of the Pilgrim Fathers and the Puritans was strong. Rev. John Cotton, alt€1wards minister of the First Church here, was vicar of St. Botolph's Church. To old Boston William Brewster and his friends came from Scrooby to sail for Holland, but were stopped by soldiers and thrown into prison. Later however, they succeeded in getting away, for the people of the town were friendly. Many of the Puritans who came in the fleet with John Winthrop lived near-by (notably at Sempringham) and were parishioners of John Cotton.

Old Boston is still a very quaint and interesting town, because of its old buildings, antique wharves, and narrow lanes. One may visit the cells where the Pilgrims were confined, also the old court room where they were tried. In St. Botolph's Church is a chapel which was restored in 1856 by Americans in memory of John Cotton. The inscription on the tablet was written by Edward Everett, a descendant; and Phillips Brooks, also descendant, preached several times in the church. It is a curious fact, that there are 365 steps to the tower, 52 windows in the church, 12 pillars, 7 doors, 24 steps to the library, and 60 stairs leading to the chancel.

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When John Winthrop wrote to his wife in England, on Nov. 29, 1630, he said, referring to new Boston, "we are here in a paradise." What can we of a still later Boston do in 1908, to make it more nearly a city of righteousness and good will and peace?

WOMEN'S ALLIANCE.

The Alliance members have undertaken an exceedingly interesting course of study for this winter, namely, "Unitarian Hymns and Hymn-writers."

The first Study Class was on Oct. 14, when the Hymns of H. W. Longfellow, Emerson, Bryant, Holmes and Whittier were considered.

On Wednesday, October 28, Miss Ruth Wiggin of Newton read a paper on this same subject. The next Study Class will be on Wednesday, Nov. 11, when the hymns of Wasson, Furness and James Freeman Clarke will be the subject.

On Wednesday, Nov. 25 a "Home Meeting" will be held, when reports will be read and when it is hoped that the Alliance may welcome the National Director, Mrs. Edith R. Bolster.

On December 2 the Alliance members will hold a "Preserve and Pickle Sale," serving on the same day a luncheon and supper under the direction of Miss Jones.

The officers and members of the Alliance are extremely anxious to enlarge their membership, and would be very glad if every woman in the Churen and Sunday School would join them. The primary object of the Women's Alliance as stated in its by-laws is,-“To quicken the religious life of our Unitarian Churches and to bring our women into closer acquaintance, co-operation and fellowship."

Let every woman among us interested in liberal religion join the Alliance.

THE WINKLEY GUILD.

The program of meetings, here and elsewhere, for November, is as follows: Nov. 8. Miss Martha M. Eliot. "Worship." Nov. 15. Visit to Cudworth Guild at East Boston. Nov. 22. Rev. Roger S. Forbes. "Opportunities and Workers." Nov. 29. Semi-annual meeting of Boston Federation at Dedham. This is a good program and deserves the attention of all members and friends. Miss Crocker will speak for the Guild at East Boston, and as there is no meeting here, it is hoped that there will be a good delegation of our members.

Rev. Roger S. Forbes is an earnest, interesting speaker, and as this will be his first visit to the Guild, we should give him a hearty welcome.

The first meeting, an Oct. 11, was a good one. Mr. Eliot called on us to do our part loyally in supporting the church and Sunday school, and to his appeal we should give a hearty response. It is our opportunity to make ourselves "more useful in the service of God," which is a part of our object.

THE BOSTON FEDERATION. The semi-annual meeting will be held this year at Dedham, on the afternoon and evening of Nov. 29. Many subjects of interest will be discussed. The Dedham society needs the encouragement of this meeting, and our attendance will be appreciated.

The annual banquet will be held at the Church of the Disciples, on Dec. 9. Full details as to subjects and speakers will be announced later. Tickets may

be procured from the President of the Guild, at 75 cents each. Last year very few of our members attended, and they missed a very interesting evening. The banquet seems to increase the friendliness and sociability of the Federation and ought to be more generally supported.

THE TEMPERANCE UNION.

The first of a series of three public meetings for the season will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5, at P.M. at our church. The speaker of the evening will be Rev. Joseph H. Crooker, D.D., President of the Unitarian Temperance Society. He has chosen for his subject, "Great things we all can do." This meeting is being advertised in the churches of Boston and through other channels. Let us attend the meeting in large numbers and thus prove that we heartily believe in this movement and are willing to do our part.

A good meeting of the Union was held in the parlors of the church on Oct. 18, conducted by our President, Dr. Hobart. Various matters, including the proposed ice water fountain, were discussed and referred to committees. An interesting talk was given by Rev. C. R. Eliot upon Prof. Munsterberg's recent article upon prohibition and Rev. Dr. Crooker's reply. The meeting was full of enthusiasm.

THE HARVEST FESTIVAL.

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The Harvest Festival, which this year took the form of a Harvest Supper, was held on Thursday evening, Oct. 22. Two hundred people sat down supper of baked beans and brown-bread and other good things. After the supper an entertainment was furnished, partly by members of the Sunday School, and partly by other friends. The program consisted of songs by Mrs. Anna C. Breed and Miss Charlotte Pope, assisted by Miss Gertrude Newhall; a piano solo by Miss Malvena Haskell; readings by Miss Crocker and Miss Lillian Jackson: and a most amusing monologue by Mrs. Margaret Humphreys, in the course of which she made a number of jokes at the expense of some of the Sunday School members. Everybody ate heartily and laughed heartily; and the festival was in every way one of our most successful socials.

The classes which had charge of this entertainment were Miss Stokes's, Mrs. Eliot's, Miss Abby Orcutt's, Miss Skimmings's and Mr. McMurdie's.

STEREOPTICON LECTURES.

The first course of stereopticon lectures will begin on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4. The lectures, which are fully up to our former standard, will be as follows: Nov. 4, Constantinople; Nov. 11, In Japan with a Camera; Nov. 18, Tibet, the Forbidden Land; Nov. 25, Paris: A Picture Story; Dec. 2, The Fairyland of Atlas: Dec. 5, The Pilgrim Shore. The lectures will begin at 8 o'clock. Season-tickets for all six lectures may be obtained at the door for twenty-five cents. Single admission, ten cents.

We hope that our friends will widely advertise these lectures, and that many people will take advantage of this opportunity. The course promises to be one of the most interesting ever given at the church.

COMFORT CARRIERS' CLUB.

On Sept. 29 a preliminary meeting was held at the home of Miss Jones. Plans were suggested for the year's work and a social hour was enjoyed.

On Oct. 6 the first regular meeting of the season was held at the chapel. The suggestions made at the previous meeting, and others in addition, were voted upon. "Service" is to be the watch word. More social life among the members as a club is expected.

A second meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Eliot, where the members had supper. After the business had been transacted, many candy bags were made by the members. All those present spent a very pleasant evening.

The club extends a cordial invitation to any who desire to become members. Its object is: "To render true service to those about us; to help one another; and to strengthen our own lives."

THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S RELIGIOUS UNION.

Under the leadership of its interested President, Rev. Henry H. Saunderson, the National Union is making an earnest effort this year to extend its influence in every way among the young

people of the liberal faith. An aggressive missionary work has been mapped out, and Mr. Saunderson will start on a trip which will cover a large part of this country and Canada. To carry on this work the Union must receive the cordial support of its members and friends, and any contributions to any of the funds will be greatly appreciated.

Our Unitarian faith is a splendid one and every effort should be made to extend its influence.

TUCKERMAN SCHOOL LECTURES

The Tuckerman School, named for Joseph Tuckerman, began its second year on Oct. 6, with headquarters at 25 Beacon St. It is for the training of Parish Assistants and Sunday School workers. The dean of the school is Mrs. Clara T. Guild. The opening lecture was given by Rev. Christopher R. Eliot upon "Joseph Tuckerman and His Work." Three series of lectures open to the public are now announced, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 10.30 A.M. On five Tuesdays, beginning Nov. 3, Mr. Albert E. Bailey will give "Laboratory Exercises in Biblical Geography": on Thursdays, different speakers will present the work of certain charitable and religious societies: on Saturdays Miss Sara C. Bullard is giving a series of ten lessons upon the "Sunday School Kindergarten." The lectures are free to all.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The stereopticon lectures will begin on Nov. 4. Buy your tickets now.

Come to the temperance meeting on Nov. 5 at 8 P.M. Invite your friends.

The Eliot Circle will hold its next regular meeting on Nov. 6 at 2.30 P. M. This will be the Harvest meeting.

An important meeting of the West End Improvement Society on Nov. 6. at 7.30 P.M., at the Frances E. Willard Settlement, 38 Chambers St. All are invited.

Next Sunday school entertainment on Thursday evening, Nov. 12. in charge of Miss Brown's, Mr. Winkley's, Mr. Sampson's and Miss Kingsbury's classes.

The Eliot Circle's Mikado Bazaar on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. Lunch from 12 to 2; supper from 5.30 to 7.30. Everything Japanese.

The West End Improvement Society is planning a public meeting to be held late in November, at which the question

of placing the new West End schoolhouse on the Charles River Embankment will be discussed. The speakers to be invited are Mr. R. Clipston Sturgis of the Schoolhouse Commission and Mr. Arthur Hill. Stereopticon views.

On Oct. 18 Rev. Mr. Fisher and Mr. Eliot exchanged pulpits, and as the services were at different hours each minister could introduce and assist the other. It was a happy day for us all, what Methodists and Unitarians alike might call a "love-feast." Mr. Eliot preached in the morning upon "The Parable of the Great Supper" and Mr. Fisher, in the afternoon, upon "The Wayside Altar.” Both sermons emphasized the opportunities and duties of the church of today, and Mr. Fisher dwelt especially upon work to be done in the West End.

The gymnasium classes for the young men and boys of the West End House began on Monday, October 26. The boys will meet on Monday and Friday afternoons, in charge of Mr. E. A. Larrabee, a graduate of the Posse School of Gymnastics. The young men will meet on Monday and Friday evenings, in charge of Mr. Oscar Martin, who has taught them for two years past.

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain.

If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,

Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again.

I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson.

ELIOT CIRCLE.

The Stocking Bee" was a great suecess, and as a result 119 pair of stockings went into the barrel sent to Shelter Neck. We are now looking forward with great interest to the Mikado Bazaar which is to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 18. from ten until ten. Fancy and useful articles, pickles, preserves, candy, toys, children's clothing, groceries and flowers will be on sale. An excellent lunch will be served from 12 to 2. and supper from 5.30 to 7.30, either of which will be 25 cents. Friends who are expecting to attend the lecture given that evening are invited to take supper with us.

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We hope that all our friends will co-operate to make this day a great success, both socially and financially.

sion and tyranny. He had the same spirit as that which impelled so many young students to give up their careers and enlist at the time of our Civil War.

All through the wars which followed, Milton served as secretary to Oliver Cromwell, the great Puritan leader. Milton was an Independent in religion; that is, he was a firm believer in liberty of conscience. He felt that every man should be allowed to worship in the way which seemed best to him. He rebelled against the Established Church which tried to make everybody conform to the Episcopalian belief. This desire for religious liberty went hand in hand with a strong belief in civil liberty. The tyranny of Charles the First was so excessive that the people finally revolted, and, in 1649, the king was beheaded.

In this and other ways Milton showed a "modern" spirit; and it is this spirit which makes us glad to celebrate the tercentennial of his birth. He had advanced ideas on religion and also on education. The stiff, formal system of his time did not appeal to him; he felt that education should be free, natural, practical, and ennobling. "The end of learning," he wrote in one of his prese treatises, "is to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him."

Ought not all people of liberal faith, and especially we Unitarians, unite in praising a man who stood thus for our great ideals of education and religion?

HOWARD SUNDAY SCHOOL.

The entertainment on Nov. 12 consisted of tableaux representing certain well known and easily recognized advertisements, such as "Uneeda Biscuit.” "Fairy Soap," "Corn Flakes," "Gold Dust," the "Walk-Over Shoe," and many others.

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The effect in each case was good and was evident that more than one person must have worked hard to produce the result. The classes in charge deserve the credit.

Before the entertainment there were games and music. The attendance was good but not as large as the quality of the entertainment deserved. The rext entertainment will be in January.

The Superintendent wishes to urge upon the Sunday School greater regularity and punctuality at the Sunday services of the School. How often he speaks of this, and yet how many are unnecessarily absent or late! Why should not the Sunday School be as important a duty as the every-day school or business?

And then the minister wishes to urge