Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-02-16

Sunday, February 18th. The Fir:
Sunday in Lent.
Services: 10. 80, Morning Prayer Lii
any and Sermon.
l1.45, Sunday School session.
73O, Evening Prayer and Address
| MEETINGS
| The Parish Guild will meet at tn
Rectory, On Thursday afternoon at tw
o'clock.
A PASTORAL LETTER
My dear Parishioners:
The season of Lent began with Wed
nesday of this week, (Ash Wednesday.
1t is perhaps the most momentous Len
our nation has ever known. For som'
1900 years it has been observed 1t!
age is in its favor, for useless institu
tions do not last. Today Lent is ap
proved by over three fourths of the
Christian world. There is power in the
thought that more than three hundred
millions of Christian people on Ash
Wednesday endeavored to get a true,
perspective of things. and seek to place
the emphasis where it belongs; on eter.
nal rather than temporal matters.
Lent provides an opportunity that we
can i'll afford to neglect Let US loving
ly plan the most helpful Lent we have
ever spent, and the result will be real
progress in running the race and
fighting the fight" Lent should be-
gin with plan, Well-formed and care
fully arranged; donot leave your Lenten
observance to caprice or impulse.
Among the Lenten duties are these:
Prayer, Fasting, Self-denial. Meditation,
Self examination, Repentance, Forgive
ness, Frequent Communions, Faithful
Church Attendance, Good Works, Aims
giving. Go over the list again as in the
Presence of God and note wherein you
have been neglectful. All of US are
prone to drift. Perhaps our prayers
have been omitted or indifferently Of
fered, or else our communions have be-
come infrequent OF inadequately pre-
pared .for.
Let US make our Lent a FAST O
Spiritually. By genuine sorrow for SIN
and an earnest struggle against it (2)
Mentally. By abandoning light read
ing and taking up the Bible and other
books of serious tone and purpose. (3)
Socially. By Withdrawing entirely from
ordinary amusements and gayeties.
Wishing you rich blessing as result
of right observance Of this holy sea-
son, | am
Your friend and Rector,
REV. PERCY L. DONAGHAY.
BISHOP KlNSMAN To VISIT ST. ANNE S
Bishop Kinsman will visit Niddletown
on February oath, for evening service.
We have also received letter from The
Bishop stating the nature of his visit tC
us and to quote his letter is as follows
81 hope 10 come to st. Anne's on the
evening of the Oath, in recognition OF
your tenth anniversary as Rector Of
St. Anne's and to spend few days
with you, if can" This is good news,
aud hope every parishioner will make
an effort to be present at the service
and to give our Bishop hearty wei
come to the parish. The Bishop alst
states in his letter: Il wish to thank
you and St. Anne's for the response tt
the appeal for the War Commission
AS most Of our churches showed thu
spirit Of St. Anne's. we are likely tt
have about $4,000; Gnstead Of the S75O|
requested) but there are several back
ward places yet to hear FROM
The Rector will preach an anniversar,
sermon on next Sunday morning.
Every child in the parish should hav'
a Lenten mite box. No age is too earl,
tC begin to teach children to think abou
others.
! Whether the child is old enough t
come to Sunday School or nat does no
matter; he ought to have his mite bo:
juat the same. The total offering tror
all our young people last year was $192,
893 68, that sum being their Easter gif
through the mite boxes for Missions.
THE SUNDAYS IN LENT
Although these Sundays occur in tn
midst Of season of penitence and fas
ing, it should be noted that the Sunday
themselves. while in Lent, are not
part of Lent Our divine Lord rose @
the first day of the week, and H
Resurrection, SO fraught with hope ar
blessed promise to our souls, make SUI
day ever day of gladness. 1t is
shadow of the coming Easter, glimp:
I of joy to gild our grief. This season
the Church is much employed, and vel
properly, in preparing for the holy ri
Of Confirmation, and also by those wi
have not vet communicated, in makir
themselves ready, by Gods grace,
kneel with the faithful at the Lord
Supper on Easter day.
4 A PLAYER FOR ST. ANNE's MEN IN TT
SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY
"God save our splendid men,
: Send them safe home again;
Z. God save our men.
4 Keep them victorious, patient a.
chivalrous.
They are dear to us;
God save cur men,.
G -. CO..