The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-24

ed for by his removal from the throne.
1t reminds one of Rome at the height
Of her glory when Gregory the Sew
enth compelled Henry the Fourth to
stand barefoot, clad In shirt of sack
cloth for~three days In the shows OF
January In continuous supplicatiOn,
until at last reluctant dissolution was
| granted. 1t makes one think of the
/ bad old days in Puritan New England
when Rogers Williams was driven in
to the wilderness in the dead of win
ter and innocent men and women
hanged as witches by the theocracy.
Saul was The first of a great company
of martyrs who have insisted that
church and state should be separate
for the good of both.
Second we see in Saul the hard
ships of the pioneer. 1t has been true
! of those who have opened M new
lands and continents. Half OF the pill
grims die the first winter FraDklin
lays down his life in the artic. Liy-
ingstone dies in the heart Of Africa.
The way to the Great West was mark
ed by the bleaching bones of those
| who made possible the winning of
continent. 1t has been true of spirit
ual pioneers. So that we have a pro-
verb that the blood of the martyrs is
the seed of the church. Wlrut roll
| call! Stephen. Paul, Peter, Justin,
Savonarola Huss, Pitkin. The way is
| never made easy for the breaker of
| trails. II seems at times to end in
| failure. Great causes, great ideals
! are never lost. He who fights for God
shall eventually see of the desire of
his soul and be satisfied. Out of the
| failure of Wilson has COME the Dis
! armament Conference as out of the
| failure of Saul came the glory OF
| David.
Third the lesson of cooperation Is
| also taught. 1t is dangerous to pre-
diet the verdict of history when one
is in the midst Of things in the max
ing. but venture to predict that flu
ture ages will agree that Wilson just
missed becoming one Of the worlds
supreme ones because he did not
know how to work with his kind, es-
pecially those in places of high. pow
/ er. He alienatcd those who could
have carried him TO the sun kissed
peaks where dwell the immortals and
retired from Office broken and defeat
ed Saul failed to learn the lesson
of cooperative effort with the aged
and revered Samuel and alone went
down to defeat. 1t is the lesson which
never grows old United we stand,
divided we fall We must work 10y
ally together or we fail utterly. That
there were serious weaknesses in
Saul we do not question but he Illus
trates the truth that the more promi-
nent the man the more his faults as
we'll as virtues stand out. Mirrors
of Washington reveal to us that all
our idols have feet of clay. And the
greater the responsibility the greater
the criticism. Pray for our leaders at
least as much as you criticise them
They are what we make them. Out
Of our homes and communities they
come. Let us rejoice that the Big
Three of America, Hardings. Hughes
and Hoover, are earnest Christians
An enthusiastic church members. With
them in control our country and the
; world is safe.
The parsonage was throngcd Mon.
:. day afternoon with members of the
Working League busily and happily
engaged in sewing for their sale to be
held Nov. 18th. At the close of the af-
ternoon light refreshments of cocoa
and crackers were served by the host
ess
The congregations at the services
Sunday were the largest of the sea-
son New faces are seen In the church
every week At the Brotherhood
meeting Sunday noon there WAS an
interesting prelude with reference to
the wealth of our country in 1921 as
compared to 1914 before the war. The
principal discussion was concerning
'egalism versus idcalism as the guild
ing principal of life. Two new men
Joined the class Sunday.
The Philatheas had a most enjoy
able meeting Tuesday afternoon and
evening at the church. A goodly num-
ber remained for the picnic supper,
,wnllc many came to the business
meeting in the evening.
Generous gifts of money. vegetables.
fruit. candy and food were contribut-
ell by the parish at the Christian En-
deavor Social Wednesday evening and
viii make glad the hearts of many in
our parish Thanksgiving.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will have for his theme. "1he Great
Commission In the evening he Will
;peak on the Wheat and the TareS.
Men of the Community will find the
Mems brotherhood splendid place
to spend an hour.
Last Sunday there was the largest
number in attendance at the Sunday
School in It's history.
The Working League is meeting
every Tuesday until the sale.
A meeting of the Religious Welfare
and Finance Committee WILDE held
next Tuesday night at $50 in the of.
ice of l.. l.. Walton.
The teachers of the primary depart
ment of the Federated Sunday School
, met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Lizzie
A. Marble of Spring street TO make
planS for the Christmas entertainment
! which will be held Friday. December
90. Mrs. Marble served ice cream
and cookies.
The officers and teachers of the
Sunday School will meet at the par
| .unoco an I,paVitt street Monday