The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23
4 Clean, Sanitary Market
Or. SMITH At BETHANY
OTHER CHURCH NOTES
Grange and Labor Unions Invited 10
Worship With Bethany People
Last Sunday
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
A very representative gathering OF
people attended the forenoon services
at the Bethany Baptist Church last
Sunday morning Dr. George OTIS
Smith of Washington, u. c. a mem
Der of the Fact Finding Fuel Com
mission who has long been member
of the church delivered the discourse
He spoke ON the carpenter of Naz-
areth" taking his text from the sixth
chapter of Mark, the third verse Mem
bers of the Grange and local labor
unions were invited to attend and did
so but not in bodies Or Smith in
his address called particular aiten-
ton to the fact that Christ was "a
laboring man and thus the speaker
dignified the office of working people
He spoke of problems of The eoal sit
uation, the Importance of coal in other
lines aside from those of full and
the necessity of mutual unseltishuess
on the part Of employer and employee
He also showed how intimately and
necessarily coal entered in 10 The
lives OF the American people The
boys and girls choir sang aud My
Heart Remembers Thee by Elizabeth
Powers Merrill was sung by Z C.
TarhoX.
At the evening service occurred the
installation OF officers under the di-
rection of Mrs &. II FOgg director OF
young peoples work Several uf the
Sunday School classes gave Seripnal
verses and Rey George Merriam pre-
scented the officers for installation Al
the conclusion of the installation the
officers were given q Chautauqna sd-
lutte Marlin Farnham president oil
the Colby Y. n. { A gave an address
and Rev George Merriam also gave
an address
Remember the Thanksgiving social
at this chapel next Monday evening
notice for which is given elsewhere
in this issue.
Regular morning service at l0.3t
with sermon. Sunday School Al
noon. Christian Endeavur ut 6. This
will be Thanksgiving service Even
ing service at :. with an illustrated
lecture on Alaska by the pastor show
ing fifty or more views Of Aaska.
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES
Low mass will be said at so mex
/ Sunday morning Al the church af on
Lady of Lourdes High Mass will b.
celebrated at 1870 with a sermon il
| English by Rev J. /. 4 Remand
! Rosary and Benediction of thu Bles
scd Sacrament at $3.50 p. IN Dahl
mass at O'Clock.
METHODIST CHURCH NEWS
A goodly number Of the ladies o
the Social Circle put in a pleasan
and practical afternoon Wcdnesda,
in arranging and putting the finishing
] touches TO the yestries now ahou
! completed
The annual together parisl
/ supper. vacation bag opening and gen
eral Celebration over the completion O
/ the repairs on the vestries will b.
! held on Monday evening, Dec 9TH
Prayer meeting this Thursday even
ing will be held in the small vestr,
/ instead of at the parsonage as in re
cent weeks
"The Diggers" and The Delivers
will meet next Sunday evening al III,
League service with intellectual pick
axes and croW-bars we'll sharpened Il
dig out every bit of interest in th'
fascinating missionary story y w
: Thinks Black
! Preaching BY the pastor Rev II. L
/ Nichols. next SUNDAY morning at 10. -
/ followed hy Sunday School at noon
/ Epworth League service at o'clock
ANA evening sermon by the pastor a
! Z o'clock