Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
CHURCH AND SOCIETY

ShO hCh AMI
Rev. F. S. Walker of Wilmington will
preach at the Universaist church next
Sunday.
Christ Scientist service, at 2G Prospect
street, at 10:4j Sunday. Meeting Friday
evening at 1870. All welcome.
Arthur Maynard will lead the 1 o'clock
meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Sunday.
There will be music by male quartet
Christian Science service in Grange hall
Sunday at IL o'clock. Subject, "The
Doctrine of Atonement." All are well
come.
First Baptist church, morning worship
at 1890, topic, 1.-The church motto Sun
day school at noon. Y. p. S. c. E, 5:45.
Evening worship at O'Clock, subject,
VANITY Fair" continuing the series on
"Life's Pilgrimage" Seats free
A regular meeting of the Woman's Re-
lief corps will be held next Thursday
evening, April 13. There will be a sewing
meeting in the afternoon. The members
will please bring their supper. The presi-
dent wishes a good attendance, both after
noon and evening.
A special meeting of Brattleboro lodge,
f. Il A. NJ, was held last evening, when
the third degree was worked on one can
didate. There will be another special
meeting of the same lodge next Wednes
day when the first degree will be conferred
upon five or six candidates
The Woman's Foreign Missionary soci-
ETY. of the Methodist church will unite with
the Epworth league in a thank offering
service Sunday evening, beginning at Z
O'Clock. The hour will be occupied with
interesting literary exercises, interspersed
with music. "Come near and bring sacri-
fees and thank-offerings into the house of
the Lord
Services at st. Michaers church on Low
Sunday OCTAVE of Easter) April Q: $50
A. NJ, holy communion 1890 \. NJ,
morning prayer and sermon; P. NJ,
children's service with presentation of
Lenten offerings; 7;30 p. NJ. evening
prayer. The Easter music will be repeat
ed at these services
Unitarian church, Rev. Z. Q. S. Osgood,
pastor Services every Sunday at 1890 A.
NJ; Sunday school at II AS A. NJ. Next
Sunday Mr.. Osgood will take "William
Ellery Channing' as the subject of his
discourse The annual contribution to the
American Unitarian association will be
received at this service.
Instead of their usual sociable the la
dies of the Unitarian society propose soon
to give an evening of song at their church,
in which the artists, who have kindly Of
fered their services, will be Mrs. Hattie
Brasor- Pratt. Mrs. John Knowlton, Miss
Marian Minor and Edwin Miller. A very
enjoyable evening is anticipated.
Services at the Adventists' church next
Sunday as usual Prayer meeting at 10:30;
Sunday school at IL NJ; at 2:90 the pas
tors subject will be "What time is it?;;"
children's meeting at $3.50 led by Mrs.
Collier; Loyal Workers prayer meeting at
6:30; fifth lecture on the "New Testa-
ment," illustrated by the stereopticon.
The Thunberg sisters will sing. All are
welcome.
The annual meeting of Connecticut
Valley Council, No. IL, was held in Ma
sonic hall last evening These officers
were elected w. b. Vinton, T. l. NJ. w.
D. Waite, d. NJ. d. A, Young, p. c. W.;
K. f. Brooks, treasurer; E. H. Putnam,
recorder; F. r. Vaughan, G. of c.; G.. L.
Spafford, conductor; W. II. Vinton, mar
shall; j. Henry Pratt, steward; Nj. D.
Whitman, chaplain; G. L. Piper, sentinel.
1t will be temperance day at the. meet
ing of the W. G. T. U. next Wednesday at
p. NJ. in the usual place. A talk will be
given upon Temperance as Fart OF
Church Work." and there will be paper
upon "Individual Work." and en- essay
upon Temperance Work in Schools
Another lady will tell us about temper
ance in the home, another temperance in
society, and a talk upon personal effort
will be given, also upon temperance in
general.
The supreme governor, II. Scollay Taft
of Keene, n H., presided at the 18th an
nual session of the supreme colony of the
United Order of Pilgrim Fathers at Boston
Wednesday. The report of the supreme
governor showed the order to be in good
condition. The membership statement
presented by the supreme secretary, Mr..
Shepherd, showed the total membership
at the end of the year was "a, ,164, a net
gain of 1106 The treasurer, Mr.. Bugbee,
reported receipts during the year, $780,
sol payments, $685., ,567; balance Jan. 1,
1899, $5530 Death benefits paid num-
bered 244. In the general fund the bal
ance Jan. was $2744, an increase of
$572.