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A glimpse at life in Wolvey at the end of the 19th century
through the

Wolvey Parish Magazine

APRIL, 1898.

Parish Council Election.

We take this opportunity of most heartily thanking all who by their votes on Monday April 4th, placed us at the head of the poll. We look upon this result as a protest by the fair minded and straightforward, against the extraordinary alliance which was formed between parties who have no sympathy with each other either in politics or religion, against the Vicar and the Church.

We are of opinion that the result of the poll fully justifies the demand for the ballot, which we made at the Parish Meeting. Besides this, whereas only about sixty electors took part in. election by show of hands, no less than one hundred and eleven recorded their votes by ballot.

It is the general opinion that although the law demands n show of hands at the Parish Meeting, yet the ballot is the only way in which the bulk of the electors can use their privilege as voters, and vote without fear or favour.

The Jumble Sale.

Was held in the Schools on Easter Tuesday, and was an unqualified success. It was a bright afternoon and upwards of one hundred and thirty people were present. There was really a grand lot of thing's for which we are chiefly indebted to Mrs Beale and Mrs Tibbits. The receipts amounted to £13 9s. 0d, including 5s. donation from Mrs Seaton and 4s. from 'A Friend.'

The refreshments which realized £1 were most kindly given by Mesdames Beale, Bill, Bleiben, Frost, G. Wright, McCausland, Smith, and Souternwood.

We cannot adequately express our feelings of gratitude to all who helped to make the Sale such a grand success. At last we shall be able to pay off the debts which we found when we first came, and commence this financial year with a clean sheet. To each and all, those who contributed money or goods, those who helped on the day of sale, and last but not least those who bought, we offer our very best thanks.

A Grand Magic Lantern Exhibition in the evening, closed an eventful and enjoyable day. Between seventy and eighty slides were shown, of a most varied description, being most instructive and amusing. There was a crowded room, and everyone seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed the pictures.

Church Restoration Fund.

                                                                             £  s. d.

Amount previously acknowledged ..................    162 0 0

The Lady Wantage ..........................................    10 0  0

Mr. H. Winterton (per Mr. G. Beale)...............       1 1  0

Rev. E. A. Guest .............................................    10 0  0

Miss Alien, Bramcote......................................       2 2  0

"A Well Wisher"...............................................      1 1  0

Mr. T. F. Ash, Erdington.................................       2 0  0

Mr. H. Algernon Needham, do........................       1 1  0

                     Total.........................................    £189 5  0

There are still some collecting boxes and cards waiting to he called for.  Will those who cannot give large sums, and have not yet taken a box, please do so? We shall be thankful for the smallest sums. A copper or two put in the box now and again will soon amount to a nice little sum.

Parish Register  

COLLECTION                        

                                                                      £   s. d.

March 6...Morning, S, and P.F...................... 0 17  9

                Evening, Church Expanses........... 0  10  2

          20..Morning,         do.        ..............     2 16  3

                Evening,          do.       ..............      0 15  0

April  3...Morning, S. and P.F- ..................... 0 13  7

                Evening, Church Expenses............ 0 12 6½

         10..Morning,         do        ................     1  5  0

               Evening,          do       ...............       0 14 10  

NUMBER OF .COMMUNICANTS.

                              March 6...Morning, 11.        April 10...8-30 a.m., 8.

                                        20...Evening, 20.                        Morning, 15.

                              April   3...Morning, 11.                        Evening,  28.

WEDDING.

On Easter Monday, at Burton Hastings by the Rev. W. Bleiben, Vicar of Wolvey, William Bark to Alice Arnold.

A few facts about the English Catholic Church

It is still asserted by a few ignorant or wilfully untruthful people that at the Reformation the State took the Cathedrals and Churches, with the tithes, glebe lands, &c., belonging to them, from the “ Old Church of the Country,” and gave them to a new Church, which they call “The Protestant Church by law established.” We shall have something to say in another issue about the term “by law established.” At the time of the Reformation, out of a. body of clergy numbering between nine and ten thousand only 180 refused to accept the reformed services. Therefore, it will easily be seen how that the ancient Church of the country remained in her Bishops and Clergy, the same Church holding their positions and exercising their offices, in the same Churches, the same parishes, and holding the same endowments so far as the Church had not been despoiled of them, as before the Reformation. Our present Book of Common Prayer was compiled out of the old Service Books, being revised and made more suitable for the due and reverent execution of the services of the Church, but No New Church was established. It was England 's Old Church that remained after the Reformation under purer and more scriptural conditions of existence.

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