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UNITARIAN SOCIAL.

■ ; A very successful social gathering,was hold /at the ."Unitarian Church" on Wed-nesday~eTOniriff.~--The-:Eev;-.-. Wv- —Jellie,whp '■presidedr contributed... a, capitaLiead-. ing:.from : "The:Aiitocrat:at the Breakfast dealt :with,:.being "Thij Galilean Church." -:'.- '■'....;.;_ .:„:■>. ':':Later, in .the pbnrse>. of : a short:'/ ad--dress, Mr :'' Jellie '■■'. referred > to■ the" 'death of :Mrs.':'Julia Ward.,Howe, remarking' that in addition "to: her literary", achieve'ments she.h'ad'engaged in" much' valuable ■ sopialiwbrk ; in America.: Mr.'Jellie dealt in- som'e'detail -with-the. xise-and'- pro-., gress- TJnitarianism. , In. 1830, he stated that.'.to" be' a Unitarian; '.was, praetic-' ,ally equiv,alent,'tp. ed. Nevertheless some of.' the noblest characters: in the■'world had been, from its. earliest days,- ass6oiated;;.:with..:.;: i the. church. Ainong earlyvadhereri'ts'eriTimer-' ated-by Mr. Jellie were the late Miss ■Florence .Nightingale.,and members of her' family. -. :■■/: - ; > ..-■ ■■> 'v7:,\v. s y' ; :■';" ■- :Musical>.items .were by .Mrs. 'Geddis, ; whose 'sinking ep pleased her ■audience that she had.'tp contribute four isongs instead of the two for which she was down ;in tho prosrarnme, Miss Kennedy (violin'solo)' arid-Mr. Speed\(yooaL ; solos). A' 1 special vote of thanks "was; passed te'. Mies Jessie;. Newton for. t; t the. manner in wliich. she-had:acted J as v ac-. ccmpanistV,'■"'■• « ■'■.-■■"'." : ' Light refreshments were served by the ladies of the congregation...', . : '■'■:/: j,;.-: ' Mr. Speed'reports that the. organ fund is steadily increasing, a- number ;,of :'subscriptions:ha_ving'.been 'received since-the annual meeting. ,'..,: ~:.■ :,..,::,

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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 9

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UNITARIAN SOCIAL. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 9

UNITARIAN SOCIAL. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 9