Search for Image ID "" West Mersea Church Gazette page 9.
We often hear it remarked, by people who do not know, who by the by are generally the ones who make the most remarks, that Essex is a flat and ugly county. To those who think thus we would cordially recommend a Cycle ride to London, and if they do not then change their opinion an immediate visit to an Oculist should be paid. In addition to the pleasure which the beauty of the scenery affords, there is a peculiar satisfaction enjoyed by a Ratepayer, who realises, (perhaps for the first time) that he does get value for his money in the splendid condition of the main roads maintained by the Essex County Council. Turning aside to make a pilgrimage to the simple grave of one of the best of Bishops and the kindest of friends, the striking beauty of the Shenfield Churchyard is particularly noticeable. How we longed to be able to show our own people what a country Churchyard ought to be, and recognized with humiliation that unless one considerably overpasses the allotted "three score years and ten," at the present rate of progression we shall not live to see any appreciable improvement in this direction. On again to Romford, where it is borne in upon one's mind with irresistible force that the alarming rate at which the Metropolis is growing out into Essex is a most serious problem for Churchmen in the Diocese of St. Albans. Did space permit we might proceed to describe the extraordinary scene in and around the Queen's Hall, Langham Place, where was gathered a remarkable crowd of unpatriotic males and peculiarly plain females, friends of every country but their own, engaged in the truly noble task of making the foulest charges against their brothers in the field, cheered to the echo by the ill favoured crowd of Foreigners present, who reward the misplaced generosity of the country that affords them shelter by siding with her enemies. It was a galling sight and had it not been for the double line of police protecting them from the indignant 15,000 patriots, who found such British airs as "God save the King" and "Rule Britannia," good enough for them and did not therefore require to sing the "Marseillaise" in French as the Pro-Boers did, there would have been short work made of the abusers of English tolerance. We are, as yet, unable to announce the precise date of the Sale of Work, but hope to be able to do so shortly. Mrs. Pierrepont Edwards will be most grateful for any gifts of saleable articles or money to purchase materials which she can readily get made up. Bis dat qui eito dat ! Our old friend Miss G. Corrie has kindly responded to the appeal for old linen and we are most grateful. Date: July 1901 Photo: Heather Haward Collection Image ID WMCG_1901_007_011 Category 1 Books-->Church Gazette | ||
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