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.

plenty of folks round yere will try and spile your mind about me. Now, if you hear I git drunk come to me. Ef I get drunk I'll tell ye, an I'll still be a pullin' to be a temperance man."

Not long after the preacher heard his mountain friend was drunk, and riding to his cabin asked point blank, “Did you get drunk?" "Yes," was the answer, "I got powerful drunk, but I got drunk, innercent."

"How was that?"

"I'm troubled with cramps. When them cramps ketch holt, I hev to hev some whiskey to subjew their pain, and when I get nuf whiskey down to subjew their pain, hit onhinges my ideas as to what's right, and I slip into the rest, innercent.

"Mr. Preacher, I don't 'low hits wrong to take a dram, but I do say hits wrong to git drunk. I cayn't tak er dram and not take mo', so I ain't goin' to take er dram."-The Berea Quarterly.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Annual Teachers' Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7.30 P. M., at the residence of Miss Faulk

ner.

The second course of stereopticon lectures will begin on Feb. 17.

The Eliot Circle Valentine Party will be given on Feb. 10.

The West End Improvement Society hopes to arrange a meeting in one of the schoolhouses for the evening of Feb. 12, to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. A meeting to plan for this will be held Jan. 12 at 8 P. M., at the Willard Settlement, 38 Chambers St.

The next quarterly meeting of Lenda-Hand Clubs will be held at the Buenavista Universalist Church, Roxbury,

An Entertainment will be given in the Sunday School rooom on Friday, Jan. 15, 7.30 P. M., by the Little People's and the Sunshine Clubs. It will consist of a sketch entitled "The

Wrong Package,” and a musical programme. Tickets are for sale at fifteen cents, the proceeds to be for the work of the two clubs.

A Sunday School entertainment will be given on Jan. 27.

Half-hour services are held every Wednesday at 12 o'clock, at King's Chapel. A cordial welcome is extended to all. The ministers for the remaining Wednesdays of January will be: Rev. Roger Forbes, Rev. A. D. K. Shurtleff and Rev. Roderick Stebbins.

Now that the year has passed, Mr. Eliot wishes to renew his thanks to the many friends who contributed selections and messages for the "Friendship Calendar" which was given him on Jan..1, 1908, and which he has enjoyed all the year. He would be glad to share his pleasure with others by printing many of the selections, but not being able to do that he will give only one, written especially for the calendar, by Mrs. A. A. McCollum. It is entitled "In the Christmas Season."

"Guiding star and singing hosts
Long have passed away,

Yet the Christmas season brings
A miracle today.

Many hearts that through the year
Cold and dead have lain,
Blossom now like Aaron's rod

Into love again.

Such his power who came to earth
Heaven's love to show,

In the Christmas season
Of the long ago."

OLD TESTAMENT FACTS.

There are 39 books.
There are 929 chapters.
There are 23,214 verses.
There are 592,439 words.
There are 2,728,100 letters.
The middle is Proverbs.

The word "and" occurs 35,452 times.
The word "Jehovah" occurs 6,855
times.
The

shortest verse is I Chronicles, chapter i, verse 25.

The twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of Ezra contains all the letters of the alphabet..

serious, yet full of humor, fearless, confident, unwearying, never disheartened though often disappointed, he was at last the one man to whom the eyes of all liberty-loving people turned and upon whose election the fate of the nation hung. For four dreadful years he held the place of greatest responsibility, as President of a nation divided against itself, as Commander-in-Chief of the armies of the North facing the armies of the South, as the defender of the Union and the champion of freedom.

He combined firmness with forbearance, strength with gentleness, courage with caution, a sublime faith in ultimate victory with unfaltering fidelity and patience. And when at last the victory came; when the rebellion had been crushed and the slave set free; when liberty and union had been again established; he, to whose wisdom and leadership these reseults were so largely due, paid for them with his life. His last words to the American people had been these: "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."

WOMEN'S ALLIANCE.

At the meeting on January 27 Miss Ei Imura gave a talk on "Woman's Work in Japan." To this meeting the members of the Ladies' Society of the Temple St. Methodist Church were invited, but owing to an engagement at their own Church they were unable to accept.

The next meetings will be held on February 10 and 24. At the latter, Rev. James De Normandie will read a paper on "Modernism." The Alliance is to help at the "Children's Clothing Table" at the fair at Morgan Memorial next week.

The members of the Alliance are anx ious to add to their number. Are there not women in the Church who will join this organization, whose object is to "“quicken the religious life of our Unitarian churches, and to bring the women of the denomination into closer acquaintance and co-operation"?

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

The prairies to the mountains call,
The mountains to the sea;
From shore to shore a nation keeps
Her martyr's memory.

Though lowly born, the seal of God
Was in that rugged face:
Still from the humble Nazareths come
The saviors of the race.

With patient heart and vision clear

He wrought through trying days,'Malice toward none, with love for all,' Unswerved by blame or praise.

And when the morn of Peace broke through

The battle's cloud and din, He hailed with joy the promised land He might not enter in.

He seemed as set by God apart,
The winepress trod alone;
Now stands he forth an uncrowned king,
A people's heart his throne.

Land of our loyal love and hope,
O Land he died to save,
Bow down, renew today they vows
Beside his martyr grave!

-Frederick L. Hosmer.

CHARLES E. DAVIS.

Our church has suffered a great loss in the death of its senior deacon and treasurer, Mr. Charles E. Davis. Connected with the church for half a century, he had been a church member since January 1861, and deacon, and treasurer, for the larger part of that time. Distinguished alike for his modesty and fidelity, his gentleness and strength of character, his fortitude and Christian faith, he filled a large place in our hearts and will be sorely missed. Faithful to his home, he left it to serve his country when the call came. Returning, he held one position in a business house for forty years, and when misfortune came, he followed its path with quiet dignity and steadfast, cheerful courage, enduring to the end.

The funeral service was held in the church on Jan. 22, conducted by the minister and the Somerville Post, G. A. R. On the Sunday following, Mr. Eliot preached from the text in Acts xi, 24: "He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith."

THE WINKLEY GUILD.

Only one regular meeting will be held at our church this month, that on Feb. 14, when the President of the Guild will speak on "Faith."

On Feb. 28 the mid-year meeting of the Boston Federation will be held at Wollaston. All members are urged to attend if possible. Further details will be announced later.

The event of special interest to us this month is the annual entertainment of the Federation on Wednesday, Feb. 17. This will be a Vaudeville performance followed by a dance at Whiton Hall, Dorchester. The following unions will take part: Quincy--Japanese solo and chorus; Winkley Guild-black face sketch; Nathaniel Hall-fancy dancing; All Souls' Fraternity-musical chorus; Lawrence Union--impersonations; Winthrop--original sketch, "Mice at Play"; Roslindale short sketch, "All on account of a Lobster."

Tickets at 50 cents each may be purchased from the President. The pro

ceeds of the entertainment will be devoted to the work of the Federation.

STEREOPTICON LECTURES.

The second course of stereopticon lectures will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 8 P. M., instead of on Feb. 17, as previously announced. There will be six lectures and season tickets will be sold at twenty-five cents. Single admissions, ten cents. Four of the lectures will be upon subjects relating to art and it is hoped that they will be appreciated. The speakers have been most generous in accepting our invitation and we ought to give them a hearty welcome. The programme is as

follows:

Feb. 24, "Treasures of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts," by Mr. Louis Earle Rowe.

March 3, "Beautiful Hindustan," by Mr. Heramba L. Gupta of Calcutta. March 10, "Beauty in Common Things," by Mr. Henry Turner Bailey.

March 17, "International Duelling," by Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead.

March 24, "Wall Mosaics Old and New," by Miss Frances S. Emerson of Salem.

March 31, "Michelangelo and the Sistene Chapel," by Mr. H. H. Powers.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.

A very interesting and successful entertainment was given on Jan. 27, by the following classes: Mrs. Peabody's, Mr. Sampson's, Mrs. Breed's, and Miss Kierman's. It consisted of recitations by the Misses Honor, monologues by Mrs. Maude Fuller McDowell and Mrs. Granville Breed, singing by Miss Florentine and Mrs. Sampson, piano solo by Miss White, "The Months of the Year," and "Mechanical Dolls" by the children. While every one enjoyed the recitations and monologues, admirably done, interest centered in the children. Nothing could have been prettier than the twelve months, each costumed so

appropriately; and every one found

the "dolls," so stiff and awkward, most amusing. To the musician who filled in all the gaps, and to the parents who made the costumes, and to all who helped in the management, We Owe hearty thanks.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE CLUB. The thirteenth annual supper of the Red, White and Blue Club, was held on Monday evening, Feb. 1. It was a memorable occasion in the history of the club, for among its guests was the Red, White and Blue Club, Junior, composed of fifteen members. During the evening a beautiful silk flag was presented to this club, the gift of the senior club. The presentation was made by Mr. O. A. MeMurdie, with earnest and sincere words concerning patriotism and loyalty to the flag. The surprised appreciation of the younger club was evident to all who could look into their faces. The flag was accepted by Alfred Dahlstrom, vice-president; and then handed to Earl Shackford, color sergeant.

The members of the Red, White and Blue Club of Brighton also were present, with their flag, and it was an impressive sight when the salute was given, each of the three color bearers lifting his flag, and all present joining in singing "The Star Spangled Banner.”

Mr. O. A. McMurdie was the toastmaster of the evening, introducing as speakers for the club, Miss Jones, honorary president; Mr. David C. Mann, and Mr. Frederick M. Eliot. Mr. Hobart W. Winkley and Mr. Percy Atherton brought words of encouragement and expressed their loyal friendship. The guest of honor and principal speaker was Rev. Frederick B. Fisher, pastor of the Temple Street Methodist Church, His subject was "Climbing the Heights." Mr. Eliot made the closing address and took for his theme, "Carelessness, the Secret of Failure,"

The meeting was full of enthusiasm. It was closed with "America" and the silent salute to the flag.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Eliot Circle Valentine Party will be given on Wednesday evening, Feb.

10.

The next Guild meeting will be on Feb. 14 and the Federation Entertainment on Feb. 17.

The Bulfinch Place Church Temperance Society will hold its next meeting on Sunday evening, Feb. 21.

The West End Improvement Society has arranged an interesting programme for the Lincoln Anniversary on Feb. 12 at 8 P. M. The meeting will be held in the Hall of the Wells School on Blossom Street. The Hall will be decorated

with flags, patriotic songs will be sung by a girls' chorus, Lincoln's Gettysburg speech and his Second Inaugural will be recited, and addresses will be given by Mr. E. HI. Marston and Mr. George N. Hill, of the 12th Massachusetts Regiment, and who met Lincoln twice. Souvenir programmes will be distributed.

The next quarterly meeting of the Lend-a-Hand Society will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Buena Vista Universalist Church, Roxbury. Addresses will be made by Rev. Howard C. Gale minister of the church, and Rev. F. W. Perkins of Lynn. The clubs are greatly interested in furnishing a reading room in Dr. Grenfell's proposed Sailors' Institute, to be known as the Lend-a-Hand Reading Room. Three hundred dollars is the amount to be raised. Contributions are solicited.

Sunday evening services are to be held at the Second church, Copley Square, from now until Easter. They will be conducted by eminent Unitarian preachers, who will set forth the modern interpretations of religion as opposed to ancient dogmas. Rev. W. H. Pulsford of Chicago was the speaker on Jan. 31 and Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, D. D., will speak this evening (Feb. 7). All our friends are urged to give these meetings their hearty support.

The ministers in charge of the King's Chapel noon services for February are as follows: Feb. 10, Rev. Paul R. Frothingham; Feb. 17. Rev. H. H. Saunderson: Feb. 24. Rev. H. T. Secrist; Mar. 3. Rev. W. I. Lawrence.

The Bulfinch Place Church Temperance Union held a meeting on Sunday evening, Jan. 24. It was in charge of the Neighborhood Committee. After the devotional exercises, Mr. Orrin E. Wilkins presided. Mr. Eliot gave a report of the work being done by the West End Improvement Society. Miss Blakie, a member of the Lodging House Commission. then spoke, giving an account of its work and the conclusions set forth in its recent report.

LINCOLN'S RELIGION.

Abraham Lincoln said, "When any church will inscribe over its altar, as its sole qualification for membership, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself,' that church will I join with all my heart and with all my soul."