Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-15
CHURCH NOTES.

the home of Rev. f. j. Guernsey on Fri
day evening, Feb -, under the auspices
of the Epwofth league.
A reception will he rendered TO Rev.
f. o. Taylor and wife in the Baptist
church next Tuesday evening at s
o'clock. All are invited.
The Young Peoples Guild of the Con-
gregational church will hold their semi
annual meeting Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock in the lecture room.
Services at st. Mary's Roman Catholic
church Sunday will be mass by the pas
tor at 10 80 a. IN. and benediction at
1 80. There will be Ash Wednesday SER
vices at s 80 o'clock next Wednesday
morning.
The Baptist pastor, Rev. f. o. Taylor,
will preach at 10 40 a. m. on Launch
out into the deep" Sunday school at
noon. Eyangelistic service at 80 Gen
eral prayer meeting Thursday evening at
o'clock.
At st. Barnabas's chapel, East Middle
bury, on Thursday, Feb 2l, special SER
vices will be held TO commemorate com
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munion and address 3 :l5 p. m, evensong
and address: Z 80 p. m, ltany and ad
dress. All are invited.
At the morning service In The Congre-
galiOnsl church last Sunday the clerk
read the acceptance of Rev. Thomas
Smms of the call recently extended to
him as pastor. Next Sunday at the 10 -
a. m, aud evening service at : O'Clock,
Rev. Thomas Smms will preach his
first sermons as pastor, with subjects
bearing directly on his new relationship
to the church.
Next Wednesday, the 20th inst being
Ash Wednes lay there will be special ser
vices in st. Stephens church: a. m,
holy communion; 9 II. m, morning
prayer, holy communion and address :;
Ia p. m, ltany and address; : 30 p
m eycnsung and address. Ga Thurs
day, Feb. n, special Ienten service at
1: :l5 p. IN. On Friday evening, Feb. -.
at the : 80 p. N. service, Rev. Il. b
klmber OF New York will deliver a
special missionary address. All are in
yited to all If these services.
Rev. G.. w. Brown of Rutland, pre-
siding elder of the Burlington district.
will preach in the Methodist church next
Sunday AT both the morning and evening
services, 1913 O'Clock a. m. and I
O'Clock p. m. Sunday school and class
meeting Mt noon. EpwOrth league at &
O'Clock topic, "ConfeSsing Christ" lea
der, A. W kingsland. Pastors class
Tuesday night. General prayer meet
ing Thursday evening. The last quar-
terly conference of the year will he held
Saturday evening, the lGrh. at o'clock,
when the presiding elder will be present.
The cabinet of the Epworrh league are
10 meet tonight (Friday) with Mis-
Maud Smith.
On Tuesday evening, Feb. 10,
Rev. w II. Stocking, a native, born
Persian, will give lecture in the Con-
gregatIoDal church on "Persian Life and
Customs" for the benefit of the Young
Peoples Guild. Thirteen members of
the Guild will take part in costume in
illustrating scenes, such as " A Marriage
Ceremony, ""Trlal in Persian Court"
aS they are described. Mr.. Stocking
comes highly recommended from we'll
known persons, and very interesting
evening may be expected. The lecture
will begin at 80, the admis sion b,ing
- cents for adults, 10 cents for children.
The thirteenth annual meeting of st,
Stephens church branch of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Board of Missions was
held with Mrs. F. Il. Clay on Feb. 10.
After hearing reports and The election of
officers, the regular work of the meeting
was taken up. The subject beng India,
several ladies pre- sent read hort accounts
of the work in different parts of that
country Light refreshments were served
and a social hour was much enjoyed be.
fore adjournment. The follow ing were
elected as officers for the ensuing year
Warden, Rev. w. II. Forsythe president,
Mrs. w. 4. Forsvthe; vice pres ident,
Mrs. G. j. +. Kraft; secretary, Mrs. +
w. Judd; treasurer, Mrs. l.. r. Clay
collector, Mrs. G.. Il. Langworthy; eX.
ecutive committee, Mrs. Cartmell and
Mrs. Rich delegates to convention, Mrs.
Forsythe, Mrs. Clay and Mrs. Judd.
Last Sunday night there was an inter
esting service at the Methodist church,
when the recently elected officers of the
Epworth league were installed by the
pastor, Rev. +. j. Guernsey. This ser
vice is an innovation here, though il has
been the custom for several years tC
have such exercises in the churches il
New York state, whenever the league
officers assume the IT sponsibilities OF
their positions. The ceremony is al
impressive one aud was made unusually
attractive by the presence of Master
James kerchenthal, violiuist, aud Miss
Pearl Lauterbeck, soprano soloist. from
the Ithaca Conservatory of Music Con
cert company, who assisted the loca
choir. Rev. f. j, Guernsey in few
well chosen words welcomed the oflicer
to their new positions of usefulness il
the church, which properly belonged tC
their station, impressing upon each tn,
idea of working in unison that the bes
d results might follow.