Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
Churches Qp8 ano Downs.
English Churches Suffering From Lack of Congre-
cations and Funds-Once Famous Chapel Be-
came Workshop and Is Now for Rent.

only to the preacher but to many of the
congregation. For fifty years Hill held
forth. and then for twenty years more
Rev. Newman Hall held sway. Hill was
buried in his own church. but when the
last service was held there in March.
1881. his body was given a more perma-
nent resting place under the Lincoln
Tower of Christ Church. And now the
famous old chapel is to let.
Better cared for, but nearing decay
even then, is the parish church Of the
Battersea section 1t was built in ITO,
but there are some things about it much
Ole than that. The east window is
said by experts to date back to 1920 and
some Of the monuments in the gallery are
of about the same date. Near the church
wardens seat are two wands with metal
knobs at the top. These recall the ritual
of the olden days. 1t is a tradition that
when Battersea was fashionable village.
1t was the custom OF the vicar to pro-
coed in his full canonicals from the VIC
arage to the church while the beadle in
gold-laced coat and hat. went before him
bearing one of these slaves. The larger
one has this quaint inscription:
vertue and integrity are their own fence:
Care not for envey for what comes from
thence.
Those who have seen the fine old ca
thedral at Charities will be rejoiced to
learn that with the new year steps will
be taken to counteract the ravages of
years the city has possessed this cathe-
dral which was founded by bishop ul-
bert. His church was destroyed by fire
and again in 1894 the new building met
the same fate. The greater part of Notre
Dame was finished in 1910 and this in
1880, narrowly escaped a bad fire. The
belfry of the old tower went down and
much other damage was done. The two
spires of different construction and the
thirteenth century stained glass windows
"a NO cot
ST. Mary's of Soho has also had a most
through the influence Of Dr.. Compton Hsal
then Bishop of London. for the Greek
had been driven from their island by the
Turks during the reign of Charles H.
This is commemorated by large Greek
cross in the rose window. .,inca them
this tickle edifice has been successfully a
meeting house for Huguenots and Bap-
fists and was being turned into a music
hall when it was secured by the Estab-
lished Church.
st. Giles-in-the- the rectory of
which was but recently vacated, was
originally the chapel of leper hospital
that stood in a village separated from
London and Westminster by the fields
still oddly commemorated in the designa-
ton. This chapel was followed by a brick
church which the Puritans desecrated and
the church wardens' accounts contain
''comic payment" to the painter for wash
ing the Twelve Apostles off the organ loft.
The present church is an early Georgian
structure. built about 1894 and very
creditabIe achievement for that most dis
NAL period of British architecture. The
parish plate has twice been stolen by the
thieves for whom the parish was formerly
proverbial.
Some time ago the people of Melrose
had the misfortune to have their parish
church destroyed by fire, but it was only
short time when they had some $4,000
in hand for it's restoration. Then came
proposition that the ancient abbey be re-
stored instead and have that used for
parish church. the people rose in horror
at such a dissertation. Such a move, it
was declared. would be a death blow to
the best of border romance and the ruin
Of MelroSe town itself. With Thomas
Hardy the people prayed:
From restoration of Thy fame.
From smoothings Of Thy sward
From Jealous churchmen's pick and plane
Deliver us, Lord.
And it appears now that Melrose is to
be delivered and the old church rebuilt