The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
ENGLAND'SDAYSOFFASTIN
PTRIIt NATIONAL TNTIiTIOS
FEUN HENEI JIIL 10 TICTORII.
The Lord Invited "tspecially to Have an
Eye on This small Isle Of Britain"-
spanish Armada. American Revolution
ana ndian Mutiny We're the Most
Notable Occasions Tor tontrition.

From n, Lon I'm Gpdrilrn.
one Of Tho earliest kuown Instances Of COM
hincd national humiliation throughout Eng
land was at ono time when the awful Blacn
Death was beginning it, rayagos amouE Us.
Ia September, l34s. the Prior Of Canterbury
issued orders TO hold public PROFESSIONS to
pray G"'i's aid against the mortality.
The practice, however. Of putting forth. Oh
authority, occasional services, whcthor Of hu.
initiation or Thanksgiving, for temporary use
In our churches, received "A considerable and
d"lnita i'm petuS at the time II the l,oforma-
ton, partly. no doubt. on account Of the dif-
i'rent vein in which the religious fervor of
those DAYS ran, bu' mainly because Of the
facility then given through the printing press
Of readily issuing uniform and diffusc i rec
tons.
Owing 10 much rain and other uusca-ouabls
weather Henry VIII. on Aug. 20. 1913. wrots
to Archbishop Cranmer requiring him to en-
Join all the bishops Of his province t. cause
general rogations and professions, to be made
within thoir dioce-r-. On Aug. % Cranmer is-
sued instructions to his suTragans enJoinin.
the Observance Of the following Wednesday and
Friday. In July. lJl5. occurred the temporary
landing q the French 10th in the Isle Of " Ight
gathered together "A puis-ant navy. - ana the
Archbishop ISSUED order for tho use nj special
application. and sulfiaErs on the appointed
days Oi the procession Niitany TO imilOr5 VIC
tory and good success IN chH-tising tn French.
Two instance occur IN thu reign Of III, boy
King Edward W. IN May, lj4S, the lriyy
Council in.trurtel The Archbishop to put forth
q prayer for victory AMI p"aro N connection
with the scotch troubles This long stat,
prayer u Of 2 curiously definite character; it
eye To- this small isle Of BRITAIN and to bring
about roac" by the most happy amt cody
marrlng" Of the ktng > MAJESTY unr sovereign
Lord amt ~" young Scottish Queen Tine
r. bel Jon IN DeyoE. OF lGltt which suh-"qurnt-
~ spread elsewhere in the West, was mct'h 10y an
Office enlOlnlug lasting.
cradle variety OF occa-lona' services were en-
loinel onthe Church. including -cy"rnl season.
Of hum liation In 1868 !, l,beth ]rnt"r,I
against the Duke Of Gui-e. ard n long PRAYER
was issued. to be used at Ia" end Of the Iilauy,
in support Of oNr troops The English soldier,
them the plague, whrIeuppn there WAS Pvt
forth. - Fnurmc To ho us"ii in Common Payer
tw{Is H ~ a., s aHGry az T.5 an 6.s "fdGr IN 'i Ea6lil',
during this tym" Of mor'alitI' and Other a'llj..
In MAY. 1865. the Turks attacked the i,lapl
Of Malta after gigantic prrnHrltlpns. but w"rr
beaten on IN the autumn with a loss o. 10000
men. Tho church Il FnGl!ni. evcltni "aIl
g2t,y p.@E e to n,9@y 6 Tnt ,5' u3 tbI L.r r. d,,t,cgy
nccorting tn a sp"rit! form: III Massacre of
81. Bartholompw's Day, in 1872. pro iurol
another special onine-bouk Of humiliation.
which was issued on oct. p
An alarming shock Of earthquake was rNrr-
rencel Il lonlUn an throughout the greater
part Of Eng amt on April q. l.NO Thercu on
an order Of PRAYER for u.s. in al parish churrhc,
on Wedn"sHav- AMI Fridays was issued ".o
avert and turn Gods wrath from IL, throat
enel Ivy tho laN' terrible rdrthuuakr.'
IN the same year. wheN Parliament was sane
tiOnlng fierce law, against the lircu-uut-. 9
PRAYER was put forth For the estate NJ Chr.-'s
Church. 10 be- used on SUNDAYS" which i, sim
ply appalling in it, phrasrOlugy:
Strengthen her hand to strike the stroke . ruin o.
all their superstition to doubts INTO tie bosom ~
that rDse.rulourci whore shat which she hath
poured ont against Thy saints. that she may lisa
nat deadly wound Mt ~ one head. bur r. nlI n.
beads ~ that rrucl beast, that the life that uu.rrretu
In hs d.smemberad members yet amoug,t u, may
utterly drca
When first tho spanish fleet was sighted or
the lizart, on july ~. lj<S. tho priyy Couu"I.
requested Archbishop NhitEitt Immediately to
LrepHr" a torn of PRAYER and supp.irntion.
This was in ,tantly done; the form. probably
for lack of time. was N the main n rrprudur-
tion Of that issued in 1872. In connection with
the massacre OF Vt. Bartholomew Day
Immediately on the accession of James l.