[Bell Historians] Ringing custom

[Andrew Wilby]

If you pull the rope with one hand you have the other spare with five 
fingers to help you count?

No perhaps not.

Andrew

On 18/06/2013 11:37, Chris Pickford wrote:
> Can anyone help with this query? If so, please reply direct to Chris
> Flynn at
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> From: Christopher Flynn [mailto:chris at ...]
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 12:09 AM
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> Subject: Dove Web Contact: Ocean Grove, NJ
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> Hello -
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> I am the Director of Facilities and Production at the Ocean Grove Camp
> Meeting Association, a UMC Camp Meeting on the Jersey Shore.
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> So for years and years we have started our worship services by ringing a
> tower bell 5 times. However, nobody knows why we ring it 5 times. It's just
> the way we've done it for years. Any idea of any bell ringing tradition that
> would cause us to ring it 5 times??
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> Thanks,
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> Christopher Flynn
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