The Press., 1907-05-15

the volume, disclosing at one glance the total Sunday revenues of week, month, quarter or 8 whole year. This page alone is an ingenious feat at condensation and something en- tirely new. The book touches the matter of pew numbering also and suggests Q novel method of escape from the difficulties usually expert enced in locating seats in churches and halls. Even setting aside the literary portion of this work, it's ar- rangement as financial account book is so far ahead of all competitors in the same field as to stimulate develop ment and to set the pace for imita- tors to tread fast upon the heels of this worthy little pioneer that first blazes the way to better methods.
 Respecting the literary part of this interesting volume, it purports to be only an extract from a broader treatise CD church support now in preparation by the same writer. This article is entitled ''Church Support. :" It is penned with the same original ity and force so noticeable in some of the authors other contributions to literature. His capability to point a moral and adorn a tale" is already we'll known.
 Whether with the written or the spoken word, both in illustrating re- ligious dogmas and more human events, he is known to have the fac. ulty of dressing up thought in such attire as to make the idea easily grasped and always remembered. His Vest Pocket Sermon that appears in this book is a fine example of that power. It is 8 masterpiece in it's line. It is an acorn in size, but an oak in strength of argument. One might turn over a whole library and not find a Christians duty towards his Saviour and the great Society which He founded so pithily and pow erfully put. Though these two arti- cles are copyrighted, this last little document is supplied very oheaply for free distribution among the people. It should be power for good among those Christians who never before saw duty through such spectacles. Stafford.
 Miss Winnie Cady of Mystic is guest at W. s. Walbridge's.
 Christian Endeavor meeting in Baptist chapel this evening at 7.3O.
 Jarvis B. Hatch has sold his pair of oxen to Horace Moulton of Monson.
 Clifford S. Wightman of South Glastonbury spent Sunday with his parents.
 Subject of evening service (7.3O) at Baptist church next Sunday will be ''The Jews.''
 The real estate and personal property of Edmund Sullivan will be sold at auction Saturday, the 25th, at ? p. m.
 | Mrs. A. Shaw, who has been spend ing the winter with her daughter, Mrs. W. Ellis, in Springfield, has re- turned home.
 The members of Woloott lodge, No. 60, F. & A. M., are requested to meet at their hall tomorrow at 1 p. m., to attend the funeral of A. s. Eaton at Staffordville.
 The Y. P. O. U. will meet in the vestry of the church Sunday at 6. 80 p. ID. Topic, ''The transmission of power. The duty of passing on to others. :" Leader, Miss Mabel Booth.
 Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Waid, 69, widow of Plinney Waid, died Satur- day at the home of her nephew, Aus tin Witt, with whom she has lived for the past eight years. She was born of the late Stephen and Phobee Con- verse, and is the last of her family, except one brother, Chester Converse, who lives at Kansas City, Mo. The funeral was held Monday at her late residence at ? p. m., Rev. H. A. Hersey officiating. The body was taken to Ludlow, Mass. for burial in the East cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Stanley Post, pastor of the First Congregational church of Ludlow, officiating.
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 Mass will be celebrated at St. Johns chapel Sunday morning at 9.15.
 Mahlon H. West and family have moved into Lucius Washburn's house this week.
 Alonzo Carpenter has accepted a position as night watohman at the Garland mill.
 Miss Eva Heck has resigned her position in the Garland mill, and is employed in Monson.
 Mrs. Howard Barber and children of Stafford Springs were the guests of Mrs. Charles Fogg last week.
 Ezra s. Colburn returned home Monday night, having spent several days with relatives in Worcester.
 Miss Edith Taylor and MT. Bisco of Westford were the guests of her sister, Mrs. Frank Beloher, last Sunday.
 The box bazaar held in the Congre- gational church last week Thursday evening was success in every way.
 Raymond Ormsby has resigned his poistion in the insane hospital in Northampton, Mass. and is employed in the New City mill.
 Christian Endeavor meeting this evening at the Congregational vestry. Subject, "Little faults that spoil our lives" Union meeting with the Juniors.
 The gentlemen of the M. E. church are planning for quite an elaborate