Presented at St. George's Day Service: Replica of 1,100-Year-Old Relic Gift of Former Resident HE ancient pillars and arches of Canterbury Cathedral' seemed for an instant before the eyes of the congregation at Holy Trinity Cathedral on April 25 when a stone which has lain perhaps for centuries as part of the hallowed walls of the ancient sanctuary was formally presented to its daughter church in Shanghai, 'The stone is actually taken from Canterbury Cathedral, and bears a replica in bronze of an ancient Canterbury cross which was found beneath one of the city's streets seventy y ago, and made in Kent more than' 1,100 years ago, This historic ceremony was performed as a prelude to the special St. George's Day service, which was itself adapted from the old form of guild service from a prayer book prepared by two of the canons of Westminster for use in the Abbey.
This unique stone, already set into the west wall of the Cathedral close to the lectern. was presented to a trustee of the Cathedral by the president of the St, George's Society, Mr. E._S. Wilkinson, "You are right welcome, Mr. Presi dent and members of the committee of the Royal Society of St. George, in the name of God, to this Cathedral Church. We rejoice that you are come hither, and would gladly know how we may serve you," said Dean Trivett, welcoming the representa Lives of the St. George's Society.
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