Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-08-17
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOT ES

Sunday, August 18th. The Twelfth
Sunday after Trinity.
Services: 1890, Morning Prayer,
Litany and Sermon.
7.3O, Evensong.
THE ALTAR GUILD
The Rector wishes to express, both
for himself and the other members of
the church. word of hearty apprecia-
ton Of the exceeding care and singular
devotion of the work done by this or.
ganization. 1t is one of the valuable
and necessary societies of the church.
Under the careful and reverent leader
ship Of Miss Ethel Brady, directress.
the work of this Guild has become
firmly and Well established. Our SER
vices are rendered the more attractive,
our spirit of devotion deepened because
of the quiet, faithful. reverent work of
the Altar Guild.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW S DAY, AUGUST oath
"WheD thou vast under the fig. tree,
I saw thee. "St. John l:58.
St. Bartholomew was one cf the
twelve apostles, and is generally be-
lieved to be identical with that Ma
thanael whom Jesus saw under the
fig: tree" before mortal eyes could
have discerned him, and of whom He
said, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in
whom is no guile" He preached the
Gospel in Arabia and India, travelled
through Asia, and finally settled in
city of Armenia; where he was most
cruelty martyred by the idolstrous peo-
pie whom he had tried to turn to the
faith of Christ hayed alive, it is said.
by order Of the king. Let us try to
initiate the example of his ready faith
and patient obedience. that we may be
:'faithful over few things" and with
him, hereafter center into the joy Of
our Lord"
TO OUR BOYS AWAY
Thank God for you You are in your
place ard ready, in the face of the
most terrible crisis that the cause of
righteousness ever has known. We
miss you always. every day, every
hour. And we pray for you-ln church
and in 'he quiet Of our moments alone
with God. We think Of you in church,
in Sunday School, in the office. ard at
hQme. Yes. we m iss you. But we do
nut want you at home. Not yet. When
your task is done, and this great world.
wr.ng Is righted. and you can come
home with victory won and in honor,
then we want you. We want you now
in the selfish spots left in US. but if you
ask US our choice, it woull be ''stay,"
even though the heart breaks in the Ut
terance: IN the meantime, it will help
You to know ti.at we care. That every
pain and WEAKNESS and hardship you
are called upon to boar will he pain and
WEAKNESS and hardship to US. We
shal! go with you step by step and day
by day. BY day and night our prayers
rise to God for you, and the work we
are doing for you at home will furnish
our prayer with meaning. l do not so
much pray that you may be kept
worthy of US back home, as that we at
home may be kept worthy of you. And
yet l pray that God may bring you
clean out of all temptation; that you
may be good soldiers, and that shortly
righteous peace with honor will be de-
clared that you will be sent home safely
to rs.
We want a Service Flag in honor of
those who have enlisted and gone forth
from our midst to overthrow autocracy.
''God save our noble men,
Send them safe home again,
God save our men;
Keep them victorious,
Patient and chivalrous,
They are dear to us
God save our men,
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