On the left are the notices of our Sunday Services and week-day work. On the right is the little church-door pulpit, with its daily message of courage and good cheer for the passers-by.

The door itself stands open. What does that signify? A hearty welcome from the church, and Sunday School, and all associated societies; many opportunities offered for self-development and helpful service; a cordial invitation and an earnest call to that higher life of devotion to God and Humanity for which the name of Jesus of Nazareth will forever stand. Let this open door symbolize the inflowing love of God the Father, and the outflowing love of

man.

The Howard Sunday School.

Special efforts are to be made this season to make the Sunday School more interesting and helpful. All the societies and clubs connected with the church are being urged to do all they can to secure new scholars and to assist in the good work of the school.

The Sunday School ought to be our chief interest, next to the church itself. Will not every one bear this in mind?

The lessons will be upon the Books of the New Testament, with practical questions for younger and older pupils, Illustrations will be given from time to time with the stereopticon. There are several classes for adults. A review of last year's lessons on the Old Testament will be carried on at the same time. Here is an opportunity for all who wish to know more about the Bible. Entertainments are planned for each month, from October to May. These will be in charge of groups of teachers and classes. The first entertainment, on October 22, will be a Harvest Supper, to which both Sunday School and congregation, and members of all our societies, are invited. Supper at 6.30; harvest decoration; baskets of fruit and vegetables contributed by the Sunday School classes, in friendly riva'ry; an entertainment provided by the special group of classes in charge: such is the programme. No one can afford to miss the Harvest Supper.

A special celebration will occur in December when a bronze tablet commemorating the founding of the Sunday School will be presented and unveiled. This will be a notable occasion. Among other events will be Christmas

and Easter Sunday School Concerts. The Christmas Service will be on Dec. 20 for Congregation and Sunday School together.

Let our motto be that great word "Together," but that must mean each one as well as all. The Sunday School Rally on- Sept. 25 was a successful beginning, but the spirit of that good time-a free, happy spirit-must be applied to the work of the whole year. "So let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine."

Summer Items.

A number of very pleasant excursions were taken during the summer under the guidance of Miss Jones or Miss Stokes. The parties varied in size from five to perhaps twenty and included both children and adults, in all about 215. Among the places visited were Nantasket Beach, Nahant, Blue Hill, Norumbega Park and Boston Harbor.

On the trip in the Harbor, on the Seaman's Friend launch, flowers and magazines were taken for distribution among the sailors. Each excursion was like a family picnic, with lunch or supper together, mothers and fathers and children, or friends, in groups. There were no mishaps; all, including the "guides," had good times.

We are glad to hear how many of our Sunday School children as well as older friends have had good and restful "outings" this summer, including the ministers. At the Sunday School Rally, on Sept. 25, which, by the way, was a great success, some account was given of a few of these, by Lillian Grant, Edith Lailor, Harold Philbrick, Emma Lang, Miss Stevens, Mrs. Eliot, Miss Stokes and Miss Crocker. lt was evident from the brown and happy faces of many others that these were not all who had enjoyed country visits. On his first Sunday at home Mr. Eliot preached about "Country and City," comparing their pleasures, experiences, and opportunities, and dwelling especially upon the inspiration which each could give for a life of worship and work. He made it pretty evident that he too had been out "in the open" and had enjoyed it. May every summer bring such pleasures and inspiration to larger numbers.

During four months this church was

the centre from which were distributed hundreds of bunches of flowers to our West End neighbors, among them many sick and shut-ins. On Fridays the workers of the Fraternity Fruit and Flower Mission met here and sent out generous supplies through visitors from the settlements, churches, hospitals, or by the district nurses. On Tuesdays and Thursdays flowers were received from the Mutual Helpers Flower Mission and distributed by our own members. The Wollaston Guild sent flowers every week especially for our own work, and during September, after the Fraternity work was over, we received large contributions from the First Parish, Dorchester. For all these gifts, special thanks are given, not only because this flower work brings joy to so many hearts, but because it brings our own church into touch with so many people whom we can help and might not otherwise meet.

The first meeting of the Eliot Circle was held on Friday, Oct. 2. An interesting description of her work among the sick of the neighborhood was given by a District Nurse, and readings by Mrs. M. E. Knowles. After the Roll Call plans for the winter were considered, among which are a visit to the woolen mill in Watertown on Oct. 7, a barrel of clothing to be sent to Miss Clapp who is teaching the neglected white children at Shelterneck, N. C., a "Stocking Bee," and the most important of all, the Micado Bazaar.

This will be held on Nov. 18, and the Circle hopes to make it the most successful of its fairs; and it certainly will be if all, members and friends, co-operate heartily.

Women's Alliance.

The Alliance will hold meetings this season on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, as usual, at 2.30

P. M. A preliminary meeting was held on Sept. 30 and an interesting series of subjects upon "Unitarian Hymns and Hymn Writers" will be studied during the winter. The full programme of meetings will be printed soon.

The Winkley Guild.

The season of 1908-9 will open on Oct. 11 with an address by Rev. C. R. Eliot. The program for the month has not been completed but announcements will be made later. It is the desire of those interested in the welfare of the Guild to make the year particularly interesting to the young people, who should be the leaders in future years. To this end all hands are urged to come as regularly as possible, and to make every effort to interest others. The meetings will be held every other Sunday, but especial attention is called to the change in the hour of meetings, which will be 7 P. M. this year.

Temperance Meeting.

The Bulfinch Place Church Temperance Union will meet on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 7.30 P. M. Dr. Hobart, president, writes as follows:

"We hope that each member, young and old, will be present and that new members will join our ranks. The clarion call of Temperance is sounding throughout the world. Let us add our note to the great chord! We intend that our Union shall never become a dead letter. We want it to stand for determined resolve, individual effort, and united achievement. A full meeting always rouses enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is needed in reform work. Let us have an enthusiastic meeting. Later on, notice of several public meetings will be given, at which men and women distinguished in the temperance cause will speak.

Lend Hand Clubs.

The autumnal conference of the Lend a Hand Society will be held at Hingham, in "The Old Meeting House," at 10.45 A. M., on Saturday, Oct. 10. It is urged that as many delegates as possible be sent from the clubs. Train leaves the South Station at 9.43 A. M. Box lunch.

Sunday Services.

1.45 P. M. Howard Sunday School. 3.15 P. M. Public Worship. Communion first Sunday in the month. 7.00 P. M. The Winkley Guild every other Sunday.

The Church will be open every day from 10 until 1 o'clock. Mr. Eliot will be at the church on Wednesdays, and on other days by appointment; Miss Jones on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and Miss Stokes on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The Sphinx Club.

The Sphinx Club is looking forward to a busy and profitable year. The classes will be held, as usual, on Saturday mornings from 9.30 to 1.30 o'clock. Classes in Sewing, Embroidery, Wood-carving, Millinery, Brass work, Elocution, Gymnastics, Piano, and Violin will be formed.

A fee of twenty-five cents will be charged for each subject taken. All children wishing to join should make application at the church on or before Saturday, Oct. 10. The officers of the Club are Miss Alice Foster, President; Miss Lillian Clapp, Vice-President; Miss Frances Brooks, Secretary, and Miss Amy Beal, Treasurer.

Items of Interest.

The Red, White, and Blue Club will hold its first meeting for the season on Monday, Oct. 5, at 7.30 P.M.

The Mildred Ellis Club will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 4 P. M.

The first regular meeting of the Comfort Carriers' Club will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7.30 P. M.

The John Howard Club will give a concert, probably in October, to raise funds for its lend-a-hand work.

The gymnasium will be used again by the young men of the West End House, on Tuesday and Friday evenings; and probably on Tuesday and Friday afternoons by younger members. On Saturdays the Sphinx Club will have a class for girls.

On Sunday, Oct. 8, an interesting event will take place. By invitation, Mr. Eliot will exchange pulpits with Rev. Frederick B. Fisher of the Temple Street M. E. Church. Mr. Eliot will preach there in the morning at 10.30 and Mr. Fisher here at 3.15. Such an exchange is indeed a welcome evidence of the friendly spirit which is spread

ing among all denominations. Let us give Mr. Fisher and all his friends the cordial welcome which we are sure that he and his church will give us. Christian unity consists not in an agreement as to doctrines but in the spirit of Christian love "The unity of the spirit in the bond of peace."

In the West End, thirty-three persons entered the contest for the flower-garden prizes offered by Mrs. John L. Gardner. Some were children, some adults. Six prizes were awarded, varying from ten to two dollars, and they were awarded with reference to difficulties overcome as well as the best results. Most of the gardens were in boxes or flower pots, in windows, backyards, or on roofs. The prizes were given out by Mrs. Gardner at her home in Brookline. The first prize was won by Mrs. John O'Donnell, 2 Auburn St.

The Stereopticon Lectures (first course) will begin on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4. Full particulars, with programme, will be given in the next number of "Our Work."

The West End Improvement Society is planning a public meeting to be held at an early date either in the Municipal Building on Blossom Street, or in some other suitable place. The interest in this society is growing. An appeal will be made soon for an enlarged membership. This is a citizens' movement, outside of all church or political lines. Its motto is "Better homes, cleaner streets, and a purer civic life." All persons willing to join may send names to Mr. Orrin E. Wilkins, So. Russell St.

During the summer one of the best friends of our church passed away, and yet she had never been inside its doors. A shut-in, indeed, this church was privileged to minister in many ways to her happiness; and yet she gave even more than she received. Mrs. Duclos was a striking illustration of the power of the spirit to rise above physical weakness and pain into the joys of faith and love. Because she could not come to us, we went to her, thus proving, as so often we try to show, that our church belongs to the ministry-at-large.

"Friendship is the holiest of gifts; God can bestow nothing more sacred upon us. It emphasizes every joy, mitigates every pain. Every one can have a friend who himself knows how to be a friend."-Tiedge.

"Ah! how good it feels! the hand of and old friend!"

On Sept. 17, 1630, it was voted by Governor John Winthrop and his followers that Trimontaine shall be called Boston." The Indian name of the peninsula was "Shawmut," and the new settlers had named it "Trimontaine"; but by this vote it became Boston. The new name was chosen in honor of several distinguished members of the colony who had come from ol Boston--notably Lady Arbella Johnson, sister of the Earl of Lincoln, for whom Winthrop's ship, the Arbella, was

named.

Old Boston is today a quiet, oldfashioned town of about 15,000 inhabitants, situated in Lincolnshire, at the mouth of the river Witham, about 100 miles north of London. Originally t was called "St. Botolph's Town," from a pious Saxon priest who built a monastery on that spot in the seventh century. Father Botolph, whose locks are said by an ancient writer "to have been

Soon a village grew up round the monastery, and in the thirteenth century it was a large commercial town. In the year 1309 the foundations of the church shown in our picture were laid. It is the chief ornament of old Boston today and is known to the country round by the inappropriate name of the "Boston Stump." The church is 245 feet long and the tower is 280 feet high. It can be seen from 40 miles at sea and at one time lanterns were hung from its belfry to guide the sailors.

Old Boston is chiefly interesting to us from the fact that there the spirit