Vestry effect what would today usually be called a parochial church council, but was also responsible for all the secular parish business now dealt with by civil bodies, such as parish councils. Eventually, the vestry assumed a variety of tasks. It became responsible for appointing parish officials, such as the parish clerk, overseers of the poor, sextons and scavengers, constables and nightwatchmen. At the high point of their powers, just prior to removal of Poor Law responsibilities in 1834, the vestries spent not far short of one-fifth of the budget of the national government itself. More than 15,600 ecclesiastical parish vestries
A Divine Double Feature A Divine Double Feature A Divine Double Feature is a collection of two video segments, both starring Divine. This 110 minute video is split into two segments. The first, directed by John Waters, is a 16mm black and white short film titled "The Diane Linkletter Story" which stars Divine as a troubled young teen who is driven to suicide by her horrible parents. It was loosely based on the true suicide of Diane Linkletter. "The Neon Woman", the second short, is a live recording of the off-Broadway play by the same title, with Divine in the starring role as a