Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES


day in Advent.
Divine service:--1 80, Holy Commu
Mon and Sermon 1I.45, Sunday School
session. 73O, Evening Prayer and Ad-
dress.
Meetings:-The Ladies' Guild will
meet on Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, and the Junior Auxiliary on
Friday afternoon atsfour o'clock, in the
| Parish House.
The Junior Auxiliary held very sue
cessfu bake in the Parish House last
Saturday. The proceeds amounted to
$l6. 56, which will be devoted to paying
the Missionary pledges. The members
wish to thank all those who contributed
and thereby helped the Missionary work
of the church. The writer was shown
some of the garments made by the
Juniors Girls ranging in age from five
to fourteen years are at present max
ing jackets for the Babies Hospital
and Day Nursery, in Wilmington. We
We're greatly surprised to learn how
clever the little folks are with the
needle. And we venture to say that it
will pay the parents and friends to
visit working session of the Auxiliary
and see for themselves the results of
their handiwork. It. Anne's Junior
Auxiliary is unique l am informed in
two particulars, first, in that enrolled
in its membership are children of every
religious persuasion represented in the
town; and then, that there are boys in
the Auxiliary. 1t is true that our boys
do not sew or knit, but there are other
activities which engage their attention,
and the boys are welcomed.
THE PENSION FUND
We take great pleasure again in an
nouncing the receipt of another con-
tribution of five dollars through the
offering on Sunday morning for this
fund From now on until March 1st.,
the campaign must move at a high
pace; 1t must move if we are to succeed
in raising the five million dollars, and
succeed we must.
KALENDAR FOR DECEMBER
December Sd. 1st Sunday in Advent.
December 10th. % Sunday in Ad~
vent
December 17th. Sd Sunday in Ad-
vent.
December 20th. E Der DAY.
December 21st ST. Thomas, Apostle.
December 22d. EMBER DAY.
December 23d. EMBER DAY.
December oath. 4th Sunday in Ad-
vent
December 25th CHRISTMAS DAY.
December 26th. ST. Stephen, Martyr.
December 9th. St, John, Evange-
list.
December 18th. The Innocents.
December 31st. The Sunday after
Christmas.
THE SEASON OF ADVENT
"The night is far spent, the day is at
hand. Romans XIII:12.
AS the seasons of our civil year
change with the course of the world
around the central sun, so do the
Church's seasons wait upon Him who is
''the sun of righteousness. First in
order is Advent, and its name means
coming
At this time we are not only remind
ed of our Saviour's first coming sin
great humility" to our sinful world,
bat more especially of His second COM
ing ''in glorious Majesty" when "He
shall come to judge both the quick and
the dead - During the four Sundays
of Advent, while we are drawing near
the Feast of our Lords Nativity, and
are hidden to mediate in their turn the
final judgment, the sacred Scri ptures,
the ministry of Jesus, and to "rejoice
in the Lord alway," a voice of warning
sounds them all, reminding us that
NOW it is high time to awake out of
Sleep, The Lord is near, though hid
den from mortal eyes. Let US then re-
new our self-examinations and add
fervOr to our prayers. Now is the time
to trim our lamps that they be in readi-
ness for the bridegroom's coming.
SUMMARY OF GENERAL CONVENTION
Deputation to visit the Church of
England in 1917. Sufragan bishops re-
fused vote in the House of Bishops.
Women refused admission as deputies
to the General Convention. The church
was reported to have $3.50 clergy,
1,080,000 communicates and 4,OO0, 900
adherents.