Far away we could hear the deep tones of the parish clock, which boomed out every quarter of an hour.

The ghost has been seen by several living members of my family, as well as by the rector of the parish, the Rev. Augustus Dampier, who is a fellow of King's College, Cambridge.

He is a member of the parish committee.

But surely, if your supernatural theory be correct, it could work the young man evil in London as easily as in Devonshire. A devil with merely local powers like a parish vestry would be too inconceivable a thing.

The United States of America has several divisions. It is first separated into the fifty states. Each state is then broken up into counties or parishes. Each county or parish is divided into towns or townships. These towns or townships contain the villages and cities.

Glancing wide over hill and dale, the fair bridal procession at last reached the parish church, which they nearly filled.

The parish register is so old that if you touch the pages the paper will disintegrate.

The chaplain listened sympathetically to his parishioner.

They are the boys of the parish.

Eleven years ago, there was a fire at the parish.