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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
8
The Laymen's Missionary Movement drew attention this week at Rev. Frevenice M. Waite's Winthrop Street church. A new piano was tried in place of the organ last Sunday. a stormy day did not hinder a medley concert.
Rev W C Litchfield minister at rooms 82 Hermon street invites all to morning service at 10 45 and Sunday school at noon Young People Religious Union gathers 6 30 with sermon Tomorrow’s topic Thanksgiving Past and Present Rev G F Pratt of Christ Church Dorchester to address Y P R U at 6 30 He and Mrs Litchfield to spend Thanksgiving in Gardner Mass A Department of Social and Public Service meeting linked to the American Unitarian Association will be held at Emerson Hall Harvard Cambridge on Monday November 23 at 4 o'clock
The First Church of Winthrop M E lists Rev Charles Tilton as minister with address 215 Winthrop Street and parsonage at 15 Jefferson Street. A quartette and orchestra are named led by E B Rowland with Minnie Floyd Pauline Tucker and Ethel Miner. Announcements cover November 22 sermons and a Wednesday Thanksgiving service with Rev Frederick M White and church quartet.
The Union Congregational Church at Tewksbury street Winthrop Beach led by Rev A L McKenzie invites all to morning worship at 1080 The sermon The Forgotten Soul Miss Oroley and Mr Fred Ellis lead choir All seats free Sunday school at noon O B meeting 645 Gratitude and how to express it Thanksgiving service 700 Timothy fourth in the series Pearls Companion Evening Praise with choir solo and congregational singing Tuesday 780 Cherry Flower Club Friday 780 prayer meeting Grounds of Praise 815 teachers meeting to study the lesson and school needs
Aid Society fair scheduled for December 2 and 8 with a supper on the latter evening. St. John’s Episcopal Church at Bowdoin and Buchanan corners, Rev. C W Henry rector. Sunday services on November 15 include Holy Communion at 8 am, morning prayer and sermon at 10 30, Sunday school and Bible class at 12 10, and evening prayer and address at 7 30.
The article notes the library hours on weekdays 1.30 to 9 exclude holidays and mentions a tree on Winthrop street with an iron chain inside the trunk. It records a relic planted by James M. Telcher about 75 years prior and lists donations and yearbooks from Herbert W. Kimball of the Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution. It also notes a library card registration drive and presents a catalog of available books and authors including Lina Doff Gordon, Russell Doubleday, and W. W. Jacobs.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First M E Church plans a Christmas party in the vestry on December 10. Members may bring guests and give gifts to be packed for Boston Medical Mission and East Boston Immigrant Home. Arrangements committee includes Mrs Arthur L Baker chair.
The annual choir boys supper at St Johns Episcopal Church was held Monday evening in Social Hall Masonic building with about 50 attendees including boys and guests. The altar guild prepared a fine menu and speeches followed by remarks from Rev Charles W Henry E P Whittier F J Avshelm and church wardens. Ladies attended both as guests and servers and everyone enjoyed a cheerful gathering.
A fragmentary paragraph offers scripture recommendations as remedies for various moods and situations. It suggests Psalm readings for blues emptiness and discouragement, and chapters from John Hebrews Corinthians James as guidance. The passage reads like a devotional prompt from a periodical.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gill were married Tuesday afternoon at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ottawa with Rev. Charles W. Henry performing. About 80 relatives attended. The couple plans a brief wedding trip to New York, then visits Toronto and Montreal before settling in Ottawa where Mr. Gill has lumber interests.
The Q and Q Club met at Mr Housh on Cliff Avenue Tuesday November 17 with good attendance and a guest. Mrs Housh presented a life sketch of Mendelssohn, followed by instrumental and vocal selections. A question on Deer Island’s name noted deer in Gov Winthrop era and wolves. next gathering with Mrs Clark on Temple Avenue December 1.
Walter Wade Battis Jr a popular Winthrop man marked his twenty first birthday with a gathering at his Hermon street home. Guests enjoyed music and a late supper in a dining room decorated with green and yellow ferns and chrysanthemums. He received a traveling bag from his grandfather Abe Dunbar and a watch from his parents.
Boston University introduces a practical journalism course in the College of Liberal Arts. Professor Dallas Lore Sharp leads a large class for juniors to special students, with daily writing requirements, reading from master authors, and emphasis on businesslike professionalism. The program is a notable departure in the region with few comparable offerings.
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