30 JANUARY 1932, Page 17

COWPER'S MEMORY

- [To the. Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,:—That Cowper is forgotten can scarcely be maintained when it is remembered that some of his hymns arc sung wherever the English language is used in worship. The Church Hymnary which is used by the Church of Scotland and many other Presbyterian Churches for instance, has seven well- known hymns by Cowper, while the Church of Ireland Church Hymnal has six.—I am, Sir, &c., R. B.