenty -eight pounds for the
purpose. p sermon on '.rhe certainty
Of resurrection from the dead. rs
shown by the changes in the oper-
atoms Of the animal and vegetable
kingdom. - London Standard.