The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-21
Centenary Methodist Episcopal chlrcl

evening services being well attended
The Rev George Merriam delivered
fine sermon, his subject being a
Challenge and Response Samuel i.
10=45 The program opened with the
Prelude-"Prayer' from Lohengrinl
by Mrs. Friend followed by the box
ology Invocation and Lords Prayer,
Gloria Patri, Scripture Reading, An
them. From Egypts Bondage"
Prayer, with response b. the choir,
Offertory, and Hymn No 70l. followed
by the sermon.
Mr. Merriam said in part:
The challenge is to our best
David's best was the sling supplement
ted by a vigorous physique clean
heart and an alert mind No cheap
service would answer then and will
not today. Challenges are constant
ly presenting themselves to us wheth-
er our lives are spent within the four
walls of a home, or store, factory
a shop, a school room, in the open
where the breezes constantly fan our
cheeks and the sun tans our faces
Into every life come problems, many
and difficult.
The tasks now upon US and heaying
in sight, calls for US to give ourselves
foursquare and full length for the
help of humanity. No cheap service
will win out today Every thing in
the market of life today must be paid
for at its full price. Value and cost
are near neighbors. We are soon to
face a new civilization 1t will cost
to secure it. When God would make
all things new on the earth He gave
heavens best Every thing that
Jesus did had crimson stain.
The men who succeeded him fol- !
lowed in his footsteps 4 fill up
that which is lacking in the sufferings
of Christ" II bear in my body the
marks of the Lord Jesus" Il am
crucified with Christ The book of
Acts announces great triumphs. but
they were preceded and accompanied
by great sacrifices They brought
their masculinity. their yirility, their
robustness, their brains and their
blood to enthrone principles in the
social order and in the religious
world.
Let is not cringe before the ehal-
lenge Of today What shall be the tate
of those who do whether in tho
church or the home?
Many things challenge us. let us
consider the challenge of percent love
The growing boy or girl in yoar home
challenges father and metkef II is a
supreme challenge. No bigger oppor- .
tnnity comes to a man or woman be-
tween the cradle and the grave What |
manner of child snail TINS he you
as fathers and mothers are engaged in !
a sublime work Sucn an opportunity I.
does not come to an angel
Never let it be possible that child /
of your home shall say ! never
knew my father"
:. Challenge TO our faith. II
In these days we must keep our
eyes upon God. Il will lift up mine
eyes" The Lord reigneth: let the
earth rejoice, let the multitude of the
isles of the sea be glad" God is on his
throne. He purposes that his son
shall reign whose right is the only
one mentioned in scripture; who
shall reign from sea to sea. and from
the river unto the ends of the earth. |
Let us not be dismayed Listen: BE
still. and know that | am God. | will
be exalted among the heather | will
be exalted in the earth The bible
declares that the man of Nazareth
shall dominate the earth. Victor
Hugo says Napoleon failed at Water !
loo because OF God" Napoleon EN-
harrassed God" There is divine lin /
it beyond which the imperialstic .
of mortal man can not 90.
Woe to the ruler who emharrasses
God
The accompanies for the service
were Mrs. Weston. Mrs Ames and Mrs
Friend.
Evening Services
The evening services opened with
Prelude, followed by Hymn No. As,
Invocation. Scripture Reading, An
Ye The Lord" Prayer,
Quartette, Beneath the Cross OF
Jesus" and Hymn No. 261. followed
by the sermon, by the Rev. Henry
Clay Turner. The text was Joshua "a:
Is: CHOOSE you this day whom We
will serve"
True religion, Mr., Turner said,
was serving the Lord Repentance.
faith, love have their places in religion
but their places are stepping stones to
service Jesus was among men as !
one who serves, and he is the best |
who is the best servant of /
God and of men.
A second truth, Mr. Turner said,