The commemoration service took place on Thursday, Nov 17. The psalms went better than formerly. There was again no sermon. There was, as usual, a reception up school after service. The proceedings this year were enlivened by an innovation in the shape of songs by some boys of the abbey choir up school. As a…
The Commemoration service took place on Nov 17th & was greatly approved by the omission of the sermon. As usual the School Choir were completely put out by the Abbey Choir. Dr Bridge played for the latter, with the inevitable result that the Psalms dragged fearfully. I am quite sure we should get on much…
The Commemoration service was held in abbey on Monday Nov. 17. The prayers etc were intoned by Rev Edwin Price who is leaving the abbey for Bishop’s Auckland. The Dean of Lincoln preached. His chief aim served to be to prove that Westminster is degenerate, principally on the grounds of the abolition of water. His…
On Monday evening, Nov 18th, a service for the commemoration of benefactors was held in Abby, by permission of the Dean. The service, which was entirely in Latin consisted of several Psalms and the Deum set to Gregorian music & chanted in union; the lesson read by the Dean, a long sort of preface setting…