The Republican journal., 1898-11-24

The Churches.

Meetings viii be held at the Peoples Mis-
son evely Tuesday Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday evening at o'clock. All are
welcome.
At the First Parish Church, Unitarian,
next Sunday, the pastor, Rev. James NJ
Leighton, VIII preach at 1915 NJ; Sunday
school Al Y NJ.
Every member of the North Church
chorus Is requested to be present at re-
hearsal tomorrow, Friday, evening at
O'Clock, sharp. The music for next Sunday
Will be patriotic.
Arrangement for the program of the inter
national convention Of the Epworth league,
to be held in INDIANAPOLIS next July, were
comp leted by tie committee Nov 10TH and
it vas stated that there would be from 30 600
TO 10 ,00O at the convention, The dates are
July % to % inclusive President Mckinley
Is expected 70 be present.
Services at the Gairersalist church next
Sunday viii be as follows Regular service
at 10 AZ a. m. preaching by Rev. Ashley A.
Smith Sunday school at u N Young Peo-
pies meeting at g l. p m. topic ''Thanks-
giving and Thanksl ing" cordial invi-
Jatiou j. extended 70 ALL Those having no
church elsewhere are cordially invited to
mi tie with rs in these meetings.
The Congregational society at West
Brook syille is builGing 1estry in connec-
ton til its church The cornerstone was
laid last week by Rev j. S. Richards, pastor
If the church. Rev. Ebenezer Bean of Blue
hill del vered the Grafton. The new vestry
will be 2Sxjb feet in size. On the ground
DOR W be the vestrF and Nestry parlor, so
arranged that they can be thrown into one
room On the second floor there will be
kitchen and dining room-neCessary adj
Juncts Of a modern church vestry. The
building Will be completed by Jan. 1st.
Next Sundays services at the North
rhurc4 will be as follows: Preaching service
at 10 10 a N. with sermon by the pastor
Rev q. S. Mills. The day viii be observed
As SOLDIERS Memorial Day. with appro-
pirate sermon and music. An offering will
he taken for the national soldiers monu-
ment fund The Sunday school at IL m
Conservation meeting Of the Y. z. S. G. E. at
Is Is m; Topic, How to pray" Luke II:
113. The pastor will lecture in the vestry
at7.l5.
Following are the services at the Baptist
church the coming week: Friday, at 80
q. "a, teachers meeting; Saturday, at 30
o. ia, Junior Endeavor; subject Glow can
we make our lives tell for temperance? ?"
lisa } II IA. 20-24. Sunday morning worship
al 10 4--sermon morning and evening by
Rev. Arthur H. Gordon of Ipswich, Mass.
He is the son of the late esteemed DIR. A. ).
Gordon of Boston. Sunday school at II N !;
Christian EndeavoT at 6.15 p. M; subj ect,
Praise the Lord, Ps. 147 1-20; evening wor-
ship at 10
Services at the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday, Nov. q, will be as follows: Sermon
by the pastor at 1045 a. m; Sunday school
at ~ M; meeting of Junior League at $50 p.
m: meeting of Epworth League at 6 Is;
lead er, Miss Annie E. Going; topic, Total
A BIS thence and Prohibition" Rom. IA q
song service at 7.15 at the close of
which the pastor will deliver an address to
the young men. Prayer meeting Tuesday
evening at 7.15 Wednesday evening at IL
the quarterly conference, at which the Pre-
siding Elder will preside.
ORDINATION. Agreeable to a request from
the First Monroe Free Baptist church to the
Prospect and Unity quarterly meeting a
council was appointed by the State f. b.
Minister'S Conference, consisting OF Rev 5
G. Whitcomb, Rev D. Brackett and Joseph
Higgins for the examination and setting
apart for the Gospel ministry of John S.
Blair of that town. And after a careful and
satisfactory examination it was decided tc
have him set apart to the work of the minis
try on Tuesday evening, Nov 18th, at Mon
roe Centre. A good audience attested an
interest in the cause. A good choir furnish
ed excellent music for the occasion and the
following program was carried out 1, sing
ing; 2, Invocation by S. G. Whitcomb; 3
reading of minutes by Joseph Higgi MS; 4
reading Scripture by Rev. David Brackett
Il 1NxyP nv-G
comb; I, ordaining prayer by Rev. u
Bracket; 8, charge, Rev. S. c. Whitcomb
9. right hand of fellowship. S. G. Whitcomb
TO- address to the church, Rev. David Brack
EFT; II. singing; 70, Behediction by the can
didate, Rev. John S. Blair.