Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-17
CHURCH AND SOCIETY

league Will be held for the election of Off
GERS next Thursday evening
Christian Science service and Sunda,
school at 10:45 class meeting Friday even.
ing at 1880 at the parlors, 20 Prospect
street.
The W. c. T. L. will listen next Tues.
day afternoon to plans from the commit
tee chosen to report upon local benevolent
work which has been proposed.
There will be a sale of fancy articles
suitable for Christmas presents in the
Swedish mission church Saturday evening
to which everyone is invited. Refresh.
ments will be served during the evening.
Rev. A. A. Estabrook of Williamsville
will preach in the Methodist church next
Sunday morning in exchange with Rev. J
D. Beeman, who attends his quarterly
meetings at Wilismsville and East Dover
The members of the Mission circle OF
the Universaist church are requested 10
meet in the church parloTs next THURSDAY
afternoon, when a box will be packed for
DR.. Perrin's Everyday church in Boston.
"Messianic Prophecy will be the morn.
ing subject at the Baptist church next Sun
day. In the evening Mr. Temple will de-
liver his closing lecture in the young PEG
pies course. Subject, What Am l Herr
For"
Several applications were acted upon al
a regular meeting of Beauseant Command
cry. No. :, X. T., Wednesday evening
The annual election of Bingham chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star. will be held
next Tuesday evening.
Rev. L. p. Hammond, everywhere known
as the "Children's evangelist" will hold
an evangelistic service in the main audience
room of the Baptist church this, Friday
evening at 1870. Everyone is invited Mr.
Hammond is known the world over.
Miss Frances Yeomans of Fisk univer
sity, Nashville, Tenn. will speak in the
interests of the university this evening al
the Congregational chapel. The Fessen
den Helping Hand society will give her al
informal reception from TO : 80 o'clock
The first meeting of the Alliance study
class will be held al the reception room al
the Brooks House next Monday evening
at 100 paper will be read by Rev. Z.
| Q. 5. Osgood on Three Weeks in Venice.
Members and friends are cordially invited
to attend the meeting
The Universalist SUNDAY school will
give the usual supper to the children OIL
Christmas Eve. A musical and literary
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! the price of admission will be a pair OF
| shoes suitable for the missionary work OF
| DR.. Perrin church in Boston.
I The regular Mission circle meeting was
opened with devotional exercises al the
1 Universalist church yesterday afternoon
! These were followed by a paper by Mrs
/ I. L. Flagg on The Christmas Season.
and Rev. Mr. Maxwell spoke at some
! laDutb ~ tho rrieetppa vrprlr NJ Tho ran
/ eral Uniyersalist convention.
The Advent church Come and hear the
! childrens friend, Elder W. " Tenney, in
his panorama and chalk talk. illustrating
by picture. painting and crayon. over 80
scenes in the lite of Christ, Sunday even
( ing at O'Clock. The ladies will meet
with Mrs. D. NJ. Whitaker for prayer and
! social worship next Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 al . cottage street. All are cor
| daily invited
Services in St. Michaers church on the
/ fourth Sunday in Advent dec 49, $50
| A. NJ, 1920 A. NJ. and p. NJ. Sunday
school and catechising. II: As A. NJ. On
Christmas day, Dec. %, 1890 4. NJ. On
| St. Thomas's day, Dec. 81, 10 a. NJ. The
annual parish festival with Christmas tree
| for the children will be held in Red Men :
hall on Wednesday evening, Dec 20, at :
| o'clock
| Morning worship next Sunday at the
! Universalist church at the usual hour with
! preaching by the pastor; 1l:4j Sunday
/ school and pastors Bible class: > 45 p. NJ.
! Young Peoples Christian union : p. NJ,
vesper service, al which special musical
! program will be rendered including a cor
net solo, THE Holy City" by Sewall
/ Morse; the pastor will speak upon the
| subject Hall Caine's The Christian. ="
/ All are cordially invited to these meetings
Rev. c. o. Day will preach SUNDAY
morning upon "How One Man was
| Made" The evening service will com
memoIate Forefathers day. Printed slips
! with anniversary Hymns will be used by the
| congregation. A double quartet will ren
der some of the "old folks" music, and
brief historical readings will be given
Miss Minnie Allen will sing a solo, and
| Miss Gregg and Miss Cook duet. MI
Day will speak upon Religion in the
Public Schools; the Fathers View. and
| Ours"
These officers OF the United order of the
! Golden Cross were elected at the meeting
last evening: n. c.. G. T. Lundberg: V.
| \. c., Mrs. Cora f. Wood; W. P. Mrs.
L. A. Goodell W. h, T. A. Bagg; keeper
| OF records, a. 1. Williams financial keeper
OF records, Mrs. II. R. Mcclure; treasurer,
j. A. Stafford W. l. G., Mrs. NJ. F. Cur
rier; W. o. g., F. E. Sampson: P. n. c.,
Mrs. NJ. L. Hubbard; representative to
grand commandery, Mrs. NJ. L. Hubbard !:
alternate, G. f. Selleck; auditors, DR.. b.
A. Roberts, DR.. G. F. Barber, Dr.. W. n.
Thompson.
Rev. Edward Payson Hammond, NJ. A,
will conduct a meeting for the old and
young at the Baptist church this, Friday
afternoon, at o'clock. Mr. Hammond
when in London held meetings day after
day in Mr.. Surgeons tabernacle at which
6OOO people gathered TO hear the gospel
from his lips. Nearly 90 people have pro
fessed conversion in Hinsdale during the
past few days as a result of Mr.. Ham
mond's work there. Mr.. Hammond ex-
poets 10 60 soon 10 Brooklyn and other
places, and promises to remain in Hins-
dale only two or three days. He will be
here only one day, but may be able to ar
range for service in the evening in add
ton to the one in the afternoon.
Automatic Car Couplers.