Stones of the Temple; Or, Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church. Field Walter

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177 Stone Pulpit in North Kilworth Church 179 St. Mary's Church, Sherborne 189 All Saints' Church, Bradford 199 Castle Cary Church 211 Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Ringwood 219 Church of St. John, Walworth 227 Sutton Benger Church 237 Llanfaenor Church 243 St. Alban's Church, Holborn 247 Icklesham Church 257 Harpsden Church 267 Church of St. John, Highbridge 277 Keynsham Church 287 Clerestory Window 294 Meopham Church 297 Tower, Saragosa 303 Window, Church of St. Petronius, Bologna 309

      "Who is able to build Him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of

       heavens cannot contain Him? who am I then, that I should build

       Him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before Him?

       "Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and

       in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and

       crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the

       cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem,

       whom David my father did provide. Send

       me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees,

       out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants

       can skill to cut timber in Lebanon;

       and, behold, my servants shall be

       with thy servants, even to prepare

       me timber in abundance:

       for the house which

       I am about to build

       shall be great and

       wonderful."—

       2 Chron. ii.

       6—9.

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PREFACE

       Table of Contents

      The following chapters are an attempt to explain in very simple language the history and use of those parts of the Church's fabric with which most persons are familiar.

      They are not written with a view to assist the student of Ecclesiastical Art and Architecture—for which purpose the works of many learned writers are available—but simply to inform those who, from having paid little attention to such pursuits, or from early prejudice, may have misconceived the origin and design of much that is beautiful and instructive in God's House.

      The spiritual and the material fabric are placed side by side, and the several offices and ceremonies of the Church as they are specially connected with the different parts of the building are briefly noticed.

      Some of the subjects referred to may appear trifling and unimportant; those, however, among them which seem to be the most trivial have in some parishes given rise to long and serious disputations.

      The unpretending narrative, which serves to embody the several subjects treated of, has the single merit of being composed of little incidents taken from real life.

      The first sixteen chapters were printed some years since in the Church Builder.

      The writer is greatly indebted to the Committee of the Incorporated Church Building Society for the use of most of the woodcuts which illustrate the volume.

      W. F.

       Godmersham Vicarage,

       Michaelmas, 1871.

       CHAPTER I

      THE LICH-GATE

      "These words which I command thee; thou shalt write them on thy gates."

      Deut. vi. 6, 9.

       "Who says the Widow's heart must break,

       The Childless Mother sink?—

       A kinder, truer

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