Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-01
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WITH THE CHURCHES
FIRST BAPTIST CurfpCu


Churchill and BY Mrs. Cheshire. ,
reading by Genevievs Patillo and Mr.
sharp "a solo by the pastor and ,
mock auction participated in by all
was the program. After refreshment,
OF Pumpkin pie and milk, the ham,
company departed.
Both Ladies Societies meet at tn,
Church this week. One Of them tc
Tile comforts and the other to impsr,
missionary knowledge and enthus.
iasm. The Mission circles of the state
are planning surprise for their
state worker Miss Millspaugh. Thi.
Circle expects to have a part in this
well merited surprise and gift.
Probably no other woman in Oregon
has wrought so efficiently among the
Baptists.
The Sunday School has reorganiz.d
their Home Department with Mrs.
Reynolds as Superintendent and four
assistants. Mr.. Hackett has likewise
again started the S. s. Choir to lead
the music
The Mission Study Glass and S.
5. has purchased a reference library
OF 10 volumes on China. It will
greatly help the class this Fall and
eventually become the property of the
Sunday School The books are the
best to be obtained and Just off tn q
press for the use of the Young
Peoples Missionary Movement.
This evening the members of the
Grants Pass Y. w. @. T. U. will as
semble in the Newman Methodist
church and one of the interesting
features will he an address on
Purity" by Dennis H. Stovall.
Alrradv MinisterialUnion is looking
ahead and making preparations fer
the proper observance of the Thanks.
giving season and the big union ser.
vice will be held in the Bethany Pres.
bvterian church, with the sermon by
Rev. Austin J. Hollingsworth, pastor
of the First Christian church. Foil
particulars of the musical features and
the like will be announced later on.
A donble quartette added not lit
tie to the interest of SUNDAYS services
at Betbany Presbyterian church In
the morning the anthem: "He Shall
Give His Angels Charge" was nicely
rendered, while at night "The Lord is
King" was given by the choir, and
Mrs W. L. Ireland and Mr. Geo. p.
Cramer sang The beautiful duet
"Sweet Hour of PRAYER" Director
II. G. Kinney is planning to have
some fine musical attractions right
alcng through the fall and winter
season.
A general effort to restore the army
canteen in the interest Of Temperance
is about TO be made. The fact that
arrests for drunkenness in the army
have decreased each wear since the
canteen was excluded has M weight
with thosa alleged reformers. But
Congress mall probability will hesitate
to rescind an action that shows such
beneficial results.
This afternoon, at the home Of Mrs.
Geo. P. Cramer will be held the an.
nual praise meeting ofthe Ladies'
Missionary Society of Bethany church.
An interesting time is anticipated -
The Grants Pass Ministerial Asso-
citation holds regular meetings in the
study of the Bethany PRESBYTERIAN
church. New officers have Just been
selected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Evan P. Hughes. president ;
Austin J. Hollngsworth, vice. presient ;
IF. O. Lovett, secretary snd treas
urer.
The attendance Of the Erworth
League Of the Newman Methodist
chnrch continues to increase, owing
to the membership contest which is
now on. Sunday evening the League
Hall was almost filled TO OVERLOOKING
there being between rs and so present.
uWhat's in a name?" When the
Genaral Conference OF the Free
Methodist Church met at Greenville'
Ill. some time ago, it decided to
change the action Of the convention
at its organization, in 1860. Starting
asa non.episcoral Methodism its eS-
ecutive officers were called superin-
tendenss. and elective everv four
wears Now they will be called bish-
ons "The Free Methodist, " whose
present editor was elected by the last
General Conference, say. the church
will "occupy the anomalous position
OF a church with a episcopal form
Of government but with general OF
6cers hearing titles used alone by
Episcopal bodies. - 80
An aged Methodist minister in
Gloucester City, Pa. was agreeably