September 1933

Seagoe Parish Magazine.

SEPTEMBER, 1933.

CLERGY Rev. Chancellor Archer, B.D., The Rectory,

Seagoe.

Rev. W. F. Hayes, B.A., Edendale, Carrickblacker Road, Edenderry, Portadown.

CHURCHWARDENS :

Rector's—Mr. James Twinem.

People's—Mr. Wm. White.

Harvest Thanksgiving Services.

The annual Services of Thanksgiving for the

Blessings of Harvest will be held (D. V.) in the

Parish Church on Thursday, Oct. 19th, at

8 p.m., and on Sunday, Oct. 22nd, at 11.30 a.m.

and 7 p.m. The preacher at the Thursday evening

Service will be the Rev. C. J. McLeod, Rector

of Maralin, and the offerings at this Service

wilt be on behalf of Foreign Missions. The

preachers at the Services on Sunday will be—at

Morning Prayer, the Rev. R. H. White, M.A.,

Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Belfast, and at

Evening Prayer the Rev. Precentor Hurst, M.A.

Rector of Moira. The offerings at the Sunday

services will be for our local Parochial Fund.

District Harvest Service.

Harvest Thanksgiving Services will be held in

Hacknahay School on Sunday, September 24th,

at 3.30, and on Monday, September 25th, at 8

p.m. The offerings at the Service on Sunday

will be on behalf of the local Sunday School,

and on the Monday for Foreign Missions.

Seagoe Mothers' Union,

The next meeting of the Mothers' Union will

be held (D. V.) in Seagoe School on Tuesday,

September 12th, at 7.30 p.m. It will take the

form of a musical night and will be very attractive

and interesting. Last month the members

in the new Hall at Bocombra had a

most enjoyable meeting. Most of the members

walked all the way to the Hall, but they are good

walkers and did not mind the distance, The fine

fresh air of Bocombra soon revived the tired ones

and a splendid tea was provided through the kind

generosity of the President, Mrs. James Twinem.

The Rector gave a brief address to the members,

after which Mr. James Twinem told the story of

the building of the Hall, and the Rev. W. F. Hayes

gave an interesting account of Church life

in his own native Diocese of Killaloe, in the

Co. Tipperary. He contrasted the few members

of the Church in the Free State with the

large numbers in Northern 'Ireland, and urged

the members to take full advantage of the opportunities

of worship which the Church offered

them in this populous district. The meeting

was closed with the singing of the Doxology.

The Rector pronounced the Benediction. There

was a large attendance of members.

Choir Excursion.

A very happy day was spent by the Choir on

Saturday, August 19th. They made an early start

from the Church at eight o'clock in the morning.

There was a goodly gathering, which filled the

charabanc. Newcastle, Co. Down, was the ultimate

objective, but a long detour was made.

They passed through the Cathedral city of Dromore,

the centre of our Diocese, and then drove

to Downpatrick. Here a halt was made to visit

the great Cathedral which dominates the place.

The building is beautifully situated on high

ground. Mr. T. H. Wilson's brother was at one

time organist of the Cathedral. Leaving Downpatrick,

the excursion passed along the coast,

visiting Killough and Ardglass. At the latter

place they were much amused and interested in

the way in which the Scotch fisher-girls

"cleaned" the herrings, Arrived at Newcastle,

the excursionists had a splendid dinner, their

appetites being sharpened by the long drive

through bracing air. The afternoon. was spent in

Newcastle, which was crowded with visitors.

The drive home in the summer evening was much

enjoyed. All arrived home greatly pleased and

benefited by the excursion. Much credit is due

to Mr. T. H. Wilson, our organist, who made all

the arrangements for the day, Mr. and Mrs

Wilson accompanied the party and also the Rev.

W. F. Hayes.

Electricity in Seagoe.

The Electricity Board for Northern Ireland has

succeeded in bringing the current to our doors.

In the section lying between Seagoe Church (including

the houses in " Seafield") and the Lurgan

Road the current will be immediately available.

Its installation in the Church would be a

great advantage and the subject will no doubt be

considered by the Select Vestry in the near

future. Electricity is undoubtedly the light of

the future. It seems hard now to imagine the

Church lighted as it used to be with paraffin oil

lamps. Some of the old Church lamps, which

were very good of their kind, can still be seen

in the Parish.

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Parish Register for August.

Baptisms.

The following were Baptized in the Parish Church on August 5th, 1933

McLoughlin—Robert David, son of Thomas Joseph and Beatrice Lillian

McLoughlin, of Killicomaine.

Sponsors — Bertha McLoughlin, Beatrice Lillian McLough1in.

Hayes—Denis, son of James and Margaret Hayes, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—Josephine Liggett, Margaret Hayes.

Sloan—Mary Jane, daughter of James and Caroline Sloan, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—Margaret Anne Best, Caroline Sloan.

Conlon—Mildred, daughter of George and Sarah Conlon, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—Emma Maginn, Emma Hunter.

Turkington—-Florence Edna, daughter of Dynes and Wilhelmina Maria Elizabeth

Turkington, of Killicomaine. Sponsors—Rachel Anna Turkington, Wilhelmina M. E. Turkington.

Roney—Joseph, son of Samuel and Christina Roney, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—Mary Isabella Roney, Christina Roney.

Allen—David Henry, son of Arthur and Anne Allen, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—Elizabeth Allen, Anne Allen.

Heyburn—Norah June, daughter of William James and Mary Jane Heyburn, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—Jane Campbell, Mary Jane Heyburn.

PRIVATELY BAPTIZED.

Hall—August 30th, 1933, Florence Elizabeth,

daughter of Alfred James and Sarah Hall, of Tamnifiglasson.

Burials

Forsythe—August 18th, William John Forsythe, of Upper Seagoe, aged 69 years.

Watson—August 29th, Samuel James Watson, of Levaghery, aged 20 years.

Our Losses.

We mourn this month the loss of two parishioners who were well-known and much respected

in the Parish. William John Forsythe was a

member of a family long and honourably connected with the Parish.

He was always interested in the work and was regular in his attendance

at the Parish Church. For the past five years he had assisted his brother,

the late Mr, Forsythe, of Seagoe Villa. He seems never to

have recovered the shock of his brother's death

and his health had visibly declined since then.

His funeral to Seagoe was largely attended.

The service was taken by the Rev. W. F.

Hayes. Mr. Forsythe had for some time past

resided with his daughter, Mrs. Cassells, in Dungannon Street.

There has also passed from our

midst in the last month Samuel James Watson.

God has called him away in his early youth. He

was popular with everybody and " had a word

for everybody." He was always smiling, even

to the end. His bright faith sustained him to

his latest breath. Seagoe C.L.B., under Captain

Metcalf, attended the funeral. To those who

have been bereaved we offer our deep sympathy.

The hope of a joyful reunion in the time to come

will sustain them.

The New Plot.

Work at the new plot beside the graveyard

has been delayed owing to the continuance of the

dry weather which has made digging impossible

owing to the hardness of the ground. With

the last few days work has been resumed and in

a short time the main drains wilt be dug.

Our Sunday Schools,

All our Sunday Schools have now begun work

again after the holidays. Each Sunday morning

the Superintendents and Teachers meet their

scholars in the Parochial Hall and in Seagoe

School. On each afternoon our six Sunday

Schools meet. Superintendents and Teachers

form a large band of parish workers. It is very

important that the schools should be as efficient

for their work as possible. The punctual and

regular attendance of the teachers and children

is of the first importance. A great work which

Eternity alone will reveal is being done quietly

from Sunday to Sunday in our Schools. The repetition

which the children are learning just now

is the 5th chapter of St. Matthew, and the

Catechism, the Ten Commandments, as well as

portions of the Litany. The portions for study

are taken from St. Mark's Gospel.

Congratulations.

At a meeting of' the Board of Nomination of

the Parish of Condevaddock (Portsalon), in the

diocese of Raphoe, on Monday, Rev. Robert

Gracey, curate of St. Donard's, Bloomfield, Belfast, was appointed rector.

Mr. Gracey, who was formerly a lay reader

in the Parish of Seagoe, has been for two years

in St. Donards, and has done good work amongst

the young people of the parish. We heartily congratulate

Mr. Gracey on his promotion and wish

him much success in his new Parish.

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The Harvest.

This year there has been a splendid harvest.

The prolonged summer weather, so hot and dry,

enabled the hay crop to be safely gathered in.

Corn has also been cut and gathered at an unusually

early date. The crop of fruit has also

been abundant and is of specially good quality.

The gracious beneficence of the Lord of the Harvest

should make our Harvest Thanksgiving Services

very special opportunities for true Thanksgiving.

The Gymkhana.

On Thursday, August 31st, a gymkhana and

Summer Fete was held in Seagoe School. It

had been intended to hold it in the Grove Field

beside the School, but unfortunately the weather

proved inclement and at very short notice

it was decided to hold it in the School. At 3.30

a large number of people were present and it was

wonderful how quickly the workers had transformed

the School. The stalls were set, up and

arranged in half-an-hour, and the refreshment

stall had tea ready and the tables neatly laid

before the opening ceremony began. The Rector

presided, and the opening ceremony began by

the singing of Hymn 424, " The Church's One

Foundation." Prayer was said by the Rev. W.

Hayes. The Chairman then spoke, explained

the origin and object of the Fete, the proceeds

of which were to be devoted to the School

improvement Fund. He then called on Mrs.

Callender Bullock to open the Fete. Mrs.

Bullock spoke of her great interest in Seagoe

She told of a visit she had paid to Seagoe with

her father when she was very young. Having

declared the Fete open, a hearty vote of thanks

to Mrs. Bullock was proposed by Mr. Moses

Gilpin, and seconded by Mr. R. McClements,

and passed by acclamation. Mr. Bullock

thanked all present for the kind vote of thanks

that been passed and expressed his best wishes

for the success of the Fete. A pleasing

item then took place when little Elizabeth Reid,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reid presented

Mrs. Bullock with a Juniper tree in an oak tub.

Mrs. Bullock expressed her thanks for the gift,

which she appreciated very much. The Fete

continued until a late hour and large crowds attended.

The proceeds for the day reached a sum

of over £35. A most amusing preliminary to

the sale was a country wedding party procession

through the town the previous evening. Large

placards had been printed in clear letters by

Howard Neill, of Killicomaine.

Old Seagoe Notes.

The Rector has received the following interesting communications: —

61, Cadogan Gardens, S.W. 3.

8th August, 1933.

Dear Sir,—l am anxious to trace some genealogical

particulars of the Hollingsworth family,

a branch of which was at one time living in Ireland

before their migration to America in the 17th century.

I enclose on the typewritten sheet particulars

of those members who lived in Ballymacrandal,

which I learn on enquiry from the Surveyor of

Armagh is the present day form of the name

Balleniskcrannal.

You will note that I am trying to trace this

branch from Valentine H. back to the main

family in Cheshire.

I shall be very grateful if you will kindly let

me know whether there is any mention of the

Hollingsworth family in your Parish Records

and for all particulars you can send me about

them.

I do not expect that you will have any record

of the family's first coming to Ireland from

Cheshire, but any facts concerning the various

members while they were in Ireland I shall be

very glad to have, as at present 1 have none beyond

those I send.—Yours faithfully.

G. M. HOLLINGSWORTH THOMSON.

An extract from " Descendants of Valentine

Hollingsworth, Sr. Pub. 1924 in Kentucky

Valentine Hollingsworth was the original immigrant

ancestor of the American family off Hollingsworth,

was a member of the Society of

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Friends. He was the son of Henry Hollingsworth,

of Belleniskcrannel (sic) , Parish of Legoe

or Segoe (? Seagoe), County Armagh, Ireland,

and of Catherine, his wife, was born at B. "about

the year 1632."

Valentine H. (described above as the "original

immigrant ancestor, married April 7, 1655,

Ann Ree, daughter of Nicholas Ree, of Tanderagee,

Co. Armagh, Ireland. She was born about

1628 at Tanderagee, and died Feb. 1, 1671. His

second marriage was April 12, 1672, to Ann Calvert,

daughter of Thomas Calvert, of Dromgora,

Parish of Segoe (sic), County Armagh, and of

Jane, his wife.

In 1682, Valentine Hollingsworth and his

family, accompanied by his son-in-law, Thomas

Conaway, and by John Musgrave, an indented

servant, sailed from Belfast for the Delaware

River. He settled on a large plantation near

there and appears to have taken a prominent

part in public affairs.

According to another ancient account Valentine H's first wife was not Ann Ree but

Catherine, daughter of Henry Cornish, High

Sheriff of London, " who was executed (unjustly)

during the reign of James 11., October 1685. "

This report states that V. H. was probably

born in Cheshire, but agrees that his second wife

was Ann Calvert.

Henry H. , son of V. H. by his first wife wife

born in Ireland September 7„ 1658. He appears

to have remained in Ireland a year or so after

his father left, he then went to America and

settled on the Elk River in Maryland, where his

descendants are still to be found.

It looks to me as if this branch of the Hollingsworths

first settled in Ireland during the Ulster

Planiation. I am trying to trace this branch of

the main family in Cheshire.

The Annual Report.

The annual report is in preparation and will

shortly be issued. It will include the contributions

to Foreign Missions and Sunday School

work up to Easter of this year.

SERVICES—The PARISH CHURCH

HOLY COMM UNION—1st Sunday after Morning

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

Festivals.

HOLY BAPTISM—1st Sunday of each Month at 4

p.m., and during any Service in the Parish Church,

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 thankoffering. (See Book of

Common Prayer )

MORNING PRAYER—Sundays and Chief Festivals,

11 30 a m.

EVENING PRAYER—Sundays, 7 p.m.

DISTRICT SERVICES.

Hacknahay—Last Sunday of Month at 3-30 p,m.

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

Edenderry—Wednesdays at 8pm

CLASSES, &c.

BIBLE CLASS FOR MEN in Edenderry on

Sundays at 10-15 a.m.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS -10 a.m. Edenderry Parochial

Hall and Seagoe School. 3 p.m. Seagoe, Edenderry

Parochial Hall, Levaghery, Hacknahay, Carne,

Drumgor, Bocombra,

MOTHERS' UNION—2nd Tuesday of each month

at 7-30 p.m.

CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE in the Parochial Hall

on Tuesdays and Fridays,

GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY in Seagoe School on Mondays at 8 p.m.

SEAGOE P.E. SCHOOL, 9-15 a.m. Principal—Mr.R. Scott.

MARRIAGES must be performed between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Licenses are issued by Ven. Archdeacon 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 £1. 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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