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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As a URC, Methodist & Anglican Shared =
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with 8 bells (the oldest dating from 1380) St. Peter's Chertsey must be one=
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the few "Methodist" churches with bells dating from 400+ years before =
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Wesley!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Peter</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Ddave@d...=20
href=3D"mailto:dave@d...">David Cawley</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 15, 2003 4:41=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Ger=
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view of English ringing in 1786</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yeah, but now both Synod and the Methodi=
sts have=20
agreed to the Covenant, that will be put right.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Whether the Methodists will adopt bells =
however,=20
is a different matter. I think those two delicious Taylor chimes -=
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Alfreton (10 + 2) and Grainger's Lane (8) and the G&J 10 bell chime a=
t=20
West Ham Central Mission are the only Methodist installations, in England=
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anyway.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>No doubt there will be a flurry of other=
s. =20
Meanwhile enjoy your Wesley's Best Bitter.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT> </DIV>
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rom:</B>=20
<A title=3Dpeter@w... href=3D"mailto:peter@w...">Pe=
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Whisker</A> </DIV>
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title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 15, 2003 3:1=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] G=
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view of English ringing in 1786</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>This thread brought to mind a recent Sunday afterno=
on when=20
</FONT><FONT size=3D2>I rang for (and attended) a John Wesley 300th=20
anniversary meeting at St. Peter's Chertsey (which is an=20
LEP Shared church).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Apparently, according to the speaker, the grea=
t man=20
used to speak out against the evils of drinking tea - he himself f=
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preferring to drink beer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Clearly the Methodists got the message a bit wrong=
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somewhere along the line.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>;-</FONT><FONT size=3D2>)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Peter</FONT></DIV>
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>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddave@d...=20
href=3D"mailto:dave@d...">David Cawley</A> </DIV=
>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogr=
oups.com</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday 15 July 2003=20
14:00</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians]=
German=20
view of English ringing in 1786</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Clearly a teetotaller. There i=
s usual=20
alternative liquid entertainment available nearby, sufficient of whic=
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would have rendered him insensible to the 'noise'.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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