The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-16
LENTEN SERVICES AT ST. PETERS
CHURCH.
VIM. Bogert Walker, Rector.

ASH WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10.
Morning Service, Holy Communion, Sermon,
10 A. NJ
Evening Service, Sermon, Up. NJ
ISUNDAYS-Service and Sermon, ,1O:3OA. .M.&5 p n
TUESDAYSand THURSDAYS-Service4: 10 P.
wEDNESDAYS-Service 1OA. NJ.
and with address,, 4,l5 P. NJ
FRIDAYS-Service, 10 a. NJ. and (with Lecture)
7P.M
HOLY WEEK.
Service, Daily, with Meditation or Sermon,
1OA. NJ. and 4.15 p. NJ
''i1 and Goob FRIDAY, N.
HOLY COMMUNION.
Every Sunday, 0A5 A. NJ
| (NIarch 4, 1880 a. NJ
S. Matthias, Feb. "a, lOA. NJ
NIaundy Thursday, March 20, 1OA. NJ
HOLY BAPTISM.
At any Service.
CONFIRMATION, APRIL %.
Glasses, Tuesdays and Fridays, after Service.
THE COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting GOD, who hatest
nothing that Thou hast made, and dost forgive
the sins of all those who are penitent Create
anu llldhb III us new anu lllhh VIC
worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging
our wretchedness, may obtain of Thee, the GOD
of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness
through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. Amen.
EASTER DAY. APRIL l.
Holy Communion, CA. NJ.
Morning Service, Holy Communion & Sermon,
1880 A. NJ.
Children's Service, Up. NJ.
Evensong and Sermon, 5P. NJ.
PASTORAL ADDRESS.
DEAR BRETHREN: Again the solemn
Lenten Season brings its pleadings. 1t
pleads with you for CHRIST that He
may be the SAVIOUR of your souls.
It is the great heart-cry of humanity
that is conscious of its failures, and
sins. and needs. 1t is n cry to the
world to halt in its mad career of folly,
and sin. and lukewarmness, and unbe-
lief. Incalculable benefit awaits our
souls in the means of grace now at our
disposal. if we but use them faithfully.
We abstain from entertainment and
festivities, not because they are wrong,
but because they are out of keeping
with this season Of mourning; and we
need the time, for the Church Services,
for deeper study of the Scriptures, the
Prayer Book, Church History, Christian
Evidences, and for devotional works.
We require our means for special and
more generous almsgiving.
Strive, my Brethren, to attend as
many of the services as possible; and,
above all, to be present at the Weekly
Communion. Form plan and adhere
to it. Convenience can be sacrificed;
it may require some little previous plan
ming, or some little afterwork. You
may have to arrange for it, and to labor
for it, but you cannot heartily say, that
it cannot be done.
Make this Season an era in your
spiritual life. Come to CHRIST, and
learn anew Of Him. Find out your
special weaknesses and faults, and
your purpose to correct them.
Do you expect to be saved through
CHRIST, and yet not be cruciied with
Him? Are you Withholding your heart
from Him?
The call of COP, thro' His Holy
comes to you nOlC, as in His
mercy He gives you another Lent;
AWAKE, thou that sleepestr' If Heav-
EN- and its joys be aught to you, you
must strain every nerve to reach it,
Turn ye even uuto Me with all thy
heart, and with fasting, and with weep
ing, and with mourning
WELCOME, dear feast of Lent! who loves not
thee,
He loves not temperance, or authority, but is COM
posed Of passion.
The Scriptures bid us faSt; the Church says NOW;
Give to thy Mother, what thou wouldst allow
To every cOrnoratfon