The Republican journal., 1897-09-09
The Churches.

Fred Jackson will lead the Christian En-
deavor meeting at the Baptist Church next
Sunday evening. All young people are cor
daily invited.
There will be an adjourned meeting Of the
North church Parish at the vestry Monday,
Sept. 18th, at 7.3O p. N. A large attendance
is desired
The weekly prayer meeting will be held
at the North Church this, Thursday, even
ing, at 40, topic, Handling Business Rei-
gously, Prov. % 1929; Deut. 5:19-21; Mark
12:2S-40.
The value of the churches and the land on
which they are erected in this country up to
July !, 1897, is estimated at S6S0000,000. Of
this sum Sis, 900, 900 belongs to the Catho-
! lie church.
Forty one students are in attendance at
the Bangor Theological Seminary, u Of
whom are new corners, while IA are expect
ed to graduate in May. Only few of the
students are from the States, most of them
coming from England or from the British
provinces.
| Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: Morning worship,
with sermon, at 10 As; Sunday school at
twelve; young peoples devotional meeting
at 6.15. Topic, "We Know in Part" Teach
er's meeting with the pastor Friday evening
at 73O.
Meetings will be held in the Peoples Mis-
sion, IS High street, every evening except
Monday and Friday evenings, at 7 o'clock;
also on Sunday at go and P. NJ, Sunday
school at l P. M. These meetings are con-
Quoted by Mrs. NJ c. Clapp of Boston, and
are nndenominational. All are welcome.
The services at the North church next
Sunday will be as follows: Preaching at
III. 45 a. N. with sermon by the pastor, Rev.
| George S. Mills Sunday school at u m;
G. E. meeting at 6.15 p. M; topic, Bible di-
rections for practical life. Eph. GIG; at 7.15
p. III. Rev George S. Mills will lecture in
the vestry
The following music will be given at the
| Baptist church next Sunday: Morning
| Hymn Anthem, Callest Thou Thus, O Mas
ter, Macy; duett, In the cross of Christ [
glory, Mrs Howes and Mrs. Pitcher. Even
ing-Selection, chorus trio, Be thou exalt-
ed, Sudds.
The services at the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday, Sept, ETH, will be as follows !:
Morning sermon by the pastor, theme Van
dalism; Sunday school at u NJ; Junior
League at 40 p. M; Epworth League at
Is; leader, Mrs. Winslow; topic, Chrst's
! MI NJ
Prayer meeting Tuesday evening at 80
Glass meeting Thursday evening.
IL letter to The christian Mirror Rev.
George S. Mills gives some particulars of
the coming Congregational conference. The
opening session is Tuesday morning and the
Conference closes promptly Thursday noon.
Applications for entertainment should be
made to Mr. H. NJ. Prentiss, Belfast, chair
man of the committee on hospitality, not
later than Sept. a. The program is pu blish-
ed IN another column. In closing Mr. Mills
says
The church in Belfast waits with eager
anticipation the coming of our guests. We
| look for a rich blessing to our own religi Gus
life and work. Waldo County, too, needs the
| enthusiasm and uplift which conference Of
Congregational churches is sure to impart
| We would assure all who come the warmest
welcome to our homes and hearts. May our
meeting together strengthen our fellowship,
quicken and enlarge our devotion to the
Lord Christ, and make nightly for the
building up of Copgregationalism and the
Kingdom in our beloved State of Maine.
To this end we shall pray earnestly from
| now till our gathering.
A very pleasing concert was given at the
Baptist church last Sunday evening. The
room was very prettily decorated and there
was large attendance. The program was
carried out in manner which reflected
credit both on the participants and their in
structor, Mrs. M. W. Rich. Following is the
program
Organ voluntary
Music, Chorus
Recitation, Summer Time, Leonie Condor
Scripture reading and prayer, Pastor
Welcome, o Summer Queen,
Solo by Mrs. Howes, and chorus
Little Acts of Kindness,
Helen Patterson, Helen Bawsel, Erma
Farrar, Earl Braley, Harold Condor
Recitation, Voices from the Summer Land,
Belle Mayo
Music, Sunday School and cnorus
Recitation, Listen, Marjorie Coombs
Bird Voices,
Merte Nash, Belle Mayo, Ella Smalley,
Eth Hutchins
Music, Sunday School
A Voice Of Thanksgiving Eunce Wagner
Song, Jesus Little Children,
Recitation, Children's Voices,
Della Wilband, Gladys Pitcher, Bertha
Wood, Eunice Wagner
Solo, If Were Voice. Mrs. Pitcher
Recitation, Pansy Voices, Della Knowlton
Music, Wonderful Love, Chorus
Voices of Nature,
Flora Rich, Ethel Hutchins. Clara Marsh,
Della Knowlton, Leonie Condor, Sadie
Seavey
Recitation, Seed Time, Lottie Braley
Natures Song of Praise, School and chorus
Coronation, Audience
Benediction, Pastor
A Change in Belfast's Oldest Firm.