May 1912

Seagoe Parish Magazine.

The Easter Services.

DURING the week before Easter, Service was

held in the Parish Church each evening at

8 o'clock. The congregations were good,

and those who attended each service were able to

follow in worship and meditation the solemn events

connected with our Lord's suffering and Crucifixion.

On Good Friday Services were held at 11.30 a.m.

and 8 p.m.

The Services on Easter Day were very bright and

hearty. The day began with a celebration of Holy

Communion at 8 o'clock when a large number of

communicants were present.

At the morning service the Easter Anthem was sung

“Awake thou that sleepest." Many of the congregation

remained to partake of Holy Communion. The afternoon

Children's Service brought together a large number

of our Sunday School children who sang with much

heartiness the children's hymns. The Rector gave a

short address on the "Angels at the Tomb." At this

offertory those present placed their Sunday School

collecting cards on the plates. At the usual evening

service there was a large congregation, and the

Anthem was repeated. The collections during the

day were in aid of the Parish Sunday Schools.

There was a full choir and the bright Easter hymns

were sung with good effect.

The Church was prettily decorated with flowers and plants.

Some choice white flowers the gift of Miss Irwin, of Carne,

were placed at the back of the Holy Table. The pulpit and

font looked well in their garlands of fragrant spring blossoms.

The offerings (omitting card collections) amounted to £4 19s 9d.

The Easter Vestry.

The annual meeting of the General Vestry of

Seagoe Parish assembled in Seagoe School on

Thursday, April 11th, at 8 o'clock. It was preceded at

7.30 by a meeting of the outgoing Select Vestry.

The Rector presided, and after prayer the Chairman

gave an address on the state of the Parish. He

dwelt at length on the large proportion of non-church

goers in the Parish and suggested the possibility of

extra clerical or lay help to meet the difficulty. The

subject of attendance at Holy Communion and the

increased attendance at the Sunday Evening District

Services were also touched on. The largely increased

contributions to Foreign Missions were a conspicuous

feature of the year's advance. The Rector referred

also, to the loss sustained by the Parish in the departure

of the Rev. W. R. Crichton to the curacy of Hillsborough,

and he offered a cordial welcome to the Rev. George

Bloomer on his coming to the Parish as Curate in

Mr. Crichton's place. The minutes of the last Easter

Vestry were then read and the minutes of the Select

Vestry were signed by the members of the outgoing

Vestry in accordance with the ancient custom of the Parish.

The triennial and annual appointment of office-bearers

were then made. The Rector nominated as his Churchwarden

Mr. T. J. Atkinson, LL.B., and Mr. W. R. Bickett, of

Tamnifiglasson, was unanimously appointed People's

Churchwarden, being proposed by Mr. W. R. Atkinson, and

seconded by Mr, Robert Gracey.

The following is a complete list of the newly

appointed Parochial Officers: —

Parochial Nominators—Major Stewart Blacker, J.P.;

W. R. Atkinson, George Calvert.

Synodsmen—Major Blacker and T. J. Atkinson, LL.B.

Churchwardens—T. J. Atkinson, LL.B. (Rector's) R. Bickett (People's).

Select Vestry.

George Calvert,

T. E. Maginnis,

C. J. Collins,

J. G. Gracey,

J. H. Stevenson,

W. R. Atkinson,

Thos. Martin,

Jos. Murray,

R. Gracey,

T. J. Montgomery,

John Montgomery,

Joseph Monroe.

Sidesmen—Andrew Costello, R. Gracey, D. Rock,

W. J. Cox.

Hon. Sec. and Treasurer—W. R. Atkinson.

Death of Miss M, F. Saurin.

Mr. W. Saurin, nephew of Archdeacon Saurin,

sends us the following interesting cutting from a

Northampton paper;-

A HUGUENOT FAMILY.

The death is reported, at Mentone, of Miss Mary

Frances Saurin—a relative of Mr Saurin, of Lamport,

and Mrs Beatty, wife of Dr. J. Beatty, of Northampton.

Miss Saurin was the daughter of the late Admiral

and Lady Mary Saurin, and the grand-daughter of

the late Right Hon. William Saurin, M.P., Attorney

General for Ireland for 14 years under William Pitt.

On her mother's side she was the grand-daughter of

the late Earl of Harrowby. Miss Saurin came from

an old French family dating back to the 10th

century, and the first to settle in this country was

Jacques Saurin, the celebrated French Protestant

Divine, one of the Huguenots at the Edict de Nantes.

Seagoe Summer Fete.

It has been arranged to hold a Summer Fete in

Seagoe School on Thursday, August 29th. An energetic

committee of ladies has been formed, the stalls

have been organised and everything seems to prove

that it will be a great success. The Fete is being

held in order to raise money for our Day Schools in

the Parish, and especially for the building and

equipping of a new Class Room in Seagoe Day

School. Further particulars in our next issue.

Easter Penny Cards.

Edenderry.—Maggie Ellis 1s 6d; Arthur Allen,

Emil} Cox 1s 3d each; May Hynes, James M'Nally,

1s ld each; Dorothy Stevenson, Annie Cox, Maggie

Magee, Richard Best, William Gracey, Louie

Montgomery, James Forde, Flora Templeton, Howard

Stevenson, Bella Magee. Jim Long, Mary Crawford,

Willie Cox, Emma Webb, Joseph Cull, Teenie

Flanigan, Mollie Cox, Jack Stoops, Lucy Dawson,

Tom Dawson, 1s each; May Best 10d; Minnie M'Crory 9d;

Minnie Gates, Willie Best, Charlotte

Allen, Floribel Best, George M'Cann, 8d each; David Rainey,

Sam Johnston, 7d each; Henry Matchett 3d;

Maggie Rainey 2d. Total, £1 12s 8d.

Drumgor.—S. Gracey 1s 8d; Lizzie Dickson,

Maggie Robinson, Fannie Dickson, 1s 4d each;

Madge Gracey, Thomas Dickson, Alex Russell,

Alice Best, Wm. A. Gracey, Julia Hoy, Samuel Martin,

Rachel Stevenson, E. J. Anderson, John Bullick,

Alice J. Holmes, Sarah Quaile, 1s each; Jane

Turner 8d; Thomas Holmes 7d; Samuel Stevenson

4d. Total, £0.19s.3d.

Carne.—Adelaide Murray 1s 7d; Sarah Brown 1s

6d; Hannah Caddell 1s 2d; Thomas Simpson, Agnes

Costello, Thomas M'Mullan, Maggie Costello,

Jas. Connolly, A. E. M. Grimshaw, Pearl Grimshaw, 1s

each; Stewart Twible, 10d; Josie Grimshaw, 8d;

Willie Grimshaw, 7d; Jack Grimshaw 6d; Lizzie Gordon 4d;

D. W. Gordon 2d. Total, 14s 4d.

Seagoe.—Li1y McKerr 4s; C, Cordy 2s 6d; M. F. Atkinson 1s ld;

Selina M 'Cormick, Joe Kelly, Herbert Magee, Eveline Webb,

Theresa Ramsey, Annie Reid, Georgina Porter, Tom Porter,

Henrietta Porter, Lizzie Reid, Norman Dickson, 1s each; James

Porter; Eva Best, Emma Reid, 6d; Maggie Ford 5d;

Nellie M'Loughlin ld. Total, £I 0s 7d.

Hacknahay.—William Finlay, 2s; Thomas E. Maginnis,

Eddie Calvert, Jack Calvert, Sam Jennett, Minnie M'Cormick,

Rachel England, Sarah Templeton, Rebecca Calvert,

Sophia Wilson, Jane E. Acheson, Annie England,

Sophia M'Murray, Mrs. Wm. J. Wilson, Annie Currie,

Sarah Currie, Grace Best, Sarah Cairns, Ella Heathwood,

Eliza Thompson, 1s each; David Thompson, 4d. Total, £l 1s 4d.

Levaghery.—Lily Lewie, C. M 'Dowell, 1s each;

Joseph Bradshaw, 6d; George Bradshaw, 5d. Total,

2s 1 ld. Total for all Schools, £5 11s ld.

Our Oldest Parishioner.

We offer our very hearty congratulations to Mr.

Thomas Armstrong, of Eden Hall, on the

completion of his 93rd year on April 22nd.

Mr. Armstrong has spent a long and busy life in our

midst, and is still, even in his advanced age, active

and energetic. He was for many years a Parochial

Nominator for Seagoe Parish, and filled, we believe,

also, the same office for the Parish of Portadown.

Mr. Armstrong comes of a very long-lived stock.

His great grandmother lived to the age of 106 years.

When Mr. Armstrong was twelve years old he remembers

being brought by his father to visit his aged relative,

who was then in her 103rd year. She was born in the year

1728, so that the two lives thus connected cover a space of

no less than 184 years, or if the actual ages be added together,

of 200 years. Mr. Armstrong has lived under six successive

English sovereigns, George Ill, George IV, William IV,

Victoria, Edward VII, George V. He was born in the last year

of the reign of George Ill.

Lecture on "Seagoe”.

The Rev. Canon Lett gave a most interesting Lecture

on "Seagoe and its neighbourhood on Friday, March 29th.

The Rector presided. The Lecturer dealt first with the

names of the townlands of the Parish, pointing out how

they threw light on the features of the district, on the

occupations of the inhabitants and in some cases on the

very names of the residents. He then described the plant life

of the Parish, dividing it into dry-ground plants, plants

which grow in marshy places and plants which grow

only in the water. He showed a number of beautifully

mounted specimens of plants to illustrate this part of the

Lecture. The third section of the Lecture was devoted to

the geology of Seagoe Parish. The Lecture was most

interesting and useful, and at its close a cordial vote of

thanks was passed to the Lecturer on the motion of

Mr. T. J. Atkinson, LL.B., seconded by Dr. R. E. Hadden.

Our New Churchwardens.

Mr. T. J. Atkinson, LL.B., the newly appointed

Rector's Churchwarden, is a son of Mr. Wolsey R. Atkinson,

of Eden Villa, who has for many years acted as Hon. Sec. to

the Select Vestry of Seagoe. Mr. T. J. Atkinson is a graduate

and LL B. of Dublin University, and was called to the Bar

some years ago, but recently relinquished his practice, and

entering the solicitors' profession became a member

of the Portadown firm of Messrs. Carleton, Atkinson

& Sloan. Mr. Atkinson has been a member of

Seagoe Select Vestry for the post two years, and has

also represented the Parish in the Diocesan Synod.

He is a direct descendant of the Rev. Richard

Buckby, a Rector of Seagoe in the 18th century.

Mr. W. R. Bickett, our newly-elected People's

Churchwarden, is a resident in the townland of

Tamnifiglasson, where he farms extensively. His

family has been long resident in the Parish, and

he has assisted the Church in many ways, having for

sometime acted as Superintendent of Drumgor

Sunday School. He is a most regular attender at

the Parish Church, and has always shown an interest

in its welfare.

Hymns for May,

5^th M 254, 279, 362, 614

E 52, 428, 442, 330, 276

12^th M 491, 472, 455, 550

E 71, 479, 552, 397, 60

16th (Ascension Day) 205, 207, 208

E 192, 209, 200

19^th M 256, 238, 210, 535

E 255, 402, 285, 97, 520

26^th M 221, 112, 605, 335

E 217, 32, 216, 113, 215

Offertories for April.

"God giveth the increase."

Sundays—Morning £6 15s 3d.

Evening, £2 10s lid.

Week-days, £1 2s 5d.

The following special collections are included in

above:—Good Friday, for Jews' Society, 9s ld;

Easter Day, for Parochial Sunday Schools, £4 19s 9d.

Parish Register for April.

Baptisms.

"Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee."

APRIL 2 —Margaret, daughter of John George and

Margaret Thompson, 14 James Street, Edenderry.

,, 3 —William John, son of John and Anne Coulter,

29 Bridge Street, Edenderry.

,, 6 —Francis Sloan, son of James and Ellen Margaret Traynor,

Drumnagoon.

,, 6 —John, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Wilson,10 Bright Street, Edenderry.

,, 6 —George, son of George and Agnes Long, Edenderry R.I.C. Barrack.

,, 6 —John, son of William Henry and Phoebe M'Cann, Killycomaine.

,, 29 —Margaret, daughter of Joseph and Anna M'Ardle.

Marriages

"I will betroth thee unto me for ever in righteousness."

APRIL 5 —Gardiner Atkinson, Ballinacor, to Sarah Jane White, Lylo.

,, 13 —Thomas Hewitt, 12 Ripley Terrace, Portadown, to Sarah Jane Forde,

Killycomaine.

Burials.

“I will fear no evil for Thou art with me.”

MARCH 31^st —William Sweeney, Edenderry, aged 85 years.

APRIL 1^st —Mary Jane Russell, Aldergrove, Parish of Killead, aged 3 weeks.

,, 5th —Margaret Thompson, 14 James Street, aged 2 weeks.

,, 6th —William John Coulter, 29 Bridge Street, aged 3 weeks.

,, 7th —William Robinson, buried at Kilmore, aged 7 months.

,, 10th —Mary M 'Knight, buried at Knocknamuckley, aged 95 years.

,, 11th —Samuel Quinn, Century Street, buried at Kilmore.

,, 12^th —Esther Livingstone, buried at Knocknamuckley, aged 75 years.

,, 22nd —Jane Robinson, of Tamniflcarbet, buried at Drumcree, aged 53 years.

MAY 1^st —Margaret M 'Ardle, aged 3 weeks,

Jumble Sale.

The Jumble Sale held on Saturday, March 9th,

proved very successful. The Ladies' Committee

worked with great energy, and we return all who

helped our hearty thanks. The sale brought in a

nett sum of £7 18s 6 ½ d, as will be seen by the

statement following:—

Receipts—At door, 17s 4d; R. Best, 8s 2d;

Stalls—Miss E. Montgomery, £1 1s 0d;

Mrs. McMullen, 11s 2d; Miss McMullen, 10s 9 ½ d;

Mrs, T. Reid, 6s 0d; Mrs. Martin, 15s 2 ½ d;

Mr. Boyle, 4s 11d; Mrs. S. Porter, 10s 2 ½ d; Miss

Monroe, 19s 6 ½ d; Miss Sands, 14s 3d; Mr. Chambers,

12s 6 ½ d; Miss Walker, 5s 4d; small sums,

7s 7d; Mrs. McKeown (sub.), 2s 6d. Total £9.6s.6 ½ d.

Expenses—Discount on Sales, 1s; Printing, 8s 6d;

Caretaker, 2s 6d; Tips, 2s; Hall, 10s; Sewell, 4s—

Total, £1 8s 0d. Receipts, £9 6s 6 ½ d; Expenses,

£l 8s 0d. Net Receipts, £7 18s 6 ½ d,

Nature Notes,

The records of the arrivals of our summer migrants

this year are more interesting than usual, owing to

the very early date at which they were seen.

The Swallow was first seen by Mr. Dynes Atkinson,

Sexton of Seagoe, on Tuesday, April 2nd.

The Cuckoo was first heard in the townland of

Kernan on the same evening, April 2nd.

The Corncrake was first heard in the townland of

Breagh by Mr. George Calvert, on Wednesday, April

17^th.

Butterflies were seen on April 2nd in large

numbers.

Howard Stevenson and Willie Holland, pupils of

Seagoe Day School, made very early observations of

the Swallow, Cuckoo, and Corncrake.

This year Spring seems to have commenced on

Tuesday, April 2nd, and on that evening the air

resounded with the notes of wild birds passing

overhead. Last Summer a white swallow was seen by

the men working in Seagoe Brick Works. Perhaps

some of our readers may be fortunate enough to see

the curious bird again this Summer if it visits our

district.

Conference at Seagoe,

A Conference of the Sunday School Superintendents

and Teachers of Seagoe Parish will be held in

Seagoe School on May 30th. It will begin at 4-30 p.m.

There will be two sessions. The first lasting

from 4-30 to 6 and the second from 7 to 8-30.

Tea will be provided in the School at 6 0'clock.

The following programme has been arranged:-

4-30 —Paper by the Rev. F. B. Aldwell, B.A.,

Curate of Donaghcloney on “The Preparation

of the Lesson."

5-15 —Paper by the Rev. G. Bloomer, B.A., on "The

Teaching of the Lesson."

6 —Tea.

7 —Paper on "Defects in our Present Sunday

School system.

7-45 —Paper on "The Devotional Life of the Sunday

School Teacher" by the Rev. O. Scott,

M.A., Rector of Gilford.

Each paper will be followed by a short discussion.

Tickets for the Conference sixpence each.

Items.

The eclipse of the sun on Wednesday, April 24th,

was viewed with much interest by the pupils of

Seagoe Day School.

***

The G.N.R. has expressed its intention of raising

the excursion fares for Sunday Schools from

Portadown to Warrenpoint. A strong protest is being

made.

***

Owing to pressure on our space we are compelled

to hold over until next month an interesting letter

from Mr Samuel Porter, of Lower Seagoe, who has

just arrived in Queensland, Australia.

***

The Rural Dean of Shankill Rural Deanery (Ven.

E. D. Atkinson, LL.B., Archdeacon of Dromore)

paid his triennial visit of inspection to Seagoe

Church, on Wednesday, May 1st. He was received

by the Clergy and Churchwardens, and made a careful

examination of the fabric of the Church, of the

Registers, Church Plate, and Service Books. He

also visited the Day School.

***

Next month we hope to publish the names of those

who sent in collecting cards and boxes for Foreign

Missions.

***

Hacknahay School has been re coloured and

thoroughly cleaned up during the Easter vacation.

***

The removal of the Factory buildings and chimney

in Edenderry at the Bridge is an immense improvement.

We hope the trees which surrounded the buildings will be

preserved.

***

The Rev. W. Pakenham Walsh, of the Dublin

University Mission at Foo-Chow, China, addressed

an afternoon meeting in Seagoe School on Friday,

April 26th. There was a large attendance. The

Misses Atkinson, of Eden Villa, kindly entertained

all present to tea.

***

The attention of our readers is called to the Scale

of Fees for Certificates printed on the inside of the

front cover.

Presentation to the Rev. W. R, Crichton, M.A .

On Thursday afternoon, April 25th, a pleasant

gathering met in Seagoe School to present our late

Curate, the Rev. W. R. Crichton, M.A., Curate of

Hillsborough, with a token of the esteem in which he

was held in Seagoe Parish. The Rector presided,

and there was a large gathering of parishioners from

all parts of the parish. The Address, which was

handsomely illuminated, was read by the Hon. Sec.

of the Select Vestry, Mr W. R. Atkinson, and then

handed to Mr Crichton. The accompanying gifts, a

roll-top desk and library chair, had been already

forwarded to him. Mr Crichton replied thanking all

for their kindness in giving him these parting gifts

which would always remind him of the happy days

he spent in Seagoe. Speeches were also made by Mr

Wolsey Atkinson, Mr G. Calvert, Mr R. Gracey, Mr

T. J. Atkinson, LL.B. (Churchwarden) and the Rev.

G. Bloomer. Some ladies of the Parish afterwards

kindly entertained all to tea. Mr Crichton's work in

Seagoe Parish will be long remembered and the good

wishes of his many friends in Seagoe will follow him

in his new sphere of labour.

“Napoleon the Great.”

A Public Lecture on the above subject will be

given by the Rector in Carne Church Hall (not in

Tamnificarbet, as originally announced), on Tuesday,

May 7th, at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will be devoted

to the fund for the purchase of the Harmonium used

at the Services in Tamnificarbet Orange Hall on

Sunday evenings. Tickets 6d each.

Church Attendance Cards,

Gold Seals—Edenderry—William Best, Mary Best.

Seagoe—Mary J. Atkinson. Drumgor— Tissie Quaile.

We have only space this month to print the

names of those children who during the past quarter

were awarded gold seals for an unbroken attendance

at Church and Sunday School during the quarter.

In the case of those residing in the distant townlands

attendance at Church on Wednesday evening is not

required.

Next month we hope to publish a full list of those

who attained high marks on their church attendance

cards.

Old Seagoe Notes,

Curious Extracts from Old Seagoe Registers.

March 10th, 1736—O1d Murphy buried.

The Tailer in Druminegowan (Drumnagoon) had

a child buried on ye 1st of May, 1736.

John Porter's Mother-in-law buried December the

3rd, 1736.

The smith in Sego, a child buried September 7th,

1737.

A gentleman at Robert Blacker's in Edenderry

buried December 10th, 1739.

The Relation of Edward Murphy buried ye 9th of

June, 1743.

A child of the Miller of ye Low Mill buried ye

22nd of April, 1750.

May 25th, 1766, Baptized, Daniel May, a foundling

[called by the name of the month].

Feb. 8th, 1774, child found at Lilo, baptized

Hannah Lilow.

Churchwardens of Seagoe (Continued).—This

month we publish the Churchwardens of two centuries

in parallel columns.

1774 —John McCallam.

Thos. Mease (Mayes).

1775 —Woolsey Atkinson.

John Brown.

1776 —James Miller.

Robert Williamson.

1777 John Sloane, Esq.

Nicholas Carlow.

1778 —Mr. John Mathers.

Mr. Nicholas Purdy.

1874 —Wolsey Atkinson, Esq.

Mr. James Atkinson.

1875 —Mr. James Atkinson

Mr. James Calvert.

1876 —Mr. James Atkinson.

Mr. Joseph M 'Cune

1877 —James Atkinson.

Joseph Macoun.

1878 —James Atkinson.

James Morrison.