The Press., 1913-04-02
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F. A. Brown of Monson has beer
 the guest of Mr. and Mrs. ". E. Bel, cher. ~
 Mrs. George Bowden and son, Earl
 were the guests of relatives in Mon son over Sunday. ,. .a.
 Miss ~ElizR' J. ChafFee, who has been spending several weeks out oi town, has returned home.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur James moved into the tenement last week recently vacated by O. F.: Williams. -...
 Mrs. A. s. Bosworth spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. L. M. Goodell, at the Springs last week. :: Supper at the Congregational church Thursday. Mrs. Clarence White, Mrs. A. A. Smith, hostesses. Adults, 100; children, SC. # Congregational Church Notes: The pastor preached last Sunday on the mission of the church in answering thS longing of the Gentiles, "We would zee Jesus, :" John 12: :21. The scrmOn was borrowed from the Oongregationalist, "How a brick layer wrote great book. ". Prayer meeting was given out for Friday, but will be held as usual on Wednes- day at; 7.3O p. m. in vestry. Sub- ,ject, The Risen Christ in His achurcig Cor. Is: 2O-58. Y. P.'S. O.. E. next Sunday evening at 2 o'clock. Conservation meeting. "The e ideal ChrisEian-his humility, "Matt. 20: 20-26,..s..., ..- q. ..g.t'. .e
 Methodist Church Notes: Church services will be omitted next Sunday and this week on account of the an 'nual conference. The pastor sends reports to conference of increased in- terest and activity in the church work for this past year. He also reports large improvements in the church property. The pastor will be absent this week and next in Brooklyn, N. r. A very pleasant service was held last Sunday evening, when the Chris tian Endeavor society united with the Epw0rth League in holding the de- Votiona1 meeting. The comedy, (" Miss -Doulton's Orchids, (which was given by the Y. L.. H. o. in Febru- ary, will be repeated by them on the evening of April 10th in the M. E. vestry..
 West Stafford.
 The W. o. T. U. will meet at the church Friday afternoon at o'clock.
 Edward Roberts, substitute for H. A.. Pownall, is driving the mail team.
 Miss Gladys Avery is spending several days with relatives in Spring field.
 MT. and Mrs. George Ellithorpe spent Friday with relatives in Rock viue.
 The schools in this vicinity closed Friday for the spring vacation of two weeks, Miss Jennie Towne is with heEn1Other, who is seriously ill in Spencer.
 A party of eight went from the Congregational church to the Johnson hospital last Sunday, where they sang several selections, accompanie d on the new piano by Miss Ballant inc. Hast. Wednesday Ernest l.. Edson, soa of Frank Edson of this place, was united in marriage to Miss May Dill lon atalaer, home i'm Middletown. The c6aple will make their home in Middletown.
 After the next Ladies' Aid supper, which will be held the last of April, there win be a speaking contest. All who wish to show their interest by taking part in it are req quested to notify Miss Helen Preston.
 :, Mr.. and, Mrs. 0. E.. Kellogg have been visiting their niece in Greesboro, N. O. On their way north they spent a few days at the Sherwood Inn at Old Point Comfort, Va, and are now at their sons home in Westfield, N. J.
 Word ahas been received that Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Magill have named sheir twins, Eleanor May and John MT. and Mrs. OF. Bradway have been called to Jamaica Plains, N. Y., because of Mrs. Magil1's criti- cal condition.
 Y. P. s. O. E. Sunday evening. Topic, "The ideal Christian-his humility" Matt. 20: :2O-2s. Conse- crattOn.. .Leader, H. A., Glazier. Thursday eyehthg meeting at G7. 30, with subject "Where there is much there is much love-
 A good number listened to Paul Marcy and Mir. Jones, students of Hartford seminary, who took charge of the Christian Endeavor meeting last Sunday evening. MT. Marcy sang two selections, as we'll as spoke, taking his text from Matt. 1O:39, And he that taketh not his cross and follOweth after me is not worthy of me.' This text he divided into three parts, likening the whole to a gold ring, the first and third parts being pearls and, the second or center an opal. Mir. Jones spoke very forci- ply, y,the gist of his remarks being that if any Christian Endeavorer had joinsdsa. the society for financial or in order to be popular, or because they had been scared into. it, they were only getting the by product of religion; rather, urged the speaker, do it because it is right and every smoI, If ;& ;a ~oouIx, o,,3 ~,o~,oor1x,