Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-22
CHURCH NOTES.

lenten services ut st. Marv's Roman
Catholic church Monday and Friday
evening at Z 80 o'clock. Sunday morn
ing at 10 40 O'Clock mass by the pastor, |
Rev. j. d. shannon; benediction at 4 80 !
p. IN.
Rev. +. o. Taylor, pastor of the Bap-
fist church, breaches at 1O;45 Sunday
morning SUNDAY school at noon; evang-
eIicai service at in the evening. Gen
eral prayer meeting Thursday night &C
80 o'clock.
The Vermont Anti.Saloon League win
obs erve next Sunday as Field Day. In
the morning ut 10 40 o'clock prominent
workers will occupy the pulpits of the
Methodist and Congregational churches.
In the evening at o'clock union meet
ing will be held in the Congregational
church, at which number of addresses
will be made.
reception to Rev. f.. q. Taylor and
wife was given in the Baptist church
parlors Tuesday evening. Mrs. Bixby,
MIR. Taylor's aunt, assisted i'm receiving.
a most enjoyable time was had. The
women of the church had provided light
refreshments, which were tastefully dis.
played on and charmngly served from
tables in the vestrv.
Some speaker for the Antl-Saloon
league will occupy the morning service
time of the Methodist church Sunday at
0:l5 O'Clock. Sunday school and class
meeting at noon. Epworth league at 6
p. IN. The pastors class will not meet
Tuesday evening, as the last quarter Y
conference of the year will he held at
that time, with Presiding Elder Brown
OF Rutland present.
The entertainment given by Rev. w.
Il. Stocking in the lecture room of the
Co gregatiOnal church on Tuesday even
ing was unique aud interesting. The
word pictures of Persian life were very
impressive and were made most real by
members of the Young Peoples Guild
dressed in picturesque costumes, who
carried out with much skill the parts
assigned to them. 1t was "A very inter
estng Bloc object lesson, and many of
the expressions ana customs mentioned
will be IL ore full of meaning than ever
before to those who were fortunate
enough to see and hear them explained.
This friday evening at I 80 o'clock
Rey. K. b. kimber of New York will de-
liver mis- sionary address at the Lenten
service in st. S ephen's church. All are
invited. Services at usual hours next
Sunday. Subject of morning sermon,
First Commandment; evening sermon,
belief in God" Lenten services during
the week: Wednesday, holy communion
: a. N; morning prayer and litany, 8
a. IN {; childrens service, / 10 D IN; even
song and address, 80 p. III. Friday
morning prayer and holy communion, !
a. N; evensong and address, 7 80 p. m
p. IN.
The Semi-Annual meeting of the
Young Peoples Guild was held in the
lecture room of the Congregations
church last Sunday afternoon. Wei
written papers about mis- sionary heroes
were read by several members, the secre
tary and treasurer furnished reports
also the chairman of each committee
The Guild has raised by personal effort
since Jan. l, S25 for the new carpet fol-
the church, aud are to spend what money
is in the treasury in buying some sheets
for a hospital In Marsovan, Turkey, in
, response to request from Mrs. Charles
Riggs, formerly Miss Mary Steele OF
Middlebury. The following officers
were elected: President, Angus Burt
vice-pre-ident, Ida Stickney; treasurer
Clifton lladley; secretary, Grace But
tOlph.