The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-30
The Churches.

The annual meeting of the Universalist
parish will be held at the church vestry
Tuesday evening, Jan A. 1895 Supper at 6
o'clock. The ladies of the parish are re-
quested to provide for the supper.
The North Church will hold its annual
meeting this, Thursday, evening, at 715.
Reports of the work of the past year will be
presented and officers and committees for
the year 1898 will be chosen. A full attend
ance is desired.
The Baptist Sunday school presented Mr.
Frank L. Robertson with handsome Bible
last Sunday. Mr.. Robertson has been act
ing superintendent for several months and
was recently elected superintendent for the
coming year.
At the Baptist church next Sunday the
pastor will preach morning and evening.
The morning sermon will be a New Years
Chron 81 81. The evening sermon will be
upon "Things that Make for Peace" Rom.
14:19
The official board of the Methodist Sunday
school met Monday evening, Dec 9th, and
elected the following officers: Superintend-
cut, Tileston Wadlin; Asst. Superintendent,
Frank P. Blodgett; Secretary, Miss Essie
Sanborn; Treasurer, James Deering; Libra
rian, George A. Russell. Mr.. Russell starts
next Sunday on his 22d year as librarian.
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: Morning wor-
ship with sermon at 1G:45, followed by Sum-
day school at twelve. Young peoples meet
ing in the vestry at six o'clock led by Miss
Hicks. Topic, "Jesus Our Helper" Luke
| 1910, John 40 - Al At the morning ser
vice the Christmas music will be repeated
in part.
Rev. W. W. Ogier, Presiding Elder of the
Rockland District of the East Maine M. E
Conference, reports as follows to lions
Herald regarding the work in Knox: 1.-The
revival services resulted in twelve CONVEX
| sions and the organization of a class Miss
Nellie Thompson proved to be valuable
Fernald at Searsport."
| The annual festival of til Unitarian Sun
| day school will be held in Memorial Hall,
tomorrow, Friday. afternoon, beginning at
o'clock. Supper will be served, to the
members of the Sunday school and invited
| guests only, at six o'clock. In the evening
at 80 the musical charade entitled "Holi-
days" will be given by members of the Sun
! day school. Admission for the evening s
entertainment 10 cts. for all who are inter
ested to come.
Services at the North church next Sunday
will be as follows: Morning worship at
1O45. The pastor, Rev. Geo. S. Mills, will
preach a New Years sermon, having for bis
theme, Buying up the Opportunity.'' Sun
day school at u NJ. A new course of Bible
study will be commenced, entitled "The
Three Great Apostles, Peter, Paul and
john The G. <. Society will hold its BIZ
| monthly business meeting at 6.15 p NJ The
roll will be called and officers and commit
tees will present their reports. The subject
of the pastors evening lecture at 7.15 will
| be "Elijah On Mount Horeb'
| Union meetings to observe the week of
prayer will be held Monday and Tuesday at
the North church; Wednesday and Thurs
day at the Methodist church; Friday and
Saturday at the Baptist church, with the fol-
lowing topics:
Monday. Sinners by Nature and by
Choice. Eph. 2: IA; Jno. 3: 1920.
Tuesday. Christ the Deiverer from
Guilt. Jno. 1:7 Is. So 5.
Wednesday. Christ the Deliverer from
the Power of Sin. Matt 1: 81; Rom. 6: IA.
Thursday. Christ the Deliverer from the
Consequences of Sin. Rom. 6:23; 8: -
Friday. Sanctified by the Spirit. ROM
10: Is l Thess. 4: 3.
Saturday. Changed into his Likeness.
Jno. 32; Jno. II: 3.
The annual meeting of the North church
Sunday school was held Sunday. Dec. Goth.
The following officers were elected: Super
intendent, William R. Howard; Assistant
Superintendent, II AIRY NJ. Prentiss: SAcre-
tar IL