Oxford Democrat., 1911-10-10
Bethel.

Sunday, Oct. 1st, Rev. W. G. Curtis,
pastor Of the Congregational church,
preached . sermon especially for men
and gave an outline Of tho work now
being done by the leaders Of the '1ove-
ment for Men and Boys"
Monday Mrs. Edna Smith died st the
Ryerson homo, where abe has been for
some time. Funeral services were CON-
Quoted by Rev. j. q. Little Wednesday.
Monday delegation from the Bethel
Masonic Lodge went TO Upton to work
the degree upon . number Of members
there. They held meeting Monday
and Tuesday evenings, returning Wed
nesdsy.
Wednesday six deer were brought In
to the village by our sportsmen.
Thursday afternoon and evening the
ladies OF the Methodist society held
their annual fair and harvest supper. A
large number partook Of the supper.
which 10 always enjoyed.
Mrs. o. n. Mason has been IN Saoo
this week attending the Federation OF
Women's Clubs. She attended % dele
gate from the Columbian Club.
DR.. and Mrs. Buker returned to their
home In Auburn Thursday.
Amerno, the hypnotist, has been Civ
ing entertainments In Odeon Hall three
evenings of this week. His subject was
placed in the window of Mr.. Elmer
Young's shop Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Seth Walker has been In Farming
ton the past week, the guest OF bis dsugh.
ter, Mrs. Metcalf. and attended the
Franklin County fair.
Rev. G. L. Banghsrt il to leave Mon.
day for Washington, N. j., to visit bis
father.
Mrs. Davis Lovejoy went Saturday to
Camden to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Bertram Packard.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
A high wind October 5.
Ellis Annas is hauling apples to the
Hill.
Harold Powers bought fine Holstein
calf of q. Mason.
Blanche Kimball has Q dozen nice
Plymouth Rock chicks.
Mr.. Fsrwell OF East Bethel has been
shipping apples to Mechanic Falls.
Sister Rose Packard Houghtsling says
she has arrived at home In Philadelphia
and 10 looking ahead to another summer,
when she intends to come to her native
state of Maine. We often long to see
loved ones in Colorado, Pennsylvania
and New York. Nine out of family OF
fifteen children now live scattered, out
of the Stephen Packard, Jr., family.
Again the sermons come We have 20
longed for by Russell II. Conwell, pre-
senting the work OF the largest Protest
ant church In America with . subject,
"The Bible in the Schools" He says,
1--WE cannot get along without the Bible,
and our people must know 1t, must read
Il, must understand what It teaches In
order that they may follow It's precepts
and act together, then there will be
peace and harmony and prosperity, and
It will be the law of the land" 1t 10 our
common standard. It is the basis of the
laws of the nation. All have 1t 40 q
basis of direction. It is gift of God to
the people. No other book tells OF
Heaven. At death every one of Us will
find no other book on which he can rely.
At funeral no other book but the Bible
would flt the case. Here 10 Pastor Con
wells benediction:
"Lord, hasten, hasten, hasten the day
when Christians will be Christians
when thy church members will be like
their Master, Christ, when he brought
charity and deep love for all mankind
when they will be willing to meet to-
gethsr on any plane that will bring
Christ nearer as Saviour of the world
Grant that soon the Bible may be read
in every school, and that every child
may learn 1t faithfully, and its precepti
be found in every character, and 1t.
hope Of salvation In every soul. Lord
bring about the union of all who believe
in this great common Bible into ont
common brotherhood. We ask tha
benediciion In Christ'a name. Amen