S.C. church to get bell after nearly 100 years

After all the bell ringer jokes on a past similar post, I couldn't resist.

For nearly a century, a church bell tower in downtown Rock Hill has stood silent — never actually holding a bell. That changed Monday when a 1,000-pound brass bell was hoisted into the tower of The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour.

A small crowd of church members attended the bell-raising on the sidewalk at the intersection of Caldwell and White streets. Colin Okey, 2, the son and grandson of members, was the first to strike the bell with a metal striker while it sat on the sidewalk before it was raised. After Colin, several 3- and 4-year-olds from the church’s day school class took turns striking the bell with wooden spoons.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/551500.html