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MANCHESTER CHURCHES 
The Congregational church and 
Sunday School will hold their Christ- 
mas celebration Sunday afternoon, 
Dec. 19, at 4 o'clock. “White Gifts 
for the King” in the form of Self, 
Service and Substance will be pre- 
sented in a most impressive service. 
The choir is preparing some special 
music, the “Adoration” by Nevin. 
This alone was planned for a separ- 
ate service and is to be used for the 
“White Christmas.” There will also 
be a soloist. [he white effect will be 
carried out as far as possible in the 
church decoration. The chief fea- 
ture of the program will be the pre- 
sentation of gifts by the Sunday 
School and as many others as wish to 
co-operate. A cordial invitation is 
extended to all to join in the service. 
The Church Aid society will hold 
a cake,candy and apron sale in the 
Vestry of the Baptist church, Satur- 
day, Dec. 18, from 3 to 6. 
A stereopticon lecture will be given 
in the Congregational church, Sunday 
evening, on the subjects. Chinas shhe 
church has been wired for this pur- 
pose the past week. This will be the 
first of the series of stereopticon lec- 
tures to be given during the winter 
Rev. A. G. Warner will preach at 
the Baptist church Sunday morning 
on “The Living Church.” His even- 
ing theme will be “Is Elijah’s God 
Alive.” 
The Ladies Social circle will meet 
on Thursday evening next with Miss 
Sarah Brown, School st. 
ANNUAL RoLi-CALL AND SUPPER 
The annual roll-call and supper of 
the Baptist church, Manchester, was 
held in the church vestry Wednesday 
evening, about 125 persons being 
present. A supper of beans and 
salads was served. 
Rey.- Retben J. Davis of the Cal- 
vary Baptist church, Salem, was the 
principal speaker of the evening, his 
theme being “What Hast Thou?” He 
brought out the idea that it is ‘he 
business of the individual to find out 
his own ability and then go ahead and 
use that ability,—not to be discourag- 
ed because one individual’s ability 
may be better than another’s. There 
is a place for all of us, and it is for 
us to use our best efforts; the reward 
will follow. 
The: s pastor, Rev; ~Mr:3 Warner, 
then gave a short. talk on “The 
Source, the Scope and the Power of 
the Church’s Influence.” 
The meeting was altogether a 
pledsant one and greatly enjoyed by 
all present. 
N@R LHS SH ORE BREEZY 
ANNUAL MEETING 
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH HEAR Re#- 
PORTS AND ELECT OFFICERS. 
The question of formulating some 
suitable plan for the observance of 
the 200th anniversary of the Ortho- 
dox Congl. church, at Manchester, 
the coming year was considered at 
the annual meeting of the church last 
evening, and the matter was placed 
in the hands of the standing com- 
mittee. To them also was entrusted 
the subject matter of the annual so- 
cial reunion and roll-call. 
Oliver T. Roberts was chosen 
moderator and the other officers 
elected were as follows: Albert Cun- 
ningham,- clerk; sGeo. We cjewet; 
treas.; Frank P. Knight, deacon (5 
yrsjualireds Ll paben, <stptsion os, 
Howard M. Stanley, secy.-treas. S. 
5., Albert Cunningham, asst. supt. 
So oo MisssAlnic= Lastanesesipr 
Junior 5. $.; Mrs. Susan B. Knight, 
Mrs. Eliza A. Leach and Mrs, Anna 
A. Phillips, missionary committee ; 
Mrs. Emily P. Jewett, Mrs. Hattie 
B. Kitfield, Mrs. Irene S. Peart, Mrs. 
Hattie Baker and Mrs. Emma Stan- 
ley, deaconesses; Mrs. Hattie B. Kit- 
field;- Mrs. Hmima cotaniey; ak everC: 
A. Hatch and Miss Annie L. Lane, 
members of Standing Committee. 
The reports of the various church 
officers showed the church and _ its 
various auxiliary societies to be in 
healthy financial conditions. he 
total membership is 166, and the 
Church Fund balance is $89.92. The 
». 9. balance is $92:66. ~ Miss Lane 
presented the report of the Junior S. 
S., showing a total enrollment of 66. 
There had been 10 with perfect at- 
tendance for the year. 
Harmony Giuld, having completed 
its fifth year, was in a prosperous 
condition with a membership of 108. 
Among the work carried on by the 
Guild is the weekly church calendar. 
A balance of $142.76 remains in the 
treasury, 
The Ladies Social circle provides 
the music at the morning service, and 
the -Y-sPi SS aCe sb ecassists cinepa vine 
for the music Sunday evenings. 
Deane Ar Torrey a ney aces 
Hatch and Miss Etta Robardy were 
appointed a committee to draw up 
resolutions on the death of the late 
Mrs. Geo. C. Needham of Pennsyl- 
vania. 
Oysters are now in season, fresh 
today. Swett’s Fish Market. adv. 
Fleece Lined underwear 50 cts. at 
W. R. Bell’s, Central sq. adv. 
Let people know you are alive-— 
ADVERT LS 8 
Dee. 10, 1915. . 
BEVERLY FARMS - 
Baptist CuurcH NO‘TEs. - 
There will be a special service at 
the Baptist church on Sunday even- 
at 7 o’clock. The address will be de- 
livered by Dr. “Lemuel €) Marri, 
President of Boston University. The 
services is under the auspices of the 
men’s classes of the Bible School and 
everyone is invited—men and women. 
The annual Christmas concert of 
the Bible School will be given on 
Sunday evening, Dec. 18. There will 
be a special Christmas Festival on the 
night before Christmas. There will 
be a Christmas pageant under the di- 
rection of Miss Florence Chapman, 
after which the children will have 
their Christmas tree exercises in the 
Chapel. Santa Claus will make his 
annual visit. 
Miss Elizabeth MacKinnon ~ will 
lead the Christian Endeavor meeting, 
Sunday evening. subjects = *"The 
Value of the Christian Endeavor 
Pledge.” 
An interesting social 1 was given last 
evening in the “Chapel under the di- 
teciom of the Christian Endeavor 
society. The young men of the so- 
ciety had charge of the arrangements 
and the evening was an enjoyable 
one. 
Dr Jo pee Maine, addressed. the 
members of the congregation last 
Sunday evening on the “Medical Ser- 
vice of Christianity in South India.” 
Dr. Timpany is a man who has done 
things and his address was received 
with marked interest. ; 
“THE ONLY (Ginn 
It.is evident that ~ [he-Oniyetaaa = 
now playing at the Shubert Theatre, 
has come to Boston for what is ap- 
parently a long and joyous stay. This 
delightful blend of music and comely 
is the work of Henry Blossom and 
Victor Herbert, who have to their 
credit many of the most successful 
musical comedies of the past ten 
years. 
For once we find a librettist who 
has been unconventional enough to 
write a breezy story that sparkles 
with wit, that has a laugh in every 
other line, a smile in the intervening 
ones, and with some genuine senti- 
ment in many of them, Herbert’s 
music always a pleasure to hear, ts 
equal to any that he has composed in 
years. Many of the numbers will be 
whistled and sung all through the 
winter, while others, notably “When 
You’re Away” and ‘ ‘Personality” will 
live long after “The Only Girl” itself 
has passed its usefulness. Every 
number will haunt your memory. 
