The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
N THE SkOWHEGAN
CHURCHES
FEDERATED CHURCH

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a aoarten during the morning service
for small children under the direc-
,ion of Mrs. E. F. Merrill. Church
3 aohool at ~ o'clock. Young Peo-
n nJo's Society at $50 in the yestry.
Evening service at 100 in the audi
4 torium, subject, 1.-THE Wisdom of God"
4 tomorrow, Friday at three O'Clock,
,ba Woman's Missionary Society will
roet with Miss Gertrude s. Weston
on the Island, leader. Mrs. Mary e.
U,rston. The subject will be Our
Missions and Missionaries in Japan"
All women of the parish are cor
daily invited.
The Working League meets Mon
dow afternoon at 2.30 in the church
parlors.
The First Philathea Class met last
evening entertaining children over 10
wears of age. A musical and liter
ary program was presented under
the direction of Mrs. Philo Steward.
The regular business meeting of the
class was combined with this social
occasion.
The boys of Prof. Fosters class en-
loved supper Tuesday night in the
narlors of the church and afterwards
bowled.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
The mid-week service of the church
will be held this Thursday evening
at 1880. "Why am | member of
church?" This will be the subject
for this hour
The usual services will be neld next
Lords Day. At 1890 a chorus choir
will sing All willing to assist in
this department of the church work
are requested to join the choir and
they may consider this a personal in
yitation to do so. The pastor Will
speak at this hour. The members
of the Philathea Class are invited to
attend the service in a body. AN
members are requested to meet the
president of the class, Mrs. Thomp-
son, in the chapel, not later than five
minutes before the organ prelude.
Mrs. Ethel Ames will preside at the
organ. At the close of this service
the ordinance of the lords Supper
will be observed The hand of fell
lowship will be extended to a new
member. All who are not members
of any other Bible school meeting at
the noon hour are invited to remain.
All men are invited to join the mems
class and profit from the interesting
discussions which occur each week.
The Y. P. s. c. E. will observe the
anniversary of the organization of
that society in Portland more than
forty years ago. This service will
be held at six and the days services
will close with a service at seven p.
m.
The month of February will be OBJ
served by the church as roll call
month. The names of all the mem
bers will be called on successive
Thursday evenings. The list Of
members has been divided into four
parts, or sections. On February 7,
the names of those beginning with A
B and will be called by the clerk.
All are requested to respond with
testimony. If unavoidably absent
letters sfeGld be addressed to the
minister. These will be read when
the names Of the writer's are called.
February IA, those whose names be-
gin with d, f, F. G, H, l. ], and L
will be called. On February 81 those
whose names begin with the follow
Il ing letters will be read. NJ to S in
elusive. February o. those whose
Il names begin with T to Y inclusive
81 will be read. Individual attention
4 to this arrangement and individual
n response will make the month sue
cessfu one. If for any reason there
should be a service omitted the order
will he spt ahead onp week
The Primary graduting exercises of
the Bethany Sunday school were held
last Sunday at the close of the Sun
day school hour in the main room
when the children marched in, led by
the superintendent, Mrs. G. r. Fogg.
! Colors of the rainbow were represent
a ed in the colors-' which the children
wore and they gave. a rainbow song
Verses Of Scripture were recited and
remarks were made by Pastor Mer-
riam who requested all of the school
who had been presented with Bibles
at their graduation from the primary
department during the last fifteen
years to rise and more than half of
the number were on their feet. The
Bibles were presented by Superin-
tended Homsted to the following:
Earl Atkinson, Margaret Gates, Cur
us Butterfield, Lynnette Mantor, Rhy-
no Stinchfield, Glennis Haines, Philip
Hoyt Phyllis Hoyt, Norma Clark,
Evelyn Taylor and James A Phillips.
One boy was graduated who has
not been member of the school long
enough to receive a Bible Geneva
Hodgdon, who was graduated last
4 year received a Bible Sunday. as at
The time of graduation she had not
attended the school a certain length
Of time.
The money to purchase the Bibles
was contributed by various organiza-
IONS in the church and the boys and
girls of the ri Sigma and S. G.. G.
cubs, who. many of them, have re-
ceived Bibles at their graduation.
Prayer by the pastor closed the ser
4 vice
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Tomorrow being the first Friday of