New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-18
TOTNDED By 4 JES1ER.

THE ROMANTIC STORY Oh 4 LONDON CHVhOh
From Tie London Globe.
The further instament OF restoration when -;
RariholomrY Church. Smitl field has nnderHoh, ANU
which will lr formally inaugurated on MONDAY 10y ~.
,r"rr "f walls /, an Interesting feature In the ms
tory Of one OF the oldest and most curious .hu,io
I'm London II marks the removal OF the las, 'tunni
ENTERTAINMENT upon the old ecclesiastical puiiuiuE'
which formed part "a the nn'nmt Pnn,,SSnt,c cir.
ruustnnce, hv Rnhrrc. the Kings minstrel. VINO h'u
been companion Of lIrr"ward Ia" last n IN" ~ %
The church l. almost unique rs hiNns n'rl' ,P'..
served rom H. erection. the reign Of Henry To
the present day. The entrance Is sun "'I"nSS" Wv
y, iuird arch III the Early English period. WIN u"s
ina,h ornonrnts and four gracefully moulded oru'rs'
under which the monks passed when 'i', cnu.o" w."
surrounded 10y clolst'E c"P',r nnuro ,,o,ccs II a
and little clos" and all H.. other appnr''h, W r
mcnastic community. NJ the pa'"rN rN''p, 49,,
have disappeared but III" capital, r, ,H,h orr has
stood hsrc since the days when II lea 10 'n' "o'"
inc0Hurc. , .,.. h,ve n,ssod since
fine ERECTION Of this church. and yet SO mnch rrnh'
sin To show what It va, when Seen ni II, I"''y ui
If The church has had Srane, history us orlen w''
siromcor sim It borders I'm fact, oh tn" gro"sgur
Henry | had lester named Eah'rr curious l'H1M
who lived hard and with no thought Of hereafter. nn'
will SIN a young maa he had a sudden awaA'hhs'
and 10 SIN his conscience" Went on Pl,pt'n,s' ~, ~
pn,,n mi, was the Initial incident which lea To IN,
fndrr Of III" church At Rome Rahcrc fell III. and
Liu I'm f. ar ~ death made vow that he r'r9N.rv'
' ard i"nrmcyrd home sim intent CARRYING on
his pnrposr an intention that was cohnrmru 10y 81, y
Vision from St. Bartholomew, VIII" pointed on, Smi'h
dotd ia him n the place whore he was 10 pUhiu II
',,i,hnld then was an unpromislng spot for III" pur
Mesa place out, side the city walls: little better ,hal
y marsh celebrated mostly rs place oil execution
s JUDGED II was for centuries aftcrwad. Raherc
hncrvrr vas n man If his word. He got II grant :"
H. l,rd from Henry drained the marsh bullt th'
churrh and - priory round l.. and lm-ell became ~
,rInr with little money Ia huild me pace ne un,,
rrsor,cd To trick To get great d"nl "i th', Wort
Gone donnng meta phorlcn Is. his cap anu h"iiS ah
,or,Ing men carving stones ~ Jest until the con
,orIou spread and vast Numbers entered INTO ihe nuS'
ioc Of building the place In TINS way wa, lM p,,o'
huIt nj a minimum oi cost, Yet 50 Nih,lar'"t'iN INA
The mart remaining Intact l. stll substantial ana AURA
de- The London Of In day has prn'ucau> Es""is ~
ornnrd H. and IN the nearly eight centuries ". u
">Istcrrr strange scrnrs have been enacted M'h
ton cuuuot br made ~ ~. Bnrthi "nrws Wi'hVu
r,llinr 10 min r. IT. VIII, VA, orsg'ni s'art'd ~
the pirposc % procuring fund Tor IN A"o"N' III
d,pcrsal II the monks, III" d'grnrrn'i,h OF VA" ,tr
thc gradual decay ana removal OF the 81" ,pn,
buildings nntil only the church remains hn' 'n
spr,ding of dense populations for mile, around Is u
uueh the history OF London A. II l. 81 81 p"' ~,
news but on the occasion OF the dedicaiiph 'i .m
restored building 1t VIII be recalled to nina anu %. u
IA prominent part In the consfutuiatoFy sPeeeA'' ~'
are TO be expected.