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READING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

78

R e lig io u s T r a c t S o c ie ty . — R e a d in g A u x ilia r y . — Hon. S e c re ta r y and
T rea su rer, M r . H. A . C h u rch ill. Offices, A b b e y H a ll, D e p o s ito ry and
c o lle c to r, M r . Th orp, 17, K in g ’s R oad.
S u n d a y S c h o o l U n io n . — C o m p risin g 61 o f th e E v a n g e lic a l N on con ­
fo rm is t Sunday S chools in th e to w n and neigh bou rhood, w ith
tea ch ers, n u m bering about 884 and abou t 6,919 sch olars. T rea su rer,
M r . James C a tley , In g le s id e , T ile h u rs t R o a d ; Hon. G en era l Sec.,
M r . S. G. C o llier, C o sto w House, B ro w n lo w R oad.
R e a d in g

Tow n

M is s io n . — H on. S e c re ta r y ,

M r.

H.

A.

C h urchill*

Offices, A b b e y Hall.
E n g lis h C h u rc h U n io n . — P resid en t, T h e Y is c o u n t H a lifa x .
Th e
U nion con sists o f com m unicants o nly, and in clu des 35 Bishops and
abou t 4,000 o th er c le r g y , and about 33,000 la ity . T h e South Berks
D is t r ic t Union in clu des th e B ranch es o f R e a d in g , M a iden h ead,
W in d sor, N e w b u ry and H en ley. P re s id e n t, th e R e v . Canon A . H.
Drummond, B oyn e H ill, M aiden h ead. H on. S e c re ta r y and T rea su rer,
T. R o w lan d K en t, 16 F r ia r S tr e e t, R ea d in g . A n n iv e r s a ry u su ally in
th e month o f July.
G o s p e l M is s io n W o rlc, R e a d in g and su rrou n din g v illa g e s . S upported
b y v o lu n ta ry co n trib u tio n s. M iss ion er, M r . R . Jones, 73, W h it le y St.
R e a d in g S h e lt e r f o r G ir ls , 41 R u s s e ll S tre e t, in co n n ectio n w ith th e
O x fo rd D iocesan A sso cia tion fo r R es cu e and P r e v e n t iv e W ork , under
th e P r e s id e n c y o f th e Bishop o f O xford. T h e Hon. L o c a l S e c re ta ry
is M rs. B a rth olom ew , P a rk House, R e a d i n g ; Hon. T rea su rer, M rs.
Po u lto n , H ig h G ro ve, R ea d in g. R e s c u e W o r k e r and L a d y-in -ch a rge
o f th e S h elter, M iss F. C, M a lla n d ain e,
R e a d in g R e fu g e a n d L a u n d r y H o m e .
O pen d a y and n ig h t fo r
frie n d le s s and fa lle n g ir ls , o r b y a p p lic a tio n to th e S u p erin ten d an t,
59 C a stle S tr e e t.

P.S .A . B R O T H E R H O O D .
T h e B roth erh ood m o vem en t is open to a ll men and w om en
o v e r 16 y e a rs o f age. It s g o vern m en t is dem ocra tic, e v e r y officer
b e in g chosen b y b a llo t o n ce in six months. Its o b je c t is to p r o v id e
a re lig io u s s e r v ic e o f a b r ig h t and a t t r a c t iv e c h a ra cter fo r those
who, althou gh o u tsid e a ll th e Churches, y e t r e a liz e th a t “ man does
n ot liv e b y b rea d alon e.” I t is n o n -p o litical and u nsectarian. I t
has a b ook fund, in con n ection w ith w h ich s e v e ra l thousand volum es
a re ann u a lly d istrib u te d .
B r o a d S t r e e t B r o th e r h o o d , B road S tr e e t C o n gre ga tio n a l Church
w as o rig in a te d b y th e R e v . R . II. S e w e ll, B.A., in F e b ru a ry , 1892.
B e g in n in g w ith 80 members, i t has sin ce g ro w n to o v e r 600. Its
m eetin gs a re held in Broad S tr e e t C h apel e v e r y Sunday a ftern oon ,
from 3.30 to 4.30. A fe a tu re o f th e S o c ie ty is t h e ir M a le V o ic e Choir.
P re s id e n t, M r. C. S. S m ith ; o rga n ist, M r . H e r b e rt H a r v e y ; musical
conductor, M r. F . W . H a rv e y ; lion, sec., M r. J. Rabson, 12, R o w le y
R o a d ; assistan t hon. sec., M r. S. F. N o y c e, 73 N o rfo lk R oad.
C o le y B ro th e r h o o d , C o ley H a ll.— S e c re ta r y , M r . S. S h a ck le fo rd ,
F a ir lig h t, W a v e r le y R oa d, R ea d in g.