The Republican journal., 1896-10-01
The Churches.

church next Sunday, at the usual hours
Rev. S. /. Hanscom of Thomaston occu-
pied the pulpit of the NJ +. church, Camden.
last Sunday.
The regular covenant meeting of the Bap-
fist church will be held next Saturday. in.
stead Of this ey ening.
There will be services at Poor's Mills,
Sunday, Oct. 4th, at 80 p M, with sermon
by Rev, G. G WINSTON.
The Thursday evening prayer meeting at
the North church will be omitted this week
on account Of the W. c. 7. [. Convention.
The Thursday evening meeting At the
Methodist church viii be omitted this week
on account Of the W. G. I. L. convention.
Rev OAas. A. Moore Of RocIIanu preached
at the North church last Sundayin exchange
with the pastor. In the evening he gave an
interesting discourse on Jonah's goprd
Next Wednesday evening il the date ap-
pointed for public supper to be given by
the ladies Of the Universalist parish in their
vestry. Supper will be served at q o 'clocll On
the European pian I've cents being charged
for each article of food. All are invited
At the Baptist church next Sunday there
will be preaching morning ana evening by
Rev. G. E, owen of Houlton. The music
will be by the quartette in the morning and
by the chorus choir in the evening.
There Will be a service at the Brick school
house on the East Side next Sunday p. m .
a+ > 9D n'oIorI- ,1ular +b. ,.,a,,i,n, Sc Il,
Christian Endeavor Societies Of the Con-
gregationa and Baptist churches and the
Epworth League of the NJ. E. Church. All
are invited.
Tomorrow, Friday, evening the young
people of the Unversalist church will give
a musical and literary entertainment in the
vestry of their church. Misses Susan Dins-
more, Sadie Russ and Kate Bickford and Mrs
E P Frost will render solos. Miss Eliza.
beth Kelley is to read, and there Will be
singing by the male qua1tette. Admission
Is cents. There will be candy table.
The services at the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday morning, Oct 4th, will be as
follows Sermon by the pastor at 1915; Sun
tGS oNNOOI at l. H. Il ullluI IItuSilt meeting
at / p, M, Epworth League meeting at $40,
leader, Miss Mile Sanborn; subject, "rhe
Friends of Chrst-the Outer Church: \" song
and prayer service at 1.15. Prayer meeting
Tuesday at 1.15; class meeting Thursday
evening at 7.15
Services at the Universalist Church next
Sunday will be as follows: Morning wor-
ship with sermon at 1O;45 Subject, "The
Shortness Of Life The Sunday School will
hold a "Rally" at the usual hour of session
and all members, past, present or possible,
are urged to be in attendance The Y. F. O.
Union meets at 6:15; Topic, "Thou God
Seest Me" There will be a celebration of
Holy Communion directly after the morning
service, and the monthly offering Will tie
taken.
The twenty-eighth annual convention of
the Maine State Sunday School Association,
inter-denominational, will be held at Saco,
October 18th, 18th, and 10Th, commencing
Tuesday afternoon and closing Thursday
noon The engagement of that strong and
sterling worker, Rev. Smith Baker, p. D.,
as conductor of the convention is OF itself a
sufficient guaranty Of tile success of the
meeting. The invitation sent out by
Saco and Biddeford with protfer of free hos
pitalities, IS of the heartiest tone. Each
school is entitled to representation by pas
tor, superintendent and two other dele
steamboat lines.
A convention of Young Peoples Christian
Unions of Augusta, Belfast, Fairfield Hal
lowell, Oakland, Pittstield, Skowhegan and
Waterville was held at the Universalist
church in Wateryile Sept, 34th There We're
addresses by Rev. G. H Wells of Belfast
on the object of the association, followed
by discussion. The following officers Were
elected: @. H. Wells of Belfast, president
G. f. Leighton of Skowhegan, vice presi
dent; Mrs, Marica Leslie of WatervlIe, sec
rotary; Mrs. Linn Holt of Fairfield, treas
urer visiting committee, Mrs w Ii. Hun
newell of Pittsfeld Mrs. E. Y. Stevens Of
Oakland and Mr.. B. II. Meade of Augusta
The object of this association is to get to
gether and form in central Maine a large
number of Y. P. c. US, also to promote
the efficiency and fellowship among tile
unions within the boundaries of this asso
ciation The duties of the visiting commit,
tee will be to visit the different unions in
central Maine and to work with State unions
in advancing the work of these unions.
At the second days session of the Maine
Congregational conference in Fort Fairfield
the reports of the Maine Missionary society
showed six new churches were organized.
There were 345 conversions and eight min
listers were added. Receipts We're SO, 400.
There are employed 1856 pastors and stu
dents A collection at the meeting TO aid
the building of church at Ashland Melted
seven hundred ana fifty dollars. The
Maine branch of the Woman's Board of
Foreign Missions reported receipts of ST.
IA, har ia a