Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
NO. Sd.
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

serve the week Of prayer by services every
evening except Saturday.
Columbian lodge worked the third de-
gree at Masonic hall Tuesday night A
collation. was served after the work.
One of the social gatherings under the
auspices of the Eastern Star will be held at
Masonic hall next Thursday evening.
Saturday, New Years day, is a holiday
of obligation, and mass will be celebrated
at St. Michael's Roman Catholic church at
8 O'clock
Christian Science service and Sunday
school at 10:45; class meeting Friday
evening at 1880 at their parlors, 26 Pros
pect street.
Services in St. Michaels Episcopal
church on the second Sunday after Christ
mas, Jan. 2: 1920 A. NJ. and p. NJ;
Sunday school and catechising, 12:15 p. NJ.
Elder j. E. Cross of Kezar Falls, Me-,
will give a series of illustrated Bible lee
lures at the Advent chapel Jan. 2 at 2:30
and 7 p. NJ continuing over the following
week.
Next Sunday morning Rev. L. D. Tenn
pie will preach on ASPECTS of Moral Tri-
umph." In the evening he will begin
new course of lectures. Subject for Jan. 2,
"Tennyson's Palace of Art"
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Young
Mems Christian association will meet at
the association rooms next Tuesday after
noon at o'clock for business transactions
and devotional exercises.
The Universalist ladies' sewing circle
will meet in the church parlors Thursday
afternoon, Jan. g. The business meeting
will begin promptly at 3 o'clock and sup
per will be served at 6 o'clock.
The week of prayer at the Methodist
church will begin at o'clock Sunday
evening. Meetings will be held each
evening through the week, except Satur-
day evening, beginning at 1870 o'clock.
President Brown of Norwich university
will give a familiar talk on Business in
Great Waters" at his residence on Tyler
street next Tuesday evening for the benefit
of the ladies' society of the Episcopal
church.
The W. C. T. L. will meet next Tuesday
afternoon, Jan. 4, with Mrs. F. E. Perry,
corner of Central and Washington streets,
in a parlor meeting. This being the first
meeting of the New Year, full attendance
is expected.
At the Methodist church next Sunday
will be held the third quarterly meeting of
the conference year. An old-fashioned
love feast will be held at $3.50 o'clock, fol-
lowed by the regular service and commun-
ion at 10:30 o'clock.
The Rev. c. o. Day will hold New
Years reception at the Congregational
church parlors on Saturday afternoon from
8 to o'clock. There will be music from
4 to 5. 1t is hoped that all members of
the congregation may be present; also any
others who would enjoy being there.
The women of the Congregational socie-
ty will give a New Years reception in the
church parlors from to q o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon. Music will be furnished
from to o'clock. All members of the
congregation and any others who wish are
invited to be present.
First Unitarian society, Rev. E. Q. S.
Osgood pastor Residence, 80 High street.
Service every Sunday at 1890 A. NJ; Sun
day school at 11:45 A. NJ. Next Sunday,
Jan. 2, the service will be appropriate to
the New Year, Mr. Osgood taking "Self
Examination" as his theme.
The "old year, will be watched out"
at the Methodist church tonight by the
members of the various societies of the
church. Beginning at o'clock there will
occur the installation of officers of the
junior EpW orth league and the senior
league and of the church.
Rev. L. D. Temple announces a new
course of Sunday evening lectures to begin
Jan .. The general subject is to be: "Po-
etical interpretations of Life" The fol-
lowing poems will be on dates named:
Jan.,,2, "Tennyson's Palace of Art;" Jan.
8; Burns Cotter's Saturday Night" Jan.
10, "Lowelrs Vision of Sir Launfal;" Jan,
%, "Brownlng's Pippa Passes"
Morning worship next Sunday at the
Universalist church at the usual hour, with
preaching by the pastor, theme, 1.-THE So
cal Meaning of the Religion of jesus"
11:45, Sunday school and PASTORS Bible
Glass; 5:45, Young Peoples Christian
union; Z, vesper service, at which special
music will be rendered, including an instru-
mental solo by Mr.. Messer; the pastor will
take for his theme, Reading" All are
cordially invited to these services.
The annual parish festival of st. Mich
aers church, with Christmas tree for the
children, was held in Red Mems hall ON
Wednesday evening, Dec. 20. There was
large attendance on the part of the pa
rishioners. The choir of st. Michaers
church, under the leadership of A. W.
Chids, assisted by Mrs. Sherwin and Fred
S. Brasor, rendered the Christmas hymns,
solos, etc. The solos given by Miss Eels and
Mr.. Brasor were greatly appreciated. The
Christmas tree was a brilliant sight with
its colored electric lights. After the gifts
had been distributed games for the young
er children followed with a march played
by Miss Charlotte Kidder, and the enter
tainment concluded with dancing. 1t is
thought that every one present heartily en-
joyed the evening.
On Christmas day the members of Beau
seant commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, convened in their asylum and
at precisely II o'clock, noon, par
! ticipated in the following toast: ITO our
most eminent grand master, w. LaRue
Thomas, a faithful leader: may his days
be long and may the blessings of our Lord
and Master follow him all the days of his
| life," to which the most eminent grand
master sent the following response; "To
all knights of the temple, health and peace;
God bless us every one" The toast to
the most eminent grand master was pro-
posed simultaneously in all the knight
Templar lodge rooms in the United States.
Sentiments were also participated in by
the members to the grand commander of
the state and also to such of their fratres,
sick or unable to attend. These toasts
were communicated by letter accompanied
| by Christmas greeting to those of the sick.
Selections applicable to the day were read
from the holy scriptures by their prelate,
Kittredge Haskins, who also read TO those
assembled sermon appropriate to the
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