And the bells will ring

At long last, the representatives from the Verdin Bell Company are here today.  They arrived early this morning, and have spent the better part of the day installing the hammer and other hardware around the bell in the east tower.  At this writing, they are still high above the ground, in the tower, finishing the last details of the installation.  Once that's complete, they will have to complete the wiring before we can test the bells.

If all goes well, the installation should be all complete before the end of the day today, and within two weeks or so we'll be able to have an official re-dedication of the bell, and an official bell rining party.  In the meanwhile, I'm still undecided about whether we should allow the bells to ring before they ae officially re-christened, but I'm leaning toward silence for another ten days or so.

Lest someone ask the question, the Church recognizes only one official Baptism, and since even bells are officially christened when they begin to ring, I suppose that we can't technically re-baptise the bell, but we can hold a dedication ceremony of sorts to inaugurate the rejuvination of the bell that rang above the heads of our parents and grandparents.  With a bit of luck and good mainitenance, it will ring over the heads of our children and grandchildren too.