Eakring Parish Magazine
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Our Work and Words for Eakring January 1896
Dedication Festival - The preacher at Evensong on the occasion of our Dedication Festival, St. Andrew’s Day, November 30th, was the Rural Dean and Rector of Southwell, Rev Canon Trebeck, who taking for his text St John i 40,41 preached a very interesting sermon, well adapted to the special teaching of the day. The service was bright and well rendered, and the congregation notwithstanding it being Saturday evening, was a very fair one. The collections at the Early Celebration and at Evensong amounting to £1 17s 0d on behalf of the Southwell Deanery Church Restoration Society, have been sent to the Hon Treasurer and Secretary, Rev R A McKee, Vicar of Farnsfield.
Foreign Missions – Advent being a season especially suitable for stirring up and keeping alive an interest in Foreign Missions the following were the means used at that season (as indeed has been customary in this parish for several years past) with this end in view. On Advent Sunday, as a “day of Intercession for Missions’ the duty of praying for God’s blessing on the work which is being carried on, and for the enkindling of fresh zeal on behalf of this work on the part of Christians, and the realisation of the urgent need of more Missionaries to carry on the work, were subjects that were enforced in the sermons of the Rector on that day. On the Tuesday following, December 3rd, a meeting was held in the Board School, at which the Rev G H Butt, Vicar of Edlington near Horncastle, gave a most interesting Lecture on Mission Work in British Guiana, telling of his own experiences there, and the work carried on by him during a period of 27 years. Several articles eg a fibre hammock &c were shown by Mr Butt to the audience and helped very much to enable them to realise some of the simple customs and habits of the people of that country. It may prove of some interest to our readers to know that Mr Butt is an old friend of the Rector’s, having been fellow curate with him in his first Curacy at Wilton, near Salisbury. The meeting was very well attended and a collection made on behalf of the SPG amounting to 9s.
On the 3rd Sunday in Advent, 15th ult., sermons were preached by the Rector and collections made both Morning and Evening on behalf of the same Society, which amounted to £1 8s.
Presentation to Mr W J Whitworth – On Thursday 5th ult., in spite of the inclemency of the weather, the Rector’s Parish Room was filled with a large number of the Parishioners to witness the Presentation to Mr Wilfrid Whitworth, as ‘A Wedding Present’ of a very handsome clock for the purchase of which contributions had been collected by Mr W T Burne (Church Organist) from several of those who had not made presents independently. The willingness with which these contributions were given, even by the poorest, is an eloquent testimony to the esteem and regard felt in the village for Mr Whitworth. The Presentation was made by the Rector on behalf of the contributors, who were, with a few exceptions, residents in the Parish of Eakring. Afterwards followed the Presentation by Mr Lawson Frost, on behalf of the senior Members of the Church Choir, of a very elegant Silver-plated Egg-Stand. After a suitable expression of thanks on the part of Mr Whitworth, those present proceeded to examine the numerous Wedding Presents which Mr Whitworth had received, which were arranged on a table at the end of the room.
It must have been particularly gratifying to Mr Whitworth’s mother (Mrs Whitworth of Blidworth) who was present, and who had come over on purpose, to have such unmistakable evidence of the well deserved popularity of her son.
Registers
Burials
Nov 3 Charlotte Lillford, aged 78 years
Dec 10 Wright Walker, aged 56 years
Dec 18 Mary Steadman of Ollerton aged 65 years
J. W. MINKLEY
GENERAL AND FURNISHING
Ironmonger and Complete House Furnisher
Cheapest and Best Shop for Agricultural Implements, Tools &c.,
Sewing Machines, Washing and Wringing Machines, Lamps, Stoves
KitchenRanges &c.
Wood Furniture of all Kinds Bedsteads and Bedding
CARPETS, COCOA MATTING AND LINOLEUM
Westgate & King Street, SOUTHWELL
The New Branch in King Street is the shop lately occupied by
Mr J J Bates, Grocer etc.
The Christian Memorial Works
FISHER BROTHERS
MANSFIELD
Memorials, Designs of every description neatly executed in Stone, Slate,
Marble and Granite, with inscription in imperishable letters.
Superior Designs on view, or sent on application.
Large stock of Metal and Porcelain Wreaths and Crosses,
Glass-cases, Tablets, Zinc Troughs &c., wholesale or retail
MEAT! MEAT!! MEAT!!!
JOHN H. FROST
FAMILY BUTCHER
EAKRING, NEWARK
Deals only in Home-fed English Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal and Lamb
Pickled Tongues, Home Cured Hams, Bacon, Lard etc
Families waited upon for Orders and Meat delivered to any
part of the Neighbourhood
Orders by Post receive prompt attention
Our Work and Words for Eakring February 1896
Christmas-tide – Christmas morn was ushered in as usual with a merry peal of bells, and the Services were bright and hearty and well attended. The Anthem commencing with the words ‘Glory to God in the Highest’ by Caleb Simper, well adapted to the occasion, was fairly rendered by the Choir at Evensong. The decoration of the Church was attended to by willing hands, though we could not help noticing the lack of red berries this time, which add so much to the bright and cheerful look of the Church at Christmas-tide. Above all, we ought not to omit to mention one important and satisfactory feature of the Christmas Day Services, namely the number of Communicants, of whom there were 32 at the Early Celebration and 22 at the midday (Choral) Celebration.
On New Year’s Eve, the Midnight Service, commencing at 11.30 (which has been held now for several years) was attended by a larger congregation than we ever remember before. This Service is evidently much appreciated by a great number of the parishioners, who feel that the Solemn Service held at that hour of the night is a more appropriate way of passing from one year to another than the gay festivities with which that period of time is passed in many places.
Entertainment at the BoardSchool – New Year’s Day was kept as a holiday at the BoardSchool. Christmas-tide was not allowed to pass without the children of the parish having the opportunity of sharing in the joyous character of the Festive Season. In the afternoon a tea was provided by the Chairman of the Board for all the children attending the Day School of the Village, of whom about 80 of the 90 on the Register were actually present, a few being prevented from coming by sickness or distance (the weather not being very favourable). After the tea was over a surprise was in store for the children; the Classroom door being opened, a splendid Christmas Tree, the gift of Lord Savile (of Rufford Abbey) beautifully lighted up and laden with presents, presented itself to their gaze, as they were ushered in and marched round the tree. After all had seen what was to be seen the presents from off the tree were handed by Miss Helyar, daughter of Mrs Savile Lumley (of Rufford Abbey), to all in order who were present, both children and grown up people alike. The tree had been lighted and dressed with the presents with much taste by the Rector’s nieces, assisted by Jessie Walker, Pupil Teacher, Mr Herbert Speight and others, the presents being the gifts of the Chairman to his Christmas guests. Games of various kinds, arranged by Mr Speight, with the assistance of his son Herbert, Mr W Whitworth, Miss Girkin and others, were enthusiastically joined in by the children during the rest of the evening. Each child received a bun on leaving the Schoolroom, after the National Anthem had been sung, and thus ended a New Year’s Day not likely to be forgotten by the children, to whom it must have been proved a happy beginning of the New Year, and we wish them and the company assembled that day, and our readers as well, a Happy New Year, and many of them!
Miscellaneous Items – On Wednesday 8th ult., a meeting of the Parish Council was held in the Board School (the Rector in the chair) at which ‘The New County Rate Basis’ was submitted to the meeting, to which no objection was raised.
On Friday 10th ult., Mr Carrodus, Drawing Inspector, paid us a visit, and conducted the Drawing Examination in the BoardSchool, the results of which we hope to be able to announce in our next number.
Foreign Missions – On the 14th ult, the Rector sent to the SPG Secretary, 16 Delahay Street, Westminster SW, the sum of £3 12s being the amount collected in Eakring Parish during the past year for the Society, the contributions being as follows:
£ s d
The Rector’s Subscription1 1 0
Mr R Marshalls (Leyfields)0 10 6
Mr W J Whitworth’s Box0 3 6
Collected at Meeting in BoardSchool0 9 0
Collections in Church1 8 0
£3 12 0
The same day the Rector sent to Miss J Randolph, Hon Secretary of the Central African Mission Children’s Fund, the sum of £3 10s consisting of contributions at the Children’s Monthly Missionary Meeting and a Donation from the Rector towards the maintenance of an African child being educated at a School at Newala, East Africa, under the care of the Universities Mission to Central Africa.
Registers
Baptisms
1895 Dec 25 – Ellen Mary, daughter of Herbert and Eva Hurt (private)
1896 Jan 12 – Doris Mary, daughter of George and Mary Catherine Girkin (of Wicker Leys, Bilsthorpe)
Jan 12 – Leonard, son of George Henry and Ada Annie Redmile
Burial
Jan 18 – Mary Hurt (of Bevercotes) aged 85 years
Our Work and Words for Eakring March 1896
Church Supper and Concert–The gathering of male attendants at the Services of the Parish Church showed no diminution in point of numbers on the occasion of the Annual Church Supper in the Village Schoolroom, on Tuesday January 28th, when justice was done to the substantial fare provided under the superintendence of the housekeeper at the Rectory. We missed, however, some few who have rarely failed to accept the Rector’s invitation to join this festive gathering, and this accounted for the empty places at the table at one end of the room. After supper, there followed, as usual, a concert, for which the seats were speedily rearranged, the tables being removed.
The Concert was opened by a Duet on the Piano by the Misses Greenfield of North Laiths and Mr Sherod Greenfield played a violin solo.
All the rest of the performances were vocal, as follows: Miss Burne, two songs ‘Gates of the West’ and ‘Grace Darling’; Miss Greenfield of Boughton, two songs ‘Tomorrow will be Friday’ and ‘’Tit For Tat’; Miss Girkin, ‘The Tin Gee Gee’; Mr Herbert Burne, ‘The old rustic bridge by the mill’; Mr Walter Bates, two songs ‘Anchored’ and ‘Tommy Atkins’; and Mr Woodhill ‘A fairy in the ring’ and a comic song ‘Betsy Waring’ which last was received with rapturous applause and naturally an encore demanded.
Before the commencement of the Concert the Rector made a short speech, and after the concert a vote of thanks to the Rector was proposed by Mr George Greenfield and seconded by Mr Speight, who included in the vote of thanks the Rector’s Housekeeper and all who had helped in any way in connection with the supper and entertainment. The vote of thanks was carried with enthusiasm and duly responded to, after which a verse of the National Anthem was sung before the guests departed, the Schoolroom having been literally crowded during the concert.
Sunday School Festival – On the Thursday following, Jan 30th, after the usual preliminary Service in the Parish Church at three o’clock, at which the Rector gave an Address, taking as a text, S Matt xviii 10, the Rector’s Parish Room was the centre for attraction for the children attending the Church Sunday School, and their parents, a large number of whom accepted the Rector’s invitation.
From the Report for the past half year read by the Superintendent of the Sunday School (Mr W J Whitworth) we are glad to notice the increase on the register of attendance and the great number of children who have gained prizes, several of them having never missed attending during the whole of the past half year. This is very encouraging for those who have the management of the School and all the teachers, for it shows the interest the parents take in the School, and the affection of the children for the School and their teachers, which, we trust, will continue and increase. Miss Cator (the Rector’s niece) kindly undertook to hand the Prizes to the fortunate winners, far too many in number to be mentioned separately by name. A vote of thanks to the Rector and Mr Whitworth was proposed by Mr Speight and carried with great heartiness. The tea being ended, as well as the distribution of the prizes, the remainder of the evening was spent in games and amusements of various kinds, which were carried on with great zest, the elders evidently taking much interest in many of them as well as the children.
Registers
Burial
Feb 5 – George Godfrey, aged 68 years
Our Work and Words for Eakring April 1896
Parish Council – On Tuesday February 25th a meeting of the Parish Council was held for the purpose of nominating twelve persons in the Parish eligible for the office of Constable, a list of whom has to be submitted to the Magistrates, who appoint one to the office for the ensuing year. On Monday the 9th ult., a special Parish Meeting was held in the Board School, the Rector, as Chairman of the Parish Council, acting as Chairman, at which seven Councillors were elected to enter upon their office as Members of the New Council for the ensuing year on the day fixed for the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council, i.e. April 15th or within eight dates of that date. Fortunately, the Parish has been saved the expenses involved in a contested election, the number of nomination papers handed to the Chairman being the exact number of Councillors required. The names of those elected are the following viz: Messrs Joseph Coupe, John Garland, George Mettam, Robert Palmer, John George Paulson, John Rowland and Walter White, the only changes being the substitution of Messrs Joseph Coupe and John Garland for Messrs Thomas Cooper and John Robinson, who did not seek re-election.
Magic Lantern Lecture – On Thursday 5th ult., a most interesting and instructive Lecture was delivered by Rev F P Downman, Organising CETS Secretary for the Diocese on ‘The History of the Drinking Customs in England’. There was a crowded and attentive audience, the numbers of which were swelled by the members of the Rufford Band of Hope, who were brought over by Miss Norman and Miss Hinde on one of Lord Savile’s carriages. The Lecture was delivered in a very lucid manner, and gave great satisfaction and we hope the lecturer will be able to pay us another visit before very long, and that an encouragement will have been given to many of the young folk of Eakring to join our Band of Hope.
Confirmations – At a Confirmation held by the Bishop of Derby, at Wellow on Friday 13th ult., four female Candidates were presented by the Rector from this Parish and also one Female Candidate at a Confirmation held by the Bishop of Southwell in the Cathedral Church of Southwell on Friday 20th ult. Unfortunately on the first of these Fridays, the afternoon turned out very wet, but we feel sure that in spite of the state of the weather, those who had the privilege of hearing him will not easily forget the earnest and helpful addresses the Bishop of Derby delivered in the Church of Wellow.
Communicants’ Union – A well attended meeting of the Communicants’ Union was held on Wednesday the 18th ult. in the Rectory, at which a few practical suggestions in connection with the Communion Service were addressed to those present by the Rector. A special service had been previously held in the ParishChurch at 7 o’clock at which the Rector gave an Address on ‘The Communion of Saints’. We have reason to believe that this little Society of Communicants has proved helpful to many and we hope that it has a long and prosperous course before it.
Balance Sheet, Eakring Parish Magazine
The balance sheet for the three years shows, as our readers will see, a deficit of £9 6s 1d. It can hardly be expected that our Magazine can be continued another year unless it receives more support than it has done hitherto.
EAKRING PARISH MAGAZINE
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