May 1927

Seagoe Parish Magazine.

MAY, 1927.

" In Life united ; in Death not divided."

Robert Price died March 17th, 1927 ; Anne Price died March 18th, 1927. Both interred in Seagoe

Graveyard on March 19th, 1927,

The above photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Price was taken by a friend some years ago outside their

residence at Ballinacor. The tragic circumstances under which they both passed almost together to

their eternal home gives the photograph a pathetic interest. Our readers, who were personally

acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Price, will treasure this memento of two faithful Parishioners of

Seagoe Who were " in Life united and in Death not divided."

CLERGY :

Rev. Canon Archer, B.D., The Rectory, Seagoe,

Portadown.

Rev. W. A. Henry, 21 Edward St., Portadown.

CHURCHWARDENS :

Rector's—Thos. E. Maginnis, Breagh.

People's—John R. Reid, Portadown.

The Easter Vestry

The Easter Vestry was held in Seagoe School on

Thursday, April 21st, at 8 p.m. The Rector presided.

The meeting was opened with prayer and the reading

of a portion of Scripture. The Rector reviewed

the state of the Parish during the past year, referring

to the number of Communicants, the attendance

at Public Worship, the Sunday Schools and the

Sustentation Fund. The minutes of the last General

Vestry were read by Mr. Hugh Stoops, the Hon.

Treas., in the absence, through illness of the Hon.

Sec. , Mr. Moses Gilpin. The elections were then

proceeded with. The Rector nominated as his

Churchwarden Mr. T. E. Maginnis, of Breagh. Mr. John

Reid, of Lower Seagoe, was elected People's Churchwarden.

The following is a complete list of all the

elections :—

PAROCHIAL NOMINATORS

Lieut-Col- S. W. Blacker, D.S.O., Thos. E. Maginnis,

John G. Gracey.

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SUPPLEMENTAL PAROCHIAL NOMINATORS :

James Twinem, John Dermott, Thomas Martin.

DIOCESAN SYNODSMEN

James Twinem, John George Gracey, Thomas Martin,

Thomas H. Wilson.

CHURCHWARDENS :

Thos. E. Maginnis, Rector's.

John R. Reid, People's.

SELECT VESTRY

Miss Atkinson,

John Dermott,

Isaac Dickson,

Wm H. England,

Moses Gilpin,

John G. Gracey,

John E. Lavery,

Thos. Martin,

John Montgomery,

Gilbert Price,

Hugh Stoops,

James Twinem.

HON. SEC.—Moses Gilpin, Drurnnagoon.

HON. TREAS.—Hug1m stoops, Killicomaine Road,

Portadown.

SIDESMEN :

James Twinem, Thomas Martin, J. G. Gracey,

Gilbert Price, Isaac Dickson, Robert M'Clements,

Wm. Cox, James Allen, James Forde,

W. H. England, John Gee, John E. Lavery.

After the elections had taken place, the Hon. Treas.

submitted his statement of accounts for the year 1926.

Owing to the fact that the Parish had been without

a Curate from August to December, a small balance

remained in hand, but the opinion was expressed

that if the present liabilities are to be met larger

contributions must be received from the parishioners.

The meeting then concluded. Circulars had been

issued to each member of the General Vestry, but

the response was small.

Easter, 1927,

The services during Holy Week, Good Friday and

Easter were devotional and helpful. The Rev. T. G.

Moore and the Rev. G. C. Johnston, of Shankill and

the Rev. J. H. M'Cleary, of Belfast, helped at the

services. On Easter Day an anthem was sung, and

the music was very bright. A considerable number

communicated, especially at the early (8 a.m.)

celebration. The Church was decorated with palms,

evergreens and flowers. The brightness of the

Easter Festival, with its message of joyous life,

marked all our services.

The Sunday School Excursion.

This important annual event which is looked forward

to with eager expectation by the children of

the Parish, will take place (Dev.) on Thursday,

June 23rd, to Warrenpoint. The price of the tickets

will be the same as last year. The children's tickets

include two refreshments. Children whose names

are on the Sunday School Roll and who have attended

regularly since the beginning of the year

will obtain tickets at the following prices :—8 years

old and under, 9d ; 8—14 Years, Is ; 14 and over

(including Bible Classes), Is 3d ; outsiders, 2s.

Our Summer Migrants.

Two of our summer migrants have arrived up to

line, but the cuckoo still delays his coming. The

first note of the arrival in the Parish of the corncrake

comes to us from Ballinacor, where on April

21st it was heard by Myles O'Hara while working at

Mr. Gilbert Price's farm in that townland. The

swallow was first seen by Tom Maginnis at Breagh

on April 23rd. We will be glad to insert in our next

issue the name of the person who first notes the

arrival of the cuckoo in the Parish.

Off to Australia.

On the, morning of Tuesday, April 26th, Robert

John Porter, with his wife and family of seven young

children, started off from Lower Seagoe for their

long voyage of 16,000 miles to Melbourne, Australia

Mr. and Mrs. Porter were very popular in Seagoe,

and their friends and neighbours were very sorry

when they heard of their approaching departure.

The youngest members of the family were twins,

only six months old, Henrietta and Annie, and the

thought of the tiny but sturdy pair going on a journey

round the world stirred the sympathetic interest

of all. The family have sailed from Tilbury on the

s.s. Bendigo, and are going via South Africa to

Melbourne, where they are timed to arrive on June

17th. During the war Robert John Porter saw much

active service in Gallipoli and the East, where he

served in the Royal Naval Division. Our readers

will wish Mr. and Mrs. Porter and the children a

happy and prosperous voyage and much blessing and

prosperity in the land of their adoption.

Seagoe Mothers' Union.

The Mothers' Union will meet (d.v.) in Seagoe

School on Tuesday, May 10th, at 7-30 p.m. Tea will

be provided for all who attend. A full attendance

of the members is requested.

The Bible Society,

This Society gives Seagoe very useful help in the

obtaining of Sunday School prizes. The Deputation

Secretary, the Rev. F. C. Long, will (D.v.) preach on

behalf of the Society in Seagoe Church on Sunday

morning (Rogation Sunday), May 22nd. Mr. Long

will also give an address in the Sunday Schools.

Ascension Day.

Thursday, May 26th, being Ascension Day, there

will be a celebration of Holy Communion in the

Parish Church at 11-30 a.m., and Evening prayer

and Sermon at 8 p.m. The Wednesday evening

service will not be held in that week.

South American Missionary Society

1926—1927.

Boxes—Miss Calvert, 13s 7d ; Miss Agnes Guy, 5s ;

Mrs. Lewie, 5s ; Miss Sarah Montgomery, 9s 3d ; MrS•

McDougall, 10s ; Mrs. Walker, 4s 3d.

Atkinson. 2s 0d. Total £8 9s ld.

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Sunday School Teachers.

A meeting of Sunday School Superintendents and

Teachers will be held (D.v.) Seagoe School on

Thursday, May 12th, at 8 p.m. Important business.

Our Sunday Schools.

On Easter Day, when the offertories were given to

our Sunday School Funds, we were reminded of the

great work done in the Parish by our faithful band

of Superintendents and Teachers.

Sunday after Sunday they willingly give their time and attention

to the most important work which anyone can engage

in, that is of instructing the young people of

the Parish in truths of the Gospel which are to be

to them the guide of their lives. The Sunday School

calendar for this year is very well and carefully

arranged. During the Sundays in May the Morning

Sunday Schools (Seagoe and, Edenderry) will be

learning for Repetition in the Junior Classes the

opening portions of the Church Catechism, and in

the Senior Classes verses from Rom. xii., 9-—21. The

study portions are clrawn from Lessons on the Life

our Lord—The Call of the Fishermen, A Sabbath

at Capernaum, The Sermon on the Mount, and the

.story of the Leper. In the Afternoon Sunday Schools

the Junior Classes will learn for Repetition Hymn

16.9 and parts of Ephes. vi. ; the Senior Classes are

learning the Te Deum, that grand old Christian Song

of Praise. The study portions are chosen from St.

.John's Gospel, illustrating the Power, love, and

Peace of the Risen Presence, of the Lord. Notes on

the Lessons are published each week in " The Irish

Churchman," which may be ordered from Mr. Waugh,

bookseller, at the price of one penny weekly. Every

teacher should have a copy of it.

Parish Register for April.

Baptisms,

The following were -Baptized in Seagoe Parish

Church on 2nd April, 1927 :

Vennard—Doreen, daughter of Edward and Jane Vennard, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—-Rebecca Woods, Jane Vennard.

Watson—James, son of James Albert and Elizabeth Watson, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—Anne Best, Elizabeth Watson.

Clarke, son of Thomas Clarke and Ada Ruddell, of Killicomaine.

Sponsors—Thomas Clarke Ruddell, Matilda Ruddell.

Marriages

Crowe and Malcomson—18th April, William Crowe, of Portadown,

to May Malcomson, of Edenderry.

Cracey and England—18th April, Henry John Gracey, Principal of Bleary P.E.S., Knocknamuckley

to Ellen Jane England, of Ballymacrandle.

Lutton and Wilson—21st April, Robert Lutton, of Baltylum, Parish of St. Mark's, Portadown,

to Emma Ledger Wilson, of Knockmena.

Burial.

Cooke—15th April, Henry Cooke, of Edenderry ; aged 65 years.

Good Wishes.

Two members of our Choir were married last

month, Miss J. England (now Mrs. Graccy), and Misse

E. Wilson (now Mrs. Lutton) We wish them both

much blessing and happiness in their future life.

Mr. H. J. Gracey, now Principal or Bleary School

has often given us useful help, especially in preparing

the choir at our Harvest Services in Hacknahay,

and Gracey, besides helping in the choir.

was a valued teacher in Seagoe Morning Sunday

School. Twice lately two marriages have taken

place in Seagoe Church on the same day. It is

somewhat rare occurrence but has already occurred

twice this year, on Feb. 16th and on April 18th.

ITEMS.

There have been many cases of serious illness

recently in the Parish.

Church Lane and Bridge St. are being relaid

Both thoroughfares were for a long time much in

need of repair. The children who attend Seagoe

Day School will find Church Lane much cleaner

and drier.

The weekly envelopes are now widely adopted

in many parishes. They encourage the Scriptural

method of giving by weekly gifts on the First Day

of the week. It, was said of Cornelius " Thy Prayers

and thine Alms are come up for a memorial before

God."

Children from Seagoe Day School competed in

several sections of the Portadown Musical Festival

and obtained high marks.

Wednesday Evening Services.

It is a help to us in our spiritual life to be present

at a service at least on one day in the middle or

each week in the Parish Church. To supply this

help a service is held each Wednesday evening in

Seagoe Church at 8 0'clock. Those who attend it

know what a help it is thus to come apart each week

for a quiet hour to pray and meditate. When you

hear the Church bell tolling out next Wednesday

evening you will know that it is for you a call

to worship, and you will come into His Courts and

worship with His people. A day in Thy Courts is

better than a thousand."

The Saurin Centenary (Continued)

The death of Dr. James Saurin, the Bishop of Dromore,

father of Archdeacon Saurin, occurred on

April 9th, 1842.. He had been a regular visitor at

Seagoe, Rectory, and the room which he occupied

when staying there with his son is still known as

" the Bishop's Room." It is the room over the back

drawing room. The Bishop's death must have made

a blank in the Archdeacon's life as they seem to

have been very closely attached to each other. In

our March issue we had reached the eventful Famine

year—1847, and had mentioned the arrival in the

Parish, in March, 1847, of the new Curate, the Rev

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Capel Wolseley. Shortly after his appointment to

the Curacy, Mr. Wolseley married, and a pretty story

is told how when he returned from his honeymoon,

bringing Ms bride with him to Seagoe, the Archdeacon

dressed himself up in the coachman's livery

and drove his brougham to the station to meet the

newly wedded pair, who did not recognise the driver

until he had driven them to their residence, Seagoe

Cottage. In July, 1854, an important event occurred

in the history of the Parish, for the Archdeacon,

with Mrs. Saurin and his two daughters, left the

Parish for a lengthened stay abroad. The Archdeacon

had then been 28 years in the Parish, and

his younger daughter, Miss Christine, was in delicate

health. Malaga, in Southern Spain, was the place

where they decided to spend their lengthened holiday,

and there they remained for 4 ½ years, not returning

to the Parish until February, 1859. The Rev.

J. Annesley Beers came to Seagoe as Minister of the

Parish in September, 1854, and remained here until

July, 1858. His last signature in the Burial Registers

was made on July 11th, 1858, and it is carefully

printed as though he felt it was his last entry. It

is possible that he and Mrs. Beers resided at the

Rectory. The Rev. Capel Wolseley continued to hold

the Curacy until March, 1859. He had been twelve

years Curate of Seagoe. Archdeacon Saurin, in returning

from Spain, sailed by boat from Bordeaux.

An amusing story is recorded of the voyage. Mrs.

Saurin had two pet lap-dogs with her, and when the

ship arrived in England the Captain handed the

Archdeacon a bill for for the carriage and upkeep

of the lap-dogs during the voyage. The Archdeacon

considered the amount extortionate. It so occurred

that a Sunday occurred during the voyage, and the

Captain had asked the Archdeacon to conduct service

on board and to preach morning and evening.

This the Archdeacon had done quite willingly to

oblige the Captain. When the bill for the lap dogs

was presented to the, Archdeacon he very quickly

made out a bill for £10 " Chaplain's fees and expenses,"

Needless to say the little lapdogs were

allowed to jump ashore with their mistress without

further question.

SERVICES.

THE PARISH CHURCH.

HOLY COMMUNION—1st Sunday after Morning

Prayer ; 3rd Sunday at 8 a.m., and on the Chief

Festivals.

HOLY BAPTISM—1st Saturday of Month at 3 p.m.,

and during any Service in the Parish Church

if notice be given ; Two Sponsors at least are

required, and they must be Confirmed members

of the Church. Churchings are held at each

Baptism. Mothers are expected to bring a thank

offering. (See Book of Common Prayer.)

MORNING PRAYER—Sundays and Chief Festivals

11.30 a.m.

EVENING PRAYER—Sundays 7 p.m., Wednesdays

8 p.m.

DISTRICT SERVICES.

Hacknahay—Last Sunday of Month at 3.30 p.m.

Drumgor-—Second Sunday of Month at 4 p.m.

CLASSES,

ADULT CLASSES--sundays at 10 a.m.

For Men—Edenderry. For Women—Seagoe

School.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS—IO a.m. Edenderry Parochial

Hall and Seagoe School. 3 p.m. Seagoe, Edenderry Parochial Hall, Levaghery, Hacknahay,

Carne, Drumgor.

Men's Recreation Room, Bridge St., open every

night from 7 p.m.

Seagoe C.L. Brigade in Edenderry Parochial Hall,

on Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

Mothers' Union, Edenderry 1st Tuesday, at 4 p.m.

DAY SCHOOL—Seagoe, 9.30 a.m. Principal—Mr. sv

Rennix.

MARRIAGES must be performed between 8 a.m.and 3 p.m. Licenses are issued by Rev Canon Hannon,

Rectory, Lurgan. Due notice (48 hours) must be given to the Rector of intended weddings. FEES—

By License—Labourers 5/-, Tradesmen 10/-, Merchants and Farmers 15/-, Professional £l. By Banns 5/-.

FUNERALS will be attended by the Clergy if proper notice be given. SICK CASES should be notified to

the Clergy without delay. FEES FOR CERTIFICATES BAPTISM, 3/7; Children (Factory), 1/- and 2/-

(non-residents) ; MARRIAGE, 3/7. An extra search fee is chargeable in certain cases. It will be a help

to the Clergy if they are notified of the arrival of new Church families in the Parish.

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