HARTLIP PARISH MAGAZINE.

SEPTEMBER, 1912.

Dear Friends,

I referred last month to the "Missionary Exhibition" which we intend to hold on Monday, October 21.

It will be an opportunity, the like of which our village has never had before, and may not have soon again, of seeing curios from more or less all parts of the heathen world, such as objects formerly worshipped, but renounced on becoming Christians, from ancient China, or of the clever wood-workers of India; the products of progressive, enterprising Japan, or perhaps the three feet long snow shoes necessary for travelling in frozen Canada; and all sorts of interesting things. A brief description of these will be given by those competent to do so.

I sincerely hope that all parishioners, whoever you are, will make an effort to visit this Exhibition, which is an unique opportunity of seeing what our forefathers had no idea of, and which also should help us to better understand the difficulties, and the hardships of our missionaries who go into distant lands bearing the Evangel of Peace.

The Treat to the children of the Day School, provided by the balance from the Coronation Fete of last year, was ultimately made to include all the adults of the Parish, and was given on Thursday, August 15, in Mr. T. Kitchingham's meadow (tea being served in the oast kindly prepared by the latter). We were fortunate in having no rain that day, although the atmosphere was not congenial. The children began the afternoon with races, and were delighted to win some pence, 5s, being allotted for this purpose, which Mr. Labrum disbursed. An excellent tea was partaken of by nearly three hundred people, including old and young; and cake was sent to some not able to be present. Then cake, buns and sweets were distributed to all the little folks at the conclusion.

Two scratch teams played some exciting cricket in the afternoon; swing boats were provided free for the juveniles, while some even of a "mature age," it is said, were "rather eager" to be swung. Many of us had a "shy" at the "coker-nuts," but alas, too often left the nuts undisturbed.

Miss Faussett Osborne's band discoursed pleasant music after tea, concluding with the National Anthem, which latter reminded us that "The shades of night were falling fast."

As a means of informing those interested, I might say that the classes we have applied for are the following:- Farming, Ambulance, and Wood-work for men; and Needlework, the only one for women. The other classes were out of the ques-

tion. More names for the three or two Farming lectures are wanted; also for Ambulance, while there are only two vacancies for the Woodwork class.

Our Patronal Festival falls on a Sunday this year, viz., the 29th inst.; it is a Red Letter Day in our history, which speaks to us of our beautiful little Church being provided for our use by the godly people of ages ago. Therefore, each year when the anniversary of that day comes round every one who values the "means of grace" should strive to be at one or all of the Services, to join in the "thanksgiving" to the Giver of all, for this privilege of the "House of Prayer." God grant we may more and more be able to say from the bottom of our hearts, "We love the place, O God, wherein Thine honour dwells." The morning preacher will be the Rev. T. G. L. Lushington, Vicar of Bearsted, and Rural Dean of Sutton. The offertories that day, as usual, will be given to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution. This excellent Institution provides pensions for the widows and orphan daughters of farmers. Our three votes last year helped to get a widow a £20 pension for life.

As we go to press the death is announced of General Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, with many of whose practices one could not agree, but to whose heroic efforts to raise the submerged tenth of our cities and towns and so give them another chance of earning an honest livelihood, one most readily gives unstinted praise.

Yours sincerely,

J. S. McMillan.

OFFERTORIES IN JULY.
				£	s.	d.
July	1	-	Archbishop's Fund	1	2	0
"	5	-	Church Expenses	0	16	7
"	12	-	Church Expenses	1	2	1
"	26	-	Church Expenses	0	15	10

CALENDAR.
Sept.	21	-	St. Matthew, A.E.M. Holy Communion, 10.30 a.m.
"	28	-	Decorating the Church for Patronal Festival, 10 a.m.
"	29	-	St. Michael - Patronal Festival, Holy Communion, 8 a.m.

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