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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This is really for Andrew in reply to his welcome
email.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I would be pleased if you would be in direct touch;
not least because this Diocese of Canterbury is 'linked' to Madagascar, and the
parish to which I have moved is linked with one in Antananarivo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 22, 2010 8:31
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] FW: Malagasy
bells [1 Attachment]</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=671582620-22012010>Members of the list may remember I forwarded some
photos of a full circle bell in Madagascar last year. I've just received a
follow-up email from the USPG missionary who provided the photos,
below.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=671582620-22012010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=671582620-22012010>Andrew</SPAN></FONT></DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial></FONT><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Sam Beeton <BR><B>Subject:</B> Malagasy
bells<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have been doing some research on College
archives and found the followng record of the bell being
installed:</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><ST1><ST1><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><SPAN
class=671582620-22012010></SPAN></SPAN></ST1></ST1></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><ST1><ST1><SPAN lang=EN-GB>St
Paul</SPAN></ST1></ST1><SPAN lang=EN-GB>’s Day 1913 new bell dedicated by
Archdeacon MacMahon.<O></O></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=671582620-22012010>F</SPAN>undraising begun by Radley in 1904 as a
memorial to Mrs Gregory, wife of College founder F.A.Gregory and completed by
Rev Yonge</FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=671582620-22012010>, </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB>total cost
of bell £57.13<SPAN class=671582620-22012010>. </SPAN></SPAN><ST1><ST1><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>Bell</SPAN></ST1></ST1><SPAN lang=EN-GB> and fittings made by
Taylors of Loughborough<SPAN
class=671582620-22012010>. </SPAN><O></O></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Mr J. Sully
bellhanger of Stoqurber, <ST1><ST1>Somerset</ST1></ST1> was agent and supplied
drawings for bell hanging free of charge.<SPAN
class=671582620-22012010> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=671582620-22012010></SPAN><O></O></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB>The bell is
4 cwt, with iron headstock weighing 1cwt<SPAN class=671582620-22012010>.
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>The inscription on the bell is “Lozako raha tsy
mitory ny filazantsara aho”, a translation of the text on the big bell in
<ST1>St Paul</ST1>’s <ST1><ST1>London</ST1></ST1>, as the College founder was
the son of the Dean of St Paul’s.<SPAN
class=671582620-22012010> B</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>ell hoisted on Jan 17<SUP>th</SUP> in
College tower using two blocks borrowed from the Cathedral to hoist with<SPAN
class=671582620-22012010> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2 face=Arial>19 pieces of native rope spliced together
to lift bell.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><O><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have just
spotted your request about two old bells from Canterbury from many months
ago. I will try to find out about those, but in the meantime, here is a
picture of the bell fittings at Amboatany.</FONT><SPAN
class=671582620-22012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Amboatany is over the
hill above the college. It is about half an hour's walk and was actually
founded before the college.</FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Do you know if there a picture
somewhere of the bell at St Paul's with the inscription "Woe to me if I do not
preach the Gospel"; i.e. the inspiration for the College bell? <SPAN
class=671582620-22012010> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=671582620-22012010></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></O></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2 face=Arial><O>May God bless
you,</O></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2
face=Arial><O>Sam</O></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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