Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-03-20

The regular meeting Of the W. C. T. [. occurs
next Tuesday afternoon. 1t will be a health
talk.
The regular Meeting Of Dennis RebeEah lodge
next Tuesday ever NJ Nill be followed by an en-
tertainment
There will be no preaching at the Advent
church at Esteyve next Sunday, because of the
funeral of Carley A. Whitaker.
The ladies of the Baptist church have a supper
and entertainment at their social roons next
Thursday evening, beginning at o'clock.
Rev. L. d. Temple will preach next Sunday
morning on The larger life, and in the evening
on "Old maids or the mission of the unmarried
woman"
The Young Peoples Christian union will hold
their annual fair and sale of fancy articles and
home'ma candy at the Unversallst vestry next
Thursday evening.
Members Of the Grand Army post and others
are invited to enjoy social hour following the
regular meeting Of the Woman's Relief corps
next Thursday evening.
Mrs. Beeman of the Methodist church read
very Interesting paper on home and foreign mis-.
sonary work in the Methodist denomination be-
fore the mission circle of the Unversalist church
yesterday.
Services in st. Michael's church on the 5th Sun
day in Lekt: Holy communion, $3.50 A. NJ morn
ing prayer and sermon, 1890 A. NJ; Sunday school
and catechisng AS A. NJ: evening prayer.7 p. NJ
Week day services as usual; rector's Bible class
Friday evening" $50 O'Clock.
Tine 5th annual convention of the Vermont
Conference Epworth league will be held in Trini
ty church, Montpelier, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, June and 4, 1896 This convention repre-
sents a constituency of over so young people of
the Vermont conference, and win be Of unusual
interest this year.
Morning worship at the Cniversalst church
next Sunday at the usual hour with preaching by
the pastor. Theme The nature of Jesus, the
third in the special Lenten series. Sunday school
and pastors Bible class HAS; Junior Young
Peoples Christian union, P. NJ; Young Peoples
Christian union, p N. All cordially invited
TO these meetings.
The 30th annual encampment of the Grand
Army OF the Republic will be held in st. Paul.
Mimi, the first week in September The Chica
go Great Western railway has granted the limit
of 80 days In the territory of the Western Pas
senger association, and the Wisconsin Central
railroads have also agreed 70 give the same uni
form rate of one cent per mile TO and from st.
Paul for IS days, with the privilege of a Is days
extension
Rev. E. Clark. D. D., president of the ma.
tional society of Christian Endeavor, is a rev
auxiliary member of the Salvation Army. The
auxiliary members take no active part in the op-
erations OF the Army, but pay s. year and re-
ceiVe the publications of the Army. Dr. Clark
says that he is in sympathy with the old organ
ization rather than the new departure under Bal.
lington Booth. DR.. Clark is vel known in Brat
tleboro His children lived in the family of Rev
Mr.. Babbitt of West Brattleboro while DR. and
Mrs. Clark made their memorable trip around the
world, and the first reception given them after
their return TO this country by the Christian
Endeavor societies of this town.
The American Board has just received the re-
port OF the Madura mission. Among the ms.
Sionaries whose work il covers are Rev. David =
Herrick, West Brattleboro, and Miss Harriet VI
Parker, NJ. D., Putney. The scene of the labors
of the Madura mission is in the southern part of
India, and covers territory about equal to that
of Massachusetts,, with a population somewhat
more than two and quarter millions, or ap
ptoximately that of Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island. Three hundred and hfty-two persons
became members of churches this year on profes.
sion, of whom IL came from Hinduism. The net
gain i'm church membership has been DO The
medical work in Nladura is constantly increasing
and the number of patients treated last year was
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