The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-20
THE CITY.

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There will be a grand concert given
at Hope church Thursday evening, with
the combined choir and outside tai
ent.
There will be an important meeting
of the United Temperance societies in
st. Johns guild hall, Tuesday even
ing,
A collection for the benefit of the
Indians and negro missions was taken
up in the Catholic churches of the city
yesterday.
The conference rally Of the Chris
tian Endeavor local union takes place
Tuesday evening, FEB. %, in the First
Baptist Church.
Patrick J. Howard, formerly of Holy
Cross college, will be ordained to the
priesthood at St. Michaeps seminary,
Montreal, on Saturday.
The meeting Of the Welcome Mis-
sion last night was led by the ladies' of
the w. G. T. u, and the attendance
was unusually large.
The water motor which supplies
power for the organ at st. PauPs
church was out Of order yesterday, and
there was no high mass.
The annual parish meeting of the
First Baptist Church will be held We'd
nesday evening, directly after the
weekly prayer meeting.
There were two baptisms at the First
Baptist Church yesterday morning
Mrs. e. Wallace Sturtevant and Edith
j. Jones being admitted to the church
Tbo ,o,,,;ao - an ha,,, 5a,yo+ioY Ia
gan at st. Peters church at the 1890
O'Clock high mass yesterday. 1t will
close tomorrow morning with a solemn
high mass of reposition.
The Goth annual exhibition of the
Boston Art club will be held, commenc-
ing April l and closing April 22. The
exhibition is limited to water colors,
pastels and works in black and white
Rev. Arthur H. Gordon will deliver
his lecture upon the Congo" at the
South Baptist church, Monday evening,
Feb. ~. Rev. Arthur H. Gordon is the
son of the late Rev. A. j. Gordon, ID,
of Boston, and his lecture has attracted
wide attention
The collection at the Union church
yesterday amounted to 1858, which sum
will be donated to the City Missionary
society. The church will give $1,000 to
the society this year, the balance out
side the amount taken at the semi-an-
church members.
Following their annual custom, the
different parish councils of the st.
Vincent de Paul conference, received
the sacrament of holy communion at
early mass in st. Johns, st. PauPs, No
tire Dame, St, Stephens and Church of
the Sacred Heart yesterday.
The Literary and Social Union of
Piedmont Church will meet at the res
idence of Charles 2. Hildreth, II Dread
street, tonight. A. Swan Brown, cello,
and Mrs. Geo. M. Bassett will furnish
music.
The monthly business meeting and
social of the Epworth League connect
ed with Trinity Church takes place this
evening. The feature Of the affair will
be an old-fashioned "sugaring- off" un-
der the direction of the social depart
ment.
The temperance meeting of the Good
Templars in Sons of Veterans hall yes
terday, was addressed by William E.
Oakley of the Welcome Mission. on the
need of concentrated effort on the part
Of temperance people. The meeting
was largely attended.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Hope Church is to enjoy sleighride
to Millbury tonight. and on their return,
they have supper in the church vestry.
The barges from Harringtons stable
will leave the church at 7.30 o'clock.
Earnest r. Maylott of the Christian En-
deayor Society has charge.
Mrs. Sarah H. Whitman, who was 30
have given the lecture in the Art So
ciety course on Tuesday evening, Feb.
81 is unable to be present. c. Howard
Walker of Boston will on that evening
deliver his lecture which would have
come later in the course. His subject
will be THE History and Development
of Ornament"
The Rev. Henry Hague rector of st,
Matthew's church, and archdeacon of
the Worcester archdeaconry, preached
at Leominster yesterday at the Epis-
copal church. Rev. Mr.. Hague, as
archdeacon, will visit all the churches
in the archdeaconry. In exchange with
Archdeacon Hague, the Rev. Mr..
Brown of Leomlnster offioiated at st.
Matthew'S church.