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The Bulletin
Fix this text*«The Bulletin,” Vol. 73—No. 3776
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Fix this textWednesday, June 25, 1952
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W,, Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper.
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Fix this textST. GILES CATHEDRAL, FORTRESS OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
Fix this textEDINBURGH’S principal church, St. Giles, standing a short way downthe
Fix this textRoyal Mile from the Castle, has played a stirring part
Fix this textecclesiastical history. It stands upon the site occupied by a as t
Fix this textback as the ninth century, which was replaced by a N b™an stmctuie in the
Fix this texttwelfth century: this was burnt down by the invading English under Richa
Fix this textII in 1385. The present Gothic edifice was built between 1387 and the miaoie
Fix this text° f X^oiifstan ding t 'architectural feature is the central
Fix this textthe famous “Crown of St. Giles,” dating from about 1495. It was here that
Fix this textJohn Knox preached between 1559 and 1572, and he was buried m _ the
Fix this textcemetery which then adjoined the church. He is commemorated by a plate
Fix this textin the roadway bearing the initials “1.K.,” and by a bronze statue, within t
Fix this textCathedral, to the cost of which Australia subscribed. ......
Fix this textDuring the time of John Knox the building was divided. b n y n
Fix this textjpff> three churches; other portions served as a grammar school, a town
Fix this textclerk’s office, courts of justice, a prison and a corner was everi found for
Fix this textstoring the gallows. During the reign of Charles I, in 1633, the bishopr
Fix this textEdinburgh was established, with St. Giles as the Cathedral. At the time ot
Fix this textthe Revolution, in 1688, however, the last of the State bishops was ejected,
Fix this textand since then, although still popularly designated St. Giles Cathedral, the
Fix this textchurch has no official claim to the title.
Fix this textIt was there, in 1637, that a famous incident took place when Jenny
Fix this textGeddes. a market-woman, incensed at hearing the English Church service read
Fix this textfrom the pulpit, flung her stool at the head of the Minister, Dean Hannay,
Fix this textwhich resulted in a riot. Her action is commemorated by a tablet bearing the
Fix this textinscription “ . . near this spot a brave Scottish woman, Janet Geddes, on
Fix this textthe 23rd July, 1637. struck the first blow in the great struggle for freedom
Fix this textof conscience which after a conflict of half a century ended in the establishment
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