The telephone, made practicable by Edison, had grown in 1922 to a total of 18,380,219 telephones in use. The Bell system employees number 224,288 and are kept busy on 27,819,821 miles of wire. The American Telephone and Telegraph company's capital in 1921 was $8,802,216,258 and its assets $1,902,610,501. About 25,000,000,000 messages are handled a year.

WITH THE CHURCHES
Nazarene Church
9:45 Sunday school. Mrs. Ida Jacks will preside as superintendent in the absence of Mrs. Samm. 11:00 sermon by the pastor, subject "God's Unchangeable Standard." At 2:30 o'clock the congregation of Moscow will motor to Troy and join the congregation there in a baptismal service. In the evening at 8 o'clock Moses Hagopian, a native of Armenia, and a son of the chief of the martyred race will speak on "Conditions as they exist today in Jerusalem and the Martyred Race." Everyone is very cordially invited to these services.

WEAVER W. HESS,
Pastor.
Church of the Brethren
317 East First Street
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. 11:00 o'clock preaching, subject, "When the Devil Takes a Vacation." Union services at the park in the evening conducted by the Christian church. All are cordially invited to our morning services. Most of the preachers are off on their summer vacation, but we will be at our post if the Lord wills.

CHARLES M. YEAROUT,
Pastor.
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Cor
 In the Sixth and Jefferson Sunday school at 9:45. English services 11:00. Preaching by Rev. Gerhard Peterson, of Rosholt, Wisconsin. Rev. Peterson will also preach in the Genesee valley Lutheran church Sunday evening.
First Church of Christ Scientist Corner Third and Jackson
Sunday school at 9:45 A. M. Services at 11 o'clock. Subject: "Life." The Golden text: Proverbs 19:23. 