| 单词 | vestry |
| 例句 | Julian and he were talking—in jocular, mocking, pedantic Latin—like a couple of priests tidying the vestry before a mass. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The church supper is the grandfather of the country club, just as the Thursday poetry reading in the basement under the vestry sired the little theater. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her dramas and her emotions had to do with the boys, with the vestry, and with food. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I like the coffee hour with almond cake and snickerdoodles in the vestry. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The picturesque brigands of the Sierra Nevada in Act III of Man and Superman are holding what appears to be a St Pancras vestry meeting. Bernard Shaw and his lethally absurd doctor's dilemma 2012-07-13T21:54:04Z Legally, members of local Anglican church vestries “were also empowered to report crimes like heresy and blasphemy to local grand juries. Violators were dealt with harshly,” But that’s not all. Religious freedom: It’s a core American principle, and it doesn’t mean what right-wingers want it to mean 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z More worrying are the religious kitsch paintings and Catholic-tat plaster sculptures, which decorate an installation that's like some sort of dismal, Father Ted vestry. Jake or Dinos Chapman - review 2011-07-14T15:05:56Z I searched closets and vestries and hounded people with my questions. My obsessive quest to solve the mystery of a missing Virgin Mary 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z When eventually she came to rehearse the first recording, she threw a tantrum and was to be found lying on the vestry floor shrieking. War Requiem; King Priam; Caligula – review 2012-06-02T23:05:59Z The ancient church has a 19th-century vestry whose walls are lined from floor to ceiling with thousands of cockle shells, the pilgrim emblem of St James. Trust seeks funds to save church treasures 2013-06-13T09:33:57Z Doreen Golding, 83, the Pearly Queen of Bow Bells and the Old Kent Road, shouted to the group as she led the way to the church vestry. London’s Other Royals, the ‘Pearlies,’ Keep Alive Cockney Customs 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z By 1767, the Pohick vestry decided the old chapel wasn’t stately enough to serve as the parish’s main church, so they looked into building a more elegant structure. Va. church where George Washington prayed honors its enslaved builders 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z "We put out an appeal on Facebook and that brought people from outside the church, from different walks of life and faiths," said vestry member Samuel Stewart. Remembrance: 10,000 knitted poppies and a brave Irish nurse 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z In the town centre, Heidi Jacobsen, who runs the Hope Pantry in the vestry of a beautiful church, is tackling a different problem. Who do people in Wales think they are? 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z We hear how the Archbishop of Canterbury later helped revive her by giving her a swig of brandy in the vestry. Elizabeth II: The Queen on screen - nine shows to watch 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Another church is always an option, but he is a member of the vestry, so it’s a little complicated. Advice | Carolyn Hax: When the recent divorcée openly flirts with your spouse 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Church records show that the vestry also paid for goods and services from dozens of local workers, including one woman, Mary Wilson, who served as cook for those building the church. Va. church where George Washington prayed honors its enslaved builders 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Dynamite residue still litters the church, while the vestry - where many hid - bears testimony to the chaos. Nigeria Owo church attack: Survivors tell of horror 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z She volunteered with organizations including the vestry at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Arlington and the American Association of University Women. Community deaths 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z He was a former vestry member and senior warden at Washington’s St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, where he was a parishioner for more than 50 years. Community deaths 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z As the imperial crisis mounted, Washington had devoted himself to plantation management, served on his Anglican parish vestry, and entered the House of Burgesses. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z According to Ronaldi, the vestry at Pohick Church decided to post the plaques to honor its history and to acknowledge the role of slavery in this storyline. Va. church where George Washington prayed honors its enslaved builders 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z "I was once held down on the vestry floor by three men and with a large lectern bible thrust down on my head which pressed me down into the floor." Conversion therapy: Man tells of abuse at Warrington church 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z During her years of active church work, she became the first woman to serve on the church’s vestry. Retired Eutawville teacher sees much change in 100 years 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z At Church of the Redeemer, Anderson helped to maintain the gardens and was a volunteer on the vestry. Frank Anderson, 87, cared passionately about feeding the homeless in D.C. 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z In the most affluent parishes, vestries levied taxes to construct substantial churches and fill their pulpits with ministers who blessed the planters’ power. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Thanks to vestry records dating back to 1732, when the church occupied a wooden chapel — and assistance from Fairfax County Circuit Court Historic Records — Hamly and his team of researchers learned a lot. Va. church where George Washington prayed honors its enslaved builders 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Maggiano led members of the vestry, or governing board, and other parishioners in reviewing old vestry notes, old articles from The Baltimore Sun and The Afro-American newspapers and conducting interviews with longtime church neighbors. Church established by slave owners creates reparations fund 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z She said one of the church’s leaders asked her to run as an applicant for the vestry. Retired Eutawville teacher sees much change in 100 years 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z If the vestry, the board of directors, thought it best, they could sell the property as soon as possible and buy “breeding negroes.” Virginia churches reckon with history in slave trade 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Inhabitants were required to attend church, and courts and vestries made conscientious efforts to punish immoral behavior. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “Mason wanted another location while Washington advocated for this site. They went before the vestry in 1767, where Washington made a compelling argument and got approval.” Va. church where George Washington prayed honors its enslaved builders 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Tregenza said the church’s vestry must discuss the statue’s possible removal. Church members to discuss fate of Confederate statue 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z A member for many decades, Wilson served on the vestry and chaired the church’s annual fundraiser, the Georgetown House Tour. A beloved parishioner at St. John’s in Georgetown dies of covid-19 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z She plays the board game “Settlers of Catan” with them, and Zooms with her vestry. Over Lent, this Episcopal priest battled coronavirus: 'I didn’t know what plans Jesus had for me' 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z She went on to thank the "wonderful vestry" and the staff. Matthew Broderick's sister, Rector Janet Broderick, hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Mayfield, who has been serving as interim rector since Baucum’s departure, is likely to stay in that role “for a while,” a vestry member announced, drawing significant applause from church members. Prominent Fairfax church seeks to explain rector’s sudden departure 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Washington’s name would crop up periodically over the next 23 years, the time he spent on the vestry. Perspective | George Washington: First in war, first in peace — and first at the church he built. 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Panicking in the vestry he can't believe that after years of guzzling salmon and champagne at other people's wedding he's still deliberating and wracked by doubt on the brink of his own. Four Brexits and a Divorce: What do MPs want? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z About six years ago, nearly half of Trinity’s vestry — a group of parishioners who function like a board of directors — resigned because they felt the church wasn’t doing enough to help those in need. The Church With the $6 Billion Portfolio 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The church also needs a new boiler and vestry roof. Entire lead roof stolen from church 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z In November, a group of leaders wrote a letter to the vestry — which acts like a board of directors — and to their bishop, describing a work environment that they said had terrorized them. Prominent Fairfax church seeks to explain rector’s sudden departure 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The vestry oversaw distributing charity to widows, orphans and the poor. Perspective | George Washington: First in war, first in peace — and first at the church he built. 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z “I came to wonder if they were willing to sell the brownstones,” he said of the members of the vestry. The Bells of St. Martin’s Fall Silent as Churches in Harlem Struggle 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Wilson’s niece, Sue Jenkins, a parishioner and vestry secretary, remembers thinking as a teenager, “He was a handsome fella.” Who are the 49 World War I servicemen stirring a legal battle over a giant cross? 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z She served on the vestry and altar guild at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Bethesda. Washington-area obituaries of note 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The investigator hired by Truro interviewed 18 staff members and concluded in late January that the explosive letter was essentially accurate in its description of Baucum’s conduct, according to a statement from the vestry. Prominent Fairfax church seeks to explain rector’s sudden departure 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Or does the vestry of Christ Church prefer to just look the other way? Christ Church looks down on George Washington, Robert E. Lee 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The bishop said that time passed, but no one from the vestry signed the contract he had prepared to codify the deal for the diocese to advance the money to the church. The Bells of St. Martin’s Fall Silent as Churches in Harlem Struggle 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z While members of the vestry who oversee the organization ponder a substitute location, it seems that some current parishioners aren’t supporting the expulsion of America’s first President from the church he made famous. The 2017 George Washington Campaign 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The vestry of Christ Church in Alexandria, however, is not capable of grappling with such complexities. Christ Church and the slavers’ blood money 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Church members, not just staff, complained about similar behavior from Baucum, but the investigation didn’t deal with that in detail, vestry members said. Prominent Fairfax church seeks to explain rector’s sudden departure 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The vestry of Christ Church are more like cats, only dirtier and less agile. Christ Church looks down on George Washington, Robert E. Lee 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z “It is important to understand that the plaques will not be moved to a storage area,” the vestry noted in its letter. Washington, Lee memorials to be removed from church sanctuary in effort to be ‘welcoming’ to all 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z He was a vestry member at St. James’√ Episcopal Church in Leesburg. Washington-area obituaries of note 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Nearly 250 years after Washington helped found Christ Church, the vestry decided last week to tear down the memorial to the great American founder and first president. Christ Church and the slavers’ blood money 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z All laud and honor to the vestry and clergy of the Washington National Cathedral. Opinion | Considering the National Cathedral and Confederate leaders 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Now that the Christ Church vestry has formally acknowledged their racial hostility these past 200 years, parishioners of Meade Church should picket the grand place and demand real reparations. Christ Church looks down on George Washington, Robert E. Lee 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The vestry of Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, announced its unanimous decision in an Oct. Washington, Lee memorials to be removed from church sanctuary in effort to be ‘welcoming’ to all 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Lee had served on the vestry of the church in the 1840s, when he was an Army engineer stationed at Fort Hamilton base. Cuomo Says Confederate Names on New York Streets Should Go 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Harry had been put in the vestry to wait. Terry Gobanga: 'I was gang-raped on my wedding day' - BBC News 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z He served on the vestry at St. James Episcopal Church in Potomac, Md., where he was also a licensed pastoral visiting lay eucharistic minister. Washington-area obituaries of note 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z In point of fact, pigs are so much more intelligent than the vestry of Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, which has decided to tear down memorial plaques to George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Christ Church looks down on George Washington, Robert E. Lee 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The men they memorialize are giants in our nation’s history and were members of this parish,” the vestry said. Washington, Lee memorials to be removed from church sanctuary in effort to be ‘welcoming’ to all 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z A noose hangs in the vestry nearby, alongside the block of wood on which the condemned were beheaded. They freed a Syrian town from ISIS. Now they have to govern it. 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z A former resident of Bethesda, Md., he was a member of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in the District and served on the vestry and as a eucharistic minister. Washington-area obituaries of note 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z A former Bethesda resident, he was a member of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Washington and served on the vestry and as a eucharistic minister. Washington-area obituaries of note 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Does this great and pure vestry burn those wads of cash in the church yard every week to demonstrate their condemnation of slavery and all the slavers from history? Christ Church looks down on George Washington, Robert E. Lee 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Read the full Christ Church vestry letter by clicking here. Washington, Lee memorials to be removed from church sanctuary in effort to be ‘welcoming’ to all 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Today, the small congregation is about 70 percent black, according to vestry member Minerva King. Charleston congregations work toward less division 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z She was a member of St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church in Washington and had served on its vestry. Ann Hargrove, D.C. community activist who championed historic neighborhoods, dies She was a member of the vestry and junior warden at Christ Episcopal Church. Washington-area obituaries of note Several years ago, the church’s governing board, or vestry, was divided over whether Trinity was doing enough to serve the poor, given its vast resources. Bathrooms at 2 Lower Manhattan Churches: Packed by Tourists 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z A new vestry of wardens was appointed in 2012, including Mr. Smith, and when they assessed the deal, they found it too risky. St. Michael’s Episcopal Shifts Course on Condo Project 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The opening-night dinner theater show will be followed by a reception hosted by the church vestry. Religion events from across the Washington area 2014-05-10T02:09:00Z The opening night dinner theater show will be followed by a reception hosted by the church vestry. Religion events from across the Washington area 2014-05-02T20:49:49Z George Washington was a member of the vestry at The Falls Church. Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of dispute over Episcopal Church’s property in Va. 2014-03-11T00:20:27Z The fire started on a medieval oak chest in the church's vestry A suspected arson attack at a church is being investigated by police as a possible hate crime. Church fire possible 'hate crime' 2013-06-25T13:03:19Z “There was a lot of irrational exuberance at the time, and I think our leadership was affected by that, honestly,” Michael Smith, a warden of St. Michael’s governing vestry, said of the original agreement. St. Michael’s Episcopal Shifts Course on Condo Project 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The vestry resignations last year caused a minor media splash, as did Trinity’s tumultuous relationship with the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011. Trinity Church in Manhattan Is Split on How to Spend Its Wealth 2013-04-25T02:13:35Z Some trees came to rest against the vestry of a local chapel. Engineers assess landslip damage 2012-12-24T10:05:05Z There's a small memorial by the vestry inside the church and fresh flowers will be placed in a vase beneath it. Hungerford's desire to move on 2012-08-18T03:48:01Z Looking just like a choirboy heard using rude words in the vestry, he said: "I meant 'poverty'." Inside the Vatican bank: silence, secrets and Latin cash machines 2012-06-28T17:56:31Z He lies buried in the graveyard, on the left-hand side of the chapel, near the end of the little foot-path which leads round the building to the vestries. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z “Of course I do, and so does the current vestry,” he said, adding that the goal of nurturing Trinity’s property holdings is to increase the future operating budget for philanthropy and church operations. Trinity Church in Manhattan Is Split on How to Spend Its Wealth 2013-04-25T02:13:35Z He was a member of St. George’s Church and vestry. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z He was relieved when the service was ended, and as he walked to the vestry with his wife on his arm, he could have laughed aloud for joy. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z Mr. Prattleton—with a few expletives not often heard in churches—felt his way through the vestry door. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z At this moment Mr. Burnham himself came out of the vestry just in time to hear the boy's frank expression of opinion. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z Mr. Bates claims that each vestry candidate must receive a majority of parishioners’ votes to be elected. Trinity Church in Manhattan Is Split on How to Spend Its Wealth 2013-04-25T02:13:35Z In glancing over that precious manuscript, the old parish vestry book, which numbers its birthdays by hundreds of years, names familiar to every student of American history are noted. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z William Gardiner died, unmarried at Gardiner, Maine, and was buried "beneath the Episcopal vestry." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z But, to Henry Arkell's surprise, a light almost immediately reappeared inside the vestry. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z “Well, come into the vestry after service and state your reasons,” was the reply. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z Mr. Cooper, 68, weathered the storms, and this year helped select a new vestry more supportive of his leadership. Trinity Church in Manhattan Is Split on How to Spend Its Wealth 2013-04-25T02:13:35Z In 1722 an act was passed by the General Assembly relating to the churchyard, and authorizing the vestry to reduce the dimensions thereof. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z The former vestry was converted into a parsonage, and the Rev. Henry Vaughan, son of the late Simon Vaughan, of St. Martin's, was the minister in charge. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z How much had he witnessed of the scene in the vestry? had he recognised him, George Prattleton? Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z At the top of the street he descended hastily, and, as the bell jerked out its final note, hurried toward the vestry with a depressed and gloomy face. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z "A kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation:" and the same holds good among all societies and corporations of men, from the constitution of the nation down to every little parochial vestry. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z The first official record of the parish extant is the notice of the vestry meeting on January 16, 1726, at Mattaponi, one of the three churches then in the parish, Reverend Theodosius Staige, minister. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z This was unfortunately burned, as well as the two oil paintings which hung in the vestry, and were portraits of Revs. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z The vestry was only lighted by two panes of thick glass inserted into its roof; and, in short, the case was hopeless. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z "It is the same church to which the colonists in their knee-breeches and rich coats came to attend the first service in 1761," a member of the vestry said in 1891. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Their jurisdiction includes all the functions of the old vestries and their officers, together with other novel and more drastic prerogatives. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z A vestry was this year elected, churchwardens appointed, and a parish register ordered to be kept in each of the parishes in the island. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The vestry met on the 24th March, under the tents, and among other resolutions agreed to make a record of the event in the church books. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The vestry door was open, and he stood outside on the matting and peeped in, secure of not being seen in the darkness. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z The work was carefully done, but the structure was ready for the vestry to take possession early in 1773. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Inheriting the power of the vestries which they displaced, the bodies now mentioned have in their hands the appointment of overseers of the poor. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The church was barely furnished with perhaps a dozen of rough deal pews, and had not even a vestry, so that the parson's surplice lay neatly folded upon a chair in the chancel. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Before this awful event, it had been the intention of the vestry to enter into a contract for raising the tower, and improving its architectural adornments, as also to make some alteration in the chancel. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z What were they doing in the vestry at that hour? Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z An entry in the vestry book on December 17, 1773, shows that the rector, Mr. Selden, received as salary 17,150 pounds of tobacco, worth �125. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Hence it was not unusual to fix the hour for the vestry meeting at 9 a.m.; when of course the male population would be at work in the fields. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z On July 6th, 1598, Henry Anstey, a resident in that parish, had, in answer to a summons, to appear before the vestry for not attending the church. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z And the benevolent person who had carried her name might very properly serve upon the vestry of St. ——’s church! The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z The gentlemen set things straight in the vestry, and also came, in due course, to the door. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z As a reward the vestry purchased his freedom. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z All the then existing parishes and vestries of London sent members elected by the vestries to this central body. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z He showed us the building himself, and then, taking us into the vestry, got out the parish register. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z For the rest, Reigate Church is only of mild interest; excepting, indeed, the parish library, housed over the vestry, containing among its seventeen hundred books many of great interest and variety. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Papa had gone to attend a vestry meeting; the little bell of the church was tinkling out, giving notice of the meeting to the parish. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z At one time both Washington and Mason were members of the vestry of Truro parish. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z As little therefore as the vestries or as the local boards is the Corporation directly represented in the London County Council, which was created by the Act of 1888. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z From the long covered gallery leading out of the vestry one has a full view of the public square of the village. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z It continued its petty political quarrels as if it consisted of a lot of villagers engaged in the habitual row in the local vestry. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z He had charge of the sacristy, or vestry, and all the sacred vessels and vestments of the church. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z On October 1, 1706, the vestry decided to levy a tax of twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco as a beginning of the building fund. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z One Sunday I sent for him into the vestry, and he spoke of you and a widow as his friends, and of his promise to keep sober. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z The services being at an end, the Fathers and friars left the church slowly in procession, moving through the vestry, while the people went out at the main entrance. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z After the ceremony and vestry business Bob gave a sigh of relief, and squeezed Sarah’s hand till she blushed. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z It has been used as a vestry, parochial schoolroom and lending library, also for public meetings and petty sessions, and, in its darkest days, as a store-room. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Four years later the members of the vestry made known their hope that the House of Burgesses would assist in the expense, which, they thought, would be about five hundred pounds. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z He is in the vestry;” and almost at the same moment a clergyman appeared in the chancel. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z The church-door was locked, of course, but he knew where there was a broken pane in the vestry window, and his eye had marked the lop-sided tombstone underneath it. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Whether its vestry was more arbitrary and tenacious of office or merely less diplomatic than was the rule elsewhere is not clear; but that there developed great dissatisfaction with its activities the records show. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z The proper place for the parish chest is the vestry, but it is not unfrequently to be found in some other part of the church. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z The Burgesses offered "to take Care of the wings and intervening parts," if the vestry would build the ends of the church. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z It had all been most satisfactorily managed, and I had not the slightest doubt but that the half-imbecile old clergyman had forgotten our names almost before he had discarded his surplice in the vestry. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z I can recollect old St. Mary’s very well indeed, and the days when the old Vestry Hall was still a place for the transaction of vestry business are quite vivid to me. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z The Parish vestry, it will be remembered, exercised many powers of civil government. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z The Vicar remained long that afternoon in the vestry in serious conversation and earnest prayer with his parishioner. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Five years after this illness Washington was elected a member of the vestry of the parish, and he was re-elected many times. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z It is believed that two reclusi, or inclusi, sometimes dwelt together there, one living in the vestry and the other in the room above. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z I was prominent in social life and prominent in church life before I was an infidel, previous to 1874, and a member of the vestry of Advent church here. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z By way of contrast to the first vestry books of Virginia's older parishes, the earliest entries in that of Shelburne do not yield a great amount of interesting material. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z Nothing can be less profitable than to read the "foolish talking" which commonly characterizes a discordant vestry meeting; we will, therefore, pass that over. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z At once the new parish made him a member of its vestry, but when, in response to a petition which Washington helped to present, the House of Burgesses changed the parish line so that Mt. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z On another occasion, when the Bishop of Chester was to visit the church, the wardens ordered a bottle of sack to be placed in the vestry. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z It happens that the Village Improvement Society has just notified the vestry that the weeds on this lot must be removed before they go to seed—the neighbors have complained about them. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z Most unfortunately, the first vestry book of the new parish, which would be invaluable source material for the Loudoun student seeking information for the period from 1748 until the Revolution, has vanished or been destroyed. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z At the conclusion of the service Mr. Acres met the Vicar in the vestry. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z At the beginning of the Revolution the rector and the vestry disagreed; the rector was a loyalist and most of the members were patriots. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z A vestry meeting was called for the purpose, and conditions were entered into between the churchwardens and the overseers on the one part, and Thomas Wharton on the other. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z He hasn't lived here very long, but he goes to our church and comes to our house to vestry meetings. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z From the 10th day of June, 1776, no meeting of the vestry is recorded until the 1st day of April 1779. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z The keeper of the vestry is properly called the sacristan. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Mr. Rogerson carried round the plate and counted the money in the vestry—most important function and functionary of them all. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z The vestry was consulted, and the three parish nominators gave consent. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z He would show the vestry a thing or two, and incidentally increase the parish income, which as everybody knew stood greatly in need of increasing. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z The vestry was divided in opinion as to the course to be pursued. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z "I am sorry to see you are going to the vestry this morning, William," said Mr. Dole, as they met in the village street. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Tora had hastened at once to the vestry--she felt that now her strength was exhausted--Miss Hall followed her there. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z I happened to see the vestry door open on the conclusion of the ceremony. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Suppose I take some cash out of the safe to repair the roof of the vestry? Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z As the dean descended from the pulpit, to go past into the vestry, the reflection of his communion with the Most High still overspread his countenance. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z Considerable improvements were made in the place of worship, by its being repewed and a new vestry erected, at a cost of about �250. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z The vestry door was opened, a harsh cry was heard from it for just so long as was needed for the opening and shutting of a door; but it was enough. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z The most we asked of the vestry was to keep roofs weather-tight; for the rest, we felt ourselves equal to making a satisfactory abode out of a far worse shanty than that. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Mr. Spangler wanted to know what Sunday-school teachers could be relied upon, and whether the choir was very thin-skinned, and which of the vestry had chips on their shoulders. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z The chair in which he used to sit is still preserved as a relic in the vestry of the chapel. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Concluding that the curate had forgotten, he rapidly passed up the north aisle to the vestry, slipped on a surplice, went across to the south side and read the service. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z All eyes were fixed on the vestry door. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z "Why," said he to me, before going into church, "why do these people make a point of being married in the vestry and not before the altar?" Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z He had a glimpse up the street of the church, and Dr. Lavendar bending down fumbling with the key of the vestry door; it was evident that Luther's presence was not considered necessary. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z In the vestry adjoining were deposited the remains of lady Beatrice Herbert, daughter of the celebrated mirror of chivalry, the Lord Herbert of Cherbury. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z He asked in the vestry why he had shut the door again while opening it, and the verger said, "We always do that sir, to wake the duke." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z The crowd opened before them; they passed through the whole church, knelt before the altar, prayed a short time, and then entered the vestry. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z The Rev. Walter Errol stood in the vestry doorway and watched, as he had watched for many years, his departing congregation. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z What would happen if some consecrated bread and wine chanced to be left by mistake, and a stray comer into the vestry eat it unknowingly? My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z They would have detained her in the vestry till at least confirmation of the dreadful intelligence had arrived. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Franklin himself, for instance, was twice appointed by the vestry of Christ Church the manager of a lottery for the purpose of building a steeple and buying a chime of bells for that church. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Now a bell, rung at the door of the vestry, quieted the weeping and the murmur. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z The vicar, while he stood at the vestry door, was thinking of many things. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z On the following Sunday Jill went to the vestry to hand in her bag. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z They carried her to the vestry and brought water. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z I doubt very much if Mr. Holman or Mr. Wade would ever be elected to the London County Council or even one of the surrounding vestries. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z And they went out through the door of the vestry. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z While he remained at the vestry door, his sexton and right-hand man appeared at his side, and stood watching with him the departure of the flock. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z I should like to hang it up in the vestry here, so that I can look at it sometimes. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z His extreme care to ascertain that all his accounts were correct, was actually a trouble to the vestry of the church, while he was treasurer of the body. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z The farmers met every now and then in the vestry and arranged how many men each would find work for—or rather partial work—so that the amount of relief might be apportioned. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The large portrait in the vestry was shrouded in crape, showing nothing but the figure of the aged preacher, as he stood in the pulpit. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z Mass over, the priest returned to his vestry to put off the heavy garments before mounting the pulpit. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Two roads approached it from different sides of the country, and there was also a much-used footpath leading from a vista of park-like meadows to the vestry door. Niece Catherine 2011-07-30T02:00:13.927Z Again the vestry door opens, and in the conquering hero comes. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z Tremblingly he entered the vestry, and more tremblingly he climbed the pulpit stairs. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z The clergy, numbering somewhere between sixty and a hundred, proceeded from the vestry to the pews assigned them. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z Well, tell your father to come to me in the vestry directly after service. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The vestry does well to appeal to the Queen, from whose kindly heart a thousand acts of sympathy have emanated. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z I went back in the vestry and found the desk, and, in the first pause in Emerson’s address, placed it before him. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z Though it was the custom for the rector to sign the vestry minute book first and then the members in order of their rank, in Christ Church the Carters always signed first, tradition says. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z “I am not sure,” and Andy drew her towards the vestry at the back of the church. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z He hastened to his vestry, where the sacristan stood waiting to assist him with the vestments. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z I saw them both again at A—, but when I went into the vestry I only saw Mr. W—. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z The vestry formerly stood on the opposite of the common and contained two rooms; prayer meetings were held in the lower room, while up stairs was the only hall in town. Sketch of Dunbarton, New Hampshire 2011-07-12T02:00:36.143Z The gray-haired clergyman—a tall, venerable personage—advanced from the vestry and stood as expectant of the entrance of the bridegroom. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z In fact, he was just the man that a country clergyman would be glad to elect at a vestry meeting for vicar’s churchwarden. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z In the midst of profound commotion, she was raised and conveyed to the vestry, followed by James Lawlor, trembling and pale. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z In addition, the local church divisions were governed by vestries which were selected by the governor. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z More than twenty-five years ago the vestry was removed to its present location near the church and made more convenient and attractive. Sketch of Dunbarton, New Hampshire 2011-07-12T02:00:36.143Z Then the sacred and highly respectable precincts of the vestry became the scene of an unseemly brawl, and the brothers were formally excommunicated. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Two Sundays later the congregation had just left the church, and Portlock was going up to the vestry, when he saw there was something wrong in the clerk’s seat. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z There's a room at the side for earnest inquirers, or a vestry or something, with an outer door. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z It was he who built over the vestry. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z In that hour he rose to the grandest altitude of his nature and, when the cessation of footsteps told him the congregation was gathered, he opened the vestry door. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z Unnoticed, the lads made their way behind the altar, and gained the vestry. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z It was intimated that the vestry had no disposition to press for a heavy penalty. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z In the 18th century the corporation, a close body, declined, its duties being performed by the vestry, and in 1789 the one survivor resigned and handed over the town papers to the bishop. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In the days of Mr. Hamlin's predecessor, nobody budged from his comfortable seat when the parson bustled out of the vestry. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Dr. Macrae had been driven there very early and, during the hour before service, he was in the small vestry at the entrance of the church, and was, as he desired, left quite alone. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z After church we all met in the vestry. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z Both before and after the service these distinguished gentlemen were together in the pastor’s vestry. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z Four Russian naval officers were the luckiest, for they were given a vestry to themselves. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z An entrance was effected, but the vestry was locked, and neither surplice nor books were provided for the clergyman. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z I was in the vestry of the Church of the Disciples, putting on my vestments. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z It was a gargoyle of his own making, meant for the vestry door in the south transept. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z The chapel or vestry of such a temple is further called a dog's hole or dungeon. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Nevertheless, it was not without rude violence that they dragged him along through the vestry, and from thence by a small door into the open air. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The Hospital authorities asked the vestry not to press for the return of the skull. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Come back with me now to the vestry and we may find him. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Except the groom and best man, who await the others in the vestry and the ushers who have gone on ahead an hour or so earlier. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z While registering his name in the vestry, he had learned incidentally, that not one, but two couples were to be married before him, both together! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Before he could draw it, however, three men sprang upon him, two from the vestry itself, and one from a window behind him, through which several had forced a way. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The conversation during dinner turned wholly on parish matters, and the heinous misdemeanours of two or three ratepayers who had made a commotion at the last vestry meeting. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z When the confirmation was over, and the Lord's Supper had been administered to the young communicants, Pastor Behrens went into his vestry. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z The vestry book at St. George's Church at Gravesend, England declares that Pocahontas is buried under the chancel there. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z Besides, it really pushes High Churchism too far to hang a man because he has not attended a vestry. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Dan crept up to the opposite side, leaped the low cobble wall, and placed himself under the shadow of the vestry by the chancel. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Ah! there is the bell, and I must go into the vestry and see if my father be ready.' Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z There were numbers of carriages—and his house crammed with clergy—They sanctified the Chapel, and it being a wet day, consecrated the burial-ground through the vestry window. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Going into the vestry afterwards, "A very old-fashioned sermon, Mr. H.," said the Bishop. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Gaunt took his wife's hand, placed it on his arm, and marched her into a stuffy, small vestry, wherein she was to write for the last time her name, Virginia Mynors. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z As the Bishop was turning in at the vestry door, blind Kerry and her husband Hommy passed him, and he hailed them as he had hailed the others. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z In the vestry is a portrait of Jeremy Taylor, who was Bishop of Down for nearly seventy years, but there is little else of interest in the church. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z A parson is a Lamb in a drawing-room, and a Lion in a vestry. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z "Our mission is not to park cars," said Ken Love, senior vestry warden. If NFL stops, 'innocent bystanders' to take hit 2011-03-09T10:07:10Z A man, and then another, emerged from the vestry door with beaming, happy face. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The Bishop was seen to come out of the vestry door, and at the sight of him the crowd seemed to awake out of its first stupor. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Back west I went and after the sermon I waited outside the vestry door. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z As usual, everybody pointed out different routes: even a vestry meeting could hardly have been less unanimous. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z And there watched Jean unseen, while Lucy, turning her eyes upon her husband, accompanied him into the vestry. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z A venerable class-leader came from the vestry, and, slowly climbing the pulpit stairs, whispered in the ear of the revivalist. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Half an hour later, while the bells were still ringing, and the people were trooping into the chapel, the Bishop came out of his house and walked down the path toward the vestry. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z And with these words he walked to the altar, laid the Book of Common Prayer upon it, and then disappeared in the vestry. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z The church society and its officers meet in the vestry to take action in the preparation of floating lanterns. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z First, they all marched into the vestry, where coats could be left, and various treasures, such as books to read in "the interval," deposited in the cupboard. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The bride, her parents, and the bridesmaids go immediately to the vestry, where they meet the bridegroom, and the groomsmen. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z The pickets' horses, ready saddled and bridled, stood drawn up in double row in one of the low-roofed aisles and on either side of a door that communicated with the old vestry. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z So that as soon as the registry had been made in the vestry, she bid farewell to all her friends, and with a look of adorable love and confidence placed her hand in her husband's. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z "In there," said the man, pointing to the vestry. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z The vestry contained a table, a sofa, several chairs, two cupboards, and a good fire; Mr. Seton's own room opened out of it. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z As originally introduced, the bill proposed to make it compulsory on parochial vestries to levy rates for the support of schools for teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z He looked around, and noticing the vestry door that led from one of the aisles of the chapel, he added, "Come, mademoiselle, I shall listen to you without witnesses in yonder private place." The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z After his sermons, the strangest people would come and make confessions in the beautifully furnished reception-room beyond the vestry. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z While they yet spoke, a tall, slight figure, robed in black, came out of the vestry, passed up the stairs, and ascended the pulpit. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z To reach the vestry, instead of going round by the big door, the Manse party went through the choir-seat and out of the side-door. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The parson, with his book under his arm, had gone into the vestry, but neither custom nor age had failed to rob those few sentences of their wonderful, threatening pathos. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z The moans that reached the vestry gradually changed into muffled and convulsive rattles that grew fainter and fainter. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z In the vestry, which is off the north aisle, are three small lancets upon which appear figures against quarry backgrounds not as usual ensconced in canopies. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z Joe and his best man entered from the vestry; but there was a slight delay. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z The boys, glad to be once again in motion, rushed down the passage and collided with Mr. Seton before they reached the vestry. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The vestry was once a shop that separated the tower from the church, which though it seems strange to our modern notions was by no means unusual in olden days. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Suddenly frightful cries, proceeding from the interior of the chapel, startled the oppressive silence in the vestry. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z On the other side of the chancel is the vestry, into whose small east window have been collected six diminutive panels formerly in the chancel’s east window. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z At last all was ready, and the parson came out of the vestry with his book and his gown, and smiled upon us with benevolent self-possession. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z In the vestry Elizabeth paraded the boys for inspection. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z We’d been at him for about a week, arstin’ him civilly to drop it; for the vestry had been laying the case before the magistrate, and we had our orders. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Exhausted by so many emotions, and crushed with shame, the poor girl dropped down upon one of the benches in the vestry, hid her face in her hands, and wept convulsively. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z About 80 percent of the congregation is made up of “senior citizens,” according to members of the vestry. Some Harlem Churches in Fight for Survival 2010-05-24T01:39:00Z When we had been duly put through these trials, we were led into the vestry to write our names in the marriage register. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z I believe if the penalty were paid assigned by the legislature by every person that swears that constitute our vestry, there would be no need to levy any tax to maintain our poor.” A Cursory History of Swearing Apparently they were still lingering in the vestry, which was always open to the high nobility. The Undying Past “Then for goodness’ sake come into the vestry;” and the vicar led the way towards the little robing room to count the offerings of the charitable. A Little World “Our funds are limited, but we try to utilize what we have the best way we know how,” said Ms. Lynch, a former member of the vestry. Some Harlem Churches in Fight for Survival 2010-05-24T01:39:00Z "Not in a vestry, because it's joined on to a church," said Tappitt. Rachel Ray February 5th, 1759.—In the evening I went down to the vestry; there was no business of moment to transact, but oaths and imprecations seemed to resound from all sides of the room. A Cursory History of Swearing At due door of the vestry he dropped his aster's arm and avoided speaking to her again. The Undying Past That reflector Jared took down himself from over the keyboard of the organ, and old Purkis bore it into the damp vestry, where in course of time its reflective power became almost nil. A Little World According to historians, the vestry fought back, threatening to fire the rector if he continued to encouraged mixed-race services. Some Harlem Churches in Fight for Survival 2010-05-24T01:39:00Z The sexton received me, ushered me into the vestry, and helped me don the black robe in which I always seemed to myself especially trim and ecclesiastical. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History There are yet in the vestry some good pieces, especially a Christ, and Mary Magdalen; and in the Church others very estimable. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. This phase in Hertha caused grandmamma much uneasiness, and as she found that she could no longer win the child's confidence, she consulted Pastor Brenckenberg about her one Sunday in the vestry. The Undying Past But Mr Gray would not come out of the vestry, and Mr Timson had to go in again, for he could not be spared yet. A Little World It was depressing to hear that unpleasantness was expected at the Easter vestry that year; Michael could not recall any year in which that had not been the case. Sinister Street, vol. 1 During his residence in Maryland he vigorously opposed the “vestry act,” by which the powers and emoluments of the Maryland pastors were greatly diminished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" After that all-important incident, it seemed but a moment before the ceremony was over, and the whole party gathered together in the vestry. The Gambler A Novel The squire's family enjoyed the privilege of entering the church by the vestry door. The Undying Past He was the father of a family; a well-known citizen of Dublin; a grave, white-cravated, pompous man of respectable exterior, always seen at vestries, and usually heading the lists of public charities. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) This circular led to the vestries and subsequently the borough councils in many districts becoming partially recognized relief authorities for the unemployed, concurrently with the poor-law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" As one of the results of the American Revolution, the Anglican church was disestablished, and many of the welfare functions formerly performed by the parish vestry were assumed by the Overseers of the Poor. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia Compare it with the vestries of Virginia, and later compare both these with the patroon system of the Dutch, and the town meeting rule of New England. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. They turned and walked to the vestry, where the two girls were waiting for them. The Undying Past She was, however, so overjoyed, that she hurried to the vestry, to tell the Pastor that there was no occasion for him to preach about the stolen goose, for it was come back. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. He knew that it would not be, and he dallied in the vestry, purposely. Thirty We went together and found eight or nine women of various ages assembled in the little vestry. Windyridge But what would you have done if you had seen what I saw when I went round the temple verandah to what we must call a vestry at the back? From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The pastor must already have gone into the chancel, for the vestry was empty. The Undying Past She did not venture to go into the vestry, and went home again. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. But he also had a powerful curiosity as to what she would say, and her verdict was of more importance to him than that of all the vestries in the land. Thirty A good example of perpendicular work is to be seen in the square-headed vestry door. Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield He hears all the old, old vestry phrases, and once more he smells the Smell. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Then at last they passed into the vestry, and, as Margaret decreed, all must sign the marriage-certificate after the manner of Friends. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington The Lighting and Watching Act was formerly adopted for a parish, or part of a parish, by the inhabitants in vestry, who elected lighting inspectors, of whom one-third went out of office in every year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" And the rest of the vestry talked a great deal too, though there was no meeting. Thirty It has done service as vestry also, and in the window embrasure in the upper room is a stone altar table. Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield In the vestry a young married relative came forward, and with deft hands straightened the twisted wreath and arranged the folds of the veil. What a Man Wills Meanwhile the German gentleman, unnoticed, passed out of the vestry, and thus out of my story. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington It is true that the inhabitants in vestry had certain powers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Now, however, he was quite the most orthodox member of the vestry, which, to be sure, was very desirable in one whose contributions were so large. Thirty I always abstain from having refreshments in the vestry, but the morning service is long and I feel faint. The New Mistress A Tale The organ blared; the bridesmaids ranged themselves behind the bridal couple, the procession left the vestry, and proceeded down the aisle. What a Man Wills I could give you sandwiches to eat in the vestry. Lady Cassandra Formerly, when the acts had been adopted by the vestry, it was necessary to appoint a burial board to carry the acts into execution and provide and manage burial grounds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Imrie listened quietly while he dilated upon the generosity and tolerance of the vestry ... and then, instead of being grateful and humiliated, as might reasonably have been expected, said that he "would see." Thirty As she spoke she drew back, holding the curtain for Hazel to pass; and trying to master her emotion, the latter raised the latch and entered the vestry. The New Mistress A Tale A select vestry is to consist of the most considerable rate-payers. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend Meanwhile Grizel had strolled out of the vestry and stood viewing the scene with lazy, smiling eyes. Lady Cassandra The assistant overseer, who was formerly nominated by the inhabitants and vestry and then formally appointed by justices, is now, as has been stated, appointed by the parish council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Its effect, of course, was to remove any lingering tolerance on the part of the vestry, and his second resignation was solemnly accepted. Thirty In the vestry is a neat old painted carving, in alabaster. A Concise History and Directory of the City of Norwich for 1811 I went to see with my own eyes some of the “parish houses,” as they are called; that is to say, the places where the select vestry put the poor people into to live. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend The vases for the altar had been carried into a vestry, where they stood on a table ready to be filled. Lady Cassandra At the close of the service the artist came up into the vestry to show his sketch. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself You wish to free yourself from dogmatic vestries. Thirty London parishes and vestries have most of them come forward and contributed, and already nearly a hundred drinking fountains have been erected by this Association. About London The House has become less oratorical—less an imperial senate, more of a national “vestry.” Here and There in London Without an effective building for social and educational purposes,—a parish house or at least a vestry,—the country church is seriously handicapped. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity For the well governing of these, and all other parochial affairs, a vestry is appointed in each parish. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts It was quickly decided, therefore, that the Judge should be the vestry's vehicle of "guidance." Thirty Now, he has passed into the vestry, and the picture has gone. The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls At the age of sixteen he was appointed clerk to the vestry of St. Mary's Parish; and the salary derived from that petty office he expended in the purchase of books, which he diligently read. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia With a happy home feeling, he then went into the vestry, put on his chorister's dress, and performed his functions during mass. Black Forest Village Stories If there be a minister incumbent, he always presides in the vestry. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts And what do you think of my having to pay for the pane of glass I broke in the vestry? What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself So Alice asked Mr. Williams, the minister, if she could have one of the rooms in the vestry when Christmas eve came; and he, good saint, was only too glad to let her. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories The chief apple of discord between the governor and the Virginians was the old question relating to the powers of the vestry. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia I follow her through the church and into the vestry where a little nun presses my hands and calls me by name. Seeds of Pine They got up a Christmas-tree in the vestry, and she went, and I did too; I guess everybody in the whole church and parish that could crawl turned out to go. Old Friends and New For Mr. Punch has heard that it is the practice of many vestries to exclude female candidates from competition for the organist's office. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Usually, when there was a public meeting, the basement of the Union Church—"the old vestry", as it was called—was used. Janice Day About this time Governor Spotswood was engaged in a warm dispute with the vestry of St. Anne's Parish, Essex, in which he took very high ground. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The chamber leading to the undercroft was the vestry, and the stout walls of the octagon, when it was finished, protected the vestments and treasures of the cathedral. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See He himself had played football and gone birds'-nesting with the farmers whom he met at vestry and the labourers who tilled their fields, and so had his father and grandfather with their progenitors. Tom Brown's School Day's I broke into the vestry of the chapel at midnight, and I tore out the page, and I have it here, in my hand, this minute. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life They are held in the little choir vestry, near the organ, where there is a cottage pianoforte, flanked by a couple of long music desks, at which the boys stand as they sing. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. During this year the vestries were authorized to make presentation to benefices, an act which Bishop Sherlock complained of as a serious encroachment on the rights of the crown. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The latter is, however, boarded up, and used as the vestry of the priest-vicars, the other being the vestry of the vicars-choral. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Mr. Hewett, who was backed by the most influential men of the select vestry, was nominated by two of the members of that body, amid many expressions of disapprobation. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment But yesterday, when the bell began, he started off and took up his position by the vestry door. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" I have a feast day service and a guild meeting, besides my parochial duties and a vestry meeting for the evening.” The House of Fulfilment He came over to Virginia at the age of sixteen, and was nominated by the vestry of Hanover Parish, in the County of King George, before he was in orders. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia From the priest-vicars' vestry a door leads into a small chamber now used for the water supply, and over the doorway there is a small and pretty figure of a woman under a little niche. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Thus in 1698 the dean and chapter of St Paul’s cathedral paid the then very substantial price of �14 for an inlaid walnut long-cased eight-day clock to stand in one of the vestries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" He had been drinking before he came into the vestry, and was trembling and scarcely able to stand. For John's Sake and Other Stories. For several hours Keith sat in the vestry of the church, which had been his dwelling place since his return from the Quelchie camp. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon In Virginia, on the contrary, the salary being levied directly from the people by the vestries, they fell upon the expedient, as has been repeatedly mentioned, of employing a minister for a year. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia It is now used as the canons' vestry. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See The powers of the vestries appear to have formerly been somewhat extended, but in these latter times the influence they exercise has been very much curtailed. The Hills and the Vale The vestry were so earnest in recommending one woman, that she thought it worth looking into. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales There is no municipality, no magistrate; there are no local acts, no vestries, no schools of any kind. The Annals of Willenhall The consequence was that a good minister either would not come to Virginia, or if he did, was soon driven away by the high-handed proceedings of the vestry. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia In the vestry, when the names were signed, some ray of light seemed to dawn on the old vicar. A Mad Love The church rates were made by the churchwardens, together with the parishioners duly assembled after proper notice in the vestry or the church. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" On the tenth of August, the vestry held another meeting, to consult on the best method of further assisting the poor. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales The garret was about seventeen feet wide and forty feet long, with a vestry for a priest partitioned off at one end. Old and New London Volume I The vestries, nevertheless, pertinaciously resisted this construction of the law. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The Squire's pew occupied the whole of the space usually devoted to the organ and the vestry in modern built churches, and had a separate entrance from the churchyard. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons The strange clergyman was just coming through the vestry door. The Weans at Rowallan But at that moment the vestry door was opened and the organ began to play the hymn. Orientations It was bought for £16 10s. when the old church came to the ground, and was re-erected over the vestry entrance. Old and New London Volume I In Virginia the vestries virtually maintained a like independence. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia And I also witnessed the marriage ceremony, peeping through the vestry door, as Mr. Middleton said there ought really to be one witness, although the young pair insisted not. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday From hence I strolled into the vestry, where I found a table of fees, drawn with a degree of precision which merits imitation. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew Page vi, 'libarary' changed to 'library' Page vii, 'seems' changed to 'seem' Page x, Extraneous line of text removed, original read: 'her ministerial activities; but for vestries and church com- earth. A History of the English Church in New Zealand But churches, lecture-rooms, and vestries, and all buildings devoted especially to the good of the soul, are equally witness of the mind’s disdain of the body’s needs, and the body’s consequent revenge upon the soul. Household Papers and Stories He appears to have sympathized on these matters with the vestries and the people. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Mr. Middleton came for me, and the door of the vestry was opened. Ellen Middleton—A Tale The place in which sacred vestments, &c., are kept, answering to the modern vestry. The Church Handy Dictionary "Let her go to the vestry," said Miss Brooke. Brooke's Daughter A Novel And then there rose that cry which everybody could hear—which paralysed the bridal procession and brought the clergyman startled out of the vestry, and thrilled the careless lookers-on. A Country Gentleman and his Family The vestry, a self-perpetuated body of twelve gentlemen, thought themselves "the parson's master," and the clergy in vain deplored the precarious tenure of their livings. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia When we came into the vestry of—church, there were a number of people in it,—all my relations, and some friends. Ellen Middleton—A Tale Meanwhile on a couch in the big gloomy vestry room lay Betty with a group of attendants about her. Exit Betty She went quietly into the vestry and sat down on a seat that was offered to her, waiting in silence, asking no questions. Brooke's Daughter A Novel "Whatever you have to say, it had better be said before us all," said Warrender sternly, for various members of the bridal party had straggled out, and were listening from the vestry door. A Country Gentleman and his Family The power of presentation was, by a colonial law, in the vestry, but by a custom of hiring preachers by the year, it came to pass that presentation rarely took place. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia We went into the vestry and signed some papers. Ellen Middleton—A Tale To Mr. Gardner L. Boothe and the vestry of Christ Church, for permission to photograph the church. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria He must have remained generally in constant residence, because we possess his signature to the vestry accounts, in a curious quarto book, which contains the annual accounts of Stow upland Parish for eighty-four years. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations And from that time until she had been brought face to face with him in the vestry he had never seen her again. A Country Gentleman and his Family Again, two-thirds of the preachers are made up of leaden lay priests of the vestry's ordination; and are both the shame and grief of the rightly ordained clergy there. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia I fainted, and when I recovered my senses, I was in the vestry with my aunt, and the doctor of the village. Ellen Middleton—A Tale “Please, don’t hint that I told you, but it has been decided by the vestry.” Captain Pott's Minister He said it was miles from the vestry to the chancel and his knees got mighty wobbly before he arrived, but after thinking it over, he concluded I was worth the walk–the heathen! Chicken Little Jane on the Big John And then there was the flutter of tension relieved, the gathering round of the little crowd, the little procession to the vestry, where everything was signed, the kissings and good wishes. A Country Gentleman and his Family The democratic spirit of this assembly displayed itself in a law "enabling freemen to vote for burgesses;" and another making the church vestries eligible by the freemen of the parish, once in three years. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia After church I went into the vestry to tell him who and what I was. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) The imperfect ventilation of churches and vestries is another cause of laryngitis among clergymen. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) Now it so happened that Mr Robins was in the vestry when the christening party came in to give the particulars about the babies to be entered in the register. Zoe "Come back to the vestry, Cavendish," cried Theo with threatening tones; and then arose a loud murmur of other suggestions, a tumult most unusual, horrifying, yet exciting to the spectators who closed around. A Country Gentleman and his Family Within the vestry is a two-light lancet window; and let into the eastern wall is a small slab, having four grotesque figures, one blowing a kind of bagpipe, the others dancing. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Eventually the parochial authorities, after having called a vestry, and sat three hours in consultation, and to "knuckle under," as the hostess expressed it, and allow a trifle for the entertainment of the little waif. The Broom-Squire Another flake of plaster fell, on the pulpit this time; then he himself turned and fled through the vestry and out by the back way. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country At the far right-hand corner of the building a lean-to had been erected to serve as the sacristía, or vestry. Carmen Ariza In the vestry Chatty began to fail a little. A Country Gentleman and his Family The church, dedicated to St. Benedict, consists of nave, north aisle, and chancel, a low tower, with graceful broach spire, containing one bell, and small vestry. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The vestries controlled the raising of the parish dues. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 “Things go slowly here!” he muttered and continued up the street past the vestry. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' The priest went down the vestry stair, He laid his vestments in their place, And turned—a pale ghost met him there, With beads of pain upon his face. The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems "I must ask you to step into the vestry," he said. A Country Gentleman and his Family It consists of chancel, nave, vestry, and open belfry containing one bell. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The people were even deprived, during Berkeley's second administration, of the right of electing the vestries. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 The altar is made the pharmacist’s headquarters, the vestry is converted into an operating room, and a Red Cross flag is hung from the tower or steeple. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone There the Rev. James Maury, Jefferson's field school teacher and hard-pressed father of 11 children, sued the vestry of Fredericksville Parish for his salary. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The carriage has come round to the vestry door. A Country Gentleman and his Family The base of the tower forms a roomy vestry. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Mr. Charles A. Stewart In addition to religious matters, the duties of the church vestry in these early times embraced many secular affairs. A Virginia Village An operating room is usually established in the vestry or in the Parish House and a Red Cross flag is hung from the steeple. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone Defending the parish vestry was his nephew and namesake, and the son of the justice, Patrick Henry. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 "Blessed be God!" she exclaimed, when they had carried the girl into the light of the vestry,—"it is Mademoiselle Fouchette!" Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life In the south wall in front of the vestry is a lancet-shaped doorway, and, west of it, an arcade of two lancet apertures, supported by four columns of serpentine. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time On October 12, 1747, the vestry records indicate that Mary Bennitt was sexton of the Upper Church, supposed to be the same which was called the New Church before this date, and that Wm. A Virginia Village To have made trouble between a man and his wife would, in Elizabeth’s opinion, have been as wicked a thing as to break into a church vestry and steal the sacramental silver. A Singer from the Sea The old devil wasn't on terms to attend the reception at the Thornhill place, but I located him in an aisle seat, when I first came from the vestry with my best man. The Million-Dollar Suitcase The campaign lasted twenty-nine days, during which ninety-two public meetings were held, some in parlors but most in halls, vestries and churches. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV On the north wall of the nave there is a small oval brass tablet, which was found in 1888, face downwards in the vestry floor. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The Duke of Argyll compares the claim made for this factor to "some bit of Bumbledom setting up for Home Rule—some parochial vestry claiming independence of a universal empire." Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I She heard the preacher say: “Come into the vestry, Mrs. Tresham, and sign the register.” A Singer from the Sea It is usually done in a vacant room in a school or the vestry of a church, or a town hall. In Times Like These It was in this Manchester Cathedral that one rector is said to have generally begun the marriage service by instructing the awaiting crowd to "sort yourselves in the vestry." England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It consists of nave, chancel, vestry, north porch, and small square tower at the north-west angle, with low spire containing one bell. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time His little contention is like some bit of Bumbledom setting up for Home Rule—some parochial vestry claiming independence of a universal empire. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I In an hour all Thora required had been brought safely to the vestry of Saint Magnus, and then she found herself quite alone in this grand, dim, silent House of God. An Orkney Maid The newly-married pair were about to turn from the altar, when the rector said: "Come with me into the vestry for a moment." Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend Melbourne proper is situated in the centre, and stands to the rest of the city somewhat as the City of London does to the various vestries. Six Letters From the Colonies The vestry, at the east end of the north aisle, has one small trefoiled window. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time I had seen them once before at a vestry meeting when some ill-conditioned parishioner said that the Dean’s curate was converting to his own uses the profits of the parish magazine. The Red Hand of Ulster For a moment they, stood silently hand clasped, then parted, and the Bishop walked straight to the vestry and taking a key from his pocket, opened the door. An Orkney Maid And they followed him into the vestry, attended by the two witnesses. Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend Whilst he was occupied in this holy function, the statue being half consumed, Eberard felt himself extremely ill; he was led into the vestry, where he soon after expired. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. In the north wall is a doorway leading to the vestry. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Barbara—leading up to the roof and down to some vestries under the choir. Portuguese Architecture Thus, however, in the process of time, there had become established, in the fiscal relations of each vestry to its minister, a rough but obvious system of fair play. Patrick Henry What was significant about the act, however, was that, with certain exceptions and qualifications, it gave the vestry of every parish power to elect the minister of the parish. Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660 The people were for the third time called to a vestry meeting, and on this occasion there was a large and animated attendance. Adventures and Recollections Within the vestry, lighted by a similar small pointed window, are three more Ball tablets, and a priest’s door. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The groom drives first to the church, accompanied by his "best man" and enters either vestry or church parlor. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The vestry was one of the oldest portions of the building, and the tiny diamond-paned casement was fully ten feet above their heads. The Manor House School The whole party was trooping to the vestry. The Rainbow We had a vestry meeting called, and by drumming up our “party” were able to carry the vote. Adventures and Recollections An engraving of him is still preserved, framed, in the vestry of the chapel. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Observe yonder alabaster gallery where the organ swells its harmonious tones; observe the vestry, where the preacher dons his sacerdotal garb—they are perfect. The Tale of Timber Town "There may be a lower one in the vestry," said Lindsay, after they had examined the side chapels and transepts. The Manor House School That portion of all local officials' oaths which called for supporting and defending the church was dropped, but, more important, abolition of the parish vestry made it necessary to lodge its non-religious functions elsewhere. The Fairfax County Courthouse He turned and, still smiling, walked up the aisle and into the vestry. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro A further enlargement was made by a small vestry on the west being added, thus providing sitting accommodation for 250 worshippers. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The present Bill was designed to exempt Dissenters from payment, excluding them at the same time from voting on the subject in the vestry meeting. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 In Virginia the vestries of the parishes fought Governor after Governor until they won the right for the vestry itself to choose the minister to serve in its parish. Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers Sometimes she would have the audacity to walk from the vestry to the pew, as if she were an office-bearer, instead of coming in humbly by the door as became a woman. Phoebe, Junior The last straggler had slipped into the back seat, the church was filled, and every eye was turned expectantly towards the vestry door. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro In London, with the sole exception of the city, the persons who elect the vestries, i. e. the rate-payers, are the electors—this includes women as a matter of course. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III The sewing-circle was going on in the church vestry where there was a faint odour from the kerosene lamps, which had just been lighted. A Bookful of Girls The Bishop of London never at any time had any authority whatsoever over the laity of the Church in America, nor over the work of the vestries as temporal heads of the parishes. Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers Besides, I want to consult you concerning the new wardrobe I am going to have built in the vestry. Hepsey Burke P.S.—They were painted for the church, and the vestry holds his autograph receipt for the payment of them. Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The Rev. Mark Trafton, a Methodist minister, gave a lecture in his vestry on "The Coming Woman," who was to be a good housekeeper, dress simply, and not to vote. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III The contest of the vestries with the governors to obtain and to keep control of the church, is carefully and ably set forth. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion The setting up of a vestry of laymen as temporal head of the Church in a parish or congregation was first developed in Virginia. Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers Jonathan sighed profoundly, knowing from past experience that Hepsey’s word carried more weight than all the vestry. Hepsey Burke After much trouble, the important document was discovered—not where it was first looked after, but in a neighbouring parish vestry. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The chained library, near the vestry, consists chiefly of books left by William Stone, Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford, who was a native of the town. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch The documents relating to the controversy between the vestries and the governors for control of the appointing of ministers are of great importance. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion All questions of parish administration were left to the several vestries. Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers It’d be simply awful to have a whole bunch of ’em thrown at your head at once; and as for the whole vestry—well, never mind.” Hepsey Burke The men who reached the pulpit thrust her to one side roughly, and carried the rector into the vestry. The Scarlet Feather The fifteenth-century tower is set so far within the nave as to leave two spaces at the ends of the aisles, one used as a vestry, the other as a store-room. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch There was a glow in her chest which added fervency to her devotions, and when Alfred entered from the vestry and took his seat in the chancel pew, happiness, tingling in every nerve, suffused her. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The vestries themselves ejected men of that kind and services could be maintained by readers. Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers I think I’ll set Jonathan Jackson to work this afternoon, and go around and interview the vestry myself.” Hepsey Burke Then, you must take my note into the vestry, and see that he gets it at once, before service. The Scarlet Feather Another memorial is a brass kept in the vestry; a long screed begins dismally enough—"Ten children in one grave—a dreadful sight"; but the verse is unequal to the opportunity. Highways and Byways in Surrey “If all the real Christians were gathered out of this church,” once said William Romaine to his flock, “there would not be enough to fill the vestry.” Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution The vestry upon occasion also had certain civil duties not within the scope of religious organization. Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers You must be on very intimate terms with Mr. Bascom and the vestry!” Hepsey Burke Instead, when she had hurried Netty toward the vestry, she approached a side window, where one of the panels stood open, and peered within, stealthily. The Scarlet Feather In the vestry, preserved in a cabinet made out of an old beam from the belfry, is a relic of days when women talked too much—a scold's or gossip's bridle. Highways and Byways in Surrey Returning to the vestry, a lady and gentleman waited to be introduced to me. The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals The small vestry of a church was given to her, then a large vestry. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I “But we ought to consult the vestry first,” the Junior Warden cautioned her. Hepsey Burke The self-perpetuating vestries also had the right to tax, for they levied the parish charges. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 I was fortunate in my day, for I found the vestry door accidentally open, and a kindly countrywoman cleaning the church; she let me in. Highways and Byways in Surrey They had stood together in the little vestry, going through all the usual preliminaries, the Curate trying hard to talk as if nothing had happened, the clerk going through all his duties in total silence. The Perpetual Curate |
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