The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-25
WHAT The CHURCH
BELLS TELL Us
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES


ciety held its monthly meeting at the
parsonage Monday last with a goodly
attendance and most interesting
program centcring about the Negro
problem in our nation.
There will be union prayer meet
ing at the Methodist yestry this
Thursday evening at 100. Everybody
come and make it worth while SER
vice.
! II size Eppwarth League mission
study contest the "Diggers' have
| won over the Delivers" and as re-
suit the losers are to entertain the
winners al an oyster supper served in
the League room, Friday evening at
$50. after which all hands will enjoy
straw ride with Norridgewock as
tho objective point.
Next Sunday evening at the o'clock
. service the recently elected officers OF
the League will be installed into their
| respctiv Offices. and the pastor will
| give Il special address on the Ep-
worth League motto, look Up, Lift
Up"
Next Tuesday evening, Jan. 30, the
members of the church choir will
give a public entertainment and So
eial In the sestries. A sparkling
operetta entitled A Photographic
Gourtship will be rendered by MEM
bers of the choir. An illustrated
reading, The Hanging of the Crane
will be feature of the entertainment
and Mrs. Albert Watson will give a
redjng. Ice cream and cake will be
on sale and general good time as
sured. The public is cordially in
vited 10 attend.
Next Sunday morning at 1870 the
pastor will preach on Thinking and
| Doing" Sunday School at II o'clock.
9pworth League at 6. Another pop
ular service at O'Clock with plenty
| Of stirring music and pointed ana
| practical address by the pastor.
FEDERATED CHURCH NOTES
Usual services Sunday morning at
go with sermon by the pastor. S'tp-
ject Jesus, q Friend During the
Sunday morning service there Will pc
4 kindergarten for young children IN
/ he church yestry conducted by Mrs.
.. f. Merrill. Church School at IL
o'clock. Y. p. S. G. f. at 6 o'clock
n charge of Il. G. Lords class. Even
ng service at I. The pastor VIII
preach on THE Angel of Tain
The meeting OF officers and teach
ma of the Sunday School which was
o have been held last evening Will be
leld instead next Saturday evening AT
he parsonage Mt $50.
The prayer meeting tonight will be
union service with the Methodist
hnrch.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock In
he church parlors there Will DC a
GOD and candy sale under the direc-
on of the Y. p. $. G. H. to procure
1ore money for u memorial window
or the World War men.
A meeting Of the deaconesses was
1eld at the home OF Miss Hannah H.
age. Wednesday evening at 7Su.
At the next meeting OF tho FIRST
9hilathea Wednesday, Jan. 81, Mrs
Iichols will read il paper ON Famous
Women OF the Bible. All Interested
! ire invited to come.
The annual meetings oil the FIRST
BAPTIST society and the First Con.
yregatlonal society and the Federated
shurch were held at the parlors OF
he Federated church, Thursday even
ny. The meetings OF the Flrsl
BAPTIST and the First Congregational
.oclcties we're held first and separate
and were followed by the meeting
If the Federated church. Lyman l.
Walton is the moderator; Willis a
Bailey. clerk; Miss Elizabeth Webb
treasurer; and Mrs. Sarah Stenhoust
director OF Religious Education.
The report of the treasurer, Miss
elizabeth Webb, showed the tota
-eceIpts to be SSS52.73 and the ex
,cnditures $SS7796 leaving balance
II S25.23. OF this amount $3.50 wa
yiyen to home and foreign missions
md from other sources money wa
given making the amount up to Sl2OV
This after the gifts to Union college,
and Medical Schools in the Orient an
he Near East Relief Fund ana othe
on-denominational calls, was equal,
divided between the Baptist and Con
gregational boards. Die report O
he philathea class show that the
: had held "a meetings and one Fiel
Day They reported 1906 active mem
bers. They have held two parties 10
The girls at the State Reformation
for Women. They have given 50
'or kitchen supplies, paid hospita
bill Of S56 for a member of the parish
aaid $115 for memorial window an
s75 toward the church repairs; 81
sor the Near East fund, 500 towar
he Ocean Park fund. $25 toward mu
sic, s57 for flowers. gave 80 Christmas
)oxes to the girls at the State Re
'ormatory for Women; and sent now
,rs to the i'll. aged and shut-ins ~
lines.
The Working League has held it
meetings. regularly every two weeks
kept July and August They hav'
yiven $25 to the Sunday School, Sill
or a memorial window; $40 TOWARD
epalring the church, $3.50 on thu
parsonage mortgage and have sewet
or a needy family In the parish.
The report for the Y. 7. 5. {.
showed that the new method OF haV
1g different classes in the Sunda,
School have charge of the Sunday
evenings services has been grea
.uccess and the vestry Is well flle<
every Sunday night.