The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
IN THE SKOWHEG GA
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH

and at high mass at 10 O'Clock st.
/ Marys Choir will furnish the music.
/ CENTENARY NJ. I. CHURCH
There will be the usual services at
this church next Sunday morning
with Rev. d. b. Holt of Auburn, dis
trict superintendent. delivering the
sermon, owing to the illness Of the
pastor, Rev. II L. Nichols. The
choir will furnish music. Sunday
school at noon The federated pray
er meeting will be omitted Thursday
evening of this week.
Prof. Herbert L. Newman OF Colby
College delivered the sermons last
Sunday
FEDERATED CHURCH
Special attention is called to the
Cantata which will be presented next
Sunday in this church morning and
evening. notice OF which will be
found elsewhere in this issue
Last Sunday the services were well
attended at this church in spite of
the extremely cold weather The
splendid music Of the choir which
sang two anthems Vas much appre-
ciated as well as Charley Turner's
solo, GLORY to God. the Highest"
by J. T. Walcott The church was
comfortably filled at the morning ser
vice and the attendance was very good
at the concert in the afternoon.
Next Sunday the Church School
conyenes at noon and there will be
young peoples service at $50
o'clock.
The Working League meets Monday
the Goth.
There will be no mid-week service
this Thursday evening. but next week
the union services Will probably be
held at the Methodist Church
Last Sunday at 5 O'Clock delight
full Christmas program was given i'll
the church under the direction of
Mrs. Edward F. Merrill. A huge.
Christmas tree handsomely decorated
and wreaths at the front Of the audi
forum added much to the spirit of
the occasion. AT the conclusion Of
the concert the children repaired TO
the parlors where a real Christmas
treat vas served them
The porgram WAS Hymn, Scrip
ture reading. hymn. prayer, song,
Eleanor Larry, recitation. Richard Yves
ton; recitation, Sallie Marston; ex
ercises, Dorothy Davis class. recta-
ton. Elizabeth Merrill: recitation,
Eleanor Thurlow; recitation, Valid
ron Kennison. recitation, Norman
Walker recitation, Margaret Robert
son; exercises. Agnes Goburn s class;
recitation MarstOn Blunt; song, Peg
gle Merrill song. kindergarten child
rem, merry Christmas Helld; ex-
ercise, Helen Lords class recitation,
Ruth Reed; recitation. Wilbert Par
sons; recitation. Nuriel Cummings;
song, kindergarten children, odd
Santa Claus; exercise. Mona Mel
sons class; recitation, Eleanor Larry.
recitation, Eleanor Harris; recitation,
Janet Robertson; recitation. Willard
Gordon; exercise, Phyllis Whiting
class; recitation, Eleanor Thurlow;
song, Miss Browns class, Babe Je
sus"; hymn, Tiny Tins Christmas
Greeting; benediction.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
On the evening of December 30, the
annual meeting of the Bethany cor
poration will be held This meeting
is for the consideration of the annual
business OF the church. 4 clerk Will
be elected, treasurer. and the Pru-
Dental committee. The annual re-
port of the treasurer will be made.
At the noon hour last Sunday the
primary department Of the Sunday
school held a special Christmas ser
vice. A fine Christmas tree stood
in the center of the room. This had
received some decorations at the
hands of those interested in the work
for the children. Tie children Of
Mrs. Amcs Mrs 'Nas0n's. Mrs. Craig's
and Miss Marguerite Sayage's class
es gave recitations Mrs. Clarence
Hight told the children "A beautiful
Christmas story. Mrs. G. r. Fogg,
superintendent Of the department re
membered each child with gift The
programs as given in this paper last
week were carried out with two or
three exceptions. The music rem
dered by the choir was in charge of
Mr.. Don Burrill Several anthems
were rendered prominent feature
of the service was the offertory by
Mrs, Floyd Nye and Mrs. Amcs, Mrs.
Nye presiding at the piano and Mrs.
Ames at the organ. The audience
was pleased to listen to Miss Virginia
Ames in the fine violin solo, She al
so played with equal acceptance at
feature that received favorable COM
ment was the orchestra Of eight.
which also played at the five o'clock
service.
At five there were several anthems
sung, an offertory by Mrs. Nye and
Mrs. Ames. and a Cantata by George
Nevin rendered, elaboration" The
solo parts for the day were finely
taken by Mrs. Craig Mr. and Mrs.
Don Burrill, Mr.. Lyle Moore, Mr..
Laid. Prof II. h. Newman assisted
at the evening service The congre-
CATION sang very heartily. JOY 10 the
World the Lord is Come While it
was very cold day the house was
warm and the congregations enjoyed
the services.
On Wednesday evening of this week
/ at seven ito accommodate the little
folks the annual Christmas tree Ges-
tivities will be held You are cor
daily invited TO come and bring a
good time to all Come up to this
service on Christmas eve with IA
smile and Il glad heart. Leave your
trOuhles hpbind "JpV ia the world -