My 25th Birthday. At chapel and Sunday School as usual. Managed lesson all right but had trouble afterwards when the other scholars came in to the presentation of prizes by Mr Waggott. Wet day. Didn’t get any walks.
Tag Archives: Chapel
14 January 1915; Thursday
At work as usual. Busy all day. Went down to meeting at night and played for two hymns. Squared up monthly account.
10 January 1915; Sunday
At chapel and Sunday School as usual. Dry sermons. Bad weather and didn’t get usual walks. Managed pretty well at School. Wrote a bit. Nothing startling from the war. Hilda got bit better and we were in the front room.
3 January 1915; Sunday
Missed chapel in the morning. Got a cold. At Sunday School and chapel at night and stayed to covenant service. A long list of people made church members. Wet day and no walks. Sang and played a bit. Hilda went to Wilf’s and had a cold so stayed there. Reported 200 saved from Formidable1.
31 December 1914; Thursday
Not much to do at work. Tom brought his gramophone over at night. I received 5/61 Christmas bonus. Charlie at work from 5.35 train until about midnight. Went to the Watch service2 with Ernie and Joe after finishing the letter to New Zealand. Mr Chadwick and Joe Speed spoke and Mr Mullens prayed. Pretty good service. I had walk round the town. Walked through Garrison Field with Joe.
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27 December 1914; Sunday
Missed chapel in the morning through being late and went to Roker instead. Saw the trenches and the new gun. At Sunday School in the afternoon and got on pretty well. My turn at children’s service and managed best I have done for a long time. Sang two carols at night. A Mr Joe Barnes sang solos. Had short walk round. Willie Carr and †Aunt Jimmy† to tea. Wet night, didn’t go far.
20 December 1914; Sunday
At chapel at night and at School as usual. Walked round the streets first thing because I was too late for chapel. A bit trouble at night through Miss Bigwood taking it into her head to assist the carol singers without consulting the choir. We sang “And the Glory” wrong. Mr Mullens preached in the morning and a stranger at night because Mr Chadwick was ill again.
6 December 1914; Sunday
At chapel in the morning. Sung Jackson’s1 Te Deum. At Sunday School and got on fairly well. Lent Reverend MacDonald Stalker’s2 Life of Christ. Went with Charlie at night to North Bridge Street Presbyterian Church choir and helped in “Let the call of the Lord”. Good singing, nice church, poor preacher. Wild night. Missed Willie. Read a bit and wrote up diary. Tried Charlie’s new song over. At North Bridge Street Church.
William Jackson of Exeter, composer, 1730-1803. ↩
Stalker’s: J. Stalker “Life of Jesus Christ”, 1891 (now ISBN 9780766170469). See also The Life of Jesus Christ and Arthur Linfoot’s Library. ↩
29 November 1914; Sunday
At church and School as usual. Had usual walks. Fine day, but rather windy. Mr Chadwick preaching. Sang “Sun of my soul” at night. Mr Bowman† also sang solos. Father had a cold.
22 November 1914; Sunday
Missionary Anniversary. Rev G.M.Sheppard preached morning and evening and spoke in the School. He was very interesting and threw some interesting lights on life in China. Had usual walks. Charlie sang solo in the anthem “Incline Thine Ear” at night. Our turn in children’s service.