The Republican journal., 1920-12-23

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Lynwood B. Thompson has been in
boston and New York the past week or
business trip.
Mrs. Altana E. Dutch brought to this
Office Dec. 10th bouquet of dandelions
PICKED on her lawn on Upper High street
In personal note from Dark Harbor
MRS, Louie F. Ames says: 'There is a
dandeilon in blossom here on the lawn of
John W. Pendleton. There is no need of
people going South this winter. They
better come to Islesboro."
Mrs. BENZ. H. Mudgett entertained at
her home Thursday evening Mrs. Luther
"A. Hammons, Mrs. Lynwood B. Thomp-
son. Mrs. Clarence A. Paul, Mrs. Austin
.. Fernald, Mrs. Harry c. Snow, Mrs
"aoge 5. Vinal, Misses Geneva Hutch
ms, Alberta W. Farnham, Carrie M
Greenlaw and Essie Sanborn, her house
guest.
The Women's Alliance of the First
| farish (Unitarian church met last Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. George
"A. Qulmby, with an attendance of 38.
1t was voted to send contribution of SIS
to the New England Associate Alliance
to help carry on its work of maintaining
classes for the foreign-born in manu-
| featuring centers. Mrs. E. Nj. Glidden
read several interesting items of religi-
GUS news. Miss E. Frances Abbott gave
a most entertaining and instructive
paper on Historic Boston, showing it's
pre-eminent place IN the United States
anu Its unique position in the story of all
nations. She dealt first with its politi-
Cal and religious history, which covers
period OF three centuries, as we have
| been frequently reminded this tercen-
tenary year. Of its founders she said:
ANY body of people who will suffer to
| the limit of endurance and even death
Tor conscience sake is a great people;
and when one adds to that the hardi-
| hood, craftsmanship and large vision re-
| CURED to lay the foun iation of a new
country in land overrun by savages and
| OF a rigorous climate, where will you
| lind the equal of these? She declared
that their acts of religious intolerance
were not inconsistent, for they never
pretended to desire a welcome to all
creeds; they wished an opportunity to
worship in their own way and, feeling
that way to be the best, they were not
true to their mission if they did not dis
courage all other forms of belief. In
this connection she gave the history of
hing's Chapel, the first Episcopal Church
In New England, later to become the
1lrst Unitarian Church in this country,
Thus, while Boston began by being in
tolerant in regard to sects, it has become
the home of the most widely divergent
creedS. Here are located the Mother
Church of the Christian Scientists, many
beautiful edifices of the Catholic faith
(the oldest Christian church of the world
besides being the starting place for every
new cult and ism that engages peoples
attention for a time and passes away.
She spoke of the original form of repre-
sentative government built up in Boston
the founding of the Confederation called
the United Colonies of New England
and their revolt from British rule. The
statues, monuments and historic spots OF
Boston help to keep the glorious past in
the minds of the citizens and perhaps
may account for the feeling of superior.
ity Bostonians are supposed to have
The long list of authors whose home.
have been in this city, the magnificent
educational institutions, libraries and art
galleries and its patriotic history, unite
in justifying its title as ''the seat ot
learning and culture and the birthplace,
of liberty" A social half-h hour followed
when tea and waters were served by
Mrs. Elmer A. Sherman, Mrs C. G.
tPineo and Miss Annie M Knowlton.