June 1912

Seagoe Parish Magazine

JUNE, 1912.

Our Summer Services.

PARISHIONERS who do not attend the

Services in the Parish Church, when invited to come,

often make the weather an excuse. They say “Oh,

when the weather gets fine we will get out to Church,"

but very often such people allow the spring and summer to

pass away without ever coming to a Service. We appeal to

those who attend Church regularly to make an effort

to bring others with them, so that Seagoe Church

may be full to overflowing each Sunday. If every

one of our regular worshippers would resolve to invite

one other Parishioner each week the Church would

soon be unable to accommodate the worshippers.

The weather should never interfere with attendance

at Church, but during the fine months of spring and

summer it is perhaps easier to get non-Churchgoers

to make a beginning in this direction. Seagoe Church

has sittings for 550 worshippers, and as there are 3,200

members of the Church of Ireland in the Parish it should

require but a small effort on the part of our people to

fill up the vacant places at both services each Sunday.

The Rector would be glad to give a list of names to

anyone who would volunteer to do some visiting with

a view to reaching those who do not attend Public Worship.

A Voyage to Queensland.

The following letter from Mr. Samuel Porter, son

of Mr Richard Porter, who recently left Seagoe for

Queensland, Australia, will be of interest to our

Readers. We wish Mr. Porter much blessing and

prosperity in his new home.

S. S. Oswestry Grange,

February 16th, 1912.

On Friday, the 5th Jan. we left St. Pancras station for

Tilbury Docks. At Tilbury we boarded a tender and

sailed up to the Oswestry Grange lying off

Tilbury. At night the anchor was drawn up and we

sailed out of the Thames into the English Channel,

and on Saturday, 6th, dropped our pilot off at Dover

and then made for the open sea. We entered the Bay

of Biscay on Sunday, 7th. We had very rough

weather in the Bay. I told you in the last letter

what it was like. On Monday, 8th, still in the Bay

of Biscay we saw a few porpoises in the water.

Tuesday, 9th, still in the Bay heavy swell ship rolling

heavily. On Wednesday, 10th, out of the Bay

and into the Atlantic Ocean. Friday, 12th, in the

afternoon, we passed St. Vincent. Saturday, 13th,

entered the Straits of Gibraltar, passed Gibraltar in

the afternoon. Sunday, 14th, into the Mediterranean

Sea, and on Friday, 19th, we had a rough sea and

the spray was coming over the ship. On Saturday

night arrived in Port Said at half-past nine, and it

was one of the nicest sights that ever was seen, I'm

sure, I was surprised when we got in view of it, we

put out two search lights and then the pilot came and

piloted us into Port Said. When we came in it was

lit up with all colours of light. It was a sight to see.

If I had been at home, I would not have seen it. It

was decorated for the King and Queen on their arrival

from India. I'm sure you all heard of the King when

he went to India. It was for him coming back again.

The name of the King's boat is the Medina. She is

a pretty boat. By good luck we anchored just about

20 yards from her. When the coolies started to coal

our boat then the fun began. From they started to

coal till we left, Blow, Blow, the whole time and the

boat was not stopped hardly till the natives were in

small boats alongside the ship with fruit and all sorts

of articles. They won't let them on board, but they

have all baskets and a rope so as it will reach up to

the ship. They throw the rope up to you and you

must put the money in the basket and lower it down

to them and tell them what you want. Then they

put the article in the basket, you pull it up and give

them their basket back. Then they gathered around

on Sunday morning was just the same until we left.

It was a grand sight on Sunday morning when we

got up on deck, just at the stern of our boat lay a

troop ship, I don't know how many soldiers there

were on board. They had just arrived from India,

and when we were leaving, they gave us a good cheer

and then we came on to H.M.S. Medina. We just

passed close by where the King was stopping,

The passengers sung " God save the King" but we never

saw him. I don't know where he was hid. There

would not have been much happened him for the

battle fleet was knocking around, some of the finest

battleships ever I saw. It was a sight to see all

those. Well let us get on, our anchor was drawn up

and so we sailed away."

Church Attendance Cards,

(FOR QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31st, 1912)

SEAGOE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Possible Total, 65.

First Rank—60 and over—Tissie Quaile, 65

Mary J. Atkinson, 65; Wm. R. Holland, 64;

Christina Livingstone, 62; Lily M'Kerr, 60;

Thos. Dickson, 60.

Second Rank—55 to 60 —Hennie Porter, 59;

Bella M'Kerr; 57; Minnie M'Cormick, 56;

Maggie Best, 55; Wm. J. Turkington, 55.

Third Rank—50 to 55—Jane England, 53;

Teresa Ramsay, 53.

Fourth Rank—45 to 50—James Porter, 48;

Christina Cordy, 48; Anna M'Loughin, 47;

Annie Reid, 46.

EDENDERRY SUNDAY SCHOOL.

First Rank—60 and over—Emma Best, 64;

Maggie Magee, 63; Bella Magee, 62;

Willie Best, 60.

Second Rank—55 to 60—Arthur Allan, 59;

Maggie Forde, 55; Bessie Dawson, 55.

Third Rank—50 to 55—Jack Stoops, 54;

George Watson, 52; William Cox, 52; Sarah

Coulter, 51; Eveline Gates, 50; Sarah Walker, 50.

Fourth Rank—45 to 50—Jane Ford, 49;

Samuel Johnston, 48; Flora Templeton, 47; Mollie

Cox, 46; Minnie Allen, 46; Jack Hynds, 46; Emily

Cox, 46; James Forde, 46; Kathleen Moore, 45;

No name, 45.

C.M.S. Card Collections.

Seagoe Box Collections for Church Missionary

Society, handed in March 1912. Total, £20 17s 0 ½ d.

Seago – Total 15s l1d—Mrs. T. 11. Wilson,

2s ld; Mrs. J. McCabe, 1s 2d; Mrs James Reid,

9 ½ d; Mrs. S Porter, 1s 11d; Miss Martha Porter

10 ½ d; Mrs. Collins, 2s 9d; Mrs. Ramsay, 2s 6d;

Mrs. Ruddell, 6d; Mrs. Dickson, 2s; Mrs. James

Twioem, 7d; sums under 6d, 9d.

Edenderry—Total, £310s 7 ½ d. Per Miss

Armstrong, £8.—Mrs. Hadden, 8s 1d; Norman

Grey, 2s 11d; Mrs. Stoops, 1s 2d; Mrs. Collins, 9s ld;

Miss Agnes Johnston, 2s; Mlle Zang, 18s;

Miss S. Halliday, 7s 5d; Miss M. Cummings, 2s 7d;

Mrs C Magee, 11 ½ d; Thomas Metcalf, 7 ½ d; William

Tedford, 1s 4d; Miss Kathleen Moore, 7d; Mrs

Best, 7d; Mrs. David Thornton, 1s; Mrs Ellis,

2s 7d; Miss Lizzie Stewart, 7 ½ d; Mrs. W. Flannigan

1s 6d; W. Cordy, 10 ½ d; Mrs Thomas Dawson, 7s;

Jack Hynes, 1s 3d; per Miss F. A. Armstrong, for

Medical Missions, £8; sums under 6d,

Carne—Total. £l 17s 4 ½ d.—Mrs. Martin, 2s 10 ½ d;

Mrs. Matchette, 3s 3d; Mrs J. Lavery, 2s; Mrs.

George Simpson, 1s 4d; Mrs Price, 1s 3d; John

Gordon, 2s ld; Mrs Charles Twinem, 2s; Miss

Edith Guy, 2s 8d; Mrs S. Coulter, 1s 8 ½ d; Mrs

M 'Mullan, 1s; Miss Judith Gilpin, 2s; Miss Annie

Robb, 3s 0 ½ d; Mrs. Caddell, 2s 8d; Mrs. Murray,

1s 8d; Mrs James Simpson, 9d; Miss Minnie

Holmes, 1s 10d; Andrew Costello, 2s 4d; Mrs. D.

Magee, 1s 6d; Mrs. Graham, 1s 4 ½ d.

Drumgor—Total, £2 1s.—Mrs. William Gracey,

2s 9d; John Invery, 2s; Mrs. Isaac Best, I1 9d;

Mrs. Hopps, 1s 4d; Mrs, R Gracey, 7s 6d; Miss

Dinah Campbell, 1s 6d; Mrs. S. Best, 1s 11d; Mrs.

R. Bickett, 11d; Mrs. Dickson, 4s; Mrs. Thomas

Hoy, 1s; Mrs. T. H. Russell, 9d; Mrs. M'Mu11an,

2s 8 1/2d; Mrs. Russell, 5s; Mrs. Turner, 5s 2d;

Jas. Craig, 1s 9d; sums under 6d, 2 ½ d.

Hacknahay—Total, £4 7s 4d.—John M 'Dowell,

2s 3d; W. J. Calvert, 4s; Mrs. Bradshaw, 2s 11d;

Miss Calvert, £l 10s 7d; Miss M. M 'Cormick, 2s;

Mrs. Maginness, 5s 7d; Mrs. Neill, 4s 4d; Miss

Wilson, 1s 6 ½ d; Miss R Black, 4s 6d; Miss M.

England, 2s 3 ½ d; Miss Abraham, 3s 2 ½ d; Miss R.

Robinson, 1s; Miss Templeton, 7s 5d; Mrs. N,

England, 3s 6d; Mrs. Thomas Neill, Is 4d; Miss

Rogers, 1s; Miss Sarah Ann Guy, 2s 7d; Mrs.

Quinn, 6s 4 ½ d; Mrs. W. Wilson, 11d.

Sums received late—Howard Stevenson, 2s; Mrs.

Frazer, 7d; Mrs. Coulter, 2s

A Letter from America,

Paterson, May 14th, 1912.

Dear Mr. Archer,—l thought it would interest you and

some of my Seagoe friends to hear something about

our Church out here in Paterson. We have a nice Church

here, St. Paul's Episcopal Church. We have a very fine

Rector, Dr. Stewart Hamilton. He called to see me, and

was very nice. He is well liked here, not only by his own

congregation but all over the city. He does everything

he can to make his people happy. The services are

very interesting, everything is so bright; the singing

is grand. We have a choir of a hundred voices, so

you may know how good the singing is, and every

one in the choir seems to take a great interest in it.

They sing the Creed and all the Responses to the

Prayers, which I think is very nice. The services

are well attended. Everyone takes a great interest

in the Church here, and seems to work hard for it.

There was eleven hundred to Communion at Easter

time. They had three services, and they had

splendid offering, five thousand dollars. The Rector

was well pleased with it. And now a word about

the city. It is very nice. We have some beautiful

Parks. The place where I am living is noted for

beautiful shady trees. Everything looks nice now.

We are having lovely weather. I am living sixteen

miles from New York city. The population is one

hundred and fifty thousand, so you see it is not a

small place. It makes me feel good to read your

Parish Magazine that mother sends me every month.

Trusting that God will bless you in all your work,

and wishing you good health, I remain your true

friend,

MINNIE GRAHAM,

372 Park Ave., Paterson, New Jersey.

P.S. Remember me to all my Seagoe friends, particularly the Girls' Friendly Society.

Offertories for May.

"Though poor yet making many rich."

Sunday Mornings —£6 19s 6 ½ d.

Sunday Evenings —£2 2s.

Week days 14s 11d

The Special Collection for the Day Schools at

three services on Whit Sunday amounted to £3 8s 7d

and are included in the above totals.

An Advertisement Puzzle.

The following words are taken, one from each of

the advertisements in the Magazine. Can you find

where they are?: Irish – Rubber – Telephones -

Front — Glass— Sweet— Yard — Hunting—Cosy—

Mad – House – Cups – Up to date – Care — Delicious

—Purest Drugs Hot – Hunger – Stove – Job -

Publications—Watch. Every advertisement is included

in the above list.

Hymns tor June.

“Come before His presence with a Song."

2^nd, M. 226, 415, 538, 590

E. 419, 228, 583, 584, 552

9^th, M. 520, 550, 495, 262

E. 275, 210, 465, 306, 482

16^th, M. 491, 273, 463, 166

E. 247, 126, 116, 38, 485

23^rd, M. 490, 242, 448, 428

E. 291, 90, 158, 301, 453

30^th, M. 493, 455, 445, 574

E. 56, 302, 388, 514, 542

[The above list of Hymns to be sung in Seagoe

Church on the Sundays in June, contains several

which have never hitherto been sung in Seagoe.

On June 2nd, which is Trinity Sunday, the day

when candidates for the Christian Ministry

are ordained, an Ordination Hymn has been

chosen, and several of the Hymns have special

reference to the great Doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

The beautiful Communion Hymn 590, is also

included. The list also includes several Hymns

which express the joy and brightness of summertime.

The children who so regularly attend the Parish Church

Services are not forgotten. A Children's Hymn has

been included in each Sunday's list. Some of the

hymns which have been chosen are suitable to the serious

political crisis through which our country is now passing.]

Seagoe in Illinois, U.S.A.

Riverside, Ill., U.S.A., 27th April, 1912.

Dear Mr. Archer,—l have been long in writing to

you this time, but I was very busy. I have left La

Grange, and am in Riverside now. My employer

opened a new store there, and sent me to manage it.

I like Riverside fine; but I have not got to know

many people yet. We have got a fine Episcopal

Church here; Mr. Cooper is the Rector. We are

having pretty nice weather here now. I suppose

things are much the same as usual around Seagoe.

I hear from home regularly. I am liking America

very well, and getting on well too; Mr. Worthen

(my boss), is a very good man to work for, and I like

him very much. There is great comment over here

as regards the Home Rule Bill. The papers write

upon it regular. I have not got very much more

to say at present, and news is very scarce. I will

now close; I hope to hear from you soon. Goodbye.

I am, dear Sir, yours truly,

MATTHEW JAMES ROBINSON.

The Sunday School Conference.

A Conference of Superintendents and Teachers of

Seagoe Parish was held in Seagoe Schools on Thursday

May 30^th. It began at 4-30 p.m. The first session lasted

until 6 p.m. A paper was read by the Rev. F. B. Aldwell,

Curate of Donaghcloney, on “The Preparation of the

Lesson," and a second paper on " The Teaching of the

Lesson," by the Rev. G. Bloomer. Both papers were

very useful, and were listened to with great interest

by the many teachers present. Tea was partaken of

at six o'clock. At 7 o'clock the Conference was

resumed with a, paper on "Defects in our Sunday

School System," read by the Rev. W. P. Carmody,

Rector of Knockbreda, Belfast. The Conference concluded

with a paper on “The Devotional Life of the Sunday

School Teacher" by the Rev. O. W. Scott, Rector

of Gilford. Everyone present seemed to enjoy the

Conference, and we believe it will help to make our

Sunday Schools more efficient than they have been

hitherto. Secular Education is rapidly advancing

in the efficiency of its methods, and our Sunday

Schools should not be allowed to remain stationary

and antiquated in their methods.

After the Conference the members spent. a short

time in the Rectory grounds.

Seagoe Day School

The following important entry was made in the

Seagoe Report book by the Government Inspector

on recent surprise visit paid to the School:—

13th May, 1912, 9-10 a.m. visited the School

All the pupils except three are very and clean, and

the rooms are well kept. Discipline is satisfactory.

—Thos. J. CARROLL.

It must be very gratifying to the parents of the

pupils attending the School to read the above report,

and we thank them for the neatness displayed by the

children, which testifies to the care taken by the

parents at home.

Baptisms.

“Watch well and guard with careful eye The Heir of Immortality”

May 4^th Norman, son of James William and Mary

Isabella Roney, 17 Railway St., Edenderry.

„ Margaret, daughter of James and Jane Reay, Balteagh.

„ Christina, daughter of William Robert and Amelia Coulter,

Ballinary.

„ William, son of Edmond and Sarah Grimason, 9 Joseph Street.

„ Kathleen, daughter of James and Sarah Boyce, Bocombra.

„ William, son of William Robert and Anne Hughes, Tarson.

,, William, son of William and Sarah Jane Robinson, Ballymacrandle.

Burials.

“Happy day! That breaks our chain, that calls form exile home”

May 1st Margaret McArdle, 10 Red Row, aged 4 weeks.

,, 11th Mary Gilpin, Edenderry, aged 58.

,, 14^th John Livingstone, 30 Foundry Street, Edenderry, aged 38.

,, 14^th Joseph Totten, Railway Street, Banbridge, aged 72.

Sunday School Excursion

At the Conference of Superintendents and Teachers

held last Thursday, it was decided to have the excursion

this year either to Carrickblacker or the Recreation Grounds.

It was felt that owing to the action of the Railway Company

in raising the fares to Warrenpoint we would resume this year

the old Seagoe custom of a local excursion. The excursion

will be held on Thursday, June 20th. A splendid programme

of sports and amusements is being arranged, and we look

forward to a record outing this year. Full details will be

announced in a few days.

Accident to Mr. Tom Best.

We regret to record the serious accident which

befell Mr. Thomas Best, of Railway Street, in Portadown

Foundry on Friday, May 24th. He was engaged in his

work at the furnace when the molten metal exploded

and he was very severely burned. We are glad to say

he is improving, and has every prospect of a good recovery.

Mr. Best is very popular in Edenderry, and has always

been most useful in connection with the work of the

church in Edenderry District. He is a gold medallist in the

men's class, and an unfailing attender with his

family at the Parish Church. We hope soon to have

him with us again.

Items.

Mr. James Mackenzie sends us his Parish Leaflet

from St. David's Episcopal Church Delta, U.S.A.

It is very interesting and shows what strenuous work

is being done in that important centre.

***

Seagoe Choir drove in brakes to Dromore on

Saturday May 25th, and took part in the Lurgan

Choral Union Festival in the Cathedral at 4.30.

The Festival was very successful.

***

The members of the Select Vestry and also the

Teachers in our Day Schools spent evenings at the

Rectory last month on the invitation of the Rector.

***

The annual Examination in Religious Knowledge

for the children attending, the Day Schools was held

on Friday, May 31st, by the Rev. W, T. Wilkinson,

M.A., Diocesan Inspector. Sarah Martin won the

Medal and a Special Prize. Tom Johnston was

awarded a Book Prize. In Hacknahay School Lilly

England and David Thompson were awarded special

prizes.

***

The Rector lectured on “Napoleon the Great” in

Carne Hall on Tuesday, May 7th. There was a good

attendance, and the proceeds of the lecture will go

towards the purchase of the Harmonium for Carbet

services.

***

We regret to record the serious illness of Miss S.

Hawthorne, of Joseph Street, who has just returned

from Pasaic, U.S.A.

Old Seagoe Notes,

Churchwardens of Seagoe (Continued).

It is interesting to see at a glance the names of

the Churchwardens of Seagoe in two centuries. It

will be noticed that even after the lapse of 100 years

the same family names recur.

1779 —Wi11iam Robinson.

William Willson.

1780 —John Irwin.

John Metcalf, jun.

1781 —Richard Willson.

John Watson.

1782 —Henry Quarry.

David Miller.

1783 —Joseph Lynas.

William Smurfit.

1784 —Robert Calvert.

John M 'Cann

1879 James Atkinson.

James Morrison.

1880 James Atkinson.

John Montgomery.

1881 —James Atkinson.

John Montgomery.

1882 —William F. Armstrong.

Leonard Jennett.

1883 —William Gough.

James Calvert.

1884 —William Robinson.

Capel Reid.

Margaret Byers, foundling, 1780.—Extract

from Seagoe Registers.—At Vestry held this 6th

of June, 1780, it was agreed that Margaret M'Gawley

shall receive of the Churchwardens fifteen shillings

for carrying a deserted female infant named Margaret

Byers to the Foundling Hospital in Dublin, said

child being clothed with one Coat, one Barrow, one

Shift, one Cap, for which, and keeping two weeks,

is allowed seven shillings and 6 ½ d, which, together

with 15s, makes £l 2s 6 ½.

RICHARD BUCKBY, Minister.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

WILLIAM WILLSON.

ISAAC CLAYTON.

Sale of a Seat in Old Seagoe, 1749.— The

following quaint entry occurs in the Registers.— I

hereby acknowledge to have sold my wright and title

of a seat in the Parish Church of Sego, Belonging to

my husband, John Ray, for five shillings sterling to

John Wattson, senr., and John Wattson, junr.,

Ezekiel Cherry, John M'Dowell. As witness my

Hand this 13th day of July, 1749.

Witness present,

Mary Yemans,

James Budell,

Thomas Gilpin.

Sworn before us at a Vestry held at Sego on Easter Tuesday, 1779

her

ELIZ X RAY.

mark.

A true copy of this is in John Wattson's hand.

JOHN MATHERS, Wardens

NICHOLAS PURDY,

Extent of Old Seagoe Parish.—

The Parish of Seagoe originally included 57 townlands.

In the year 1766 ten of these townlands were taken to

form the Parish of Moyntiaghs or Ardmore. In 1838

eight more were taken to form the Parish of Knocknamuckley,

and in 1878 ten more were taken and added to the Parish of

Shankill, leaving 29 townlands in the Ecclesiastical Parish

of Seagoe.