...called them to prayers when any of them had departed this life. Grose says :— "The passing bell win anciently rung for two purposes ; one to bespeak the prayers of all good Christian) for л soul just departing ; the other to drive away the evil spirits who stand at the bed's...

...was seen to perform it with every sign of tenderness and sensibility." BOOKEB. The Passing Bell. " THE passing bell was anciently rung for two purposes...Christians for a soul just departing; the other, to drive away the evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot and about the house, ready to seize their prey,...

...afterwards considered as a necessary appendage to every parish church. The passing bell was aneiently rung for two purposes, one to bespeak the prayers...christians for a soul just departing ; the other to drive away the evil spirits who were supposed to be near the house and ready to seize their prey, or...

...was seen to perform it with every sign of tenderness and sensibility." BOOKER. The Passing Вей. " THE passing bell was anciently rung for two purposes...Christians for a soul just departing; the other, to drive away the evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot and about the house, ready to seize their prey,...

...bell should be tolled : — but now the passing bell is not struck till the soul has left the body. The passing bell was anciently rung for two purposes:...prayers of all good Christians for a soul just departing ; and the other to drive away the evil spirits that stood at the bed's foot, and about the house, ready...

...give tho bells the name of some saint, as was formerly done in England. The passing bell was formerly rung for two purposes ; one to bespeak the prayers...Christians for a soul just departing, the other to drive away the evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot or about the house. Such was the general opinion...

...times, and continued in Kngland till the beginning of the last century. "The passing bell, says Grose, was anciently rung for two purposes: one to bespeak...of all good Christians for a soul just departing; tbe other to drive away evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot, and about the house ready to seize...

...heaven. This was called soul-ringing 'Sia'lc ringen.' "The passing bell, says Grose, was anciently runt; for two purposes: one to bespeak the prayers of all...Christians for a soul just departing; the other to drive away evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot, and about the house ready to seize their prey,...

...friends around to bid God bless him. "The custom of ringing the passing bell is very ancient : it was rung for two purposes— one, to bespeak the prayers...other, to fright away the evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot, and about the house, ready to seize their prey, or at least to molest and terrify the soul...

...same, some difference in the day or hour being observable. The passing-bell, which was anciently rung to bespeak the prayers of all good Christians for a soul just departing this life, and also to frighten away the evil spirits who were lurking in the air ready to seize or...