Virginia parishes; the vestry was a close corporation. From Wordnik.com. [Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins] Reference
In the vestry is a theological library, bequeathed by the first rector. From Wordnik.com. [An History of Birmingham (1783)] Reference
"No" said the man "Mr. Roberts who is sorting surplices in the vestry is the parson.". From Wordnik.com. [Daisy Ashford: Her Book] Reference
So I said, in a by-the-by way, to my churchwarden, "We must call a vestry before long, and have this looked to.". From Wordnik.com. [Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood] Reference
There hung on the wall of the "vestry," or social prayer-room, above the leader's chair. From Wordnik.com. [Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman] Reference
This "vestry," or business committee assembles with the missionary as presiding officer. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Afro-American Group of the Episcopal Church] Reference
Each gate watchman is appointed and paid by the "vestry" of the street in which he keeps guard. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither] Reference
Upon inquiry, I found that not long before the vestry of. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of Old George Town] Reference
The vestry was formerly a Lady-chapel, possibly Saxon, with. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Going to the vestry, I leaned on the General's arm, and it was then that. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Propped up against the vestry wall is a Jacobean altar-stone, formerly on the. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
In 1831 the vestry failed to elect a rector as successor to Reverend Mr. James. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of Old George Town] Reference
And, on the 16th day of June, 1761, the record below is made in the vestry-book. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
The other is in the north wall of the transept, and opens into the choir vestry. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
Since this event, the bouquets have ceased to be laid in the vestry and the desk. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
One of the vestry rushes to get it for him, bringing the cream and sugar on a tray. From Wordnik.com. [Who Do You Say I Am] Reference
Apparently it was Padre Felipe's sleeping apartment and the chapel vestry combined in one. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine] Reference
At last, in 1838, a vestry was elected, and from that time, St. John's has always flourished. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of Old George Town] Reference
The tower was an after thought, as we find from the vestry-book, now in the possession of the writer. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
And, on the 14th day of July, 1762, the following record on the vestry-book will show its completion. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
Some of the remnants that were returned are preserved in a glass case in the vestry, where they may be seen. From Wordnik.com. [A Short Account of King's College Chapel] Reference
The figure itself with label was affixed to a board and placed in the vestry for those who cared to inspect it. From Wordnik.com. [A Short Account of King's College Chapel] Reference
One of these, viz., that over the choir vestry, has been walled up, and the other has a circular or rose window. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
So long as Sir Peter tried to keep part of his plan a secret from the vestry, he had one failure after another for his pains. From Wordnik.com. [Old Valentines A Love Story] Reference
Preceded by two little chorister boys, the old Cure left the vestry, and at the moment when he knelt on the steps of the alter. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
On November 17, 1806, the vestry elected the Rev. Robert Seymour Sims, and August 11, 1810, they elected the Rev. George Holson. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
= -- The third of the chapels is the most regular in shape, and is used, as it was in monastic times, as a Vestiarium or vestry. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
A new vestry for the clergy is badly wanted, as well as for the choir, whose cassocks and surplices now hang in the adjacent aisle. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See] Reference
Great House said they could see their faces in the candlesticks; and didn't the Bishop say 't was the natest vestry in the diocese?. From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
The most ancient brass after Dr. Towne's is that of Dr. Argentine, who is buried in the vestry on the south side nearest to the east. From Wordnik.com. [A Short Account of King's College Chapel] Reference
In the vestry there is a slab, in the floor, of a former rector, John Hetherset, holding a chalice with hands in many-buttoned gloves. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
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