The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-04-16
The Churches.

The ladies who have been raising funds
for new windows in the Methodist church
have been so far successful that they have
sent for designs and will soon order the
windows
There will be no preaching at the Metho
dist church next Sunday forenoon, as the
pastor is attending Conference at Old Town
The Sunday school and Epworth League
meetings will be held at the usual hours.
The appointments of the Maine NJ. E
conference were announced Monday. Rev
I'll. E, Frohock is transferred from Bidde
ford to Kents' Hill and Readfeld Corner
and Rev. B. G. Wentworth is returned tc
Skowhegan.
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: Morning worship
with sermon at 1915. Subject Followers of
God Sunday School at II. Young Peo-
Piles Meeting at p. III. Topic, safety in
Righteousness" Miss Lora Heal, leader.
At the Baptist church next Sunday there
will be preaching by the pastor morning and
evening. Morning subject, "The Song at
the WE'LL" Mum. q IT, 1S; evening subject
nehemiah, the Patriot young Men of the
Bible No. y. Evening music, chorus, Sc
lected solo, Calvary" Paul Rodney Miss
Blanche Deloff.
The sixth and last OF the Unity series on
World Helpers was held at the Unitarian
church last Sunday evening. The subject
was "Science and Eucaton." Papers were
read by Mrs, j. F. Rlgby on benjamin
Franklin" and by A. |. Brown on Louis
"Agassiz." Rev. j. NJ. Leighton read a
newspaper article and Mrs. Leighton the
poem, The Good Time Coming" by Charles
Mackay.
Rev. VIM. j. Wilson of Stoughton, Mass,
preached at the Methodist church last Sun
day. Mr.. Wilson, though ~ years of age, is
robust and in apparent good health. He
preached a powerful sermon in the forenoon
attended the communion service and gave a
short address to the Sunday school, after
which he rode six miles over the rough and
muddy roads to the Wood schoolhouse in
Northport, where he preached in the after
tended meeting of the Epworth League. OF
which he is an active member
Following are the services for the coming
week at the North Church, Prayer meeting
TINS, Thursday, evening, al 10. Topic
"Thinking on Religious TRUTH" Ps 1l9: 81
10j Phil. l. ~ With what aids at specific
times with personal applications in solving
problems. Sunday services Preaching
service at 10 - A. NJ. Sermon by the pastor
Rev, Geo s, Mills Sunday school at u NJ
Meeting Of the Christian Endeavor Society
at p. NJ. Topic, "Will our excuses stand
Acts Is; 1928. At P. NJ, lecture by the
pastor in the vestry.
At the forenoon session of the Maine NJ
E. Conference in Auburn, April 1lth, the
following delegates We're elected to the Gen
eral Conference: Rev. George d. Lindsay
Portland Rev. W. + Berry, Waterville.
Alternates, Rev. f. S. Stackpole, Auburn
Rev. ID. B. Holt, kents Hill. II. l.. vii.
Hams was transferred from the Wisconsin
Conference, John B. Howard from the New
Bruins wick, and William Cashmere from the
Montreal to the Maine Conference. Rev
A G. Ratclitf was 81 ven permission to
withdraw to join the Congregationahsts
approval of certain Biblical criticism and
reat1irmng the faith of the Maine Confer
ence in the Bible as inspired. At the annu-
al meeting of the Womens Home Mission.
AIRY Society, Miss c. w. Gallagher of Kent &
Hill was elected president; Mrs. L. Il. Pal
mer of Saco recording secretary.
Those who attended the missionary meet
ing at the North Church last Sunday even
ing had the privilege of listening to some
very able and interesting papers on Japan
In opening the meeting Rev. Geo S. Mills
said there We're two reasons why Japan was
taken as the subject of the evening. First
because of the place which Japan has so re-
Gently taken among the powers of the earth
and, secondly, the part which Protestant mis-
sions have taken in advancing civilization
in that country After vocal solo by Miss
Nina Poor the following program was given
''1he japanese Missions of the American
Board by Mrs. Edward Sibley ''Some
Notable Missionaries" Miss Mary Beaman
Sketch of the Life and Work of JOSEPH
Hardy Nessina," Ralph B. Stickney "The
part of the United States in opening japan
to the World DR.. A. 0. StOddard; "Tht
Religions of Japan" w. R. Howard