See also:

• SEXTON (an early corruption of " sacristan," properly the keeper of sacred vessels and vestments, Med. Lat. sacristanus or sacrista)

SEXTON (an See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early corruption of " sacristan," properly the keeper of sacred vessels and See also:

• VESTMENTS

vestments, Med. See also:

• LAT

Lat. sacristanus or sacrista)  , a See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor officer of an ecclesiastical See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish . In the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church the See also:

• SEXTON (an early corruption of " sacristan," properly the keeper of sacred vessels and vestments, Med. Lat. sacristanus or sacrista)

sexton was identical with the ostiarius, or See also:

• DOOR (corresponding to the Gr. Bbpa,. Lat. fores or valvae; the English word, with other forms common in allied languages, comes from the same Indo-European stem as the Gr. Obpa and Lat. fares)

door-keeper, whose See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty it was to open and shut the church at certain See also:

• HOURS, CANONICAL

hours, guard the church and all it contained, and prevent the See also:

• HEATHEN

heathen and excommunicated from entering . The duties of the See also:

• MODERN

modern sexton are practically those of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient sacristan . He has the custody of the church keys, is responsible for keeping the church clean, for the See also:

• BELL
• BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819—1905)
• BELL, ANDREW (1753—1832)
• BELL, GEORGE JOSEPH (1770-1843)
• BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
• BELL, HENRY GLASSFORD (1803-1874)
• BELL, JACOB (1810-1859)
• BELL, JOHN (1691-178o)
• BELL, JOHN (1763-1820)
• BELL, JOHN (1797-1869)
• BELL, ROBERT (1800-1867)
• BELL, SIR CHARLES (1774—1842)

bell-ringing and See also:

• LIGHTING

lighting, and looks after the See also:

• VESTMENTS

vestments and instrumenta of the church, but the duties may vary by See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom in different parishes . Where his duties are confined to the care of the vestments and instrumenta the right of See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment of a sexton lies in the churchwardens; if his duties are confined to the See also:

• CHURCHYARD
• CHURCHYARD, THOMAS (c. 152o-16o4)

churchyard the right of appointment is in the See also:

• INCUMBENT (from Lat. incumbere, to lean, lie upon)

incumbent, and where his duties extend to both the right of appointment is jointly in the churchwardens and the incumbent . By custom, however, he may be appointed by the parishioners . He usually has a See also:

• FREEHOLD

freehold in his See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office, and in some parishes is entitled to certain customary fees .