wish appeared to be very general, and a Subscription List was opened, the result of which is as follows: The Lamps, which were provided by Messrs. Wippell, of Exeter, consist of four single pendant Lamps in the Chancel, three Coronæ of four lights each in the Nave, and four bracket Lamps in the Aisle. The result is that the Church is beautifully lighted, and we can only hope that the congregation may continue to be as large as it was on Sunday Evening. The Choir, who most kindly gave their services for the third time, that day chanted the Psalms exceedingly well, and very effectively rendered the Anthem, "O how beautiful are the feet." The Work Club sale was held at the School, on Saturday 23rd, and in spite of the inclemency of the weather, a good sale was effected, many of the members of the Clothing Club availing themselves of the advantage of making purchases at a reduction of twopence in the shilling. The Work Club affords a means of help to many poor women in the Parish, and seems likely to succeed, though it is to be wished, that some more regular means of sale could be found.. Since the commencement the Club has expended in materials and work, £70. 18s. 8d., and has sold clothing to the value of £65. 118. 3d., while it possesses clothing, money, and materials, to the value of Eleven Pounds. Night School began on October 26th. It is held twice a week at the School, at a quarter past seven. The Office of Sexton for Uley Church is vacant. Whoever is appointed will have to provide for the cleaning of the Church. Application to be made to the Rector. CHURCH REGISTER. BAPTISMS. Oct. 1-Eliza Mary, daughter of James and Jane Hopkins, 99 Merthyr Tydvil. 10-Florence Amelia, daughter of John and Charlotte Townsend, Bath. WHITMORE, STEAM PRINTER, stamp ofFICE, LONG STREET, DURSLEY BERKELEY. The Mothers' Meetings began for the winter on the 28th October. The arrangements are nearly the same as last year, except that we hope to have more clothing made by the District Visitors for the sick and aged. About sixteen women attend weekly; they get twopence in the shilling on the price of the material they buy, and a cup of tea and bread and butter before they leave. A story is read during the meeting, and, when it is over, one of the Clergy reads a portion of Scripture concluding with prayer. The Offertory at Morning Prayer on Sunday, 31st Oct., amounting to £14. 25., has been sent to the Infirmary, Gloucester. Mrs. Paradise has kindly consented to become a District Visitor, and to take the District of Ham. She is also preparing the new Altar Cloth for Wick School Chapel. The Rev. H. de C. Collyer has chosen the new Harmonium for Purton, which is now in St. John's Church, and is highly approved of by the congregation. It is a powerful instrument, almost equal to an organ, and great effects can be produced with the knee and heel swell. The price was £18. 18s, of which £1. 1s is given by a nephew of Mr. Hadley of Middleton House. The old Harmonium is for sale. During Advent there will be, as usual, Special Services with Sermon, on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7.30 p.m. Twenty boys and fourteen girls, who belonged to the Church. Sunday School Clothing Club, have received their tickets worth 5/5 each, PENNY BANK (last month). PAID IN. DRAWN OUT. £1. Os. 6d. Balance in the hands of the Treasurer, £31. 6s. 9d. The Chiming Apparatus has been put up in the Church Tower, and answers its purpose admirably. One man can with ease chime the bells, or play the few tunes which are possible on six bells. WICK SCHOOL CHAPEL ACCOUNT. May 13- Providing Tables, Tea, &c. Expenses of Cleaning Room and Carriages to Altar Rails. Balance in the hands of the Treasurer. 7 2 £13 11 2 £ s. d. 5 13 1 1 17 0 2 10 0 3 11 1 £13 11 2 CHURCH REGISTER. BAPTISMS. Oct. 31-Ernest John, son of James and Elizabeth Brown, 99 Bevington. Lizzy Catherine, daughter of Silas and Amy Watts, Nov. 3-Swinburne, son of Henry and Ann Pegler, Purton. 99 99 Hartly Clement, son of Hartly and Annie Maria Hodder, MARRIAGES. Nov. 16-Edward Jones to Emma Caroline Derrett Thomas. 20-Absalom Long to Hannah Barnfield. وو BURIALS. Oct. 26-Thomas Hopkins, Berkeley, aged 75 years. 10-Melinda Pinnell, Berkeley, aged 27 years. At a Vestry Meeting held on October 28th, a rate of 10d. in the pound was allowed for the relief of the poor, and for the Highway Board, and at the same meeting the Rev. P. E. S. Holland was elected Treasurer of the Allotment Gardens and of the National School. week. Night School was re-opened on Monday, November 22nd, when 26 scholars presented themselves. The payment is twopence a We should be glad of the services of a few more Teachers. Collections for lighting the Church were made on Sunday, November 21st, and amounted to £1. 5s. 7d. There will be a week-night service in Church during the season of Advent. The first is fixed for Tuesday, November 30th, the day appointed by the Bishop to be observed as a day of Intercession for Missions to the Heathen. The next will be on Wednesday, December 8th, and the last on December 15th. It is hoped many will make an effort to be present at these services, and that they may find them "times of refreshing" after their day-long toil. Service will commence each night at 7.30, and will not last longer than one hour. We think our readers will be interested in the following quotation which we make from the Stroud Journal of Saturday, November 27th, 1875: "Singular Discovery.-A short time ago, Mr. Charles Hadley, of Silver-street Farm, in this parish, had occasion to open a drain in one of his large fields on the Berkeley Estate, which he occupies, and in so doing, the spade came in contact with a skull. This arousing his curiosity, he excavated further and eventually found a complete skeleton, which lay about 2 feet below the surface. He had the bones taken out of their resting place, but unfortunately threw them back without drawing anyone's attention to what he had discovered. But afterwards he called on our Dursley correspondent (Mr. Whitmore), and mentioned the particulars to him, and he, in company with Mr. Supt. Hewson, journeyed thither on Wednesday last, and had the bones re-exhumed. Our correspondent brought with him to Dursley portions of the bones, and submitted them for examination to Dr. Richardson, who pronounced them to be parts of bones of an adult human skeleton, consisting of the lower jaw, which contains nearly all of a remarkably fine set of teeth; part of the occipital bone (one of the bones of the skull); the os sacrum; and the lower third of the left thigh bone. There were also some iron nails lying near the foot of the skeleton, about 3 inches in length, with large heads about the size of a shilling. Of course, no one, as yet, can possibly form any opinion as to the length of time they may have been there; but it is possible some of the old inhabitants may throw some light upon it; or they may have been there for a still longer period." CHURCH REGISTER. BAPTISM. Christopher, son of John and Elizabeth Smith, Coaley. BURIAL. Sarah Spencer, Coaley, aged 72 years. :0 DURSLEY. During the season of Advent the Wednesday Evening Service will be at the Parish Church instead of St. Mark's Chapel, at 7 o'clock. On the Wednesdays and Fridays during Advent the Litany will be said at St. Mark's Chapel at 12.15. The Offertory Collections on Sunday, November 28th, for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, amounted to £10. 15s. 4d. Also, on St. Andrew's Day, the appointed Day of Intercession for the Missions of the Church, the Offertory amounted to £3. 3s. 73d., which will be given to the same Society. |