Seagoe Parish /Ifoagasine. O C T O B E R , 1917
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Seagoe parish /Ifoagasine. O C T O B E R , 1917. IRolt of Ibonour. “ Jfor Iking an£> Country " The following Names have to be added to the List published in our Issue of last month. Lt.-Col. Stafford James Somerville, R.I.F. Captain Thomas Shíllington, R.I.F. Robert J. Cordy, Lancashire Fusiliers. Samuel Robinson, N.I.H. in 1 amnificarbet—Sunday, Ocober 28th, at 7. W o u n d e d . Monday, October 29th, at 8, preacher Sergeant William H. Qracey, R.I.F. — Rev. A. V. Smyth, B.A., Curate of Lance-Corporal David Boyce, R.I.F. Shankill. Private Harry Forsythe, twice wounded. Edenderry— Sunday, November 4th, at 3-30. M ISSIN G n o w REPOKTED WOUNDED a n d Monday, November 5th, at 8, PRISO N ER o f WAR. Levaghery— Sunday, November 11th, at 3-30. William Maxwell, R.I.F. Monday, November 12th, at 8. The offerings at all the District Services on Harvest Thanksgiving Services. Sunday will be on behalf of Local Expenses, and on HE Annual Services of Harvest Thanks Monday for Foreign Missions. giving will be held (D.V.) in the Parish Church on Thursday, October 11th, and Harvest at Hacknahay. on Sunday, October 14th. Our readers The first of our Harvest Thanks-giving Services will be glad to hear that the Rev. W. T. was held in Hacknahay School, on Sunday, Sep Grey, M.A., a Missionary in Japan under the tember 30th, at 3-30. The School was most taste Society for the Propogation of the Gospel, and fully decorated, an enormous pumpkin, presented by formerly a Curate of Seagoe Parish, will be the Mrs. Bell, was conspicuous among the decorations. Special Preacher at the Thursday Service. Mr. Grey The Rev T. H. Scanlon preached, and the Congregation is at present on furlough and is taking duty at was very large. On Monday, at 8, the Services were Kilbride Parish Church, Bray, Co. Wicklow, The continued, the preacher being the Rev. H. E. Hardy, offerings will be on behalf of Foreign Missions. At Curate of Portadown. There was again a large the Sunday Evening Service the preacher will be the gathering of worshippers. The Offerings were for Rev. G. Bloomer, B.A., Curate of St. Mark’s Porta- Foreign Missions. The Musical portions of both down, who has just returned from the Front after Services were efficiently rendered by a large choir three months services with the Y.M.C.A. in France. under the direction of Mr. Gracey, who kindly At Morning and Evening Prayer on Sunday the presided at the Harmonium. offerings will be given to the General Parochial Fund Rev. G. Bloomer. of the Parish. Mr. Bloomer’s many friends in the Parish of Seagoe District Harvest Services. welcome him back again after his three months in H acknahay— Sunday, September 30th, at 3-30. France. He had a strenuous time, but looks none Monday, October 1st, at 8. the worse for his experience. He has kindly consented Carne— Sunday, October 7th, at 3-30. to deliver a Public Lecture on “ With the Monday, October 8th, at 8. Y .M .C A. in France,” on Tuesday, Oct. i6th, D rum gor— Sunday, October 21st, at 3-80. at 8 p.m., in Carne Church Hall. Tickets now Monday, October 22nd, at 8, preacher on sale, 1/- and 6d. Proceeds in aid of the recent — Rev. W. Milligton, B.A., Curate of Painting and Repair of Carne Hall. We anticipate Donacloney. a crowd. SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE. New Parochial Nominator. at the landing at Gallipoli in 1915, being afterwards At a meeting of the General Vestry of Seagoe severely wounded. In December, 1916, he went to Parish, held on Tuesday, September 18th, 1917, Mr. France, and last M arch was given command of the Thomas Edward Maginnis, of Breagh, was elected a Battalion of Royal Irish Fusiliers. His elder son, Parochial Nominator of the Parish to fill the vacancy Captain Dudley Somerville, K.O.Y.L I,, was killed in created by the death of Mr. George Calvert. We July, 1916. Lt -Col. Somerville was 46 years of age congratulate Mr. Maginnis on his election to the most at the time of his death. responsible position in the gift of the Parish. It is not the first time that Mr. Maginnis has held the position of Parochial Nominator, he having held that Offertories for September » office in Knocknamuckley Parish for some years when Sunday—Mornings, £10 13 3 resident in that Parish. In every Parish there are Evenings, 2 1 2 three Parochial Nominators who are elected triennially. Week Days 0 11 4 When the appointment of a Clergyman to the Rectorship of a Parish has to be made, the three £13 5 9 Parochial Nominators meet with the three Dioce?an The above total includes £4 10s offertory for Nominators under the Presidency of the Bishop, and Board of Education on September 9th. form the Board of Nomination, which fills the vacancy. Presentation. Seagoe on the Battlefield. On Thursday, September 6th, a Social Meeting of 9 th September, 1917. the members of the Choir was held in Seagoe School. D e a r M r . A r c h e r ,— -Just a few lines in answer There was a large gathering of the members to meet to your kind and welcome letter, which I received all the guests of the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas right. Glad to hear you are still keeping in the best England. After tea and a short musical programme, of health. I told the chaplain to write to you the day round games were enjoyed for some time, and then I went through the operation, as he come to visit me the event of the evening occurred in the Presentation when I came out of it. I was glad to see he did so. to Mr. and Mrs. England of a Silver Gipsy Kettle I had a very nice letter from Miss Armstrong. Well, and Lamp, on the occasion of their recent marriage. I am sure you would like to hear how I was wounded. After a short speech by the Rector, the gift was We went over about 8-30. and I was wounded just handed to Mr. and Mrs. England by Mrs. Bond. Mr. about a quarter of an hour afterwards in front of the England thanked the Choir very heartily for all their German front line. I just got seeing them, when kindness, and expressed the pleasure with which he I got hit on the right leg below the knee, and I engaged in the work of the Parish, whether in Choir dropped into a shell hole, and lay there till a or Sunday School. Speeches were also made by the sergeant-major of the Rifles carried me back about Rev. T. H. Scanlon, the Rector’s Churchwarden (Mr. 300 yards along the ground. There was heavy D. W. Murray), Mr. David Livingstone, and Mr. Tom shelling going on, and I thought I would have been Leake, and many good wishes were expressed for Mr. knocked out, as I had about a quarter of a mile to go and Mrs. England. Games were then resumed and back to the nearest dressing station,and as I could see no continued to a late hour. A vote of thanks to Mr. stretcher bearers I made up my mind to try it myself. and Mrs. Wilson, who had kindly arranged the I started to crawl into shell hole and out of shell hole pleasant evening, brought the gathering to a close. till I got near the dressing station. I shook my hand, and two chaps came out and carried me in. Death of Lt.-Coi. Somerville. That was 4 o’clock in the evening, so you may guess Much regret has been expressed at the death, on I could not go very quick. I got into hospital about August 16th, 1917, of Lt.-Col. Stafford James 9 o’clock that night, and I went through an operation Somerville, who early in this year succeeded Lt.-Col. in France and one in England. The last one I went Blacker as Commanding Officer of our local Battalion through they took a shrapnel bullet out of my leg. of the Royal Irish Fusiliers in France. Although When I get home I will show it to you. I hope the unknown to us here in Portadown, he had gained the boys in the Bible Class are still attending and going regard and goodwill of our lads at the front He was on well. I think I have said nearly all. I am wounded in the trenches by a shell, and succumbed thankful to God I am in dear old England once shortly afterwards in the dressing station to which he more, and my life spared. When I was coming in was brought. He was the youngest and last surviving that morning I saw lots of my comrades lying on the son of the late Rev. Dudley Somerville, Chaplain to battlefield dead and wounded who were not able to the Forces, and grandson of Captain John Somerville, come in. All we can say is that they have done R.N , Knight of the Tower and Sword of Portugal. their duty for King and country. You will excuse He was educated at Wellington College and Sandhurst, this writing, as I am lying on my back in bed. This and received his Commission in 1890. He took part is all at present, so good-bye.— Yours faithfully, in the Tirah Campaign, and in the present war was L.-Corp.