The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-26
IN THE SkOWHEGAN'
CHURCHES
FEDERATED CHURCH NOTES

| Sunday morning at 1890 the pastor
will speak on the subject Can We
Believe in God the Father" This
sermon is the outgrowth of talks with
number of people in the parish re-
Gently. Just preceding the regular
sermon there will be a five minute
that many of them will plan to come
to the morning service. Church
school at IL. kindergarten for
small children during the morning
service in the parlors. Vesper ser
vice at o'clock. Special music and
brief talk by the pastor. Subject
"He Was Made Known to Them in
the Breaking of the Bread
Young Peoples meeting at in the
yestry.
! Tonight at 7.30 the pastor will begin
a missionary study class on India,
! taking the place of the regular prayer
service. 1t Is hoped that many will
| be interested but especially in one
| of the countries of the Orient in
which a real political and social reyo-
! luton is taking place.
| Last evening the Hardy family gave
| InPlT IptluIt anu tulti AZ VIZ
church to an interested audience.
On Monday evening, April 30. Miss
Gertrude Carter will hold teachers
training class in the church parlors,
| to which all who are interested are
cordially invited. -
! On Tuesday, May |, a supper will
be held in the church yestry for all
who have attended Sunday School at
| least twice during the contest. This
supper will be followed by big social
! to which everybody is invited. The
committee in charge of arrangements
, is as follows: Miss Hannah X.
Page, chairman of supper committee,
Miss Dorothy Smith. chairman OF dec
Grating committee; Mss Elsie Young,
chairman of program committee and
Miss Margaret Vail, chairman of COM
mittee on credentials. Final ar
! rangements will be made at meeting
Sunday noon following the church
school
The Philatheas held a special meet
ing In the church parlors Tuesday
evening.
CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH
The services of last Sunday proved
of unusual interest in that Mr.. Earle
d. Grundy, young man trained in
Christian work in our own Church,
conducted the services much to the
pleasure and profit of his many friends
in attendance who wish him the larg-
est possible success in his new field
of Christian usefulness to which he
, will soon go in the West
The pastor and wife had very en-
joyable week at the Conference ses-
, sion in Bangor, being the guests of
former parishioners. The united
Maine Conference makes large and
i, interesting body, enthusiastically and
numerically, and doubtless Will give
prestige and added influence to our
Maine Methodism.
Prayer meeting will be held this
Thursday evening at half past seven
o'clock. Those who need refresh
, ment of body andMnspiration of spirit
will find these through reverent at
tendance upon this means of grace.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will preach on Consider Your Ways"
In relation to the future. Splendid
music under the direction of Mrs.
! Rose Burrill. with Mrs Howard
Friend as organist. The Sunday
School will holdDits session at the
noon hour The devotional meeting
of the Epworth League will be held
at 6 o'clock, and at seven there will
be held another Of the popular story
, sermons. with background OF in
spirational singing. The sincere
J wish of the pastor Is that this coming
year may be the very best of his pas
toratc. and he respectfully calls upon
all members and friends of the church
to assist in making 1t so. Begin the
year right by attendance upon all the
services for the day.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
] NOTES
! Sunday morning service at 1890;
Sunday School at IL; Christian En-
dcavor at 8; evening service at Z. At
| the evening service the pastor will
give an illustrated lecture on Cuba
with fifty-nine views.
The boys of George Halves class
enjoyed a supper and social at the
church, Monday evening. Each boy
was privileged to invite one guest and
there were twenty-four present. The
menu consisted of baked beans, sal
ads, hot rolls, pickles, cakes and
cocoa.
Mrs. Clara Appleby taught the Ella
r. Mitchell Phlathea class Sunday
owing to the absence of Mrs. Nye
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES
Usual order OF services at this
church next Sunday. Low mass at
$50. High mass at 1890. Sunday
! school at 2.30. Rosary and Bencdic-