The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-11-14
The Churches.

The Churches.
Miss May Smalley has been elected secre-
tary OF the Methodist Sunday school in place
of Mrs Warren Hanscom, resigned.
There will be Baptist Christian En-
deavor Social at the home of Deacon Fletch-
er, No. 81 Cedar street, Friday evening, to
which a cordial invitation is extended to all
Baptist young people.
Rev. Geo. E. Tufts occupied the pulpit at
the Methodist church last Sunday morning
and evening in the absence Of the pastor,
who is visiting his son, Rev. Albert Hans
com, in Franklin, Maine.
Services at the Universalist church Sun.
day, Nov. 18th, 1915 a.. m, The w orld-wide
Hunger for Appreciation, Matt. 49, last
clause of 40 verse. S. S. II m, Saul Reject
ed, Samuel Is: 1923. Y.P. c. u, Right
Conversation, Psalm so: %.
Preaching at the Advent Christian Hall
next Sunday at $50 P. NJ. Sunday school at
1P.M Young Peoples prayer meeting at 6
P. NJ. Evangelstic service at p. NJ. Bible
study Wednesday evening at F. NJ. Church
pray tI LuS6bllS EIludN evening dL r. NJ. All
are welcome.
The ladies of the North church met Tues
day afternoon and organized for the winters
socable and sewing society work. Mrs.
Ellen M. Starrett was chosen president and
Miss Lucy A. E. Palmer, secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. H. p Thompson il chair
man of the committee of arrangements, and
Mrs. Geo S. Mills of the literary committee
Sociabtes will be held the first Wednesday
afternoon Of each month.
At the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing the subject Of the sermon W liz pastor,
Rev. j F. Tilton, will be: "Mercy, the coro-
nation Of majesty" from Rev. v:s. The
evening subject VIII be, s'The great n-
quiry," EX. W. The music II the morning
will incade the anthem ''Rejoice in the
Lord, by Eivey, and the dlett, by Mr. and
Mrs. Pitcher, Just as am Ill the ven
ing there will he selection By tile chorus
and other special music,
The literary department of tile Epwnrth
League gave an entertainment To tile mem
bers of the League and few invited guests
at the Methodist church parlors last Friday
evening. 1t was very pleasant occasion
The company numbered about seventy-tive.
After very entertaining program consist
ing OF solos, rectatons etc, very nice
treat was served. One interesting feature of
the entertainment was the guessing of CO.
nundr ums. The answer to each conundrum
was the anne of celebrated poet. Two Of
the company chose sides and We're guessed
down, after the manner of an old fashioned
sp elllng school,
On recent Sunday in the Universalist
church a collection of over So was taken for
the Japan Mission Fund. The Trustees of
! the General Convention of the denomination
asked that "All Souls Day. be set apart for
special contribution to the Fund. The his
tory of the attempt to launch the Mission
bears testimony Of faith and working
strength among the denomination. Only a
little over six years ago the movement was
projected, and within about = weeks S40,-
600 were raised, and to this amount S21 600
were soon added, making grand total Of
Sol 600 for new and untried experiment.
Visible results have followed steadily and
surely. The first Of the haDd of mission
aries sent had for a leader the Rev. DR. G 60.
L. Perrin, now of Shawmut Avenue Institu-
tional or Every Day church of Boston.
Through his efforts and those OF his fafthful
assistants the land of the MikadO has par
ishes Of the faith established at nine differ
ent points. A Theological School at Toxic
has already graduated number of Japanese
students. Three have been ordained, and
these have seven native assistants. A mag
azine printed in the Japanese language goes
to every province in the Empire and aids
the missionaries in their work There is
Girls School in Shdzuoka uf 45 members,
also under control of the missionaries. A
kindergarten training school for teachers
is under the direction Of Miss Osborn.
Twenty-Five children and several young
ladies are pupils. All the different stations
where preaching is held have been organized
into National church with home autonomy
Translations Of Universalist tracts and books
are kept in active circulation and the out
look is so hopeful that when the Trustees, at
the late convention held in Meriden, Conn,
asked for 10000 for the current year, pledges
toward that sum were Immediately given,
amounting then and there to 81 .7O0-a fair
start-and when the All Souls Day returns
are reported there is reason to believe the
denomination will not fall below past records
of generosity. Beside this work in far-away
lands, the convention Trustees are carrying
forward missionary work OF magnificent
proportions in our own country. The WO-
mans Missionary Society is dliee, and there
is always morning atmosphere about it
and wideawak eness-as its helpful donations
of money, literature and clothing, or what
ever is needed, attest. The Young Peopl s.
Christian Union is another branch of the
good working force of the denomination,
Though Still young in years, by its contribu-
tions it has built beautiful church in Har-
riman, Tenn, and supported and still aids
in sustaining preacher there, and in other
places it is ''lendng a hand,'' besides doing
much for the local churches.