| 单词 | churchwarden |
| 例句 | In fact, getting in as a "stranger" was at the sufferance of both the clergyman and the churchwardens. How to Read a Graveyard by Peter Stanford – review 2013-05-03T18:00:03Z In 2009, churchwardens received a tip-off from the Museum of London that the statue was about to be sold by Dreweatts, a British auctioneer, on behalf of an anonymous seller for an estimated £70,000. Statue looted from church in the Blitz returned 2011-07-09T23:07:00Z An author was murdered in a Buckinghamshire village in 2015 by a churchwarden who went on to defraud the victim's elderly neighbour. The Sixth Commandment: The killer who duped victims into rewriting wills 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z A churchwarden who murdered an author to inherit his estate has been jailed for a minimum of 36 years. Churchwarden jailed for author's murder 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z "Some of the old guard were worried about theft, but we were determined to be open and available to the whole community," says churchwarden Robert Allen. Holy tech! Churches try new ways to connect 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z But the former churchwarden had a sinister project: to befriend vulnerable individuals and get them to change their wills. The killer who believed he would 'get away with it' 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z A churchwarden who conned an author into including him in his will has been found guilty of murder. Churchwarden guilty of murdering author 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z A churchwarden accused of murdering his lover and targeting an elderly neighbour to benefit from their wills says the killing "never happened". Murder never happened, says accused 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z A churchwarden accused of murder has admitted he pretended to be religious to impress one of his elderly victims. Murder accused 'pretended to be Christian' 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Here is a Sunday school superintendent, churchwarden and self-appointed president of a piety league, who religiously highlights the faults in others while constantly trying to pursue his own advancement through “good deeds”. 'I fell out of bed laughing': writers on their favourite funny book 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z But, says Robert Hardman in the Daily Mail, the "farewell joke had not even been scripted by one of Ronnie Corbett's comedy pals. It had been the idea of the churchwardens." Newspaper headlines: Brexit figures row, 'superstar' nun and remembering Ronnie Corbett - BBC News 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Holy Trinity churchwarden and local historian Andrew Westwood-Bate said they expected to "discover some bones while digging but this was completely unexpected". Hildersham church loo flushes out ancient skeletons - BBC News 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Two entries occur as follow:— “Elizabeth Collier and Thomas Collier the children of Thomas Collier, Senior, had a certificate from the minister and churchwardens of Bisley, August 7th 1686.” The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z "A sad affair, gentlemen, a sad affair," Mr. Rentford said, when they had taken their seats and lit their churchwardens. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z A churchwarden meets an "old sporting rector" on the road, and says, "Tell ye what 'tis, sir, the congregation do wish you wouldn't put that 'ere curate up in pulpit; nobody can't hear un." Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z There can be no doubt, that in course of time this assessment got into desuetude; that churchwardens, being the "distributors," they charged it on the church-rate by way of simplifying the machinery. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z Would his churchwardens, his rural dean, his archdeacon, or his bishop? Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z At one time I had great difficulty with one of the churchwardens, which led to a considerable correspondence. Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z Some of the items given in this way are recorded in old parish registers and churchwardens’ accounts. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z You, as churchwarden, have in fact, a right to be informed of it. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z "Well," answered the churchwarden, "I suppose I must, sir, after what you say." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Hence it was always a pleasant diversion to the Rectory children to follow the movements of the two churchwardens as they ran their godly race up the aisle in the pursuit of alms and oblations. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z And declining her offer of a mug of ale he went on, and half a mile farther turned off the road by a lane that led to the churchwarden's farm. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Notwithstanding J. B.'s diffidence, I am much inclined to adopt his surmise, that the worthy churchwarden really intended badger when he wrote baggar. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-15T02:00:34.113Z "Not more than most people," said the churchwarden, with much enjoyment. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z The churchwarden was able to reply with some composure, that such a question coming from such a quarter had taken him a little by surprise. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The churchwarden pipes are about 15 inches long. Pipe From Keens Steakhouse Is Claimed, and Smoked, Decades After Storage 2012-03-04T01:30:51Z At a large farm two miles away his churchwarden lived; there he could get help. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z My churchwardens speak of hindering strangers from coming to the church, and of repelling them from the Lord's table; but on these points I am determined to make head against them. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z Some curious payments appear in the churchwardens’ accounts of St. Mary’s parish, Reading, and are quoted by Coates, the historian of the town. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Well, one fine day they met in secret, and sent a churchwarden with a complaint to the bishop, and a thunderbolt fell on the poor curé. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Keens’s custom holds that when a member dies, friends and family ceremoniously break the stem of his or her churchwarden so that it can never be smoked again. Pipe From Keens Steakhouse Is Claimed, and Smoked, Decades After Storage 2012-03-04T01:30:51Z 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 A gentleman churchwarden would hinder my getting into the pulpit, and, in order to do this, cursed and swore, and took another gentleman by the collar in the middle of the church. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z The churchwardens preserve their rights by cutting a small quantity of grass annually and strewing it on the church floor. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Certes: have I not been to the bishop and taken the oath, and rung the church bell, and touched the altar, the missal, and the holy cap, before the churchwardens? The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Or that, perhaps, his churchwarden ended up shattering, upon meeting the floor, three years ago in January. Pipe From Keens Steakhouse Is Claimed, and Smoked, Decades After Storage 2012-03-04T01:30:51Z They hold their meetings in the churchwarden’s office, and on the 18th of June, 1828, a female superintendent was appointed at a salary of 50l. currency per annum. 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 Now, however, they are mere "churchwarden" apertures, of various indefinite shapes, with mean wooden sashes, having been remorselessly doctored in the second decade of the nineteenth century. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z There is a tradition that in the days of old the Bible was removed from the Parish Church of Ecclesfield and pawned by the churchwardens to provide the means of a bear-baiting. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z An Easter card is also given by the churchwardens from the parish funds. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The churchwarden pipes in question are roughly 15 inches long, emblazoned with the handwritten number assigned to each owner and kept on the premises, since they are far too fragile to transport. Pipe From Keens Steakhouse Is Claimed, and Smoked, Decades After Storage 2012-03-04T01:30:51Z The dance is called St. Vitus’s, and the girl is made the daughter of a churchwarden, who having taken her by the arm, it came off, but she continued dancing. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z We have found in old churchwardens’ accounts several entries relating to parish or church coffins. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z In old churchwarden’s accounts we sometimes find items bearing on this theme. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Many years ago some person unknown stole the old churchwardens’ account-book, dating from the sixteenth century. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z He became vicar's churchwarden, and kept the key of the church in his pocket. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z He died prosperous, and, above all, a churchwarden. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z As might be expected, much interesting information may be found in old churchwardens’ accounts bearing on this theme. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Each division can be opened separately; the rector holding four of the keys, and the churchwardens the others, all being of different patterns.” Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Wales, October 18th, 187- Dear Sir, I should feel much obliged if you would use your influence with the churchwardens to procure me a pew or sittings for myself and family in the Parish Church. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z The earliest of the Kingston-upon-Thames churchwarden accounts, which cover the last years of Henry VII. and the reign of Henry VIII., have various references to these dances. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Major Tarry found his in the stem of a churchwarden pipe. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The churchwardens’ accounts of St. Nicholas contain records of payments which bear on this subject. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z But the churchwarden was not to be thwarted. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z I purposed making a formal application to the churchwardens, but being a stranger to them all, I believe a word from you would procure them for me. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne on November 17th, 1558, S. Hugh’s Day, and there are many entries to be found in churchwardens’ accounts for ringing the bells upon that day after this date. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Sir George Repington had lit a churchwarden pipe and accentuated the inquiry by waving the long stem. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z When this is refused, and the patience of the lovers is exhausted, the girl leaves her father’s house and is deposited in the house of the fiscal, or churchwarden, under the care of his wife. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The wax in stock for these memorial services at the suppression was sold by the churchwardens as follows: “Item.—Sold so much wax as amounts to twenty six shillings.” Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z The curate started--indeed, everybody started--vicar, churchwardens, sidesmen and all. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Another bell bears the date and churchwardens’ names. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z "Well, my dear," said the Vicar, addressing Ellen Walton, his churchwarden's little daughter, "you have really shown great taste in arranging those ferns; they look beautiful indeed." Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Crosthwaite differed from other places in the manner of selecting and swearing the churchwardens and sidesmen, the form being settled by the Commissioners for Ecclesiastical Causes in Queen Elizabeth’s time. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z “No, there won’t,” declared the churchwarden as he rose from his seat. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z The sidesmen did not say much, but they managed, with what they did say, to convey the impression that they thought as the churchwardens thought. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Being churchwarden at the time the present peal of bells were hung. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z He was, moreover, one of the churchwardens, and, though the village blacksmith, was a man in good circumstances, and exercised considerable influence for good in the parish. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Occasionally churchwardens were guilty of what would seem to have been vandalism. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z We have before us the accounts of the churchwardens of Youlgreave, in the Peak of Derbyshire, for a period of a century and a half. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z So, in accordance with this resolution, the churchwardens waited on the vicar. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z And that the churchwardens should provide a book for each entry, and the parson, vicar, curate, and other person receiving the duty was to be allowed 2s. in the £ for his trouble. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The churchwardens recently put the question to him plainly: Why was he going? Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z The churchwardens’ books of Crosthwaite contain very minute orders as to where every person in the parish should sit, and in other places a similar rule obtained. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z Mr. Wood, late churchwarden of Haworth, also denied the stories of the cutting up of Mrs. Brontë's dress, and the other charges just referred to. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z The churchwardens quite anticipated that they might find it hard to persuade him, even in so glaring a case as the present one, to do the something which ought to be done. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z While so late as 1519, the churchwardens of Riccall, in Yorkshire, complain that “pedlars come on festival days into the porch of the church and there sell their merchandise.” Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The Board is completed by the addition of the churchwardens and overseers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z In these days of “free and open churches” it is interesting to read of the arrangements which the churchwardens and vicar made so as to allocate every seat in St. Patrick’s Church, Bampton, in 1726. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z He was afterwards a banker and died in 1896 as churchwarden of Christ Church, Mount Zion. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z That Mr. Plumber, the churchwardens, and the sidesmen should be invited to attend. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z As might have been expected, some very curious entries appear in the churchwardens’ books of different parishes relative to expenses incurred on the occasion of the annual procession. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The churchwardens and overseers of each parish form part of a Board of management. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Possibly, by the time the hostelries were reached, the churchwardens felt the need of liquid refreshment; at any rate, they frequently obtained it. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z One churchwarden answered, "He is sober, but I have had no conversation with him for many years." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z He found one grand old citadel, but the Italians had been behaving to it like Vandals, or, to be more familiar of speech, like our honest old British churchwardens when they distribute whitewash. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z I should think there were thirty or forty gentlemen present, including the rector, churchwardens, and various officers of the parish, and about the same number of schoolboys. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The meetings of the Board are held in the Union-house, and upon the market-day; because then the guardians, churchwardens, and overseers, after having transacted their private business, may conveniently perform their public duties. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z In another place it has been shown how the sworn men had often a great share in the selection of the churchwardens and other officials. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z A clergyman going to see a parish offered him, was shown it by a farmer churchwarden, who in the course of conversation said, "Are there many Puseyites, sir, where you come from?" Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z And, I say, bring up that long pipe of Revitts’—the churchwarden, you know. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z The churchwardens then presented each of the boys with a new shilling and dismissed them.” Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z We must now refer to the churchwardens and overseers of the several parishes of this rural Union. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Among the churchwardens’ accounts at Hayton for 1773 there is a copy of a contract between the churchwardens and Thomas Wharton, of The Faugh, “for letting the poor for a year” to the latter. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z A former Archdeacon of Gloucester had on his paper of inquiries addressed to the churchwardens this question: "Is your clergyman of sober life and conversation?" Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z The confession seems to have been safely made, and doubtless churchwarden Hough was proud of it. The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims And Its Place in the Life of To-day 2011-07-18T02:00:23.730Z This was a plain building, flint, with queer old stone facings, a heavy tower, “churchwarden” windows with diamond panes, with not an atom of beautiful tracery from one end to the other. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z His fellow-tradesmen wondered, and so did Cyril Mallow to such an extent that he borrowed a hundred pounds from Portlock the churchwarden to pay for investigations and obtain the money. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z 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 At the same instant the people's churchwarden rose, and both advanced upon Joe Gander from opposite sides of the church. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z “Now, father, you know I don’t mean that kind of churchwarden, so don’t try and be sarcastic,” cried Sophie. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Mr. A. B. Jones, of S——, who was one of the churchwardens of the parish for forty years or thereabouts, died unexpectedly and somewhat suddenly, about three weeks ago. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z 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 Some light on this tradition is shed by an item in the churchwardens’ accounts:— 1679. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z The parish churchwarden was walking along the road on his way to his farmhouse, and the road passed under the churchyard wall. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z “How on earth would they emphasise their arguments without a goodly number of ‘churchwardens’ to smash?” Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Your first and proper standing is not as churchwardens and parish overseers in an English county, but as members of the great Christian community of Europe. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z He mentions the deaths of princes and revolutions of government with the same phlegm and brevity as he would speak of the appointment of churchwardens.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z It had not even the merit of economy, for, by the time the work was completed, it had cost the churchwardens several hundreds of pounds more than had been anticipated. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z "No," observed the churchwarden, "I didn't notice any myself; it was from the graves the music came, as if all the dead was squeakin' like pigs." A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z There were doubtless churchwardens and sidesmen among those who, fifty years ago, used to send the little children of six to work for fourteen hours in the dark coal-pit. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z Mr. David Penrice, the churchwarden, accompanied by a lad, went to prepare the church for evening service, and found it to be full of gas. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z I'll be his churchwarden again," declared the schoolmaster, "and Sir Wilton can say what he likes. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z No typical churchwarden or clerk of the parish could rub on in a more taciturn modest manner, or seem able to make himself happy with smaller things. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z "Well, I don't care—I say I heard it," asseverated the churchwarden. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The churchwarden now came up with the collecting-bag, and Br�sig dropped half-a-crown into it with a bang, as though he expected his donation to buy him freedom from the weight of his anxiety. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:43.727Z The Court entered judgment for the churchwardens, and condemned the defendant in the costs of the protracted proceedings. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z It was the voice of the schoolmaster, himself a churchwarden, and withal an honest creature who was merely as many things as possible to as many men. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z When he had done, the churchwarden told him he was either mad, or was labouring under some gross mistake. Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z The squire was shocked, as were his wife and daughter, and the churchwardens were in consternation. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Corlett farmed a hundred acres, and was a churchwarden, and a member of the Keys. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Mr. Middleton was cited to appear and show cause why a faculty should not be granted to the churchwardens directing them to replace the articles. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The party of men looked at one another, and the churchwarden amongst the farmers, the sergeant of police, Lewis, and the corporal drew together. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z On the other arm was placed one of the long clay pipes known as churchwardens. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Strips of the adhesive plaster were applied to the wound, and the boy was soon sufficiently recovered to stand on his feet, when the churchwardens very considerately undertook to march him home. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The priest, and his two churchwardens, as they were called, were distinguished by green tufts in their turbans, and led the chant, which was taken up and chorussed by the rest with spirit. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The plaintiffs were the churchwardens, and the defendant a parishioner of Mattishall. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z "What is it to goodness, doctor?" said the churchwarden. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z English records show them to have been physicians, churchwardens, justices of the peace and sheriffs, and, according to a satirist, they were also priests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Before the churchwardens or any one else could make out what the clatter meant, the creature was well up the central passage of the nave. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z A narrow, cushioned bench against the walls, a few small tables, a chair or two, a number of churchwarden pipes on the mantlepiece, and portraits of Disraeli and Gladstone, constituted the furniture. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Also he was not regular in his attendance at church, though he acted as churchwarden. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z There soon began to meet here, once or twice a month, a congenial group, smoking churchwarden pipes. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z When the word cup was substituted for chalice, we find by the churchwarden's accounts that the vessels were frequently re-shaped. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z In the midst of the prayers, the churchwarden came to him, and demanded his license for preaching in the London diocese. A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield 2010-12-24T03:00:34.583Z At the base are inscribed the words: "In loving memory of Thomas Todd Walton, sometime churchwarden of the Church of All Saints, and a most generous benefactor to that church." The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone “Prove it, sir—prove it,” rang in his ears, and he seemed to see before him the stiff figure of the little churchwarden, with his hands stuck beneath the tails of his coat. A Little World We were smoking churchwarden pipes and telling how Jock This and Sandy That had made their money. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z “Because, being churchwarden, theer’s a thing or two I want to talk ower wi’ parson—calling a meeting for next week, like.” The Parson O' Dumford He was churchwarden at our little church, and he, too, was a magistrate. The Hillman It's not the same as being mayors or churchwardens, or anything like that. Rachel Ray I should think it is a bad job,” said the churchwarden. A Little World I hope the Free Kirk folk will not be scandalised by the revelation, especially by that of the churchwardens. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z They were in the hall by this time, and the magnanimous churchwarden was already opening the door. The Gay Adventure A Romance Also he met that walrus-like man who, whether as organist or ceremonarius or treasurer of club accounts or vicar's churchwarden, is always to be found attached to the clergy. Sinister Street, vol. 2 But one of the churchwardens got round him. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Then turning to the churchwarden— “Must be something more, Mr Timson; feel again.” A Little World The priest of the parish with the churchwardens and the parochial officials headed a crowd of boys who, armed with green boughs, beat with them the parish border-stones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The churchwarden sat down suddenly, as if his knees had given way. The Gay Adventure A Romance The old charitable organization was based on endowment, and the churchwarden was responsible for the administration of many such endowments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" One of the name was overseer of highways, and one was churchwarden in Ilkley. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Mind the glasses!” said the churchwarden, in a warning voice, and he pushed them a little farther from his friend. A Little World The man who had pursued and caught the girl was Mr. Marsh, the people's churchwarden, a widower with grown-up daughters. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle Curiosity conquered the churchwarden's wife, where an appeal to pity or kindred emotions would have failed. The Gay Adventure A Romance She sent instantly for two of the churchwardens, and dispatched them, along with Schilder-David, to the Pastor, in order to persuade him, by their united eloquence, to give up his intention. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. A box of charity she shows: Blow here; and a churchwarden blows. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 “Well, I don’t know, Mr Pellet—I don’t know,” said the churchwarden. A Little World There was a barred tap in one corner, maids in cap and apron moving about, many men seated at tables, with long pipes called churchwardens, drinking ale or port wine. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington "Up you go!" he said, thrusting the adventurous churchwarden upon the roller. The Gay Adventure A Romance Three men were standing below, who presently came up: they were the churchwardens. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. Churchwardens are no longer overseers, and the parish council may appoint as overseers a number of persons equal to the number formerly appointed as overseers and churchwardens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" “Now don’t you be in a hurry,” grumbled the churchwarden, pettishly. A Little World I could not degrade myself by going and asking Mr Burge for that money, and I dare not face the churchwarden to-morrow when he comes. The New Mistress A Tale Once the churchwarden ventured to suggest that honor was satisfied, curiosity likely to be disappointed; why not retire? The Gay Adventure A Romance He knew their voices: they were the two churchwardens Wagner and Harzbauer. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. They elected the churchwardens and overseers, the highway surveyor, if the parish was a separate unit for highway purposes, and the waywardens if it was included in a highway district. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Jared raised his hands deprecatingly, and the churchwarden continued— “‘Very true, sir,’ I said, ‘so I did everybody in turn; but, depend upon it, ’tain’t Pellet.’ A Little World At another time she would not have noticed it, but now every tap at the schoolhouse door made her start violently, and think that it was the churchwarden, Mr Piper, come for the school pence. The New Mistress A Tale The strain of acting, followed by her preposterous adventure at the magnanimous churchwarden's, had used up more of her nervous resources than was desirable. The Gay Adventure A Romance At a second small table the churchwarden’s wife turned the handle of a particularly unmelodious sewing machine. Lady Cassandra Such a dole existed at St Briavel’s, Gloucestershire, baskets of bread and cheese cut into small squares being thrown by the churchwardens from the gallery into the body of the church on Whit Sunday. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" All I get from the churchwarden when I assert my innocence is, ‘Prove it, sir, prove it.’ A Little World “Nay, nay,” said the churchwarden; “I gave you a day’s notice.” The New Mistress A Tale Confidences had been exchanged: Tony had repeated to the envious churchwarden some of the tamer episodes of his dilettante existence; Robert had tried to cap them with his burglars and Alicia. The Gay Adventure A Romance The churchwarden’s wife was asked to meet her on these occasions. Lady Cassandra To this sudden apostrophe the pagan churchwarden made no answer, but took to his heels. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Vicar and churchwarden gazed about as they came and went, and shook their heads at the boxes, but they went away as wise as they came. A Little World The churchwarden left the schoolroom, his hat still upon his head, and Hazel was left face to face with her friends from the Vicarage. The New Mistress A Tale The landlord of The Happy Heart stood leaning against his door-post, smoking a churchwarden. The Gay Adventure A Romance A surgeon called in the overseers and churchwardens of St. Clement Danes, and gave a demonstration on a body, explaining its construction, and the use of the internal organs. The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act Johnson evidently saw Falstaff as a mere man, perhaps as one whose ghost he would willingly have taught to smoke a churchwarden at the 'Cheshire Cheese.' A Novelist on Novels “Well, how could I help it, when it looked so suspicious?” cried the churchwarden, fiercely. A Little World “Yes, miss, come in,” said the churchwarden, closing his pocket-book as Hazel crushed this last horror in her hand in a weak dread lest it should be seen. The New Mistress A Tale The voluntary schools will be governed by a committee, including the churchwardens, and having a majority of laymen. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) They could see or affected to see nothing else in agriculture but one large joke; and its communities as so many tribes of gaping lads in smocks, with churchwardens, clustering about the oldest inhabitant. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday He was everlastingly in litigation with churchwardens and parish authorities, discovering rights of which he was defrauded, and privileges of which he was deprived. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day And as his old friend went through the busy portion of the house, raising his hat in reply to the salute of clerks and warehousemen, the churchwarden muttered to himself, “A thorough gentleman!” A Little World I have all this churchwarden work to do, and don’t get nothing by it, and it puts me wrong when things go contrary like, and I can’t get in the accounts. The New Mistress A Tale The term quasi-corporation is applied to holders for the time being of certain official positions, though not incorporated, as the churchwardens of a parish, guardians of the poor, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Mr. Giffard knew a church which had been robbed of its communion service: a wise man told the churchwardens what to do and the thief would surely ride in all haste to confess. Witch Stories He would be sure to be a churchwarden, and might be a poor-law guardian; and his wife would be certain to shine in the same brightness attained by him. A Rent In A Cloud He was in dread now that the communion-plate might be taken, and, lest a raid should be made upon it, he watched it himself to and from the churchwarden’s house. A Little World Still, it was a respite, disgraceful as it seemed, and she felt her spirits rise as the churchwarden wrote away as busily as a commercial traveller who has just solicited what he calls a “line.” The New Mistress A Tale Yet it is hardly so keen a desire to see a man in a clean shirt and a "churchwarden" that possesses her, as a desire to circumvent the man who has opposed her expressed wish. Portia or By Passions Rocked Such are many of the pieces of land scattered about the country, the rent of which is paid to the churchwardens for the time being, in trust for the poor. The Hills and the Vale This was, for some cause, removed by order of the churchwardens in May, 1821. Notes and Queries, Number 239, May 27, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc There were two other names read, but Mr Timson, the vicar’s churchwarden, bungled so that Jared Pellet could not catch them; but his ear-drum vibrated when his own was given out, and he shivered horribly. A Little World Meanwhile, the income seems to have sequestrated, probably lying in the hands of the churchwardens till the new minister should be properly instituted. The Annals of Willenhall Yet he did not spare rich nor poor: he preached at the Squire, and that great fat farmer, Mr. Bullock the churchwarden, as boldly as at Hodge the plowman, and Scrub the hedger. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 There is the appointment of overseers, churchwardens, and similar formal matters; but the power has departed. The Hills and the Vale Resident householders of a parish are those primarily eligible as churchwardens, but non-resident householders who are habitually occupiers are also eligible, while there are a few classes of persons who are either ineligible or exempted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" “Rather warm work that, sir,” said the little churchwarden, leaning over into the vicar’s pew. A Little World What a quaint picture might be made of the churchwardens in the old church drinking to the memory of Mr. Fisher! Old and New London Volume I Well, I was churchwarden that year, and of course had to take the plate round. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies It may be done by the churchwardens convening a Vestry, but a Vestry is extremely limited in authority, unpopular, and without any cohesion. The Hills and the Vale 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" Mr Griffith hadn't come, although he was churchwarden, and Mrs Howlett gave an answering look which meant that it was then evidently quite true. Orientations The then churchwarden, Mr. Samuel Birch, the well-known confectioner, had the child taken care of and respectably brought up. Old and New London Volume I He’d break those as easily as most people would break the stem of a churchwarden pipe. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold He had been churchwarden of St. Stephen’s, Walbrook, and the popular mind was imbued with the idea that something was wrong with his accounts, so they virtuously insulted him. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign In the episcopal church of the United States churchwardens discharge much the same duties as those performed by the English officials; their duties, however, are regulated by canons of the diocese, not by canons general. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" He never drank too much, he worked well, he was careful of his earnings, and he also went to church regularly; his ambition was to become churchwarden after his father. Orientations Dog-whippers: Frankincense.—Can any reader throw light upon the following entries in the churchwardens' account-book for the parish of Forest Hill, near Oxford? Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc A hanging cluster of lighted lamps over each table, R. and L. Macaire, R., smoking a cigarette; Bertrand, L., with a churchwarden: each with bottle and glass The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV In a church without an heraldic coat of Royal Arms, can a churchwarden, or the incumbent refuse legally to put up such a decoration, it being the gift of a parishioner? Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc In the United States, too, the usual practice is for the parishes to elect both the churchwardens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Mr Griffith, being a carpenter, which is respectable and well-to-do, which is honourable, had been made churchwarden, and part of his duty was to take round the offertory plate. Orientations It is, in fact, a spiritual churchwarden," said Hardy, "after our English notions. A Danish Parsonage The institution of churchwardens is of remote antiquity, they having been first appointed at the African Council, held under Celestine and Boniface, about the year of our Lord 423. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Are churchwardens compelled to place them over the chancel arch, or in any part of the building over which their jurisdiction extends? Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Each churchwarden after election subscribes before the ordinary a declaration that he will execute his office faithfully. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" “So thee shall—dang if thee shan’t,” rejoined Mr. Bumpkin; and produced a long churchwarden pipe, and a big leaden jar of tobacco of a very dark character, called “shag.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit You must choose me for your churchwarden, Mr. Helstone, the next time you elect new ones. Shirley In an old churchwarden's book of accounts, belonging to the parish of Farringdon, in the county of Berks, and bearing date A.D. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc These were sold by the said churchwarden, who would appear to have been a zealous iconoclast. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time I looked guiltily at the senior churchwarden, and saw his mouth twitch. The Thread of Gold His Grace has recently been visiting the clergy and churchwardens of his diocese and delivering what are called Charges to them. Arrows of Freethought The rectors, their curates, and their churchwardens now issued from the church porch. Shirley By Flamma's side there stood a great mug of the Goliath ale, and between his lips there was a long churchwarden pipe. Amaryllis at the Fair It is inscribed “To the glory of God, and in memory of Frederick Harwood, formerly churchwarden, who died March 12, 1874, aged 51 years.” A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time "He's a churchwarden!" cried the unfortunate man, in a shrill whisper. The Rector Mr. Jones is to let me have a place called Clover Cottage, down in Gloucestershire, and, I believe, I'm to take a farm and be churchwarden of the parish. Is He Popenjoy? Mr. Gale had been a churchwarden, and was indulgent to the clergy. Shirley The churchwardens of the eighteenth century plastered the fresco paintings of the fourteenth in their churches—covered them over with yellowish mortar. Amaryllis at the Fair The churchwardens of Hampstead first appeared at the Bishop's visitation in 1598, which therefore marks the beginning of an actual parochial settlement, though the register commences in 1560, nearly forty years earlier. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London A churchwarden told me to sit down where I was, but I put my hand to my ear and shook my head, as much as to say "I do not hear you." The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 The Bishop of Oxford, having sent round to the churchwardens in his diocese a circular of inquiries, among which was:—"Does your officiating clergyman preach the gospel, and is his conversation and carriage consistent therewith?" The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Pryor, take care of this future magistrate, this churchwarden in perspective, this captain of yeomanry, this young squire of Briarfield, in a word. Shirley In the old churchwardens' accounts of Wakefield, are several items bearing on this subject, and amongst the number are the following: £ s. d. Bygone Punishments He could only just see the pillars and the organ, where his own name had been painted in gilt letters since the time that he had been churchwarden and helped to restore it. Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them Then one churchwarden said to the other churchwarden, "This man is deaf, he doesn't hear; I was telling him to sit down—" "Pardon me, but are you speaking?" The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 The churchwarden near Wallingford replied:—"He preaches the gospel, but does not keep a carriage." The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. The same penalties were enacted, with one addition—a fine of one shilling for absence from church on Sundays or holy days, to be levied by the churchwardens of each parish. The Acts of Uniformity Their Scope and Effect It was the general practice in bygone days, not very far remote, for churchwardens to visit the various public-houses during the time of church service and see that no persons were drinking. Bygone Punishments I had seen, for the first time in my life, a churchwarden in Somerset, a local cheesemonger of appalling correctitude. The Belovéd Vagabond "Say, is your wife here to-day?" asked one churchwarden of the other. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 Eastry, Kent: "One bell inscribed with the names of the churchwardens and the maker; a shilling of William III., and other coins are let into the rim." Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Choke may the painter! and his box disclose No other colours than his fiery nose; And may we no more of his pencil see Than two churchwardens, and mortality. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II His churchwardens mumbled a few words of regret, and turned away, confused. The Scarlet Feather "You must save him, Madame," I cried, "from being made a churchwarden." The Belovéd Vagabond Weybridge's church is modern, but the registers and churchwarden's accounts are old and amusing. Highways and Byways in Surrey And about his man who is staying at Mrs Hadwin's?" said the perplexed churchwarden; "does any one know who the fellow is? The Perpetual Curate The husband was churchwarden at Kew Church, and his wife was an ardent church worker, hence they had long ago become excellent friends. The Seven Secrets I shall take it up!' said Mr. Humpage, in a white rage; 'and I don't think it will do you credit as a churchwarden, let me tell you!' The Giant's Robe In 1624, the churchwardens of every parish were ordered to report to the Commander of the plantations, in which the Parish lay, all persons who had imbibed too freely. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century What sort of a game the Kyngham was nobody knows, but it brought the churchwardens most of their money: four or five pounds was a good collection. Highways and Byways in Surrey "And their father is churchwarden!" said the indignant woman. The Perpetual Curate The village lawyer, the postmaster, and some rough-looking country farmers, together with the churchwardens and several members of the local board, had been invited to the dinner. Major Frank If I find that you are anywhere back of this venture—if she does not return shortly—I will break you as I would a churchwarden pipe.” The Pagan Madonna A very capital good fellow—an auctioneer and land surveyor, my churchwarden in fact, by name Jobling—found that in spite of constant good resolutions, certain small vices were gradually creeping upon him. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts Alexander Akehurst, M.D., one of the churchwardens who presented the Book of Homilies to the church, rebuilt this house early in the eighteenth century, but parts of the older building remain. Highways and Byways in Surrey The churchwarden in his bosom gives no constant, enduring peace; and after all, though he may be often ridiculous, it is the churchwarden who has made good part of England's greatness. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Autumn divers, church pickpockets; but often used for churchwardens, overseers of the poor, sidesmen, and others, who manage the poor’s money. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man Another venerable archdeacon now living permitted the churchwardens of Swaffham to give him a fine copy of Cranmer's Bible belonging to the church library. Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He understood nothing of what the fat man had said, but he caught the word "churchwarden," and remembered it. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure Susan's mother was a widow, and she paid to get rid of her daughter a cow and twenty shillings from the churchwardens. Highways and Byways in Surrey From 1683, and many subsequent years, there is a constant repetition in the churchwarden's account of "Wooden Baldrocks," from time to time supplied new to the parish. Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Being thus equipped, he inquired out the churchwardens of the parish, and by the same story got a crown of them. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man At the end of the straggling village stands the church with its square tower, a lofty grey stone building, with bits of fine decorated architecture about it, but much of churchwarden Gothic supervening. Tom Brown at Oxford In the shop Mr. Toby showed him the churchwarden pipes in the show-case. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure If the churchwardens, or the archdeacon, or the college, or the bishop had power to interfere, as to which he was altogether ignorant, and chose to exercise that power, he could not help it. The Vicar of Bullhampton The reformation means that they were, in the language of our modern churchwardens, "repaired and beautified," during the reign of our alderman. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters She may have done some work for the churchwardens, as they often employed women; it may have been a debt due her father, a present on her marriage, or an aid in sudden poverty. Shakespeare's Family A box for charities, she drew; "Blow here!" and a churchwarden blew— "Hey, presto, open!" Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) The Churchwarden was sitting in his chair tilted back against the wall, keeping guard over his church; and he was smoking his churchwarden pipe. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure He was nearly sure that his own churchwardens would be guided altogether by himself,—and as far as he was concerned the chapel should remain unmolested. The Vicar of Bullhampton The church had been cruelly mauled by churchwardens of the last century, and a few Gothic decorations, intended for the beginning of restoration, only made it the more incongruous. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster I hope my churchwarden patrons won’t disapprove if they hear of it, because they talk about building an ornamental mission room.” Brandon of the Engineers The churchwarden has come with a face full of gloom to consult on the falling off in the offertory. Stray Studies from England and Italy There were the churchwarden pipes; he selected one and took it out. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure It shall only further be said of Frank Fenwick that he esteemed both his churchwardens and his bishop, and was afraid of neither. The Vicar of Bullhampton Crood, who was smoking a long churchwarden pipe, took its stem from his lips, and waved it in the air with an expressive motion. In the Mayor's Parlour The earlier forms of clay pipes gradually gave way to the long-stemmed "churchwardens," which in course of time were again superseded by pipes with short stems. Chats on Household Curios Long afterwards a wooden tablet was fixed by a churchwarden on the wall of the south aisle of the chancel. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography "Dear, dear, what times we have had together, Louis, my esteemed churchwarden of Darling Point, Sydney!" Tessa 1901 He laid great stress and emphasis on having 'his short pipe' with him, probably reserving a regular long-shanked 'churchwarden' for home use. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Other lists follow, and contain goods and ornaments that were missing, or that had been sold by various churchwardens since the beginning of the reign of Edward VI. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See He was smoking a long churchwarden, I a stubby and blackened short one. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada I am bored, not interested as a churchwarden should be, when the wall of the graveyard crumbles unexpectedly. Lalage's Lovers If, however, the parish p. 6vestry are unanimous, and the appointment is desirable in other respects, no harm will ensue from the fact that the chosen churchwarden is technically ineligible. Churchwardens' Manual their duties, powers, rights, and privilages Even this would not answer our purpose; it was as difficult to make change with the old churchwarden as with Malcolm: there was no money in the camp except hard silver dollars. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses On the other hand, it is fair to them to remember the innovations, for better or worse, which the vestry and churchwardens thought it right to make at frequent intervals. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See I was once Vicar’s churchwarden for three years.” The Lady of the Basement Flat I have been very carefully brought up and I am a churchwarden. Lalage's Lovers Now, it was necessary under the old law that churchwardens should be living in the parish. Churchwardens' Manual their duties, powers, rights, and privilages If you happen to come in at the meal-time of the roughest and dirtiest, apologize as naturally and honestly as you would if you intruded on the wealthy churchwarden's well-set luncheon. To My Younger Brethren Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work Did a pig-tailed hoyden giggle at the Grammar School boys from her pew in the minster, the impropriety was reported by the churchwarden to her mother. The Nebuly Coat His afternoon the Squire, in his capacity of churchwarden, spent an hour with the Vicar in his study, and then joined us for tea on the lawn. The Lady of the Basement Flat I am also a churchwarden and the Archdeacon is well aware of what that means. Lalage's Lovers This gentleman was not so; and therefore was not under the old law “a fit and proper person” to hold the office of churchwarden. Churchwardens' Manual their duties, powers, rights, and privilages Some interesting memoranda from the overseers and churchwardens give a glimpse of hard days in the past. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Miss Joliffe did not take the bills out of their drawer again after the churchwarden had left her. The Nebuly Coat In 1631, however, the agitation was renewed,228 this time in the form of a petition from the churchwardens and constables of the precinct of Blackfriars to William Laud, then Bishop of London. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration He sat down again, and without another word filled and lit his churchwarden, and stared through the smoke-wreaths at the grate. Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray In 1825 the vicar and churchwardens posted to Worcester, that they might inspect the colouring of the Cathedral and other churches there with a view to decorating the Abbey. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire In 1811 an entry shows the churchwardens making an effort to relieve the acute distress caused by the high price of food. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts The churchwarden had taken a few of the elders into his confidence, and asked their advice as to the propriety of his visit of remonstrance. The Nebuly Coat Or, take the tradesman who may be a churchwarden or deacon at his church or chapel, but exhibits no scruples whatever in employing false weights, and, worst of all, in adulterating human food. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles One of the churchwardens invited the two young people to come up higher; but Rosamund requested to be left where they were, and presently the rest of the congregation streamed in. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls It has been reduced in height, probably at the time that the steeple was blown down in 1666, but no churchwardens' accounts of that date remain. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire Before every chair was placed a little metallic dish with hot coals, and a churchwarden pipe was brought to every visitor at once without awaiting orders. Memoirs No, no, God-amighty never made us equal, and don’t expect us all to be churchwardens. The Nebuly Coat The Sage of Chelsea had his smoke as usual, a special churchwarden and a more-special "screw" of tobacco having been carefully sent out for and laid before him. John Forster He was churchwarden; and then, when his head was full of his office, it was also full of flour, and full of ideas of his own consequence and infallibility. Rattlin the Reefer Even the churchwardens shook their heads, and privately thought the Rector a little out of his seven senses, for wasting his learning upon such unprofitable scholars. The Little Savage “Then we must all hev dreamed we heard bell swing,” said the churchwarden. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias No, all was safe, but her excuse had not deceived the churchwarden. The Nebuly Coat He is to turn himself so as to be heard: and Canon 80 requires the churchwardens to provide a "Bible of the largest volume." The Prayer Book Explained Moreover, young gentlemen, I have to tell you, that the churchwardens, and the authorities in the town, are determined to put down Guy Faux, and he shall be put down accordingly. Rattlin the Reefer He took counsel with the churchwardens, Farmers Goodenough and Rawson, who both agreed that they were a bad lot, who didn’t deserve nothing, but it helped to keep down the rates. The Carbonels The rector and doctor led the way with the churchwarden, then followed the rector’s three pupils, and after them the servants and townspeople in silence. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias The churchwarden wiped his face again, and puffed a little. The Nebuly Coat Churchwardens, Qualification of.—Can any of your correspondents give the title and price of any work which will define the qualifications requisite for filling the office of churchwarden? Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc This very morning the folks of our parish made me churchwarden, which they would no more have done a month ago, when they considered me a down pin, than they . The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" This Mr Jones was well-known to the Carbonel family as an excellent man—a churchwarden, and sure to care for the welfare, spiritual as well as bodily, of those commended to him. The Carbonels A little deputation from the town, Mr Rounds, my churchwarden; Mr Dodge, the people’s. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias The only justification for such extravagance would be some parish function or festivity, and nothing of that sort could be going on without the knowledge of the churchwarden’s family. The Nebuly Coat At last I saw that my churchwarden began to look a little strangely and suspiciously at me; ugly sayings reached my ears; the congregation began to thin. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found “So grand that I am afraid the churchwardens will have serious doubts as to the school funds,” said the vicar, laughing. The Fortunes of the Farrells My complacency, too, was heightened by Jenny coming out presently, and the admiration she expressed at my dignified attitude under the mulberry-tree, leaning back in father’s armchair, and smoking his very own churchwarden. Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy The rest of the party were soon up in a group, and then there was a pause and the churchwarden spoke. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias The feat was beyond Miss Joliffe’s powers; she was but a poor actress, and the churchwarden saw that she was ill at ease as she opened the door. The Nebuly Coat The Dutchman still retained a strong accent, although he had been in the country forty years, and was a churchwarden. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers The churchwarden and postmaster of Muggerbridge would have been very indignant had such an insinuation ever reached his ears. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch He was churchwarden of our church, and much respected. Highways and Byways in Sussex “But it don’t suffice, Parson,” said the bluff churchwarden. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias The funds of the mosque and any endowment attached to it are in charge of some respectable resident, who is known as Mutawalli or churchwarden. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) He had quarrelled with one of his churchwardens, whose name I forget; the other’s was Waller. Two Suffolk Friends “Ah! you may say so,” said the husband, with a touch of importance in his voice which became a churchwarden when speaking of church matters; “it’ll be hard to fill his place there.” The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch My churchwardens and I feel reluctant to retain the management of the school unless fully assured that we are fulfilling the wishes of the majority of the people. The Village by the River He gave a great deal of time to his parishioners, to consulting his churchwardens, to starting choirs, to managing classes and parish expeditions. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies An attempt was made to ring the bells, but the churchwarden could not be found, and no one else had authority to pull the ropes. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway Your first and proper standing is not as churchwardens and parish overseers, in an English county, but as members of the great Christian community of Europe. A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) “What can I do for you, sir?” he said, no longer with his churchwarden’s voice, but as the Muggerbridge silversmith. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch But the rector, who sat on a platform at the end of the room, with his two churchwardens, was already on his feet, and Paul pocketed his annoyance and settled himself to listen. The Village by the River As our churchwarden backed his advice by offering to lend waggons and horses to take us to Oakford, if the other farmers would do the same, his speech decided the matter. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son It was Friday night, the night when the ringers had always been used to practise, in the days when he was churchwarden. Cobwebs and Cables The churchwardens who had set up this list, with the date, September 1757, and attested it with their names, had prudently left a fair blank space thereunder for additions. The Mayor of Troy In the accounts of churchwardens of the fifteenth and early part of the sixteenth century we meet with frequent notices of payments made for watching the sepulchre at Easter192-*. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. In English ecclesiastical law a brief meant letters patent issued out of chancery to churchwardens or other officers for the collection of money for church purposes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" We stroked them, some of the more adventurous sat upon them, and we echoed the churchwarden's remark, "Yaller satin, sure enough, and the backs gilded like a picter-frame." A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son Dr. Carrington, too, a clean-shaven, blue-eyed, grey-haired man, churchwarden of Saint Sepulchre's, was a representative of the straitest views, and desperately in earnest. By What Authority? As for the parish, it was shorn of all its property, save the parish church, in the same reign, and its old self-governing life dwindled away to the election of churchwardens. The Rise of the Democracy And so on, until our good friend here,' indicating Sawrey, 'being a Justice of the Peace, called out to the churchwardens, "Take him away, take the fellow away." A Book of Quaker Saints At his tomb once a year the parishioners met to receive the accounts of the outgoing churchwardens and to elect new ones. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings It were in the old church that came down," continued the churchwarden, "in the old Squire's time. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son The church was filled from end to end as they came in, meeting Dr. Carrington at the door, and they all passed up together to the pew reserved for the churchwarden, close beneath the pulpit. By What Authority? Nowhere else surely has a Gothic architect approached so closely to the ideals of his "churchwarden" imitators of the beginning of this century. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See By this act the churchwardens were empowered to collect charitable contributions; and if any refused to give, or dissuaded others from that charity the bishop of the diocese was empowered to proceed against them. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary A memorandum in the churchwardens' accounts speak of him setting up a pair of organs on the rood loft. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings I think Mr. Andrewes could endure the churchwarden's tale of former destructiveness no longer, and he abruptly called us to come away. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son That clerks in those early days were not ashamed to beg is susceptible of various sorts of proof, one of which consists in the help so frequently afforded them by generous churchwardens. The Customs of Old England Great civic corporations reigned in those days; churchwardens tyrannised and were rich; and many a goodly chime of bells they hung in our old church-steeples. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series A curious incident occurred here in May, 1833, an account of which I had from the lips of a son of the then churchwarden. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men It is curious that the churchwardens' books, in which many entries occur detailing repairs and other work connected with the spire, make no mention of its fall. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings He did not sit on the Bench, nor was he a churchwarden, the usual grounds of meeting. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma On the occasion of a similar perambulation of the parish boundaries in 1714-15 the churchwardens paid for beer, pipes and tobacco, cakes and wine. The Social History of Smoking The hymn to which the churchwardens moved about, gathering the pence, whose numbers and noisiness seemed in keeping with the rest of the service, was a well-known one to us all. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys On Easter Tuesday, the 28th March, 1837, a meeting was called for the election of the churchwardens of St. Martin's, and for the making of a rate. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men The interior of the church is in that unhappy condition which bespeaks the churchwarden's period—whitewash plastered over everything, obliterating lights and shades and rare carvings beneath a glare of uncouth cleanliness. Round About the Carpathians Young Lollypop had the callow and awkward ways of a young giraffe, but, though only a three-year-old, he was sedate as an old maid and had the dignity of a churchwarden. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs They must not be confused with the much longer "churchwarden" or "yard of clay" which was not in vogue till the early years of the nineteenth century. The Social History of Smoking During the next verse my devotions were a little distracted by the gradual approach of a churchwarden for my threepenny-bit, which was hot with three verses of expectant fingering. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys It was a nice respectful letter containing sentiments that would have done honour to a churchwarden. The Observations of Henry Parish dinners were held on the choosing of the churchwardens, the visitation of the Archdeacon, etc. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century A paunchy man in a bob wig, with a blue coat and Windsor buttons, holding a churchwarden pipe in his right hand and a pewter quart in his left, came towards us. Romance There were the long clays or "churchwardens," to be smoked in hours of ease and leisure; and the short clays—"cutties"—which could be smoked while a man was at work. The Social History of Smoking And perhaps it's as well I'm not; for my natural combativeness would never have tolerated my bishop or my rector, or even the parish churchwarden, specially in these days of Ritualism and Romanism. My Life as an Author His narrative is dry, uncircumstantial, and unimportant: he mentions the deaths of princes and revolutions of government, with the same phlegm and brevity as he would speak of the appointment of churchwardens. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third There ceremony was laid aside, and the old cavalier and the brilliant general entered into familiar talk, the former lighting a long pipe, of the kind known at present as a "churchwarden." The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars Williams was his favourite captain, whom he would bring home in the evening to drink rum and water, and smoke churchwarden pipes with him. Romance At Queens', the Combination-room in Tennyson's time had still a sanded floor, and the "table was set handsomely forth with long 'churchwardens'"—as the poet told Palgrave when the two visited Cambridge in 1859. The Social History of Smoking She was alone; for Troy was not the Dearloves' parish, and the Twins attended their own church—being, indeed, churchwardens. The Astonishing History of Troy Town July 9th, Evening.—After the wonderful revelation made to me by Lady Chillington this morning, I came home, and got behind a churchwarden, and set my wits to work to think the matter out. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 Mr. Matthew Wesley, as host, sat at the head of his table and puffed at a churchwarden pipe; a small, narrow-featured man, in a chocolate-coloured suit, with steel buttons, and a wig of professional amplitude. Hetty Wesley This implies what the 26th canon expresses, that the minister is to urge churchwardens to perform that part of their office. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century In taverns, of course, the churchwarden—beloved of Carlyle and Tennyson—was usually smoked to the accompaniment of shandygaff. The Social History of Smoking I have a great mind to see if I can't get made churchwarden, and try the effect of a little counter-irritation. My Little Lady Then when a churchwarden is elected, as one is annually, the curé may have his candidate, the opposing party theirs. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Other Members were friendly to the project, and Mr. Dennis Herbert, in the avowed interest of churchwardens, urged the Government to seize the opportunity to abolish the threepeeny-bit, the irreducible minimum of "respectable" almsgiving. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-25 One of them was the churchwarden, Mr. Townsend, and the other was Mr. Hamilton. Uncle Max Both cutties and churchwardens were smoked, but the latter of course were not adapted for persons engaged in active pursuits and were essentially of what I may call a sedentary nature. The Social History of Smoking It's a joke, my boy; a great big laugh for you and me, when there's nothing left in life but toddies and churchwardens. The Voice in the Fog The parties divided on the choice of a churchwarden and the curé's candidate was defeated. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The pretty little Madame Gerson occupied and filled with her prattle, the box of the Prefect of Police—No. 30, in which Monsieur Jouvenet showed his churchwarden's profile. His Excellency the Minister He was one of my churchwardens, a capital fellow, so thoroughgoing and reliable. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town You could not even walk while holding a long churchwarden in your mouth, and consequently the short clay was most favoured by young men at Sandhurst and the Universities.... The Social History of Smoking "There are fine women there," he would say, removing his long churchwarden's pipe from his mouth and waving it to give emphasis. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality The Church, the greatest institution of the village has its annual election—that for a churchwarden; of the three churchwardens one retires every year. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 "Yes, and the rector also," said I. "And I have no doubt but the churchwardens would like to see Goody at church, for the tickets for flannel petticoats are to be given away to-day." Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories It was considered the height of ill-manners for a mate or second mate to smoke a churchwarden or a cigar! Windjammers and Sea Tramps I have sounded my churchwardens on the subject, but without reaping any benefit from the advice given. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 25, 1917 And he puffed at his churchwarden's pipe and grinned. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality So eminently respectable was he that we find him churchwarden at Quebec. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The interior of the church is a melancholy spectacle of churchwarden methods, but probably Lockton will before many years receive that careful restoration that has taken place at Ellerburne and Sinnington. The Evolution of an English Town Palmy, at this period, wore an archdeacon's hat, and smoked a churchwarden's pipe; and neither were his own, nor did he derive anything ecclesiastical or Anglican from the association. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series I must say I should be so interested to hear the defence of the late churchwarden who eloped with——" "Ah, please, please," said Lady Arabel, "don't talk in that dretful way. Living Alone From these churchwardens' accounts we learn how our forefathers raised money for the expenses of the church and of the parish. Vanishing England The churchwardens of the parish were requested to attend the meeting, and protest, on behalf of the vicar, and also to present the archdeacon's monition. From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry "Have our churchwarden and our rector been having another of their long talks?" Bylow Hill A churchwarden in the next pew nodded and nodded, until he nodded his peruke awry, and a child went fast asleep, with its head in its mother's lap. Audrey The Nichol Charity provides for the distribution of bread and coals to about 100 people on New Year's Day, by the vicar and churchwardens of St. David's. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically From the contents of the parish chests, from churchwardens' account-books, we learn much concerning the economic history of the country, and the methods of the administration of local and parochial government. Vanishing England I was silenced now, and gave up the point; when the churchwarden came forward and said he would be responsible for lighting the church. From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry At last the churchwarden brought his brass plate, which the squire gravely took and held out to his neighbour, who swept the five sovereigns on to it in a very grand manner. From John O'Groats to Land's End Presently she was aware of Richard Wholesome walking to and fro and smoking a long-stemmed clay pipe, then, as yet in England, called a churchwarden. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 The parish registers date from the 16th century, and the churchwardens accounts are preserved from the year 1652. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically Vases have many votaries amongst those worthy members of society, the churchwardens. Vanishing England In this complimentary sport the curate and one of the churchwardens took part. From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry We were also shown four pewter flagons for Communion wine, all of the time of Charles I, two churchwardens having each given one in 1633 and two other wardens one each in 1638. From John O'Groats to Land's End Coventry, York, Wakefield, Reading, Hull, and Leicester were famous for their plays, and in the churchwardens' accounts we find many entries referring to the performances. 1469.—e.g. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs The churchwardens were then supported by the inhabitants, who held several public meetings to enforce the proper observance of the day, but there have been many changes since. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically The parish register books have suffered less than the churchwardens' accounts, but there has been terrible neglect and irreparable loss. Vanishing England Among others, the churchwarden came to me in a very excited state, and said, "What ever made you say, 'Now or never!—now or never!'?" From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry He was even appointed to the honourable offices of churchwarden and overseer; while under his tuition his peasant-wife was becoming, in the words of the village gossips, "quite the lady." Love Romances of the Aristocracy It is to be noted that the women always extracted the most money, and in the old churchwardens' accounts we find frequent records of this strange method of collecting subscriptions—e.g., Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs In 1809 the use of the underground rooms was put a stop to, and the churchwardens allowed the prisoners a shilling per day for sustenance. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically Robbery was in the air, and clergy and churchwardens sold sacred vessels and appropriated the money for parochial purposes rather than they should be seized by the king. Vanishing England The poor churchwarden remonstrated in vain against being visited in this manner, and thought it very hard; but the vicar sat there, and persistently, said, "Now or never!" From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry P'raps you'll say he muddled himself with opium till he couldn't tell which was Nature and which was Coleridge; but there was old Wordsworth, as sober as a churchwarden, and he knew. The Divine Fire The letter was of a degraded form, bearing much the same relation to the true character as a "churchwarden gothic" building does to Canterbury Cathedral; the colours were varied. The Hill of Dreams And in villages they are commonly made churchwardens, sidesmen, aleconners, now and then constables, and many times enjoy the name of head boroughs. Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) The author, with much satire, depicts the "very many splendid, curious, and convenient ideas which have emanated from those churchwardens who have attained perfection as planners and architects." Vanishing England Although without churchwardens, this parish still appoints its own overseers of the poor. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See There are no people with such terrible memories as churchwardens. A Tale of a Lonely Parish "Good day, Goddard," she said with benign condescension to the churchwarden. Halcyone I thought this wrong; and as churchwarden, begged that the money might be paid into mine own hands when taken. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Such improvements cannot fail to ensure celebrity to churchwardens of future ages. Vanishing England He was the head man in the business and in the house, and also in the church, where he performed the duties of churchwarden in place of his old master. The Darling and Other Stories "You are fortunately not in the position of my churchwardens," answered Mr. Ambrose. A Tale of a Lonely Parish Without a family, without a shop, and without money, the former churchwarden, an honoured and respected man, spent whole days going the round of his friends' shops, drinking, eating, and listening to advice. The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories Pipes were to be short, in place of the long bamboo churchwarden beloved by the Koreans. Korea's Fight for Freedom Some wiseacres, the vicar and churchwardens, once determined to pull down their old church and build a new one. Vanishing England The churchwardens' accounts reveal the amounts paid the holders of the office at different periods. The Parish Clerk To county magnate or parson or stranger seated by him on the box he could be as decorous as a churchwarden, and talk of politics or cattle or county business with all due solemnity. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 In the morning he received a request to give up immediately his duties as churchwarden. The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories This usually announces that churchwardens will be elected and the accounts produced; the latter, since church rates were abolished, is not obligatory, and only subscribers have a right to question them. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Everybody from the King to the churchwardens, who sold church plate lest it should fall into the hands of the royal commissioners, seems to have been engaged in pillaging churches and monasteries. Vanishing England In the census returns it is not quite unusual to see the names of women returned as parish clerks, and we have many who discharge the duties of churchwarden, overseer, rate-collector, and other parochial offices. The Parish Clerk But this was only his ignorance; for man may deny his descent from an ape and be eligible as a churchwarden without being any the less a convinced Evolutionist. Back to Methuselah Only two hours later, after talking to the churchwarden and looking over the church, he seized a moment when Shapkin was in conversation with the priest and hastened away to weep. The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories It is important to remember that no churchwarden has a legal status before he has been formally admitted by the Archdeacon. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor It must not be forgotten that although the vicar and churchwardens are for the time being trustees of the church plate and furniture, yet the property really is vested in the parishioners. Vanishing England Here he looked at the churchwarden and sorrowfully said, "For thirty years I have been to the visitation and always got home drunk; Sally will think I haven't been." The Parish Clerk People nicknamed them "the churchwardens," which was not quite nice, having regard to the fact that their sole aim was the truest welfare of the church. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Moreover, although it is not generally known, the expenses of such works are a legal charge against the parish, provided the churchwardens have had the previous countenance of their colleagues the overseers. In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious The Archdeacon was seen at the lych-gate of a country church in company with a churchwarden farmer, the Vicar being unable to attend. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Each had a tub and a child in it; and three children, already washed, skipped around the floor stark naked, one with a long churchwarden pipe blowing bubbles which the other two pursued. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales I suppose this was done by the churchwardens to conceal the dilapidated condition of everything; but they had omitted to remove the grass which was growing in the crevices of the floor paving. The Parish Clerk He wrote to the churchwardens that he had a cold, and that his agreement was with poor Fuller.” The Three Brides At the last, when Mr. and Mrs. Cobbe despairingly believed that they were never to be relieved of their troublesome guest, a vestry was called, and the churchwardens brought the matter to a conclusion. In the Days of My Youth It was a long churchwarden, and he liked the stem to be steeped in a solution of sal volatile, or something of that kind, so that it did not stick to his lips. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections After a churchwarden had been chosen or elected, he took the oath of office before the archdeacon. The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects Another, with sarcastic wit, said, "Moses looks like some churchwarden who would have to be careful how he ate his soup." The Parish Clerk It was announced by the churchwarden to the family, first to the ladies at the hall, and then to the gentlemen at the inn, that Mr. Craik was going to preach a funeral sermon. Fated to Be Free At the present churchwarden's house is preserved a 15th cent. cope, which has been converted into an altar frontal. Somerset At any rate the early Vestry-book shows that, in 1735, the churchwardens, after the colonial custom, asked leave of the Governor of Virginia to call James Marye to their pulpit, and it was granted. George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway Besides the churchwardens other wardens or gilds sometimes busied themselves with the selling of ale for the benefit of the church. The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects On the appointment of a new and reforming churchwarden this expenditure was stopped, and for the first time Fewson returned to Riston sober. The Parish Clerk On this occasion, Mr. B. and some friends combined in an application to Lord Eldon, and his lordship instantly directed the churchwardens to render an account of the trust within a few days. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832 I have got a churchwardens' meeting at a quarter to, about that west pinnacle, you know. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life The churchwardens began to work with him; then a few of the larger tenant farmers. Hodge and His Masters When invitations had been sent out to surrounding parishes, interparochial courtesy seems to have required the attendance either of the churchwardens or of some other more or less official representatives of the neighboring communities. The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects He is appointed by the churchwardens if his duties be confined to the church, but if he is employed in the churchyard the appointment is vested in the rector. The Parish Clerk I dined once with his lordship and the churchwardens, and found that vestry honours and vestry appetites are not exclusively English characteristics. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 560, August 4, 1832 Why is it praiseworthy and beautiful that your rector and churchwardens should have exerted themselves to the utmost to make this church what it ought to be? The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little The three locks were for the rector and two churchwardens. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association After repeated citations and a threat of excommunication, he appeared, denying the charge and alleging that a churchwarden with others had falsely concocted it. The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects The churchwarden, a farmer, kept the padlock-key in his pocket till the service was safely over, and then released the imprisoned cleric. The Parish Clerk A churchwarden between his lips, he appeared to listen, sometimes giving a nod or a grunt; in reality his thoughts were wandering amid bygone glories, or picturing a day of brilliant revenge. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories Of much interest are the quotations from the churchwardens' accounts that are preserved in the church room. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter The old building was in the Gothic or pointed style, with lancet windows, &c., but much disfigured by churchwardens' repairs, although the great Inigo Jones is said to have built its square, brick tower. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 329, August 30, 1828 Such, at least, would seem to be the usual practice according to the churchwardens accounts, which contain many lump payments made to constables for bridges. The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects As parish clerk, Fewson attended the Archdeacon's visitation with the churchwardens, whose custom it was on each such occasion to spend about £3 in eating and drinking. The Parish Clerk There were also churchwardens, usually two for each, parish. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins "Now look thee here, Joe Peregrine, go thee to the sexton and tell 'un to ring the church bells for the folks to come for a fox; and be sure and tell the churchwardens." A Cotswold Village In the Register of the parish church may be seen a most interesting entry, showing the Earl of Derwentwater's signature as churchwarden. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day After a rapid glance at the interior, which was in an exceedingly dangerous state, he said to the churchwardens, "Gentlemen, we'll consult together on the outside, if you please." The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain His appointment, his rights, his dismissal are so closely regulated by law that incumbents and churchwardens have to be very careful lest they in any way transgress the legal enactments and judgments of the courts. The Parish Clerk It was the vestry, thus constituted, that apportioned the parish taxes, appointed the churchwardens, presented the minister for induction into office, and acted as overseers of the poor. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins The churchwardens had taken advantage of the unusual concourse of strangers as the occasion of a Church ale. A Cotswold Village The leader of the official party—the steady advocate of the churchwardens, and the unflinching supporter of the overseers—is an old gentleman who lives in our row. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people "It's the sort of thing he says merely for the sake of making a disturbance," continued the senior churchwarden. The Cost of Kindness Four bottles of port wine were deemed the proper allowance on communion days, and after a fractional quantity had been consumed in the church, the rest was finished by the churchwardens at the inn. The Parish Clerk In many parishes the churchwardens were the collectors of the parish taxes. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins The parson's discourse, however, appears to have suffered some interruption by reason of the numbers who crowded into the aisles to patronise the churchwardens' excellent ale. A Cotswold Village He is not so well off as the churchwardens, certainly, nor is he so learned as the vestry-clerk, nor does he order things quite so much his own way as either of them. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people The churchwarden, Marcel's uncle, in his long-tailed coat, with a pompous step, passed her entirely by, and refused her the heavenly meal. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist One of these churchwardens drank himself to death after the communion service. The Parish Clerk The English parish, with its churchwardens and vestry and clerk, was reproduced in Virginia under the same name, but with some noteworthy peculiarities. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins This reminds me that at the age of twenty-four I accepted the office of churchwarden of a certain country parish. A Cotswold Village Some kind-hearted man who had known him in happier times, chanced to be churchwarden that year, and through his interest he was appointed to his present situation. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people |
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