Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-07-28
CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES.


pulpit and good attendance i
being enjoyed all of the time.
Il is to be borne in mind that oil
the first Sunday in August a chang
goes into effect. II is to be a merg
; er of the Bible school and the sermon
service The meeting will convene
at ten O'Clock. The service of sons
will be held, followed by the Bible
lesson taught in classes, and ther
Immediately, without any intermissioI
/. at all. THE sermon will be given, fol
lowed by the Lords Day communion
and the closing exercises. The ser
vice will close at eleven-thirty. The
aim is TO shorten the entire service
and to secure the attendance of the
children upon the preaching service
and of the adults more fully than
/ heretofore upon the teaching service
I OF the church in the Bible classes. II
there are people who feel that they
do not care to come for the Bible
lesson, but do want TO be present
for the sermon, they will be asked
to enter the building at ten forty-five,
for the sermon will begin at about
that time. The service will be in
progress, and the ushers will be
ready to find seats for people enter
ing thus in the midst of the meeting.
You are requested to allow the ush-
ers to seat you in order TO avoid any
confusion. This merger is but
an experiment, and of course it may
prove to be unsatisfactory. If 1t
does, the old order will be restored.
But the people who attend the meet
ings of this church are very earnest
" requested to try the merits OF
the new order sufficiently thorough
" to insure wisdom in whatever ac-
ton may be taken as to its continua-
tion,
A. E. Wright has been removed
from the hospital to his home and is
gradually regaining his lost strength.
L. q. Taylor has been disabled by
rheumatism for the past two weeks,
and is yet unable to work.
Mrs. C. l.. Wiley is quite sick
at her home on the Crystal ranch.
Mrs. ]. T. Wilson is so far improv-
ed since her recent serious Illness
as to be able to get about the house
a little with the aid of a crutch.
Russell Maxfield has been confined
to the house for a few days owing to
a minor operation which it was nee
essary for him to undergo in the re-
moval of an enlarged tonsil.
Mrs. Maxfield and Miss Ellen ex-
pect to leave Saturday to visit Mrs.
Maxfield's parents in Nebraska. The
parents are in the midst of prepara-
tions to remove from Nebraska TO
Las Crucis, New Mexico, in order to
secure a milder winter climate,
C. C. Sprong is spending few
days visiting with his brother at
sunnyside, Washington, and attend
ing to business.
The Mission Band held most de-
lightful social on the Maxfield lawn
last Friday night, and added eonsid-
cradle to their missionary fund, and
on Wednesday of this week their
monthly party was held at the min
ister's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weider, who together
with Brayton and Mr.. Weider's par
ents, have been outing on Squaw
Creek. returned home Tuesday of
this week and report fine time on
the creek.
William Hillerman, who has been
for several weeks confined to the
bed with a broken leg is improving.
but it was found necessary to replace
the cast upon the injury and this will
keep MIR. HilIerman on his back for
some weeks yet.
At the joint meeting of the Boards
of Elders and Deacons, held last
Sunday afternoon, it was decided TO
recommend to the congregation that
the work Of Jacob Connoly, the ne
gro missionary in Liberia, who show
ed so much of courage and faith
and ability in going out TO Africa
alone and independently and building
up a prosperous work without out
side aid, be made the object of all
of the foreign missionary offerings
Of this church looking toward the
time when this church can assume
the entire support of this new station
in far Africa.
AS an expression Of appreciation of
the care given the work and be-
cause of the additional amount of
work being done by him. the salary
Of Glen Hutton, the janitor, was
increased by the Board.
The North OF Town Training class
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.