January 1911

JANUARY,

1911.

Vol. VI. No. 1.

PARISH MAGAZINE

SEAGOE CHURCH IN WINTER.

MOTTO FOR 1911:

"As for me and my house we will serve the Lord."

SERVICES.

'HOLY COMMUN10N.

1st Sunday Of Month after Morning Prayer.. 3rd Sunday

of Month at 8 a.m., and on Chief Festivals.

HOLY BAPTISM.

1st Saturday of Month at 3 p.m. or during any Service in

Parish Church if notice be given. Two Sponsors

least are required. Sponsors must be confirmed

members of Church. Churchings at each Public

Baptism.

MORNING PRAYER.

Sundays and Chief Festiyals at 11-30 a.m.

EVENING PRAYER,

Sundays, 7 p.m. in Parish Church, and at Hacknahay

Drumgor, and Tamnificarbet.

Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in Parish Church.

CLASSES AND SCHOOLS.

ADULT .CLASSES.

Sundays at 10 a.m.—

For Men in Recreation Rooms, Edenderry, and in

Seagoe. Orange Hall.

For Women in Recreation Rooms Edenderry, and

in Seagoe School.

Sundays at 3 p.m. for Men in Edenderry Parochial Hall.

Tuesdays in Winter, for Men, at 8, in Drumgor Lane, in

Carbet and Bocombra..

Thursdays at 7-30 ins Hacknahay.

G.F.S. Classes for Women and Girls are held weekly

in Edenderry, Drumgor, and Hacknahay.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

10 a.m., in Edenderry Parochial Hall and Seagoe School

3 p.m., Seagoe, Edenderry Recreation Rooms (Infants),

Levaghery, Hacknahay, Carne, & Drumgor (3-30 p.m.)

DAY SCHOOLS.

Seagoe, 9-30 a.m.—Principal, Mr. S. R. CHAMBERS.

Hacknahay, 9-30 a.m.—Principal, Miss M. B. STEVENSON.

Price ld.

Marriages between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Licences from Very Rev. Dr. O'Loughlin, Rectory, Lurgam Due notice (48 hours) must be given. Fee, Five Shillings and upwards.

Funerals be attended by the Clergy if proper notice be given.

Sick Cases should be notified to the Parish Clergy without delay.

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Seagoe Magazine.

JANUARY, 1911.

Clergy :

Rev. James E. Archer, B.D., Rector, The Rectory,

Seagoe.

Rev. W. R. Crichton, B.A., Curate, Seagoe Villa.

N.B.—It is most important that in all cases of

illness notice should be given to the Clergy of

the Parish without delay.

Churchwardens :

Charles Collins, Edenderry, Rector's Churchwarden.

Mr. Thomas Reid, Seagoe, People's Churchwarden.

Select Vestry :

Mr. George Calvert,

Thomas Martin,

T. J. Atkinson,

John Montgomery,

W. R. Atkinson,

J. H. Stevenson.

Mr. T. J. Montgomery

John G. Gracey,

Major Blacker,

Mr. T. E. Maginnis,

Robert Gracey,

Joseph Murray,

Mr. W. R. Atkinson, Hon. Sec. and Hon. Treas.

WE wish all our Readers a very Happy

New Year.

The beginning of a New Year is a good

opportunity for making resolutions. We

trust that in this New Year all Will strive after

higher ideal of Christian Service. Let the motto for

each and all in Seagoe Parish be—' AS fot me and

my house we will serve the Lord."

The Magazine.

The Magazine appears this month with a new

Cover, newly set advertisements, and a special

Coloured Picture a supplement. The pretty view

on the cover represents the Parish Church with a

mantle of snow. Mr. W. j. Moffett, the Photographer,

succeeded in taking this fine Photograph

during the severe snowstorm of 1909, and the white

Covering of field and roof gives quite a new aspect to

the old Church.

Our advertising columns are as full as ever and every

advertiser has without hesitation renewed his advertisement

which is a testimony to the interest taken in

the Magazine and a proof that it has a wide

circulation. Our readers can help us by looking

carefully through the advertisements and making

their purchases from the firms who advertise. The

best goods at the lowest prices is the keynote of our

advertising columns.

Some slight changes have been made in our list of

Services and Schools and Classes.

Parochial Register.

Baptisms.

“A little child shall lead them.”

Jany. 4th—Sarah Jane, daughter of Thomas Henry

and Margaret Dawson.

Marriages.

“The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich.'

Dec 24^th Andrew James Wright, Tamnificarbet, to Mary Hughes, Ballinacor.

Dec. 31st —Robert john Humphry, Portadown, to Martha Stewart, Edenderry.

Burials.

" I give unto them eternal life."

Dec 4th —Jane Davison, Breagh, aged 73 years.

4th Margaret Atkinson, Seagoe, aged 96 years

5th—Jane Gilpin, Tamnifiglasson, aged 59 yrs.

7th —Alice Magee, Edenderry, aged 11 months

8th —John Killow, Armagh, aged 79 years.

9th —William Rainey, Portadown, aged 71 yrs.

19th Twinem, Tarson, aged 80 years.

Death of Mrs. Atkinson.

We regret to announce this month the death at

an advanced age of Mrs. Atkinson, of Lower Seagoe,

widow of the late Mr. James Atkinson, who for

many years acted as Secretary of Seagoe Select

Vestry. Mrs. Atkinson was always deeply interested

in the welfare of the Parish, and having a very

Clear memory, was able to recall many incidents

from the past history of Seagoe. She retained her

faculties in a wonderful Way up to the last, and was

sustained by sure trust and confidence in her

Saviour. Her remains were interred in Seagoe

graveyard on Sunday, Dec. 4th. We Offer our deep

sympathy to her relatives in their time of trouble.

Items.

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE.

The members of the Recreation Rooms, Edenderry,

have received many kind gifts of illustrated papers

The Rev. W. T. Gray, has arrived in Ireland from

Japan, and hopes to visit Seagoe at the end of

January. He will get a hearty welcome from his

many friends.

The Church looked very nice on Christmas Day

with its decorations of Holly and Ivy.

The new asphalte footpath on Seagoe Road is very

useful this wet weather.

" I attend Church every Sunday. I have only

missed two Sundays since I came over " writes a

Seagoe lad this month from Chicago, another writes

" I still go to Church

from New York this month.

every Sunday, we had a very nice Service last night

and in the morning " (Christmas Day). We hope all

our Seagoe lads and lasses who make their home

beyond the seas will do as these young fellows are

doing.

Miss Greer, of Lurgan (formerly a C.M.S, Mission-

nary in China) held meetings in the Parish this

week at various centres.

A handsome Memorial tablet is about to be erected

in the Church to the revered memory of our late

Rector) Dean Dawson.

Mr. Thomas McCrory has attended Edenderry

Men's Bible Class for six years without missing a

Sunday. Bravo, Tom !

The Misses Dawson hope to sail for South America

on February 4th, on S.S. " Beldragon." The good

wishes and prayers of all our Seagoe people will go

with them in the noble but arduous work in which

they are about to engage.

Lilly England, of Hacknahay Day School has been

awarded a special prize for the best composition on

" How to spend Christmas,"

. " Matthews Ministrels " will give a performance in

Edenderry Parochial Hall, on Thursday, January

26th. We recommend every one who wants to enjoy

a really good evening to take a ticket.

The Sunday Evening District Services in Carbet

and Drumgor have been attended by large numbers

lately, and the attendance at Hacknahay is improving.

Have you got Seagoe Almanac on your walls ?

If not get it at once. ld each.

from Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Atkinson. Their gifts are

greatly appreciated by the members.

Mr. Richard Best has been appointed caretaker of

Edenderry Hall in place of Mr. W. Flannigan, who

has resigned.

On Thursday, February 2nd, a splendid Concert

will be given in Carne Church Hall at 8 0'clock.

Secure a ticket without delay.

MAGAZINE distributors are asked to send in the

returns of their sales without delay to the Rector.

A presentation is to be made to Queen Mary on

her Coronation by people of the name of Mary,

Contributions may be sent to Mrs. Chambers, Bank

House, Portadown.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of £l

from Mrs. Hadden for School Prize Fund, and 10s.

for Protestant Orphan Society ; also 10s. from Mr. J,

G. Gracey for Drumgor Sunday School.

Parochial Soiree,

The Parochial Soiree held in Seagoe School on

Thursday, Dec. 15th, was very successful. Although

the attendance was not very large, there was a

friendly sociable spirit which made the proceedings

very enjoyable. Songs were sung and recitations

given by many kind friends, and our parish treasurer,

Mr. W. R. Atkinson made an interesting speech on

the work that is being done in the parish, and on the

duty of the Parishioners to help on the work with

enthusiasm.

The Seagoe Blotter,

Everyone wants to have a good blotter at hand

when they are writing letters. A neat blotter with a

pretty picture of Seagoe Church on it and a Calendar

for the year is now on sale at Mrs. Metcalfe's, Bridge

Street (near Anchor Cafe), price one penny each.

They are limited in number, so you should get one

without delay. They were printed by the Church

Army Press at Cowley, Oxford.

Offertories for December.

Morning. Evening

Dec. 4th—2nd S. in Advent £1 9 1 £0 9 3

Dec. 11th—3rd S. in Advent 1 9 4 0 10 2

Dec. 18th—4th S. in Advent 1 2 6 0 9

Dec. 25th—Christmas Day 4 5 4 0 11 7

Weekdays 0 5 11

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£8 6 3 £2 6 4

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE,

Band of Hope.

An excellent programme was performed on December

16th, in Edenderry Hall. Dialogues, Choruses,

Recitations, and Solos, were given by Maggie Rainey,

May Hynds, Minnie Watson, Sarah Coulter, Sarah

Martin, Annie Graham, Fanny Thompson, Maggie

Magee, Bella Magee, Agnes Johnston, Rachel

Flannagan, Jennie Cummins, Bessie Dawson, Minnie

Allen, Charlie Killow, Leonard Haire, Willie Watson,

D. Murray, R. T. Montgomery, Jackie Hynds, Willie

Gracey, Jackie Stoops, Sam Magee, James McNally,

Arthur Allen, and many others.

During the evening an interesting address on

Alcohol, and its influence on Muscle and Nerve, was

given by the Rector. At the conclusion of the

meeting votes of thanks were passed to Miss

Armstrong, who unfortunately was unable to be

present, and to Mr. Chambers, and Mr. R. T.

Montgomery, for their work in preparing the

programme. At the close of the meeting many new

members were enrolled.

Ordination,

On Sunday„ December 18th, the Rev. Alfred J.

Murray was ordained to the office of a Deacon in St.

Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. The ordination was held

by the Lord Bishop of Down (the Right Rev. J. B

Crozier, D.D.), and the sermon was preached by the

Rev. G. A. Stephenson, LL.D., rector of St. Mary

Magdalene's Church, Belfast. A large congregation

was present, and included several parishioners of

Seagoe, who had journeyed up to witness Mr.

Murray's ordination. Mr. Murray has been

nominoted to the curacy of St. Nicholas's Church, Lisburn

Road, Belfast, St. Nicholas's Parish was formed

some years ago out of the neighbouring St. Thomas's

Parish. The rector is the Rev. S. P. Mitchell, whom

many of our readers will remember as the preacher at

our Seagoe Harvest Festival in 1909. The Rev. A.

J. Murray will have as his next neighbour the Rev.

John Taylor, lately curate of Seagoe, and now curate

of St. Thomas's Church, Belfast.

We offer to Mr. Murray our congratulations on his

ordination to the sacred ministry, and we pray that

much blessing may attend his in the

great city of Belfast, where his lot is cast. He did

good work for Seagoe Parish, and was ever ready to

help the clergy in every possible way. He carries

with him the good wishes of all in this parish, and

we anticipate for him a career of much usefulness in

his new sphere of life. The Murray family have

always shown a deep interest in the parish, and we

congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Murray on their son's

ordination.

The Bible Classes.

A good work is being done in our Bible Classes,

eight of which are now in full working order each

week. The returns of the attendance at the Sunday

morning classes are now being made out, and far

surpass previous years in the average of attendance.

In Edenderry Men's Class no less than 28 men have

attended over 43 Sundays out of the 53. Thomas

M'Crory heads the list with a full attendance for six

Isaiah Shanks has completed four years

years without missing a single Sunday, and this year's

gold medalist is Thomas Best, who has completed

three years without missing a Sunday. Four others

have not been absent from any class during 1910.

In Seagoe Men's Class the returns are also very

good, eight members not having missed a Sunday

last year.

we are glad to notice a large number of the

members coming to the Parish Church straight from the

class. The bible class should be a stepping stone to

the Church. We attend the Bible Class for

instruction, but we go to the Church for worship. The

man or woman who attends the class, but then turns

away home without going to Church, defeats the

object of the Class. We hope in future to see all the

members in their places In Church each Sunday.

CHURCH ATTENDANCE AND EFFICIENCY

CARDS.

FIRST CLASS (60 points and over)—Bessie Dawson,

63; Minnie Allen, 63; Bella Magee, 63; Thomas

England, 61.

SECOND CLASS (55 points and over)—Maggie

Magee, 57.

THIRD CLASS (50 points and over)—Jennie England, 54;

Arthur Allen, 53; Maggie Forde, 51 ;

Thomas Dickson, 50 ; Jack Stoops, 50; William

James Webb, 50.

The Sunday Schools.

The Parish Sunday Schools are now in a very efficient

state, although like other parishes, we suffer

occasionally from a lack of teachers. The course of

instruction for this year ought to be very useful, and

the fact that the Catechism portions are printed in

full in the Calendar ought to make it quite a simple

matter for the teachers to give instruction in it.

The prize distributions will be held this month,

and early in February. The following dates have

been already fixed

Hacknahay distribution of prizes—Monday, Jan.

23rd, at 7-30 0'clock.

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE.

Carne distribution of prizes—Thursday, January

19th, at 8 0'clock.

The new Church Attendance Cards have been

issued. They are slightly altered in form, and have

been made more effective for their purpose. In

future no child will get credit unless they have

attended Church at least once each week.

We recommend teachers to study carefully the

articles in each month's Sunday School Magazine.

They will find them full of useful suggestions

regarding Sunday School work.

An interesting address was given in Edenderry

Sunday School last Sunday by the Rev. W. O'Connor,

deputation secretary for the S.P.G., on " An Indian

Sunday School."

The new Stamp Albums which have been issued to

the children are very attractive, and great eagerness

is shown each Sunday in getting the pretty coloured

stamp for Church attendance.

Old Seagoe Notes.

The Clogh- Ban.—We hope to reproduce in an

early number of the Magazine a photograph recently

taken of the old bell commonly called the " Inscribed

Bell of Armagh." We had intended printing the

photograph on the cover Of the Magazine, but found

that the block when printed looked somewhat heavy,

and so we substituted the snow view of Seagoe

Church.

Churchwardens of Seagoe (continued)

1731=Meredith Workman, Esq.

Ralph Wilson of Breagh.

1732—Mr. John Mothers of Edenderry.

Valentine Harrison of Moreverty.

1733—James Irwin of Carne.

Arthur Jorden of Moreverty.

1734—John Tufft of Drumnegoan,

William Bullock of Cross M'Kaughully.

Hearth-Money, 1705. —The following certificate

of exemption from the Hearth Tax is taken from

the Registers :—Wee doo Heereby Certifie that K. R.

of the Parish of Sego is very poor man and lives

upon Almes, and is not able to get his Living by his

work or Labour, and so not Lyable to be charged

with the payment of Hearth Money by neither of the

Acts. Dated ye 3d day of Apral 1705.

The Poor List, 1691.—Widow Adamson, Wm.

Whalley, Katherine Sandland, Widdow Gibson,

Widdow Jones, John Dixen and his wife Joanne,

Isabel Winslie, Thomas Potter, Thos. Pressick, Jane

Moore, Widdow; Daniel Montgomery, Judith Os-

brough put into the number of the poor December

8th, 1695 ; John Marshall, Jordan and Jane

Tipping.

These names of the Poor of the Parish of Seagoe

were approved at a vestry held in the Parish Church

on Easter Munday, April 13th, 1691.

Building a New Gallery, 1703.—January 3rd

1703.—At Vestry then held in ye Parish Church of

Sego, it was unanimously agreed yt whereas there

was an Act of Vestry made ye 25th day of April,

Anno Dni 1700, when it was ordered and agreed yt

twenty pounds sterg. should be applotted and levyd

but afterwards it appearing more necessary yt a

gallery should be built in ye first place. Another

Act of Vestry was made ye 6th day of April, 1702,.

when it was agreed yt ye scl money should be applied

to ye building of ye sd gallery and other uses in ye

sd Act mentioned. After this ye Rev. Mr. John

Campbell acquainted ye Right Rev. ye Ld Bp of yo

Diocese, yt ye said money was so applied as afore

said, but yet ye like sum was promised by ye Parishioners

to be forthcoming for Bell and Belfry as it

was first intended. We therefere, ye Minister,

Churchwardens, and Parishioners, now met, do

accordingly agree yt ye sum of C20 be applotted and

levyd with all convenient speed betwixt now and

Lammas next, the sd money being intended for a,

Bell and Belfrey as formerly agreed,

HENRY JENNEY, Rector.

ANTHONY MEDCALF, Churchwarden.

WILL BLACKER.

Old Seagoe Songs —We are sure that in Old

there were xmny songs and rhymes written by

Seagoe people. We would like to hear of any if they

are remembered by any of the Parishioners. Here is

the refrain of one Of ancient date about 1760. It

refers to a sad case of drowning in the Bann near

Seagoe. Two men named Robinson and Bartley

went to skate on the river when it was frozen. But

the ice broke, and they went through. A heroic

attempt to rescue them with ladder and ropes was

made by Sloan Woolsey (grand uncle Of Miss

Woolsey of the Red Row), who was working near at hand,

but unfortunately his efforts were in vain. The

occurrence made a deep impression on the people, and

some one wrote song with the following refrain——

" Sloan Woolsey, Sloan Woolsey,

Your ropes are in vain ;

We're twice at the bottom,

And now gone again."

The frost which occasioned the accident was

unusually severe and prolonged. The river was

over for 9 weeks.