The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
The Churches.

The Prospect and Unity Quarterly meet
ing will be held at Monroe Centre, June 9TH
and 9th.
The monthly conservation meeting of the
Y. P. S. G. E. will be held in the Baptist
vestry next Sunday evening at o'clock.
Topic, THAT We bear much fruit" John Is :
1-14; leader, Miss Edith l.. Burgess. All
young people are cordially invited to at
tend.
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday morning will be as follows
Morning worship with sermon at TO- 10 Sun
day school at twelve, and young people 5
monthly conservation meeting at six O'Clock,
led by Miss Ethel Barr Subject, ''The Bat
ties of Peace" Cor. 1O.45 Micah 4:1-14.
Meetings will be held weekly in the Peo-
pies Mission, 50 High street, every evening
except Monday and Friday evenings, at !. Is
O'clock also on Sunday at . 30 and : 10 D. III
Sunday school at l p. m These meetings
are conducted by Mrs. NJ G. Clapp of Boston
and are undenominatonal. All are well
come.
Following are the services to be held at
the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
May 30th At 10 a. m. sermon by Rev G. G
WinsIow, Pastor, Theme, "Suggestions for
Memorial Sabbath" Sunday school at -
M; meeting of Junior League at 30; meet
ing of Epworth League at s, Leader Miss
Abbie Stoddard, Topic, ga hint to the So
cial Department, Prov. 81: II. Next Tues
day evening at rs Prayer meeting; Thurs
day evening Glass meetings.
This evening at 80 there will be the
usual mld-week prayer meeting at the Con-
gregational church. Topic "The Peril of
Incorporate Speech" James 81 is; Psalms
80. Following are to be the services for
next Sunday: Morning worship with SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. George S. Mills, at
10 10; the monthly envelope Offering for
home expenses will be received Sunday
school at y m. The G. E. society will hold
its conservation meeting at i Is p. M. Topic,
THAT We bear much fruit" John 15I-14
The pastor will lecture in the vestry at Z Is
p. III.
The Maine Universalist convention meets
w N>SNNAAteAA'At
speakers will be present and important
themes will be discussed. Rev. DR.. j. M.
Pullman of Lynn, a very powerful and in
spring preacher, will deliver the opening
sermon, the evening of the It'll. Rev. j. F.
Rhoades of Fairfield breaches the OCCASION
al sermon. Rev. Henry Blanchard, D. D.,
Rev. W. NJ. Kinmell, Rev Dr. A B. Her
vey, Rev H. r. Rose, Rev. H F. Moulton
Rev. E. E. Pember, vice president of the
convention, are among the Maine speakers
who will be there. From outside the State
besides Dr. Pullman, Rev. DR.. II. w Rugg
of Providence, Rev. DR.. Emerson of Boston.
Rev. DIR. G. S. Weaver of Canton, n Y. and
others will be on hand. The report of the
executive committee showing the state of the
Universalist cause in Maine will be read
and will be very encouraging one. 1t will
show two new churches completed, one at
Kingfeld, and one at Dover, and one more
than half completed at Machias, besides
predicting several other Few ones to be built
the coming year. 1t will show new and
promising parishes organized at Woodford's,
South Portland and East Auburn. 1t will
show the churches through the State in ex-
cellent financial condition, despite the hard
times. 1t will show large increase in
hurch membership, making plain that
spiritual matters have had earnest atten-
ton. Three new churches have been organ
ize, one with 81 members. DR.. Geo. NJ
Twitchel Of Augusta is president of the
convention and will call it to order. The
address of welcome will be given by Hon.
W. T. Cobb of Rockland.
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