Now I am looking for it, the term seems to crop up naturally. I am just a little surprised that I do not recall finding references to the election, appointment, remuneration or resignation of a Beadle in the session minutes I have read for Kirkwall, Sanday, or Caithness. Then again I had only found a couple of references to a Precenter in the church, until very recently. Robert Slater

May be wrong but I think that before the days of church organs the precenter used a tuning fork to set the key for singing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert SLATER" <rsla8999@bigpond.net.au> To: <ORKNEY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:00 AM Subject: [ORKNEY] Beadle in the Church of Scotland. > Now I am looking for it, the term seems to crop up naturally. I am just > a > little surprised that I do not recall finding references to the election, > appointment, remuneration or resignation of a Beadle in the session > minutes > I have read for Kirkwall, Sanday, or Caithness. > > Then again I had only found a couple of references to a Precenter in the > church, until very recently. > > Robert Slater > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1764 - Release Date: 03/11/2008 07:46

I am sure that is correct, they were used to lead the Congregational singing as no musical instruments were allowed. Willie 2008/11/5 Jemima Manson <mimes@talktalk.net>: > May be wrong but I think that before the days of church organs the precenter > used a tuning fork to set the key for singing > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert SLATER" <rsla8999@bigpond.net.au> > To: <ORKNEY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:00 AM > Subject: [ORKNEY] Beadle in the Church of Scotland. > > >> Now I am looking for it, the term seems to crop up naturally. I am just >> a >> little surprised that I do not recall finding references to the election, >> appointment, remuneration or resignation of a Beadle in the session >> minutes >> I have read for Kirkwall, Sanday, or Caithness. >> >> Then again I had only found a couple of references to a Precenter in the >> church, until very recently. >> >> Robert Slater >> >> ------------------ >> List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing >> and UnSubscribing can be found at: >> >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1764 - Release Date: 03/11/2008 > 07:46 > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >