The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-04
YOUNG MINISTER IS
WEDDEO
To Member of Parish.
Harmony's Church
Rev. Frank Kingden Married to Miss
Gertrude BsilSyy on 2lst Birthday

HARMONY. Me-, March 2. A we'd
ding OF interest particularly to the res
idents of Eastern Somerset was solem-
nized Saturday when Rev. Frank King
don. pastor of the Methodist church at
Harmony was married to Miss Ger
trude Littlefield Bailey also of Har-
mony. Mr.. Kingdom has been most
successful in his ministerial efforts in
this town, while his bride is one of
the communities most popular young
ladies. The ceremony. was performed
at the home of Hon. and Mrs. w. G..
Bailey, Rev. Charles Jones. pastor Of
the Grace Linn Memorial M. E. church,
Hartland being the officiating clergy
man.
More of the work done by this young
preacher and additional facts of his
life is related in the foregoing sketches
We show herewith picture of the
new Methodist church on Main Street
in Harmony, which has been under
construction since October 1914, and
Which is already nearly completed.
The lot was bought from Charles
C. Mclaughlin The society which
is to occupy this fine new
church building has been for several
years making use of the Union church
on the hill on the Athens road. This
new building is to have steel ceiling
and wall put on by the Penn Meta
Company of Boston. The wood work
is Carolina pine stained brown to re-
bemble early English oak. The base
ment, which is really equal to first
story, will contain neatly appointed
Sunday School room, reception room
and kitchen. The next floor provides
an auditorium with seating capacity
of 1870. The pulpit end Is finished in
the form of a triple arch, the pastor
study being on one side and the choir
loft on the other, with the pulpit In
the center All windows will be OF
art glass and the side windows will be
memorials to former members Of the
society. The building committee are
Rev. Frank Kingdom, Reuel Reed, John
L. Johnson. Walter Bemis and F. o.
Turner. The master builder Is J. c.
Oliver of Skowhepan
This new church will be known as
the Cobb Memorial Church, because OF
the generosity of Harrison T. Cobb OF
Minneapolis, Mimi, in donating $500
and $125 memorial window in memory
of his first wife, Mary Morrill, Cobb
a former resident of Harmony and
member of the Methodist Church. The
society was organized in Harmony, In
1907, but was not very strong until
1918. The parsonage was built In 1904
THE PASTOR OF THIS CHURCH
Rev. Frank Kingdom is the pastor OF
this flourishing religious society and
bears the distinction of being probab-
ly the youngest settled pastor in
Maine. He is of English birth and was
not q years old until the 9th of Feb
ruary. He has nevertheless held some
exceedingly successful pastorates, Is
much loved by the Harmony citizens
and bids fair to make for himself a
name and career of much eminence
Mr.. Kingdom was born in London
England, Feb. 27, 1894 He was edu-
Gated at University College School
London. Matriculated at London Uni
yersity In 1910 at the age of Is years
and came to America in January 1912
He was first assistant pastor al
Sheepscot. Me. until April of that year
when he undertook the duties OF the