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Only a few of the hundreds who attended the funeral were 

 able to find room in the church. 



The " Squire " was lowered into his moss and violet lined 

 grave that had been arranged by the villagers' loving hands. 



As the parishioners who were unable to bring more costly 

 tributes of affection filed past the open grave, they threw in 

 sprigs of gorse from the whin close by, where but a few days 

 before he had been hunting. 



The death of this fine old sporting parson gave rise to what 

 I believe to be a unique incident in ecclesiastical history, namely, 

 a sermon on Hunting Parsons by an Archbishop of the Estab- 

 lished Church. 



On November 16th, 1913, the Archbishop of York dedicated 

 a stained glass window and a memorial brass to Mr. Slingsby's 

 memory at Moor Monkton Church. Both had been erected 

 by members of the York and Ainsty hunt and a few other 

 friends. 



Before referring to this remarkable appreciation of a hunting 

 parson by Archbishop Lang, I think the window and brass are 

 worthy of description, and I should like to picture to those 

 who have not seen the memorial something of its beauty. 



The subjects are so appropriate. On the left is Saint Hubert, 

 patron saint of the chase. He is shown in hunting-dress, and 

 the stag with the crucifix between the antlers is introduced by 

 his side, which, according to the legend, appeared to the saint 

 vfhen he was hunting in the forest and brought about his 

 conversion. Saint Hubert was afterwards bishop of Liege. 



On the right-hand light is depicted Saint Francis of Assisi, 

 the lover of nature. 



The saint is shown, according to the legend, ministering to 

 the birds, which had assembled to meet him, and, having re- 

 ceived his message, did not fly away until he gave them his 

 blessing and made the sign of the Cross— when they formed 

 themselves into the shape of a cross, and flew away east, west, 

 south, and north, singing wondrous songs. 



Under the window in old English letters is : 



" To the glory of God, and in affectionate memory of the 

 Rev. Charles Slingsby of Scriven Park, Knaresborough, who was 

 killed while hunting on his own property, close to the Red 



