The independent-reporter., 1923-03-01
What THE CHURCH
BELLS TELL Us
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES


ed and at the service next Sunday
morning 1t will be Peter" The
members of the Ella F. Mitchell Phil
athea class will attend the morning
service. Sunday School at IL o'clock.
Christian Endeavor at 6 o'clock in
the chapel. At the evening service
at O'Clock the pastor will give an
illustrated lecture on Japan.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
will entertain the ladies of the FEEDER
ated and Methodist Church Missionary
Societies at the Bethany Chapel to-
morrow evening. There will be an
illustrated lecture on Japan.
The services at this church last
Sunday were of especial interest, two
young men from Colby College, Mar
lin Farnum and J. l.. Dunstan speak
ing at the forenoon and evening ses-
sions. At the morning service spec
ial music was furnished by the male
quartet with vocal solo by Z. c.
Tarbox and violin solo by Miss
Virginia Ames. Mrs. Ethel Whittier
Ames at the organ. The young peo-
pie of the Sunday School occupied
seats in bodies.
There will be a union prayer meet
ing at the Bethany Church this
Thursday evening at o'clock.
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES
The mission which is being con-
Quoted at the church of Our Lady of
Lourdes this week for the women of
the parish will conclude with exer-
cises next Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock. The women of the parish
will receive Holy communion at $50
a. m. during low mass next Sunday
morning. There will be music by
the children. High. mass will be
celebrated at 1890 with a sermon in
French by Father Renaud The mis-
sion for men will begin Sunday even
ing. Father Deschesne. Dominican
priest, of Lewiston Is conducting the
mission.
FEDERATED CHURCH NOTES
Regular services at the Federated
church next Sunday. Morning SER
vice at 1890 with sermon by the pas
tor. kindergarten during the morn
ing service In the church parlors
under the direction of Mrs. e. F. Mer-
rill. Sunday School at 12 with
classes for all. Young Peoples
meeting at 6 o'clock In the vestry.
Evening service at with sermon by
the pastor.
The meeting OF. the Ladies' Mission
ary Society of the Federated Church
which was to have been held tomor-
row., Friday. afternoon, has been
postponed Until the first Friday in
April Oh account Of the Missionary
meeting to be held Friday evening in
the Il Bethany Chapel 1.-THE April
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. El r. Greenwood. -
The First ,Philathea Glass held
regular meeting last evening in the
Federated Church iparlors. Gentlet
mems might Will be observed next
Wednesday evening" March 4 with "a
banquet followed by play tEach
member is privileged to invite one
guest ~ p leia y tJs p'f
METHODIST CHURCH NEWS
The Mite Box opening OF the ", H,
NJ. Society last Monday evening, was
an Interesting and SUCCESSFUL affair.
A splendid supper was served at $50
followed by a fine program and the
opening of the mite-boxes. About
twenty-five dollars were realized for
the work of home missions and six
new members were secured for ~
Society. The affair was under tFA
general direction of Mrs. Grace
Tucker. the mite box secretary OF the
society.
The patriotic entertainment arrang-
ed by Gordon Grundy's Sunday
School class of boys for Tuesday
evening last. necessarily had to be
postponed to later date because of
the illness of several of the partici-
pants.
The P-B-7 covered $50 miles In It's
flight to India Sunday evening to its
opponents. N-C-4 235 miles. Three
more members in attendance gave the
advantage to the P-B-4. The chap
ter for study next meeting Is entitled
Born to be Robbers" Visitors are
cordially welcomed to these interest
Ing services.
The union prayer meeting will be
held at the Bethany Baptist Church
this Thursday evening at 7.30. The
attendance of our pepole is urged by
the pastor.
In place of the usual sermon next
Sunday evening the pastor will tell a
vesper story of German Colonel and
Madame Brlssot, an interesting mar
rative of the days of strife in north
ern France.
Sunday morning the pastor will
preach on the theme "Is it l?' follow
ed by sacrament of the Lords Sup
per. Bible school at noon with
classes for all ages under competent
instructors. Epworth League service
at o'clock. Praise service and
scrptural truth made emphatic by
narrative of human interest.