The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10

The Foreign Missionary Society, OF
which Mrs. Anna F. Merrill Is the
president, has been directed this year
by the vice president, Mrs. Nichols.
This society has raised 1901 and
held the usual number of meetings
with good attendance and splendid
and instructive programs. The work
of the Home Missionary Society of
which Mrs. Nichols is the president,
was given by Mrs. Nichols and also
showed a fine years work both in
meetings held and work studied and
in the amour OF money raised which
was $100.71.
The t~reasurer's report was sent in
by the treasurer, Rev. Samuel r.
Emerson who. was unable to be pres
ent and showed all expenses account
ed for for the closing year. Mrs. Nj
chols, treasurer of the Benevolent
Fund, reported for this work $373.76
raised.
The pastor gave a pleasing report
of his years work as pastor and it
is expected that Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols
will be returned to Skowhegan with
an increased salary for the coming
year. At the morning service Sun
day, Mr.. Nichols received six by IN
fession of their faith and four by let
ter.
After the reports the following Of
icers were elected to serve for the
coming year: Trustees. Samuel +.
Emerson, John II. Grundy. John r.
Mcclellan. /. Judson Smith, Charles
E. Young, Lyle S. Moore and A. b..
Lamb; stewards. Samuel +. Emerson,
John Delano. Eugene L. Hurd, Mrs.
Viola F. Smith, Miss Lila NJ. Weston,
Miss Emma Hall. Mrs. Lena NJ. Cleve-
land. Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson, T. C..
Tucker, Alton II. Cleveland, Lester II.
Packard; superintendent OF the Sun
day school. John II. Grundy; presid-
ent of the Foreign Missionary Society,
Mrs. Anna +. Merrill; president of the
Ladies' Social Circle. Mrs. Lillian b.
Smith; president of the Epworth
League, Kenneth Cole. The follow
ing is the list of committees to serve
the coming year: apportioned bene-
v~olences, John n. Grundy. T. c. Tue
ker, Mrs. Viola +. Smith. Mrs. Herbert
L. Nichols, Mrs. Alma Bishop; Chris
tian stewardship. Alton II. Cleveland.
Mrs. Grace Tucker. Mrs. Annie VI.
Nichols; home missions and church
extension, Miss Emma Hall, Mrs. John
Nutting, Mrs. Alma Bishop; religious
instruction. J. II. Grundy. Miss Lizzie
Higgins, Miss Lila Weston; tracts,
Miss Helen Grundy, Mrs. Alton Cleve-
land; temperance, |. j. Smith, John
Nutting, Harry A. Dinsmore; educa-
ton, Miss Lizzie b. Higgins, Mrs. Eta
S. Merrill; education for negroes. Eu-
gene Merrill, John Delano. Lester Fl.
Packard; hospitals, Mrs. Frank p.
Pencil, Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson:
church records. J. H. Grundy, Samuel
r. Emerson; auditing accounts. A. b.
Lamb; parsonage and furniture. Mrs.
Lillian Smith, Mrs. A. B. Lamb, Mrs.
Carrie Mcpherson, Miss Emma Hall;
church music. Lyle S. Moore. Myron
Smith, Mrs. A. b. Lamb, Joseph y.
Smith; estimating ministerial sup
port, finance committee: Samuel f.
Emerson, John II. Grundy. Miss En-
ma Hall, Lester II. Packard, Alton
Cleveland; trier of appeals, Samuel f.
Emerson.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
Next Sunday will be a Young Peo-
pies service at 1890. The choir
Will sing under the leadership of
Mrs. Marion Oddly and the boys will
sing one of the songs which was sung
at the State Boys Conference. The
pastor will preach a special sermon
The young people will be present and
Mr.. Merriam invites the fathers and
mothers to come with their children.
The Sunday school will meet at the
noon hour. At 6 o'clock the regular
meeting of the Y. p. S. {. E. will be
held. The, evening service will be
held at 7 o'clock with a short address
by the pastor.
This Thursday afternoon at 80 the
Bethany Guild will meet in the La
dies parlor. At 4.30 the pastor will
be at the church to meet any who
may wish to see him in reference to
the subject of church membership.
ut 100 the mid-week service will be
held.