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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1924
Page
5
The article urges readers to review old wills as conditions and dependents may have changed. It questions whether the named executor remains available and prepared to settle affairs and suggests consulting a trust officer to discuss estate problems, with attorney input for changes.
After losing a Sunday School contest by nine points the Berean Class was treated to a vestry banquet. Bertram Bullock chaired arrangements and Col Arthur W. Barrett, praised as chef par excellence, headed the meal for about 50 attendees plus decorations and a social program led by Rev Francis R. Enslin who acted as toastmaster.
John P Hartigan Assistant Attorney General Providence will address at the annual memorial service for Bristol Aerie No. 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles at 3 pm Sunday at the Star Theatre. James F Lavander will deliver the eulogy.
Hy draulion Engine and Hose Dreadnaught Hook Ladder and Hose King Philp Engine meet Wednesday evening. Hydrauhon votes on one candidate and to sell the hand engine. Greenwich fire department fair invitation laid over. Dreadnaught adds ten new members and eight applications. Defiance Hose reports one membership application.
N I Ro meets Providence Whirlwinds at the Y in a rematch after a 23 to 22 Bristol game won by the Whirlwinds. Putter Sullivan Enwright Delahunt Vere nault Cases Walkenshaw Brammer among the lineup. NFT Ro features Bisbane Flanagan Coggeshar Tow ard Sylvia Tee. Jr s face Warren Wanderers in open series opener.
Varl Fo Gervais transfers by guardian to Robert Courtney Langdon a lot of land at Plaza plat.
A fragment from a church page notes scripture about bringing good tidings and peace. The brief item cites Isaiah lines and proclaims Zion and God reign. No additional details or events are provided in the readable text.
The Church News explains its purpose to publish God as a saving loving being and to foster fidelity and enthusiasm for Christian living. It touts the church as peerless among enterprises with rewards promised for faithfulness unto death and a crown of life.
A church message urges believers to prove loyalty during Lent through self denial and daily acts of service. It emphasizes perseverance and steadfast devotion, acknowledging the effort required to remain faithful and loyal.
The Bristol Phoenix cooperates to provide extra space for The Church News. Appreciation is noted for the help in accommodating church notices and content.
Horace Greeley advised a waning church to try religion after tying suppers bazaars and concerts failed. The quote notes loving enemies costs less than hating them and ends with Calvary as a divine marvel.
A Bristol town letter corrects recent newspaper claims about Admiral Selfridge, cousin of local DeWolfs, and his alleged command of the Merrimac in the Battle of Hampton Roads. It clarifies that the famous duel involved the Monitor and Merrimac, notes both commanders survived, and recounts the ships’ fates and ironclad armor history.
A well attended supper and dance occurred Tuesday evening in Rockwell Hall Y MC 4 building under Mt Hope Chapter UC D Order of Eastern Star. About 150 guests enjoyed a 6:30 salad supper, with red white and blue decorations and brass candlesticks. The Yacht Club Orchestra provided music as the committee, chaired by Parle Ho VichKenzie, organized the event.
Veamity of the Saenee Club of hr Cot Memorial High School met Tuesday afternoon in the science lecture room. Leo Nussenfeld was elected President with Madeline Koch as secretary and Thomas McGrath as treasurer. John Jo Condon and Nussenfeld gave talks on radio and Clifford Keating spoke on toxicology. The next meeting will adopt the constitution and by laws.
First Sunday in Lent services listed: Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon at 10:30. Church School at 1. Evening Prayer and address at 7:30.
The service schedule lists Holy Communion at 7 30 AM Matins at 9 45 AM Church School at 10 00 AM Sung Mass and sermon at 10 45 AM Evensong and address at 7 30 PM followed by an organ recital Helen Church organist Mass with Howard Gray as soloist performs Capriccioso Prelude in A Barbier Berceuse Offertory A flat Read with Mr Gray as tenor.
Friday night service at 7 30 and religious instruction Friday afternoon at 235. Sunday morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon by the pastor titled Freedom. Church School joins after the morning service. Sunday night praise and preaching at 7 30 with a sermon theme Radio.
State Street M E Church invites all to attend. Services Sunday at 10 30 and 7 30 with preaching. Sunday School at 12 00 and Epworth League at 6 30. Friday prayers 7 30. Tele phone 72 R. All strangers welcome.
Morning worship at First Baptist Church with a 10.30 service led by a sermonist. Details about the preacher and scriptural focus are not provided in the available text.
The passage recounts a Gospel Bishop Whipple conversing with a dying judge in the Southland about sin and faith. The judge finds peace after hearing of Jesus died for sins and trusting as a child. A minister to a girls' college calls on women to dedicate their lives to God in a message on the Kingdom of God and grand plans.
science claims sixty five facial muscles are needed to frown while thirteen suffice for a smite suggesting people should choose expressions more efficiently to conserve energy.
The speaker urges focus on major events despite small daily tasks. The line recalls Niagara Falls as a symbol of ongoing power and broader history, urging perspective amid routine care.
A religious leader warns that faith without sacrifice costs nothing, while a man who saves his own soul alone will lose it, urging believers to give more of themselves to service and sacrifice.
A growing trend sees hundreds of churches appointing missionaries on staff at rates comparable to their salaried home workers. The shift reflects a broader commitment to international outreach and church employment models.
Mrs Benjamin M. MacDougall presided at the regular monthly meeting in Holmes House. Mrs James Thorns of Providence spoke about memorial buildings in New York and the South for returned missionary workers under the Woman's National Auxiliary.
Dappy and Miss Mildred Davioth of this town announced marriage intentions. The couple plans a future ceremony after obtaining the necessary legal preliminaries.
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