Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-19
Church Notes.

Rev. Homer White goes today to Bellows
Falls to attend the annual diocesan con-
yention.
| Children's day service will be held next
Sunday in the Bethel Gilead NJ. Z. church
at p. m.
The ladies' Aid society Of the Baptist
| church will meet with Mrs. w. b. Wall
/ this afternoon.
The prayer meeting at the Baptist church
/ will be held this week Thursday evening
at the usual hour.
j The Methodist society held a very pleas
ant social with the Misses Matthews Fri
/ day afternoon and evening.
The subject of the Christian Science BIZ
i BILE lesson Sunday will be, lis the Uni
verse, including Man, Evolved by Atomic
/ Forceg
The Ladies' Ways and Means society Of
\ the Cong'l church will meet with Mrs. O.
/ j. Mareott Friday afternoon. All the la
dies are asked to be present
The NJ. +. church will hold service next
Sunday at Dubois & Gays hall, the sub
! jet Of the sermon to be ''The Woman Of
samaria" Sunday school will follow.
Rev. f. A. Poole Of Barre will preach at
the Cong'l church next Sunday in ex
change with the pastor He will preach
I
1880.
+. A. Thompson returned from New
York Tuesday, accompanied by his part
ner, ~ Souto. The insurance adjusters
were here Tuesday and the loss of b. Souto
a Co. in their recent fire was virtually
settled.
Rev. Fraser Metzger and his bride are
expected today from New York state, and
arrangements are being made by the
Christian society for a reception to be Civ
en- IN their honor in the course of few
weeks.
The subject of the morning sermon at the
Baptist church, Rev. Brown +. Smith pas
tor. win be 'The Battle and the Armor."
Y. p 5. c. l.. meeting at $3.50 p. M, Mrs.
+. l.. Holman leader. The service at
Braintree Branch will be at 2:30 p. m, il
not stormy at p. m.
Miss Marie Reitinger, a missionary
among the Bohemians of Cleveland, Ohio,
win speak in the Congl vestry next Mon
day evening. She is well known in YER
mont. She is a very interesting speaker
and will tell OF work of unusual interest
All are cordially invited to be present.
Randolph Lodge, No. as, /. o. o. f., at
tended divine service at the Baptist church
last Sunday morning. The church was
neatly decorated for the occasion, large
arch having been erected, trimmed with
evergreen wreaths and having the word,
welcome, and the emblem of the order
suspended therein. The pastor preached
a forcible sermon from the words, "Quit
yourselves like men. The Rebekahs also
attended in body, The missionary con-
cert excursion in the evening started with
a large audience. A large, beautiful map
of New England, made by the pastors
wife, was suspended in sight of the audi
ence and the souvenir programs were hats
with the program printed inside. The
quartet and "All Aboard" song by Mr..
and Mrs. Smith and three five minute adj
dresses ON the what, why and how of these
meetings were given, and Miss Cora Hol-
brook was in the midst of an interesting
paper upon New England Baptists when
the electric lights went out and the rest
must be told at the next meeting the third
Sunday evening in July.
Many were present at the Children's
day exercises at the Christian church sun
day morning. The pulpit platform bore a
large array of ferns, buttercups and dali |
sizes, making pretty appearance. Super |
intendent Blanchard presided. The pro
gram. which was well carried out, |
Included the following :-Processional, |
children bearing guidons and ribbons; |
Children's day greeting, Paul johnson; |
Lords prayer; solo, Gladys Young; reci- |
tation, ''Children's day" Lena kilburn; |
chorus, ''Over the Bare Hills" recitation,
''Work for All. y Roy Johnson; solo, Elsie /
anthem, choir; chorus, "Pussy /
Willow" kindergarten pupils; Offering; |
solo, Dorothy Buck; chorus, 'Children's /
Day." kindergarten trio, "Gladys Young, /
Helen Blanchard and Dorothy Buck; trio, /
''The Land OF Flowers Genieve Lamson, /
Hattie Wheeler and Elizabeth Campbell; /
solo, Helen Blanchard; presentation I
speech, Julia Campbell; anthem, choir; |
reading, Miss Josephine Hodges; anthem, |
choir. Buttonhole bouquets were handed /
by little misses to all as they left the /
church.