Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-18
CHURCH AND SOCIETY
The w. c. T. L. Meeting Tuesday.

The w. c. T. L. has planned series Of
meetings for discussion of subjects belong
ing to the home. The future happiness
and property of this country depends so
much upon the home influence that it
seems necessary to confer together about
the best way to conduct home affairs.
Similar meetings are being held ali over
our land with the view of awakening a de
sire in the minds of wives and mothers TO
strive for the highest and best in every
thing.
"mothers' meeting was held in the
chapel Of the Congregational church last
| Tuesday afternoon. Moth withstandinE the
last falling snow. good number OF ladies
were present and listened intently 10 talk
| upon The Homemaker' by Ms. /. d.
! Temple. She spoke of the magic touch OF
| woman's hand in the home and of the pos
sibilltles before the mother in that she is
the world 10 the little one. as is shown bv
/ the cry for mama upon all occasions.
! Aluslon was made TO changes for the bet
! ter IN the home life IN a comparatively
/ snort time, and that mothers must be on the
/ alert to keep up with the changes in way
/ OF food, dress, work, and care OF the house
! hold. The home is woman kingdom
where the wife and mother may be queen
II she so desires. The whole talk was in
| spring.
Mrs. W. F Mixer read the poem, "The
ChlIuren Hour The subject for the
next meeting will be one that should inter
est every wife, mother and young lady
Notices will be given through the papers
when and where the meeting will be held
The regular meeting of the W. c. T. |.
at o'clock at the \. NJ. {. A. parlors.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
clety of the Methodist church will meet A,
the parsonage, High street, next Wednes-
day at 3 =. NJ.
The evening session of the Woman
ciuo Will be held Saturday with Mrs. W
l. Jones OF OAK street The first ami
Versary OF this session will be observed al
TINS meeting. All members are expected
TO be present
Unitarian church: Rev. f. Q s. O.-
goo1, pastor. Services every Sunday at
1850 A. NJ. Sunday school at Il:45 A. n
MT Osgood will take as his theme next
SUNDAY, req ~ "Nlsdom's Message to
the soul All are cordially welcome.
Key. c. O. Day will preach at the Cen
IRE church Sunday morning, Dr. Ferguson
VINO was expected, being III. The annual
onenng Tor the College and Education So
ci'I VIII oe received. Morning subject.
shall the Churches Sustain the Colleges ~
Evening SUBJECT The Loss Of the Maine.
The next meeting of the Alliance study |
class Will be held al the reception room a,
lhe BROOKS House next Monday evening AZ
;ou' paper will oe read by Rev. I. O |
,. Osgood, on Judge Samuel SeyaU and /
MS tunes. Members and friends are cor /
daily invited to be present
Morning worship at the UDiyersaBs, 1
church next Sunday al the usual bon-
with preaching by the pastor SUNDAY /
school and pastors Bible class. 1l.45. N /
Dung Peoples Christian union, 5.45 p
N, Nesper services with an address on
George Washington J.. NJ An arc
cordially invited to these meetings.
Services in St. Michaers church -,
Qunquagesima Sunday (Feb. 2W o.9o
and 1880 a. NJ, : p. NJ SUNDAY sobaoI
and catechisiug, 1:45 A. M.-0n A.
wednesday, Feb. %, being the first dav &c
Leht-mornlng prayer. sermon and tho
holy communion at 1890 O'clock on
Friday, Feb. p, services al IAN ana
'do r. NJ on Saturday following. / p \,
The committees of the Baptist Christie,
hhueaVor societies to the number NJ o.
met with Mr.. and Mrs. L. W HauIo,
Monday evening to map out the worl, ~
.he society for the next six months 7.
was voted to hold a sociahle in the cb,,ud,'
IN the evening of Washington's birtbden
anniversary, which is next Tuesday ' onS
L. o. Osgood of Bellows Falls viii ba gu" ir
'lted to be present. Refreshments W. a.,
erved. were |
The session of the congregational Sra
lay school opened last Sunday with snooinI
exercises commemorative of the biItI at
ne American emancipation, Abraham VI
ON Miss Crosier read paper covo - c
ne more important events In TipooI,,ss
history Miss Waterman read a enIo len, III. c
"a M Lincoln by Rev. Goodspeed of S sg uP
ED Mass, Miss Gowing read i,inp lIns l
gettysburg speech and Mrs, F + Snif
cad contribution to the Christian H 3nl1iG
rom Springfield, H., pastor who le aon
erted Lincoln, refuting the recent al eOl- Il
on that Lincoln was not a Cbristi.n omega !,
. Adams then urged that the nhiia. L. -
uluyate the faculty of application saUien !,
laI ne attributed Lincoln's success 'iH srs j.
TO his power in this respect. i"'se- !,