Reading Observer 01-1920

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NITHIN READING ABBEY
,. ' CHRISTMAS- EVE.

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,. 'The follo~g OOII~:~ b&ve been
with Rlatefo.l t.hanlra ~ \he week
l)ll earth , and pe3C:e amongst men of .,:!'oochyill."
Deoomber Wib, 1919:- .
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h&rd when ent~ring the sacre~ edifiOi". .L Et in
l!~. Stovem &; Dri&ooll. employee:8 or
terra. pax hominibUfi volnnlatis "- it was a. me...
'Whist - drin IUld d.anoe, ' crcu.et.reet
age pregnant wit.h meaning and a. message. too.
. Hall, ~ Mr. J.e:u~ r .... ·.. ·.. ·........
that formed the be.eia of an appropriate eennon.
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The .tory of Bethlehem, ,F&ther Kern ... Mid, wOP.
M_no.
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III much a fact. a.s the hi!klry of .A.luandt'Y' tht'
.. Boat Builde1'S' Arm.s.. " I W.'4in~G""", or Napoleon. ' According to the O'~'
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!.In . .GorriDg ,' ...... ".........
Mr. H. P""
LerwiI. &en .• Caversh3m.road,

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St. tuke wrote IIi,' gospel at the
"I!FY lat.:£t in the year 62 A.D . and was therefore
~1e to get b is mn.terial facts irom the \ir1.in-

modem critics

~c~ampstead school ctpIdren, part

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..... bor:' ·on Chr\st;ml\8I. night in sncb neglected
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&elf. .

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l!.-. C. »',Ilurger.!. 22. Oreb&rd..treet;

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It w .. for tbem to pour forth their heath
in the grea.test ,(!Ttl.titnde 1 of which they werl!
:ap&hle. The privil('~e of Cb.tboiics was oomet hing
"ondcfful. They nnt on1.; could meet. there A.t the!
.. tt.a.r. bllt they conld alFo 'actually a.nd really toncll
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knelt berore the crib that. m o rning be hoped Ute;'
"auld think of >be Ghila Who h ad· boon born
aDder !rum lowly . circumStances, and call to mind

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~tm&S gifts" were reqei.eilr". followa :-Mr.
~rtin H. F. SuUDn . £,1;1 lit':'- H . MountJ..IOs.;
Yr. Henry T•• I.... £1; Hr. E. P. 1!. ""tton,
10.. 6d.; ~r. Gilberl J.
Hart6. £I.; Mr. J.
Hdert Benyon, £1; Mr. C. If. ~ol1, 55.; Mr.
Hugh Ha.w'kins. lOs. ; ~. Leonard Sutt:..oO. £1;
~. J~ Fo:etpr. leB.; llr. S. G. A.her, £2 ; . Lt.• Leslie Wllson, C.M.G., D.e- 0., M.P., lOs.; .Mr.
G. B. Tate, £10 ; srr 'W. OLin , But., £5; Mr. W.

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their privile ~es and to learn those imoort.arlt. Tile Lady Wantot.go. £2; I.;adl; Pinlay £.3 3& . ; Sir
le9HOOB of h~·litY. obedience and gratill1dr, ."d,
G• \"a'--D_~..... 1-'"
•• a,n d £1 1s. ;
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their h!1&rls '" uld then be burstinQ; with t.hank",.
P..a.ymond PsJcy. lOs.; Mr. Art.hur' W. Button,
~ving to
ight:v God for all the min.cles he
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periormed on beha1f of manl..-iud. which was
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0 thrOned in bcigbta .ublime, _
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. • thou arer-lrl.esaed"morD. ,
H~'l, Red.mP!Joo'. happy daw'n I
Si g, through ~;'\n Je.rusalem ,
It

C . is barn' in Bj.W.hlehem 1"
~ it was not an ~rieTK'6 'to be t'.8silv

forgottaL, eveh by the least ' tliougbtrul J esi>EJCially
38 the ~l upOn which it 'Wall enacted waa
hallaw",! bf I"Ich historic associaj.ion., an~ vnly
til... WDo ha;v. witn....d a ChristlOlU\ .MidOl~ht
Maes can pe:p.PII reali&e_the my!rl.ic· effect which
the MlI"rice
"eg upon its h;qq,y thrqng of wor~

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Jaak F.rost. m~y. now ~ CI-~
any .t1mb,
and wOe betide the sma.lB:t:olding that haa not been
prepa.rn<f t& "'i~h&tand his atiaalU. · The smallbokler

must Dot wliit for ·him, but ohoUld, .by preparawon
and forothou"ollt, take steps j.o protect.. the cropo
from

dam~e,

iRe~nt a.rticles

and there is DO tima like the pl'esCnt.
in the " Smallholder n suggest. what

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PIi.oTEcT STORED .lWO'l'8.

Fil'15t. protect your aimed roOts. Select from the
" pie." of me.ngels and riPcdes ..the highest _and
ctr:ie5~ p&'rl . of th.e holding and on & bud JOV.IIUrface.
Overhaul the m~Dgel be&{!. spreading the
bptwm la.yer of root.e 6n a 1JP&C:8 about six feet
·,n.de" and buiJdih g
in the fonn of a pyraJ '
mld. bo~h tll'e ende IIOd ~cie3 gn4uaUy tapering
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a ridgO at ,a height. of five feet. LeaVtt them two
three diY8~r longer l if'~.eather. permi.t.t5-befcre

thcm t:a!)

~~ to tJ{~' ,< pje." ~he cliief

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DESCRIPTiON.

l___:;;!~~!!~:!::~::A:lI~TI~·!""~F:JUIE.::~-:;,~~·~~~:~~E~=7~7L~: ::~_~J

....... rep
tat.ion of tlJn Nativity a.t. the
,arch 'amid th storain. of the carol:
~ .Lo. within a .'Dla.o~ ~ies
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built tbe starry w..;
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Terpl8 Moc:S.erate. ·

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Etom 2 /6; Upper or -Lower Set ms:m

or inte
y and mea.ning tbat the power of
50GDd wbich ~ed it. A golden silence. wit.b
that ditf~
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est.ial radiance mil:.ling down ·on
the J(JIIIIVf, of
t heads tuld kneelin~ wonhipp"'..rs .
. The magioc . mess -wa:a intensified by the triple
Jlan,b of tho' nct.uary· gong, which marked tb.
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oflthe Mass. Another-moment and
the' eroWdl!l~of
ol'8b:ppe~, in proper and reve~t
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tJu-ongmS!' the Altar steps. ..A fe..,.
1D<1re minutes
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Saturday, 10 a.m. till· 5 p.m., or later by appointmOllt.
And .t 2 .....~, .. C.B"SlrCi~~=--.~d~N~·
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Il~W~II~U~~~·Y~,~F~OT~'~tt.eDc!nce Mel LoQl Fape.ra. .

and \ his had scarcely diMppeanod'
a sudden Rilence. It, ,.-all. the

tha.t~t.ed

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Aga.in. th~~ue haze of the incense wreatnt'd

.the lSymoolis
ere there

TEETH! ·1
WORK OF

Ya;sn. Bayw_

Reg'f" angelorulJ!. '

:venifO adoremus ~Dominum."

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Mr. John Simonds,. £1; Mm Andenon,
toys; .
H cela.s a.nd I· Sona, dhooolu.te. '
and 15Weets; Mr. A. Wa.t,&.)u. lOa. &1.; ~esars.
~~op and
Measn;. WatsOn and
Scm. £1 Js.;
and Son.s, lOs.;
bon·
; Mes&;Mi. ~~~l:~'~lc~~ii

.. AdeJ.c fid.o1es
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L<lrle tri~·pha.nt.es:
V anh.e; \'en it..e io -:Bethlehem;
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Fideles," seem n",I.", risin~ and fallin'" in a rhythm

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leclJy dry ' ~ot'e .beirir! coveted up.
When I the
hea.~' is oompl~ ; any ~ t.ha.t &Ie pamac:cd or
show ,igns of disease should ~ removed' tben ' tbe
.JhoJe m&.y ""l>e oovared. witb a. eoOd. thiCk layer
of dry st.nr.w-wboUen straw for. preferenCe . . Then
tbe
layer .

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To·days

TOM ' MAY • .'
LICENSE~ .RORSF, (SLAUGIrT'1>:Rttlt.

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FRUlT, .PE.' I.ND · roTATO )fllR~'
U"neB, c.tt~ ~a.r~. etc .• Le~t .on Hire.•~ .,
65, Grea.t Knol!y" Street; R:t:,in g.
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" ci;'en jor l Lin and ·De:ld Cat e, .rete~d
Bost
.. way 90 the Bborteat Notice. Hone

bill aDd c&r~.' Urease HWllY'1

'. Cau·. riogs;" ~n~ Chicken' Meat

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~nd Potato Mercba.nts,
Friar .
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132 KNILr..: 8i SONS. Bookbinders,
frjnter.., Accoun~ Boolt Manu"
. 1[actnrers and Stationers. 3il.
Minster Street. and '- 18, Duke

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<FeeD's Road. ~adiD~.
88 ' Frr;LER&SON. Se"d.emen. Fl'uit

Charles Palmer. Sill.: Mr. H. WoIfcrston, £lls. ;

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:l ,f~w~uer••
E!i1ve!'8mithe
Wa.t . ma\cers,

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'- CHlUBTMAB GIPTS.

t.he little children who _ere dying l?:v their bundreda of >b0""tnds,in Europe wbile lhey. in England had pie"\}, to """"",d drink. H. propol!ed
.~din2 on Sundav a Pastoral Letter from the
H{)l~atfu!r Oil t he' subject.
Collections would
~ made or mQnev and clothing, and the society
Dr St. Vinct!1~ de Pa.ul would oo!lect ga.nnente:
end other su table 'artic!" lor tl>ooe starving
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football rirar.3: ........ ....... ............ ... ;5 1
.. ~ and Crown." Ooley~tzeet. pet'
Mr. G. Healey ... ........ "................... 1 5
.. Thatcher's ArmB," Theale, per Mr.
10 D
IPisher
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CbuTOh and OhaJ')cloolloetioo5 .... ..... .. .... ' 96 7
:Wo . &Dd out-pa-t.ftt&' contr'ibut.ions ......... 3 4
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M~nr~;. ·i.. ·M~k~t:·:Ii~~g:
M~rFZ; S9: .. l·..:~~~k~·:·P;~~.. ~f

.ill tJle luxuries of the world and· in the most gor-

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.. 'The New Inn," OUc!rd·road, por
Mr. C. .B.i.:I: ........ ........ : .~.............. . .... .
. emth and clothed himself in human gMb and t..<x:Jk .
~rgoo.nts· · Mess, The" Barracks, collec. t.iott bo:t ............. : ..... . ..... ... .. ...... .....
to himscU tho smal1
fonn of ,a. Babe. ! Tb ~ . Messrs. B!oxham, cmp\oyees of .........
fact. t.be world had lie!. to g=lp wos th.t He Wao
G. R. Jadmon, Ltd .• i OJ:!ord-<OOd.

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Dunsdoo school 'children .L. ..................

It WM no pretty story, but" a. historical fact.
, They beli'~ed tb~ 8Omo 2,000 years ago there
happened the mOst stupondous thing tho wQrld had
l5OOD. or ever oould~. The great Croator ("3fDe on

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Mother henelf·. It· was no m;1.r.. To Catholic!

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pt.k! breeze. 'Was blO"Wing, and 'the air-breat.hing
& peculi3l' &Od !.oJemn fra.gra.nce2wa.! rent by the
Yule belJ, pealing tlkir joyflli newBf?f .. PE'a~

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REPAIRS" Sp.ciaiity•.

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Every nook and crllnny was. fined.
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Oullide.
cerulean I d()lll.el of b ,~vcn was
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st. John's Branch of. C.E.T~. (per BeY •

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W . &Jtton) .............. .. J ... ............... 10 0 0
. tt. i. given to tM oompa.n.tive few" to witnesll
Employees of 1(esan.. Lon-D, Marlow
tlJn elaborato ceremoni... ",hich obtailt at t.he
j(lM'r _
Fw:el ........... ... ~ .................. 1 12 1~
A.l.siatanta ~ of ' :Me.rL . B~l... Broad·
Churclq./ the Nat;rny at Bethlehem on Ciiri.I.mao
EYe, but perhaps 00_ idea of >bo dignity' of ita
(ho~d= o;ij;;d·i~..:::::::::.:::::: 4~ ~
worship aDd tlJn aolemnity 01 ita riJ.ua1 may be
gauged from tho MidJright 1>a.. 00 Christm.. Do~:G' 'IV liddell, 'n".
lJouoe.
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; Ew at St. \1"""", the Less, whicl> n..tleS 'beneaU.
D i r - ' . of L. ok s.w.R. l................. , , 0
I tho ehade of.'tbe ;haIlowed ruiru! of Reading Abbey.
Orlonl-<Oad Girls' CiJuDciI
prc>We read that it wi!: no~ an ' eaay m~r to gmnl
, cceds of Sf\e' (pet' JiIn. Go_lob)...
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.dmi:a:aion to the Church of the Nativit.Y". and the . lfir. ' lUld :Mn~ Gundry. '!1Je ~ery •
writer can ·usure that nowher-e in Reading wai
M~a::.ry~ot. t (~ ~i
more crowded during the Ch:rirl.mas festivitiu
ChriIs~.. buketl ... .... !... .............., 13 O.
&.han was St.. J a.mes' ChPrch a.t the Midnight !!:as.!.

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RcadinK. Tin Wa<b (Girls' I n..>t.l. pel'
Hiss . Sharpe..
(.J'otal
for ' y~
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MIDNIGHT MASS AT ST. JAME:!'

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