Reading Observer 04-1916

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L1FE AND
fhe ~ual Easter Vestr es lD connect on With
tbe ..... 0 . . cl\uldl.. ill ~ town were bold dnriIIg
tAe week Deaplte t he trymg tlme! Church I fe
hu baen preserved and n the ma.Jor ty o~ C&8es

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S1 LAURENCE'S

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feo UNT OF

Tli:"Mnual

ACTMTIE8.

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Veatry of St Laurence s Parlllti.

held on 'I esdllY morn ng the V car the R6V
CanOD R P Newh ouse pres dUlg
A i()ttcr
a} ology for non a t.tendance W&S re
~la.ur ce {V car's wa.rden} no 1111

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WE'RE proud of our wool in the

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new cQuntry, and I guess the
old country is proud of its LUX.
We Colonials, you know, sometimes think the Mother country
IS slow, but she's quick enough
at the wash tub with you about.

had kept up It wa.s the FQ ne at all cb rehes
th~ • . . - to abo ... that tI e peopl e had
learned the 5t»r t of a.e f sacr fice They ha d noL
o.lf given
lo war needs b t had also g vcn
nmo. kab y we to I e r 0Cf\.1 And home need.
Be lVJtlhed . flo t bllDk t.ho v. 0 en of $be Ullor sh the
!idem1en eto {ot' the work tb~y had done W tb
ollt the r tl8!'1 ai snce the we k of the pa,t sh WOll d
have ~eD mpou tNt He wl.Ihod to nclu Ie n

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and I fe of the
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came ,V lh
staff dnnng the VUl' tbe
en tered nto bi~ du t es as

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death

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!\LT~IONS AND ADD~IONS
A. t~~ ocf,jv;\ .. of the paruh d\lrmg. the p ut
.e" tIa'·""W~" l4ing thmg ........ d lobo t .....

The ann verB3.ry or t he wa serv ce W 105 held n St;
I "urenee ~ ~~ ... lind as the M. yor. Chapl ••
;f,l th. Rev If
it ~II"" I.he V car of St Jolon.
",twu on tlifJ'"'P ilr ot"te11Dqn18h ng hiS benefice and
;~i"lng to act as m I tary cb..,wn the Maypr did
*~him (the speaker) t he honour to a pfo nt b m a.s

Whtlt's that? Austrahans don't shrmk
from danger on the battlefield, and you'll
take care that Austrahan wool doesn't
sbrlnk in the wash -well then, we're
both keepmg the Empire from shnnkmg.

The V Clslqr then rcsohed nLo 9. m oot n.. of
Qual tied E!1 ~ct.OT:5 and t he Ii na.ncClO and th e new

They had lo,t
B ghton one of the T d st.r ct
• I!' eat loss to them hM been the
M nn e El za F oxel1

and Hope wero d

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GILES

THINKING IN

KHAKI

All who value good clothes should see that
they are always washed WIth LUi!( )t 15 specIally
SUitable for washmg Blankets, Rlannels, Woollens

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and DalDty FabriCS

}. his C~WJl.(Qt: the pre&ent IJ)uruc gaJ yCitr Tha.t
roupt·.ti 'Ullnrence II a d h woru and 86rv1cef':
't-iIW> llio.olooAr \ouch WIth the mllnl'I~1 1 f.
_~\\1i ~' lfrililm all 01 them would be thankful
to ret.am and deepen an d mcrease In v rt e of

...... ",11lt1ll!l the lofayor and Co,!!orat1on and
lOme others a.tt.ended a. spec a1 !lerv co of nterces
t ~OD In St. La.uren ce s Ch reb on the firnt Sunda.y
~tb tho present year
The alterat ons and addlt ons
k il'
the ......IMDts ther.eof ...h ch
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of a. resolutioo at the 1ut Vestry

In 4d.. 3d.. 2d. and Id Packets.
LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED, PORT SUNLIGHT
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GREYFRIARS
THE FINA/NCIAL POSITION

carr ed out tJae aLteratolon IB the

rdteetlDil;d
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to meet you, LUX /'v~ often thought
of you when $heartng the sheep "down under ••

d t.hat. h e wa.g gnt dul to the ctOlJ

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Pl~ased

OoQper
Mr S &:'ODJ..LL on beha,lf of the churehw B.!,
dens t,l a ked the .rd~men of t.he VOl" OUi
churc1te. for t h.. 8e pf 11 'Yay they had carr ed out.
the~ duties
gregat ons e£ th. <Oburch~ fOr

WELL

!lave -aading to the d gn ty oC the Panl!lh Cb reb
b I ty for u~e on sMc oJ oc~ OIlS

~a to

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pl-.ced

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the C'barch over the

rul plciure of OlP' Lord . Pal!
:..f-4Jon~ , yen by Dr Mwr oe n memory of Mn
'I!£a.orica L,u t W'b. t sun a red cope W&8
, dum W&Y,*,mo w ,bed to remalJ1 ao';"",lIo,,,,.1
"Tor tif!f" ,~ lit;cltfrcJt on the festJ'f'a.l
~.pt ~6r-i<Latirence" harl come again
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1eaIlOD. of a bla.ck letter copy of the book
com
rr. on p~r This was g ven tbem b Mr Howe
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pntJ~L of Caversham who had 8 nec died
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a.r~ not.e la one of the pages b. au~
f'l.,ped tba.t It. had been used a.t St LaW'llnce !
.'O hurch
Mr Cha-llenor Sm t h the eDlluent ant
~fPMY SOld that the r par sh chest wh ch stood
'(I.kid. tb. v., try ",us prob.bl . left to St
). ~ulimiw'''~h. by Thomfl,S P~tre n hi.s WIll
·"&te!'tm,- TA ttLolo W8J!I then also given w th the
_~JQt~;by (he churchwarde.ns for tl!:e r 8.(l
cotlll'fN.~!;" ~eae was rescued from deca.y
tl lhurchyard many years ago
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CHURCH nNANCE

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JOHN'S

CONTESTED ELECTION OF SIDESMEN

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The accounts of tbe church were "at sfactory

~f-:~ere Wall

blLlance m band on both t he par sh
.ad alIoo on Ih. church
=rfin~ ~~ W
e extent
Th,. fund deal t en
tiroly ~t' Wi l ork ng ~~ of the cbll1ch
d titlfte ~HÂ¥iA 'B owed & 8maH bahwce n band
~trlti8 would be absorbed and probably exceeded

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ftring the present year now th ~t there WM an
work
The free Will ofIermg
.b.ow1...baaa-wol'k"8 n the pane.h for some
)'elUll Bnd thfl.nb to the act VIt ca of son e church
worken the number of adherents was now Cope der
~~ 'He thought It would ~ the best
tb ng th~t. ~uJ<f~lpppen
that p ansh f everv
of those 160 qualified electors woulQ becpme e. .:;on
~ to ~('i meIllfl It was a Bound pr nc pIe
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nA.nq.". jpr Wly partsh and ol}e J;lart cularl;v
ada.pted .. to ~ -oWll noode
Amounts qmtn
buted by a.dherent s for the quarter ended lila. ch
~lot totalled £9 6, lld
TH 1> P ill,SH CLERK
In" iIIoa1WI'I.· "n who h>d hell"'d h m dUrIng
mMlt parbcul ~ty mentioned
.Although durmg the past 12

I&88L8tant cura.te at
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(the Vicar)
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