The Press., 1913-05-07


 Sabbath and duty to perform. Re ferring to the awakening in China MT. Sohutz said missionaries should take fresh encouragement from the edict of the president of the new Chinese republic.
 The Woman's Universalist Mis- sionary society and the Connecticut Universalist Convention will holo their annual sessions in Stafford, May 14th and 18th. The missionary SO ciety will open it's meeting Wednesday at II with devotional exercises, fol- lowed by reports and an address by Rev. F. A. Fischer of New Haven. In the afternoon an address will be given by Mrs. Minnie J. Ayres o1 Woonsocket, R. I. At 7. 30 the state convention will begin it's session, and at 8. Is the occasional sermon will be preached by Rev. B. l.. Staples ot Waterbury, followed by the celebra- tion of holy communion. Thursday at 8. 30 a. m. there will be a confer ence, led by E. A. Tracy of Norwich, subject, Religion,'' followed by business. At p. m. an address, "The age of power, /" by Rev. Dr. VI. B. Tomlinson of Worcester. At 8 an address on the Sunday school by Rev. Carl F. Henry of North Attle- boro, Mass. and at an address on Japan by Rev. Dr. O. E. Rice of Springfield.
 Staffordville
 Mrs. J. H. McOarthy visited friends in Hartford over Sunday. ~
 Miss Flora Vine spent a few days with friends in Willimantic last week.
 Mrs. Thomas Ruby was with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Moores, the first of last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Ellery Chamberlin en- tertained their aunt, Mrs. Bennett, of Palmer over Sunday.
 A large bus load of Staffordville people attended the mass meeting at Memorial hall last Sunday afternoon
 John Tonon, who is going to Italy, will sell his two tenement house, barn and three acres of land at auction on Saturday, the 17th, at ? p. m.
 Clarence White of Hydeville has bought the Milton Belcher place and will move in as soon as vacated.
 Mrs. Samuel Lambert and two chil-' dren are spending few weeks with her parents in Vest Swanzey, N. H. MT. Lambert was with them over Sunday.
 Mrs. G. H. Snow and two children, who have been out of town for some time, returned to their home last week. Mrs. Snow is employed in the Garland mill. -.."-.s.s. +s.. !
 Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Corbin of Meri- den, MT. and Mrs. Matthias Heck and MT. and Mrs. Myron Heck of Union spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Mary Heck, at the home of Mrs. l.. Booth. .~
 On Thursday evening of this week the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will serve supper from 6 to- 8 o'clock in the vestry. Hostesses, Mrs. J. H. Mccarthy and Mrs. F. B. Belcher.
 Rev. Miss Jones has been a faith full pastor of the local Congregational church for nearly four years, coming here in September, 1909. She was formerly home missionary in New vo-l1 o;Ax, oY,1 xx1oe ~ro11 6tAo5 fo, I,or work here. She was ordained to the Christian ministry in the Stafford vile Congregational church January, 1911 ,and has made many friends who regret her resignation. Miss Jones left town last Saturday afternoon with the best wishes of host of friends.
 The local friends of Rev. Robert Williams, a former pastor of this church, will be glad to hear that he has been appointed professor of his- tory and Bible in the East Greenwich academy of East Greenwich, R. I. A treat is in store for the people on May 18th, when it is expected Prof. Williams will be here to preach at the morning service in the M. E. church. Methodist Church Notes The prayer meeting topic Friday evening will be Service with Jesus. After prayer meeting the annual meeting and election of officers of the Epworth League will be held. Next Sunday Rev. MT. Hamilton, Rev. MT. Curtis and Rev. MT. Booth will make a triangular exchange. MT. Hamil- ton will preach morning and evening services at the Baptist church. MT. Booth will preach here at the morn. ing service and MT. Curtis will preach here at the evening service, and at Union Congregational church at the morning service. Last Sunday the annual report of the Young Ladies' Helpful Circle was read. They raised over $85 and more than $7O of this was used for the church. The ladies of the church have entered dollar earning contest, the proceeds of which are to be used in repairs on the par sonage Last week Wednesday even- ing Mrs. Lima Booth entertained ten of her neighbors at supper in her home, charging each one ten cents. Thus she earned her dollar
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 The vaIedictory services of Rev. M H. Jones, who had resigned her pas torate at the Congregational church, was in every way instructive, and a strong incentive to her people to fol. low out the general characteristic lines of life, for which she has been a most faithful worker and earnest teacher during the past three years of her ministry at Staffordville. Her departure is very deeply to be re- gretted by all of the we'll wishers of rNI