The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Pointers From Our
Pulpits


Rev. George Merriam at the Beth
any church took for the subject of
his sermon Sunday morning. Might
and Importance of the Sunday
School," The discourse was inter-
esting and help to all. He said
among other things that the key to
any phase of life and especially to the
Christian life, was keeping everlast
ingly at It, He said that the Bible
was the greatest of all books. 1t
has the greatest circulation of any
book ever published. IL an author
could write book that would sell
like the Bible, his fame would be as
sured. The word of God lives as new
err before. The nations that lead to-
day are the nations that honor the
Bible. Japan owes her prosperity to
the United States, and Japan was
transformed when the Bible was in
PRODUCED to her people. The might
and importance of the Sunday School
is that it includes all people of all
nations and of all ages. II the Sun
were placed in line the column
day School workers and students
would reach from Skowhegan to the
Pacific coast
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
R. B. Guild of Boston, representa-
tive of the Congregational Church
Building society, occupied the pulpit
of the Congregational church Sunday
morning.
His address, of course, was on the
work and needs of his society but his
subject seemed rather to be a con-
sideraton as to how human life can
be broadened and heightened. The
universally of the desire for breadth
of life is seen in the avidity with
which the newspapers are read by all.
ing anywhere is of interest to all the
rest of the world. There is no long
er any race but the human race.
Life can be heightened when it's ac-
cumulated wealth and influence can
be passed on to be of use in distant
lands. Money stands for hours and
years of the mans life who earns it.
When boy works hard for the mon
ey to pay his way through college. it
is not filthy lucre he gives in return
for his teachers instructions but a
piece of his own life exchanged for a
part of theirs. When we give our
money for any good work, a part of
our life goes into the cause. The
great missionary societies are the
conduits through which our influence
may flow to help the needy AS the
beautiful windows of the European
cathedrals are made up of tiny frag-
ments of colored glass, so our small
est offerings put together shall make
something marvelously beautiful for
the worlds enriching.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The following are some of the in
teresting things said by Rev. Rob't.
Morris at the First Baptist church:
Text: | was glad when they said
unto me let us go into the house of
the Lord" The sermon was an hon
est plea for the Christian Church. 4
fear said the speaker that we pleas
IRE loving people nj the 20tE centu1"
are losing our love for the sanctuary.
But if the church of God goes down
what shall become of us? Where
shall the mysteries of our existence
be unveiled to us? Poor humanity dis
tracted with many perplexities, weep
ing over many griefs must go some
where. 1t breaks my heart as | look at
The slipshod, careless, up-and-down
love which some of us have for the
Christian church. We pretend to
love it dearly. We say that it is the
nearest thing to our heart. But
honestly speaking ii seems to be but
secondary consideration. Is 1t not
fact nowadays that we think more
of our Eastern Star and our Masonic
nails, and our Grange meetings, than
our churches. We sacrifice our re-
ligious obligations for these, daily.
We would rather go to the lodge than
the prayer meeting. Should the
prayer meeting and the lodge meet
ing come on the same night we pre-
fer the lodge. OF course If we are
members of the church we consider
it our duty to attend the prayer meet
ing ,but Oh! if something might but
happen, either the minister should
be taken sick or there were a
tire-or something. just something
tat would hold the tongue
Of that bell from announcing
that it is prayer meeting. But what
If the church, the Christian church
should go down, No sadder calamay
could befall us. The church is the
mother of our civilization and of the
best within our land. Our hospitals
and schools, our Good Will Farms
and free beds. our Red Crosses and
fraternal organizations are but the
eyes and ears and hands, etc. of the
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