The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-04-02
The Churches.

Rev. S. L. Hanscom will preach at Poor's
Mills next Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock.
The North church chorus will meet for
rehearsal of Easter music at the church Sat-
urday vening at o'clock.
The subject of the prayer meeting at the
North church this, Thursday, evening, will
be, CHRIST our Sacrifice for sim
The Scrooby Club of the North church
meets every evening at the parsonage for
the study of Congregational principles and
history.
The sixth and last of the Unity Sunday
evenings on World Helpers, at the Unitarian
church, was postponed last Sunday on ac-
count of the weather to Sunday evening"
April 18th.
There will be half-hour service on Fri
day of this week at o'clock in the Unver-
salist vestry. All are asked to extend this
notice, that there may be full attendance
at this Good Friday service.
Rev. Geo. S. Mills preached last Sunday
forenoon at the North church an able SER
mon on "The Kingship of Jesus" and in
the evening gave the last of his series of
lectures on the Old Testament characters.
There will be special service commence
rating the institution of the Lords supper in
the Universaist vestry this, Thursday
evening. The preliminary church meeting
will be held at o'clock, followed by ad-
mission of new members, and by Holy Com.
munion. All in sympathy with the service
are invited to attend.
The Maine Universalist convention will be
held in Auburn June 9 3 and 4. Able Speak
ers will be present. The financial and mis-
sionary exhibit for the year will be present.
ed and discussed. The committee on pro-
gramme consists of the president, Dr. Geo
M. Twitchell of Augusta and Rev w. w.
Hooper, Secretary, of Deering.
Rev. +. NJ. Prebe, moderator OF Lincoln
Association, writes to the Advocate :"Pastors
and churches of Lincoln Association. suffer
a word of eXhortation. There is an ilnpera-
tive need Of immediate help for the church
in Appleton and the 2nd Palermo church,
Fifty dollars ought to be raised at once,
to be divided equally between these
two places. 1t is but little that is ask
ed. Two dollars from each church in the
association would be nearly enough Why
not take an offering at some week dav or
Sunday evening prayer meeting? Brethren
your help is needed now. Send the money
to Rev. S. Browne, Tenants Harbor'
Sunday, April 18th, will be the last at the
Matha
W. }. Wilson of Stoughton, Mass, will
preach i'll the morning and the pastor in the
evening. Mr.. Wilson was pastor of this
society in 1858 and 80, at the time when the
church was built. On the 18th of June,
1888, Mrs. Wilson, in company with other
ladies, turned the first sod, and Oct. II. 1859,
the church was dedicated. The building of
such church at that time was a great under
taking for the society," and but for the Won
derful grit and Astounding grace of Mr. Will
son, 1t could not have been accomplished
Following the morning sermon the sacra-
ment of the Lords supper will be admins
tered.
The Advent Christian church of Belfast
brought charges to the annual Maine State
Conference last October of misrepresenta-
ton, holding opposition meetings and trying
to divide the church, against Elder W. nj .
Strout, who had been aborng with them as
their pastor. They proved all these charges
to be true and the conference decided that
Mr.. Strout should make public and private
confession of his wrong-doing to the church,
which should be published in their denomi-
national paper, the Worlds Crisis also the
Belfast local papers. He acknowledged HIM
self as satisfied with the decision of the con-
ference and said he would abide by it. He
has failed to do this, and the following will
be of interest to the A. c. Church in the dis
posal of this case until the conference meets
again next fall, unless he should comply
with their demands before that time:
To e. H. WooDMAN, Business Agent of the
Worlds Crisis:
The Advent Christian church of Belfast
Me-, last October, at the yearly session of
the Maine State Advent Christian Confer
ence, preferred charges against Elder w NJ /.
Strout, which Were sustained before the
committee on trials and appeals. He has
not settled the diff ulty; therefore, we, the
IL dersigned members of the said committee,
request that his appointments be no longer
published in the Worlds Crisis until such
time as he correct such grievances.
A, W. TAYLOR,
f. n. JOHNSON,
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