Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14

April 18th. First Sunday after Easter
Uow Sunday
Services: 80, Morning Prayer and
Sermon,
11:45, Sunday School session,
7:30, Evening Prayer and Address.
Meetings: A meeting of the newly
elected Vestry will be held in the Rectory
on Monday evening, April 10th, at 7.3O.
The Ladies' Guild on Thursday after
noon, at o'clock; a full attendance IS
desired as important business is to come
before the meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Parish Branch Of the Woman Auxiliary
(postponed on account Of last Friday
being Good Friday will be held on Fri
day afternoon, at half past two; the
Junior Auxiliary, on Friday afternoon
at four O clock, in the Parish House.
wARDENs AND vESTRYMEN ELECTED
At the Annual parish meeting held in
the Parish House on Easter Monday at
three O'Clock, the following were elect
ed to serve as Wardens and Vestrymen
for the ensuing year: NJ. N. Willis, Sen
ior Warden; jefferson B. Foard, Jr.,
Warden. Vestrymen, VIM. D. Bradford,
]. Gaylord Bradgon, joseph Biggs,
Frederick Brady, Joseph Hanson,
George V. Peverly. VIM. g. Lockwood
At the meeting of the newly elected
Vestry on ,.onday evening. April 10th,
delegates to the Diocesan Convention
will be elected The Convention meets
this wear in St. Andrews Parish, Viii
mington, Delaware, On ay 9Th.
SUNDAYS AFTER EASTER
There are five Sundays after Easter,
falling within the great forty days that
came between our Lords Resurrection
and His ascending from Mount Oivet
to the skies. He passed forty days, ap-
pearing at times to His disciples, and
giving them those instructions which
should prepare them to organize His
Church, and go abroad upon their mis-
sions to the world. The first Of these
Sundays Qst, after Easter day. is calrc
Low Sunday, because it was custom
among the ancients, upon the first Sun
day after Easter day, to repeat SONS
parts Of the soemnity Of that great
festival; whence this Sunday took the
name Of Low Sunday, being celebrated
as feast. though Of lower degree
than Easter day itself.
An item from the Rector's private re
cord book, April Sth. Celebrated th
Holy Communion, thrice, (once in priv
ate) preached three times, made tW
sick calls. and administered Infant bap
tism.
THE PENSION FUND
The Pension Fund has reached ant
exceed the minimum reserve fund 0
Five Million set upon as necessary t
put the plan into operation by Marc
Ist. by the sum OF 1,2S3, 900. Blu
there is no need for the pledge gifts an
collections to stop. EVERY ADDEl
DOLLAR says Bishop Lawrence
"means stronger system. better eftic
encv. richer beneficenea. The last dolls
;s-as valuable as the first A wor
will be begun now that a great worl
has been done and if the good work
. kent up by the vestries and congreg;
tons and individuals.
We are unable as yet to give the 1
mount collected in the Lenten Nit
Goxes because they have not all bee
returned. But it. is a marvel what th
children of the Church can o in the 3.
gregate-every cent raised by them got
to help the cause of Missions. Hel
are some of the things accomplished
recent years: the opening Of It. SteT
hens Hospital, Fort Yukon, Alasks
the only place between Dawson an
Tanana. a distance of 700 miles: the bt
ginning of the little hospital and di
pensary, so sorely needed, at C2l
Mount, Africa
The remarkable group of buildings
Sagada, Philippine Islands; and the gre
work for the Church in Porto Rico,
name onlv a few. Remembering {
this, we know, as we always have know
that Christianity can never depa
from this poor old bruised worl Of oul
Now are the days Of revelation, VIII
We begin to see, throuah the veil
naedival despostism and tyranny, gear
OF His Glorious Light, which must shi
more and more unto the Perfect Day.