The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-09-10
The Churches.

Rev. j. T. Beckley D. D., of New York
Sunday evening on the Gains and Objects
of the Christian Endeavor Society,"" DR..
Beckley is a member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the United Christian Endeavor.
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: Morning wor-
ship with sermon at 10:45 Subject "The
Forward Look" Sunday School at ID
Young Peoples conservation meeting at 6
=. NJ, Miss Ethel Barr leader. There will
be the usual monthly Offering received at
the morning service.
Rev. E. ". S. Hammond, D. D. of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, will speak at the Methodist
church next Wednesday evening, Sept. 10th,
in behalf of the Freedmens Aid and South
ern Education Society. DR.. Hammond is a
colored preacher, who is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the needs of his people and &C
quainted with the methods and objects of
the society. All should hear him.
The following delegates from Belfast at
tended the Lincoln Baptist Association
meeting at Rockport Tuesday and Wednes
day: Rev. j. f. Tilton, Mrs. S. B. Parker
Mrs. S. H, Mathews, Mrs. Caro- Carter, Mrs
Esther Carter, Mrs n. E. Keen, Mrs M w,
Rich, Mrs. c. Fl. Twombly, Mrs Annie Bur-
CESS, Mrs. Lucy E. Perkins, Miss Flora
Weber, Tolman Ell. Fernald, Rev Geo. E.
Tufts
Services at the Baptist church will be as
usual, with preaching by the pastor morning
and evening. The subject of the morning
sermon will be coincidence i'll God" Ps.
Il: !. The evening sermon will be upon the
subject, ga Profitable Life" The reports
of the State Christian Endeavor Convention
will be given at the regular Endeavor meet
ing at G.15 P. NJ, to which all are invited. The
music will be as announced for last Sunday.
Services at the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday, Sept. 18th, will be as follows; $50
A. NJ, Love feast. 1045 Sermon by the pas
tor followed by the Holy Communion Col
lection for the Bishops l. NJ. Sunday school
P. M, Junior League meeting. 615 Meeting
of the Epworth League. Leader, Miss Lena
Sanborn. Subject, "The Enemies through
Passion and Appetite" Tuesday evening
prayer meeting. Thursday evening, class
meetings.
The North church Christian Endeavor So.
ciety held unique and very enjoyable party
at the church parlors Tuesday evening The
first on the program was millinery contest
| by the young men, in which, as may be sup
| posed, some very remarkable results Were
| produced. The refresh ments consisted prin.
| cipally of pie, each lady bringing pie. The
and We're each partner in the eating, Of the
| maker thereof
| Last Sunday evening at the North church
G. E. meeting Miss Smith of New York gave
a most interesting talk about the work car
| ried On by the St. George Episcopal church
of that city, of which she is member. I'm
| like many of the New York churches st.
| George has remained down town, ami is
reaching out in many directions, under the
| able leadership of its rector, DR.. Rainsford,
to help the people of the tenement houses Of
the East Side. The business meeting of the
| g. E. society was postponed one week ON &C
count of the storm.
The annual parish meeting of the North
| church was held Monday evening, Sept It'll,
and the following officers elected Modera-
tor, A. G. Sibley; Clerk, James Pattee; Col
lector, Miss Annie V. Field; Treasurer, A.
c. Sibley; Agent for care of church build
ing, III. p Thompson: Agent for care OF par
sonage, Edward Sibley; Standing Commit
tee, DR.. A. o. Stoddard, H. M Prentiss, G.
M. Craig; Committee on Music, Rev. G. S.
Mills, John Parker, G. 0. Poor. The usual
appropriations We're voted Adjourned to
Monday, Sept. DIST.
At the North church this evening the
usual prayer and conference meeting will
be held at 40 o'clock. Topic The need Of
spiritual enterprise; Matt %: %; John
4: 81 3S. What are the opportunities for
work the coming season? How can our
church best plan its work? How can we
enlist all in doing the work 1t is the pas
tors desire to have this rally meeting of
work as indicated in the suggestions made.
The services next Sunday will be as fol-
lows Sermon by the pastor, Rev. Geo. S.
Mills, at 10 40 A. M. Sunday school at Il M,
Business meeting of the Y. p. S. c. E. at 6 10
P. NJ. Lecture by the pastor at 7 10 P. NJ.