EMPTY CHURCH
The Rev. E. A. Lowndes, vicar of -C the little parish of Compton Abdale, ~ tolls.the bell every Sunday and prays 'I in an empty church for a congregation holding its own service else1| where.
;> This has happened for seven years, :;Ufor during that period there has been Iftea feud between Mr Lowndes and the fh villagers. The quarrel, which shows no c?4sign of dying, began, according to the when the vicar declined vK’to allow them, to use the church hall piano for a concert (says the London / ' Sunday Express). “ I was hoping” the vicar said recently, “ that this Easter s-yi the finish of this regrettable Jeud. ring the church bell mys£K-»?every Sunday morning and evening, and I Hjhave done so for seven years; but nobody comes near; so I kneel at the ||| altar and pray for them hoping and • knowing in my heart that things will be put right one day. I shall celeflfti'ate Easter Communion, but I do not expect any congregation.”
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Waipa Post, Volume 42, Issue 3303, 30 May 1931, Page 8
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165EMPTY CHURCH Waipa Post, Volume 42, Issue 3303, 30 May 1931, Page 8
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