The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-20
DOING GOOD WORK
At MONMOUTH
Two Former SkOwhe-
gan Ladies
Miss Ella Nash and Miss Alice Whit
tier Are Located at Monmouth.

I'ndaunted BY. obstacles and full OF
courage and hope two energetic Wo-
men In Monmouth, Me, working to-
gether TO carry the message OF the
ministry are trying to arouse inter
est in society whose church has
been closed for II years Miss Ella
: Nash and Miss Alice ". Whittier
rave undertaken the task, and their
coming has oecasioned much enthusi-
asm among the residents of Monmouth
Ridge, where the Baptist church is
located The church was built SO
years ago The last regular pastor
was Rev Robert Scott. who is now
living at Leeds Center He is SO years
old
In the early days this little church
was the center of much religious fer
yor Former attendants are scattered
! over a considerable portion of Maine
/ Through deaths and removals the So
ciety became 50 small that it was
/ thought best to discontinue the ser
vices. But of late years there have
been several new corners to the dis
trict, and Edgar a. Hall, one of the
rural mail carriers, seeing SO many
children playing about in different
parts of the village thought there
ought to be some religious home or
Sunday school provided for them He
was especially interested in the re-
opening of the old church, as both his
father and grandfather worshipped
there constantly. He communicated
With the Maine Baptist missionary So
/ ciety, and through the efforts of its
officials Misses Nash and Whittier
were sent to Monmouth to take up the
work. Mr.. Hall was assisted in start
] ing the services by Rev. Nathan Hunt
of Charleston. one of the state mis-
sionaries, and by Rev. |. b. Mower
one of the district assistants.
Mr. Hall is superintendent of the
Sunday school and the two preachers
have taken up their homes in his fam
lily which occupies what was former
ly known as the Pierce tavern. one of
the oldest structures on the Pond
road The women alternate in con
,.... ,....,
and part of the time officiate at the
church at South Monmouth, which had
also been closed for some time prior
-. -. .....i.... ,..... g..
n.l -, -, -. ,,l..,..# ,,a,.. ...,..;.,
-,
>.a;.,,,.. 80 ,,a .,,.,,,,,,.,, ,.ao,t,.... a,.,.
...,.... NJ. ......,i,..,,.. ,,..
$500. ...,...... -. =. -, =,
.l..l..., ...,...,....... ..,,.n.,,
.,....... .i....,.,,. .,.,.,.,..,,.,1 J.,
49,. ,...,,. Co.. =. .,,.,, s...,.,..a ,, ,aiah
...,...,.....#. a.. 49,.
-.
.r,... ,.....,,....,1,.
1870, -. ,,,,, aar
- :. ...,., ,i.,,,., ,..i,,t. o,.,, .,;,.
-. ..aa - ,.,.,,,. ,.aa1.. ami ,,aao
.,...
1T, - -, ,,...,...,, hae 1,aa
.,oa,aato., ..atatna a1thonoh thev
= ,..l. Y,7'o,..., -, oa,,.;.,..a,,o L,ov,
-. .,,.,,...,, -. .,,,,,,i,,,,,# ~ % corras.
.,., a., ,,,.,,,,n d.n,
. ','N...',-, ..,,t, ,.a,.3a DON are
,....,,..... '...., -. +,to,.
- ' ,r,. 49,. ai,.oad,.
,9,,',7 ,.',',, ,,,,.I.....5 ,no .o,gb
=......,.,,. ,1,o,.
.'sN .....,. ,...,.,, .,.a.,, .o,,d ,.tsit
-. - ,. ',',,'' :, 49, ,..,;aar rasiaants
.........,.a,. sc ,,,,r,,.
81 l,,.;at.a,,
.,.i ",', 1.a..s, .,aa,,an ,hat,. oon
.l.,s, s..,o,a,,, ,,.or,,
t. .,,o town % cLow.
,s-y.. - .,,o ,,.ar,o,, ho,.ine, hoar
,o9. J.. .,ot n,ooo I'D tho otbor in
IN. nho,, ala o,ob a@cient
-. 49, a.. o++a,tion v,os Inn.
,,io,o,,, diroo+oa 10 tbom and fro
a,,a.. .nnaoa.ions wora made in re-
aana - .hoir ooounving otbor folds