The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-15
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sermons on the prodigal son will be
delivered by the pastor, Rev. Inman L.
Wilcox. The subject will be 1.-The
homeward journey" The series of SER
mons is illustrated.
The Ladies' Society of Faith and
Works will meet with Mrs. Sampson, 6
Blossom street, on Tuesday at A o'clock,
for business session.
The Golden Rule Mission Club will
meet with Miss Lila Sampson on
liam Carey" On Friday evening at
80 o'clock there will be delivered an
illustrated lecture by Rev. C. H. CoyelI
on the subject, THE whale and its cap
tors"
An address will be delivered in the
peasant Street Baptist Church, by
Rev William E. Moves. on behalf Of
the Little Wanderers Home Of Boston.
The Ladies Foreign Missionary Circle
meets on Wednesday at o'clock, in
the church parlor.
The annual parish meeting of the
rirst Haptist Church takes place to-
morrow evening at Z AS O'Clock. There
will be g. gospel meeting in the church
on tuesday at the same hour.
The Ladies Foreign Missionary So
ciety will meet In the church parior at
$50 p. m on Wednesday On Saturday
the Advanced Light bearers meet in
the vestry Of the church at o'clock.
At Pilgrim Church tonight. DR.
Lewis VIII preach a sermon from facts
gathered from the letters received from
members of the church on the subject
ok now 10 interest the n-church-go-
ers Of the city in religious work. Up
70 last night Is replies had been re-
oeived by the pastor to letters ad-
dressed by him to members Of the con-
gregation, asking this question.
On Monday evening tho regular drill
Or the Pilgrim Cadets takes place The
cadets have secured DR.. Gunnison of
tne First Universalist Church to lee
ture under their auspices on January
Slst on the subject OF Russia, The
proceeds will be used for the fund of
the cadets.
On Tuesday afternoon the ladies' of
the Foreign Missionary Society will be
the guests of the similar organization
OF Piedmont Church. The speaker of
the evening will be Mrs. Goodenough
who has just returned from the FOR.
eign missionary field in South Africa.
In the evening at Pilgrim Church there
VIII be bean supper followed by a
Barrel opening"
On Wednesday evening at SIS O'clock
the annual meeting of the society will
be held On Friday evening the Bible
class for the study Of the Sunday school
lesson, viii be taught by Miss Brason
and A. E. Gray.
Al Pledmont church, during the COM
ing week, the Foreign Missionary So
Getty will hold its regular meeting in
the mems parior, Tuesday, at D. m.
Inc ladies Of both Pilgrim and Bethany
churches viii be the guests of the asso-
clatlon, and Mrs Goodenough, recently
qI johannesburg, South Africa, will re-
late her experiences
Wednesday evening following the
regular prayer meeting, the adjourned
meeting of the church will be held.
10 take action upon the amendment of
the bylaws, so as to provide for ten
deacons instead of six, as at present.
For some time there has been more
or less discussion among the larger
churches of the city in regard to this
matter, and a large number of the
strong workers Of the parishes have ex-
pressed themselves as believing that a
larger board of deacons would upbuild
the churches, both in membership and
in interest.
Communion will be served at st.
Johns Episcopal church this morning
Thursday evening the Mems Guild will
be favored by an interesting address
by Judge Francis A. Gaskill of the SUI
perior oourt, the subject being Ancient
Modes Of Trial and Punishment in
England" Judge Gasl1ill has been
heard before upon the rise Of the jury
system of today.
The adjourned annual meeting Of the
Old South parish will take place Mon
day evening at 7.S0 o'clock. Tuesday
evening an orange tea will be held, this
being the second in series of enter
tainments by the Ladies' Missionary
Auxiliary. Mrs. Alice G. West will be
the guest of the auxiliary, and Mrs.
Mitchell will sing
Thursday evening the Harvard quar-
tet and Mrs. Sidney Burrill Moore will
be heard, under auspices of the Mems
Union. This is one of the most select
numbers in the entertainment course.
The regular parish supper and social
will be held at Union church Tuesday
evening, to which all the members of
the church have been invited. Mr..
Turner and Mr.. Mills will provide en-
tertainment. This is one of the most
important social events of the year at
Union church. and promises TO be
great success,
Rev. Spencer B. Meeser, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, has arranged for
a series of special vesper services at
the church for the coming week, the
initial service beginning Tuesday, jan
uary 18th, at 745 p. m. Several prom
inent local clergymen and others from
sister cities have been engaged to
speak. The dates and assignments for
the course are as follows: Jan. 18th,
Rev. Woodman Bradbury Pleasant
street church; Jan. 18th, Rev. Charles
c. Earle, Harvard street church, Bos-
ton; Jan. 18th, Rev. Leo Boone Thorn
as, Main street church; Jan. Goth, Rev.
j. B. Robinson, West Boylston; Jan. ~
Sunday, Rev. Spencer B. Meeser; Jan.
oath, Rev. Curtis P. Coe, Kadiak ISL
ands, Alaska; Jan. 25th, Rev. Walter
Galley, Bowdoin square Baptist church,
Boston; Jan. 18th, Rev. ]. S. Holmes,
Adams square Baptist church; Jan.
9th, Rev. Guy F. Wheeler, Greendale
church.
In recognition of the work that has
been done by Henry M. Moore, who has
been prominently identified with the
Y M. G. A. for more than 40 years in
this state, he will be rendered ban
quet in the Hotel Brunswick, Boston,
on the occasion of his 10th birthday,
which is rapidly approaching. Among
those who will be present and speak
are Gov. Elisha Dyer of Rhode Island,
Frederic B. Pratt of the Pratt Insti-
tute. and Maj. c. X. Darling of the
Sixth Massachusetts regiment.
Rev. Woodman Bradbury of the
Pleasant Street Baptist Church will de-