The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13
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business trip to Boston last week.
Earl Feniason of North New Port
land was q business caller In town
Tuesday.
Photographs taken day or night at
the milford Baker Studio" Bingham,
Me. Make your appointments now
for Xmas gifts. n. e. Telephone
1914. SWAT
The senior play of Arson Academy
entitled 1.-THE Dream that Came True"
will be given Monday evening, De-
cember 18th In Academy hail.
Will all those having toys and art
icles which they wish to donate to
the Sunshine Society for the Christ
mas boxes, leave the same at the home
of the president, Mrs. Earl G. Wing
at your earliest convenience.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The Mems class of the Congrega-
tional church met at the parsonage
Tuesday evening. December 4th and
organized themselves into Mems As
ISOLATION (the Woman's Association
will please take notice.. The or
ganization starts off with a member
ship of thirty-fve. DR.. H. K. Mars
ton, president; Hon. F. w. Bunker,
vice president; Judge E. w. Sawyer,
secretary and Horace Bickford, treas
urer. This association, while
organically connected with the Con-
gregational Sunday School, will have
general community interest and
will plan it's work to reach the sew
eral community needs Among
other things under consideration is
the matter of Father-and-Son Ban
quet after the holidays.
Church attendance in North Arson
is evidently increasing as both
churches report a large attendance
last Sunday. The Sunday school at
the Congregational church reached
the highest mark for several years.
having an attendance of one hundred
and seven. The Mems class regis
tered thirty-ore.
The church Is being decorated for
the holidays and Is looking very at
tractive. =
The forum speaker last Sunday
evening was Rev. Howard Gilpatrick
who spoke ON the "Ideal Church"
Mr.. Fitzpatrick showed the need Of a
we'll equipped building with liberal
organization holding broad and all
inclusive creed Mr.. Fitzpatrick IL
Illustrated his address with interest
ing stories of his experiences In the
Dakotas and in Massachusetts. The
speaker for next Sunday evening will
be the pastor whose subject will be
IF | had million dollars-a pipe
dream" The subject at the morn
ing service will be What men live
for" based on the discussion in the
Mems class last Sunday.
The following committees have
been appointed for the Christmas
supper and Christmas tree exercises
which will be held in the vestry
Christmas eve; for the Christmas
tree, Willis Hodgdon and c. W.
Rogers, for tree decoration, Mrs
Minnie Mantor, Mrs. Josie Sawyer
and Walter Coburn popcorn and
candy-bags, Mrs. G. A. Porter with
other helpers; supper committees,
Mrs. Ella, Miss Josie Moulton and
Mrs. Willis Hodgdon; soliciting COM
mittee, Mrs. G. F. Williams, Mrs. f.
w. Bunker and Mrs. Roxie Mitchell
The subject for discussion in the
Mems class next Sunday will be Can
the Conscience of the Normal Man
Become Absolutely Secured?'
An account of the Sunday School
Convention will be found In another
column.
M. f. CHURCH NOTES
DR.. d. B. Holt of Auburn was
present at our morning service and
preached a most eloquent sermon
upon 1.-THE Relationship of the Church
and State" using for his text Deut.
6 chapter, verses 6 and Z. He stat
ed that the Ten Commandments were
the basis of the foundation church
and state which have always been
closely related, and that the strength
of our nation is not in its fighting
power, it's territory or Its resources
but in the character Of its citizen
ship, which should be intelligent, un-
selfish and reyerent The way to
build these qualities into our lives
is answered in the Book of Books
where we are taught Thou shalt
bury these words in thy heart" and
Thou shalt teach these things to thy
children in precept.' At the close
of this able discourse junior bap-
tism was administered and Holy
Communion was observed. The
large choir rendered very beauti-