Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-09

A % thc muHeum Sermon"
Every year on Oct. 16 is preached
St Catherine Cree church in Ta,a
hall street the ''lion sermon r %,
memorates the escape, over two .
tIries back, of a then lord moyo-
John Gayer. who while tray..r.
the east encountered a lion. va..,
his repeating the prayer Of uaue.
lowed Linn TO pursue his way g.,
Tested. In gratitude for his miygn
escape the worthy citizen left Din
tons in his will that commc.o-3r
sermon should be preached annual
together with sufficient money 10 cad
this bequest into effect.
Every Jan. 30 for 225 year, Ia,
"AsshetOn sermon been delivered
the parish church Of bowman.
cashire. Over two centuries sine, 4
Richard Assheton OF DoWuham H
left a legacy Of "a a year, - thereE
to be distributed among the DOR a
the remainder 10 be paid 10 q cler-I
man for an annual exposition on u
date of the testator's death. " ID
xix, %, 2G. and ColOssiauS iii. g.
The "Spital sermon" which is tslI
cred every Easter before The l5.l I'D
or and corporation Of LoIdoa q. ,I-t
church, Newgate street. originated {
an old custom by which the bishop Z
London appointed some lea.uo. cicr
10 deliver sermon at ST palIf
Cross on Good Friday as a prelude
three sermons on "The ResurrcctO1
20 be given at the pulpit cross 10 d
Spltal on the following Monday Tuea
day and Wednesday by a bishop,
dean and a doctor OF divinity respss
lively.
The following Sunday at st. Pad
Cross another divine passed judgmeA
ON these discourses, aud on this coc
sion the mayor and corporation, vi
had on the preceding Monday az
Tuesday been CARRIED In scarlet q
tended. as on Good Friday aud Eastf
Wednesday. robed In violet gowat
Ere their migration 10 ilorsham %
boys Of the Bluecoat school were
ways present nc the "spital sermon.
Flower sermons" are still 10
heard In more than one church. Y
Whltsun Tuesday at ST. james ehufe
Mitre court. Aldgate, one Of these
preached, while at ST. Leonard
church, Shoredltch, a botanical u
course IA. I'm accordance with The y
OF Thomas Fairchlld. who died
1920. annually delivered Al Siep's
church the horticultural sermon CA
to mind the long past days vhel
stead OF being surrounded by ta
sands OF houses the church ove00N'
a country village with is quaint I"
tages and well tended gardens.
Annually on April 9 the lnhao.H ~.
OF Twyning. Tewkesbury, alieN'
church to hear sermon upoa -
rage preached in accordance WIZ
beQuest Of a lord OF the mano'' .
IN lTI5 left a sum Of money i'' "
specific purpose. Tho preacher n
self receives II. the parish clerk -
lines. while n los. is divided aa
the congregation, who last yea'
bered seventy one.
The handsome Zee Of 10 gum
paid to the preacher % th'
sermon which each year on '1
versary Of the reignlng molh',-I
cesslon may Dc heard 10 Duran.
drai One unusual and o. ''
consider. commeudahie coa4...-
tachlng 90 this OBSCURE e 80
duration must not exccsd ei''f
utes
This Zee. large though % se-'
significant beside the fl'" i''' =
preacher Of the golden srru
may BE- given In any chlrel
six mile radlus q Habrrit' -
THIS sermon had its origin 70 "A
au,., ~ one william Joass ua
yesrs ance ien a. anna. =.
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mo-t st,ousut sernoa u.ll.u %
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