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Names of Wiltshire Churches. 



So also we have Cyrstemal-ac (—oak) . Cod. Dipl. il 8. In a 

 charter relating to Niwanham (Newnham), in Kent, we have 

 a point of boundary described as " j?cer feet Christes-mal stod," 

 (where the Christ-mal stood). Cod. Dipl., 526. All these 

 notices would seem to indicate that way-side crosses, or figures 

 of our Lord on the cross, were customary in this country, 

 as they still are in parts of Europe, in the early days of 

 of Christianity. 



All that has been attempted has been to give an example or two 

 under each of the general classes we have endeavoured to explain. 

 Some Names there are which cannot very fitly be placed under any 

 one of these four heads ; — others which might be included under more 

 than one. These, together with many that will be additional illus- 

 trations of the various portions of this and the two previous papers, 

 we hope some day to give in a supplementary list. 



D'amcs of TOttsjiw €htd)f$. 



By the Rev. Canon J. E. Jackson. 



^IIAT Churches should be distinguished by names may not be 

 necessary where there is only one : but in cities where they 

 are numerous, the time-honoured custom of naming them after some 

 Saint is convenient and almost unavoidable. But it should be re- 

 membered that though a church bears the name of St. Paul, St. Peter, 

 St. Leonard, &c, it is not dedicated to them, but to the glory and 

 worship of God, in memory or as a memorial of them. 



The word " saint " is properly an adjective, not a substantive 

 but just as we incorrectly speak of the classic writers as "the classics," 

 so, use (the " norma loquendi ") has given a substantive form to " the 

 saints/'' The word, whether spoken of a person or thing, simply 

 means holy. In the latter case, "Saint cross " and "Saint sepulchre" 

 are merely the equivalent of " Holy cross " and " Holy sepulchre." 

 The authorities for the names of our churches are Ecton'sThesaurus , 



