27 OCTOBER 1923, Page 18

PAROCHIAL STORIES.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The reference in the Spectator of October 13th to the choir who sang " Take Thy pil-, take Thy pil-, take Thy pil-grim home," reminds me that the Salvation Army used to sing several hymns in this way thirty or forty years ago. I can recollect hearing two, viz. :— " Oh for a man-, Oh for a man-, Oh for a man-sion in the skies," and

" Send down sal-, Send down sal-, Send down sal-vation from on high."

Possibly some of your readers can recollect more.—I am, Sir,