The Republican journal., 1897-05-20
The Churches.

The meeting of the Y. T. 5. Z. E. will b.
held in the Baptist vestry next Sunday
evening at 6 o'clock. Topic, peace: when
to seek it, and how" Gen. 10: So. Leader
Miss Olivia Dickey A cordial invitation is
extended to all young people
| Meetings will be held weekly in the Peo
pies Mission, So High street, every evening
except Monday and Friday evenings at 7.15
o'clock, also on Sunday at go and Is D.
m, Sunday school at l r. M These meet.
ings are conducted by Mrs M. G. Clapp OF
Boston and are undenominational. All are
welcome.
| The services at the Methodist church for
the coming week will be as follows: Glass
meeting, this, Thursday, evening; preaching,
Sunday school and Junior League meeting
next Sunday at the usual hours; Epworth
League at p. III =, leader, Annie May Blodg-
ett topic 1.-The path of the just, Prov. 4 :1S
song and prayer service at T. Prayer meet
ing Tuesday evening at lis.
Rev. G. 81. Wells and Harry L. French
went to Oakland Tuesday to attend the
meeting of the Central Maine Association of
The Young Peoples Christian Union. Mr..
Wells is President OF the Association and
gave the response to the address of welcome
in the morning. Mr.. French read paper
in the afternoon. His subject was "a
Word About Entertainments.'
lions Advocate has printed very appre-
ciative sketch of Rev. Dr.. A. X. P. Small
who has just resigned the pastorate Of the
Baptist Church in Bddeford to make his
future home in Chicago with his sons, Prof
A, w. and DR.. G. z. Small of Chicago Uni
versity. Rev. DR.. Small has been one of the
foremost clergy men of the Baptist denomi-
nation, holding pastorates in Bangor, Port
land and Fall RIVER. He is well known in
this city. having been frequent visitor here
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: Morning wor-
ship with sermon at 10 10. Sunday school
at l. and young peoples devotional meet
ing at 6 o'clock. Topic, The Blessings of
Church Home" Teachers meeting at
the pastors house at o'clock Saturday
evening. Children's Sunday will be OBJ
served tie second Sunday in June, at which
time children presented at the altar will be
christened and dedicated.
At the Baptist Church next Sunday the
pastor WI preach morning and evening.
Subject of morning sermon Reasons for
Belief in the Tru mph of Christ and
Christianity" Jno. B 80. The evening topic
will be ''Religion and the Masses" The
music will include the following numbers.
Morning Anthem, "Art Thou Weary"
Norris; selection, "Siuging in Gods Acre"
Chase, solo and qlartette. Evening-seec-
ton by The chorus and solo, selected
The anniversary exercises of the Bangor
Theological Seminary began Monday even
ing with the annual meeting of the trustees.
The reports of the treasurer and librarian
were read and accepted. The following officers
We're elected for tie ensuing year President,
Prof. Henry L. Chapman, D. D., Bowdoin
College, vice president, Galen c. Moses,
Bath; secretary, Rev. Henry L. Griffin, Ban
gor; treasurer, John L. Crosby, Bangor;
librarian, Prof c. j. H. Ropes, Bangor, au-
ditor, Willis l. Bunker, Bangor; finance
committee, B. B. Thatcher, G. C. Moses,
Rev. j. E. Adams, E. r. Burpee and J. G.
Blake. George II. Eaton, ESQ, of Calais
was chosen trustee in place of Hon. George
P. Button, deceased.
The topic Of the prayer meeting at the
Congregational church at 73o, this Thurs
day, evening will be, "The sacredness Of
secular work, Luke 80: 1927 Pet. 4: 7-19;
Zech. II: 20-21; Rom. "A 1-13 The chorus
rehearsal will be on Friday evening at
o'clock. The services Sunday will be as fol-
lows: Preaching at 1915 A. NJ. The music
will include the song Eternal Rest"
Piccolomini, by Mr. Parker, and the "Jubi-
late Deo'' in flat, Dudley Buck, by the
chorus. Sunday school at II M. Meeting
of the G. E. Society at 6.15 P. NJ. Topic,
peace, when to seek it, and how" Gen 10;
5-1S. At rs there will be the usual lecture
in the vestry