Burton Hastings
Copston Magna
Stretton Baskerville
Withybrook
Wolvey
We are
grateful to the Revd Terry Colling, for making these magazines available to the Group
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A
glimpse at life in Wolvey at the end of the 19th century
through the
Wolvey Parish
Magazine
MARCH,
1898
The
Season of Lent.
On
Sundays during Lent, at the Evening Services, the Vicar will preach a
series of sermons on "The Prodigal Son." We are much gratified
with the regular attendance of the large congregation which assembles at
the
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The Morning Service is still very poorly attended. We feel sure there are many who could come if they would. Cannot they spare one hour on Sunday morning for attending the public worship of God? If the Church were closed each Sunday morning would not those who now never attend complain and grumble, and very likely ask "the parson" what he was paid for?
Again we would ask all those who never come to Morning Prayer, "WHY?"
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The Jumble Sale.
No doubt our readers will remember the Jumble Sale. which took place in the Vicarage paddock last year. It was such a help, not only to ourselves but also to all our "customers," that we have decided to try and make it annual. We hope, therefore, to have another such sale, particulars of which will be announced later on. Most probably it will be on Easter Monday.
Look
out for the Jumble Sale!!
Church
Restoration Fund.
£ s
d
Amount previously announced .................. 135 13 0
Mrs Hobill and daughters .......................... 3 3 0
Mr
James Wall (
Mrs Rhoda Abell (per Mr G. Beale).......... 5 0 0
Mrs
Parsons (
Mrs Green " ............... 3 3 0
Mr Monday (Erdington)............................ 2 2 0
Miss Ryland " ...................... 1 1 0
Mr W.P. Ryland ,, ..................... 2 2 0
Mrs Chamberlain............................ 0 2 0
Mr
Abbott (
Dr
J. W. Smith (
Total......
£162 2
0
We are slowly but surely approaching the amount needed, but we would venture to suggest that we should get along much faster if each one would do a little begging. As will be seen from the above list, one subscriber has, in addition to his own subscription, collected over ten pounds, and he says he has not finished yet. Will all please try this plan? We are assured of its success.
We made one omission in our account of the Christmas festivities in last, month's Magazine, viz., the Choir Supper on Tuesday, January 4th.
By the kindness and generosity of members of the congregation the members of the Choir were entertained in the Schools, and sat down to a capital spread.
The idea was most warmly taken up by the donors, who wished in this way to show their appreciation of the services of our Choir.
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Parish Register.
1897. COLLECTIONS. £ s d
Nov. 7... Morning- Sick and Poor Fund .................. 0 13 6
Evening-Church Expenses ....................... 0 13 7
21...Morning- " ....................... 1 6 0½
Evening- " ....................... 0 10 10
Dec. 5... Morning-Sick and Poor Fund ................... 0 15 4
Evening-Church Expenses ........................ 0 13 5
19... Morning- " ...................... 0 18 3½
Evening- ,, ....................... 0 8 7
25... Christmas Day .......................................... 0 9 4
1898.
Jan. 2... Morning- Sick and Poor Fund ................. 0 15 3
Evening-Church Expenses ......................... 0 11 0
16...Morning- " ......................... 0 15 2½
Evening- " ........................ 0 15 9
30...Morning}Church Extension, Archdeaconry{0 17 1
Evening }
of
Feb. 6...Morning-Sick and Poor Fund .................. 1 0 4½
Evening-Church Expenses ....................... 0 12 9
20...Morning- " ....................... 0 7 0
Evening {Church Expenses. [Including }.. 0 17 3
{donation of 10/- from Mr Till] }
NUMBER OF COMMUNICANTS.
1897. Nov. 7...Morning...... 11 Dec, 5...Morning ...... 11
21...Evening...... 26 19...Evening ...... 15
25...Morning ...... 11
1898. Jan. 2...Morning...... 15 Feb. 6...Morning ...... 11
16...Evening...... 23
BAPTISMS.
Jan. 9...Osborne Cyril, son of George and Margaret Wright.
11...Arthur Bernard, son of William, and Elizabeth Brown.
13...Catherine Marion, daughter of George and Elizabeth Wright Beale
1897. WEDDING.
Dec. 7 ..Arthur Wm. Flowers to Ellen Cheney.
BURIALS
Jan. 6 ...Abraham Carter, aged 60 years.
11...Fred Malin, aged 5 months.
15...Sarah Ann Kerby, aged 74 years,
15...Catherine Marion Beale, aged 1 month.
18...Arthur Bernard Brown, aged 2¾ years.
Feb. 3...Joseph Knight, aged 74 years.
5...Sarah Jane Rowley, aged 4 months.
21...Ambrose Moore, aged 23 years.
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A few facts about the English Catholic Church
She
was never a branch of the Roman Church. For a time she submitted to the
dictation, of
At
the Reformation she simply returned to the good old paths from which,
under the baneful influence of
We might as well say that Naaman the Syrian was not the same person after he was cleansed from his leprosy, as to say that the Church of England was not the same Church after the Reformation as she was before, because she purified herself from error, asserted her freedom, and threw off, once for all, the galling fetters of Romish bondage.
(To be continued.)
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Through
a mistake the local news for February was printed on the cover. The
printers, however, have most kindly sent us the same news printed on a
separate sheet, which will be inserted loose in this month's Magazine.
Our readers can then gum it in themselves in February's issue, so
that at the end of the year the numbers can be bound.
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