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R E A D IN G

O F F IC IA L

D IR E C T O R Y .

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R E L IG IO U S A N D B E N E V O L E N T .

Oxford Diocesan Church Rooms , K in g E d w a r d ’s B u ild in g s, S ta tio n
R o a d .— C o m m ittee R oom fo r L o c a l and D io ce sa n m e e tin g s, and
r e a d in g room ; C h airm an, th e V e n e r a b le A rc h d e a c o n of B e r k s ; H on.
T r e a s u re r, P . J . F e rg u s o n , 20, C o le y A v e n u e ; H on. S e c r e t a r y , M r . A .
T . H ig g s, D io cesa n C h u rch R o om s.
Church of England Men's Society.— R e a d in g an d D is t r i c t F e d e r a ­
tio n ; P re s id e n t, T h e V en . T h e A rc h d e a co n o f B e r k s h ir e ; Ch airm an ,
R e v . E . T . N o rris , m . a . ; Hon. S e c r e t a r y , M r. F r a n c is H, W r ig h t, M . A . ,
L a n sd o w n e , 25 C r a v e n R o ad .
Church of England Zenana Missionary Society.— T h e o b je c t is to
sen d o u t W om en D o cto rs and M issio n a r ie s to w om en in In d ia, C e y ­
lon, C h in a and S in g a p o re . T h e S o c ie t y has 2 1 h o sp ita ls and 40 d is ­
p e n s a rie s and num erous sch o o ls, as w e ll a s o rp h a n a g e s fo r fam in e
o rph an s, th e blind, an d th e d e a f & dum b. S e c r e t a r y fo r th e D io c e se
o f O xfo rd , M is s W . P eak e, H igh fleld , B r a c k n e l l ; S e c r e t a r y fo r th e
R e a d in g D ea n e ry, M r s . B uch an an D unlop, W h it le y R is e , R e a d in g .
R e a d in g 's O w n M iss io n a rie s , M is s B a r d s le y (ho n orary) and M is s
P ope, K a tn i M aw ara, C e n tr a l P r o v in c e s , In d ia.

Queen Victoria Clergy Fund.— O x fo rd D io cesan B ra n c h .— D io cesan
C h u rc h R oom s, K in g E d w a r d ’s B u ild in g s, S ta tio n R o a d ,
O b je c ts —
T o im p ress upon a ll th e m em bers of th e C h u rc h o f E n g la n d th e
c le a r ly defined C h ristian d u ty of c o n trib u tin g to w a r d s th e su p p o rt
o f th e C le r g y ; to su p p lem en t and e x te n d th e e x is t in g o rg a n isa tio n s
in th e D io cese fo r in c r e a s in g th e v a lu e of ill-e n d o w e d b e n efices ; to
m ake an n u al g r a n ts fo r th is o b je c t, and g e n e r a lly to p ro m o te th e
fu r th e r su s te n ta tio n of th e C le r g y in th e D io cese.
P re sid e n t,
T h e L o rd B ish o p of O x fo rd ; C h airm an and T r e a s u re r, S i r C h a rle s
L is t e r R y a n , k .c .b ., B u r le y B u sh e s, A s c o t : S e c r e t a r y A . T . H ig g s ,
D io cesan C h u rch R oom s, R e a d in g .
British and Foreign Bible Society,— Reading Auxiliary.- -P r e s id e n t,
M r. M a r tin J . S u tt o n ; H on. S e c s ., R e v . B . S ta u n to n B a t t y , M . A . , R e v .
R . S ilv e y , and M r . H. A . C h u rc h ill. Offices, A b b e y H a ll. D e p o sita r y ,
M r. T h o rp , 1 7 , K in g 's R o ad .
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.— P re sid e n t, H is G r a c e ,
T h e A rc h b ish o p o f C a n te rb u r y .
D e p o sito ry , M r. Thom as H u nt,
30 an d 3 1 , M a r k e t P la c e .
The Reading Catholic Federation, e sta b lish e d fo r th e d e fe n c e o f
R om an C a th o lic schools, r e lig io u s in stitu tio n s, & fo r d ue r e p r e s e n t a ­
tio n in p u b lic affairs. O pen to a ll C a th o lic s, men & w om en, o v e r 16
y e a r s of a g e . F u ll p a r t ic u la r s m ay be o b tain ed o f th e H on. S e c r e t a r y ,
M r. T . E . Q uan, 2 5, F r ia r S t r e e t — ‘P hone 7 7 5 .
Church Pastoral Aid Society.— S e c r e t a r ie s fo r R e a d in g , R e v . J .
C o n sterd in e, M . A . , B u rle ig h , B e r k e le y A v e n u e , & M r. R ic h a r d P en son ,
C lan field , A le x a n d r a R o ad . T r e a s u re r, M r. Jo h n Sim o n ds.
Religious Tract Society.— Reading Auxiliary.— Hon. S e c r e t a r y and
T re a s u re r, M r. H. A . C h u rc h ill. Offices, A b b e y H all, D e p o sito ry an d
c o lle c to r, M r . T h o rp , 1 7 , K in g ’s R o ad .
Sunday School Union.— C o m p risin g 5 7 of th e E v a n g e lic a l N o n co n ­
fo rm ist S u n d a y S ch o o ls in th e to w n and n eigh bo u rh oo d , w ith
t e a c h e rs , n um b erin g abo u t 885 and abo u t 6,900 sc h o la rs. T r e a s u re r,
M r. Ja m e s C a t le y , In g le sid e , T ile h u rs t R o a d : Hon. G e n e ra l S e c .,
M r . S . G . C o llie r, C o sto w H ouse, B ro w n lo w R o a d .