A Guide to the History And Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of St. Saviour
A Guide to the History And Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of St. Saviour
Canon Thompson
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Before taking our leave of him we should like to con- template his attitude in a new light. Amongst the Knights Templars it was the custom, when reciting the Apostles' Creed in their Encampments, to draw the sword about three inches, as in the effigy, in commencing ; and at the words, " In Jesus Christ our Lord," to plunge it into the scabbard to the hilt. It will be noticed that the lips are firmly parted. He is saying the Credo. He was a believer. "The Knight's bones are dust, And his good sw...ord rust ; His soul is with the saints, I trust." — Coleridge. This will be a good stand-point from which, looking west, to notice an instance of LEANING CHUKCHES. Our Church, it will be seen, bends gradually from the west, round by the north, towards the south-east. The whole fabric, which is in the form of a Cross, is made to lean to the side on which our Lord's head is supposed to have inclined, when " He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost."* * On the deflection and orientation of Churches, see the Large Edition, pp.
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