The Republican journal., 1896-09-24
The Churches.

Rev. E. W. S. Hammond, D. D., Of Cincin-
natl spoke at the Methodist vestry last Fri
day evening on the work of the Freedmans
Ald and Southern Education Society He
! gave an interesting talk on the work among
| 1he c"lored people of the South and a goodly
collection was taken up for the cause.
This year the annual meetings of the
maine Baptist Missionary Convention, the
Educational Society, the Charitable Society.
the Young Peoples Convention, also special
meetings of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Mission Societies, will be held in the meet
ing house of the Baptist church of Damaris-
Gotta, October 5-S. Round trip tickets at
one rate on all the railroads
Services at tie Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday, Sept. 9th, will be sermon by the
pastor at 1O.45 a. m. Sunday School at -
m. Junior League meeting at o. IN. Ep-
worth League Meeting at 6.15 D. M, leader
George Thomas, subject Enemies by Indif-
ference" Song and prayer service at IT'S
p. m. Tuesday evening, prayer meeting,
Thursday evening, class meeting.
A meeting of the unions of the Y. P.C.U.
OF the Universalist church from Augusta.
Belfast, Fairfield, Gardiner, Hallowell, Oak
land, Pittstield, Skowhegan and Waterville
! will be held in Watervile Sept. oath at the
Silver street Universalist church. The
meeting is called for the purpose of consid-
ering the advisability of organizing dis
trict union. Rev. G. A. Hayden of Augusta
will deliver an address
The Maine Congregational Conference is
in session in Fort Fairfield this week, and
will close to-day. Miss Charlotte I. Siblev
addressed the conference Tuesday on
"Christian Endeavor To-day and To-mor
row., and Revs. Geo. S. Mills and r. g.
Harbutt We're among those down for ad
dresses Wednesday on "What Issues Con-
fronting the Church to-day Do You Consider
Most Important?"
Services at the Universalist church newt
Sunday will be as follows: Morning worship
with sermon at 1915. Subject, "New Occa-
/ sions and New Duties" Sunday School at
twelve. Young Peoples Meeting at SIS
| Topic, Martha Religion;' leader, Ada
Mariner. All members, past or present, of
the Sunday School having books belonging
to the library will bring them to the Church
at the earliest possible opportunity, as there
is to be a thorough overhauling of the books.
At the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing the pastor will begin series of expos-
tory sermons based on the epistle of Paul to
the Galatians. The subject of the first SER
mon will be "The Apostolic Greeting to the
Galatian Christians Gal. : 10. The sub
| Ject of the evening sermon will be "The
Wedding Garment, Matt: 1l-13. The morn
Ing music will include Marston's 'I'm Pill
| grim I'm Stranger In the evening the
| chorus will sing, 20 Lord, Most Merciful .
| by Concone, and Mr.. and Mrs. Pitcher will
sing "The Ninety and Nine" arr. from
Sankey
| At the North church last Sunday evening
Rev George S. Mills spoke on ''Some of the
i and her usefulness" Acts 8; 36 ~. "Woman's
every day problems of the church." The pray
er meeting this week will be Friday instead
of Thursday evening at 73o. Topic, "Dorcas
work i'll the church; her social duties rela-
tive claims on her of her home and of the
needs of others Rev. Charles A. Moore of
Rockland will preach next Sunday morning
and evening in exchange with the pastor
Mr.. Moore a classmate of Mr.. Mills at
Andover Theological Seminary. The Sum
| day services will be as usual, preaching at
at 1915 A. NJ, Sunday school at Il NJ The
monthly Offering for home expenses will be
received next Sunday. Conservation ser
| vice of the Y. P. S. c. E. at 6.15 P. NJ Topic !:
"Lesson from Davd's life and words" ?
Sam. %: 1-22 Lecture at 10 ?. NJ.