The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-24
The Churches.

At the Unitarian church next Sunday,
| morning service, with sermon by the pastor,
Rev. James NJ Leighton, at 1045; Sunday
| school at IL m.
| There will be no morning service next
Sunday at the Universalist church owing to
| the illness of the pastor, but the Sunday
school and the young peoples meeting will
| be held as usual
| Rev. Geo. S. Mills of the Congregational
ist, and Rev. J. F. Tilton, Baptist, will ex-
change pulpits next Sunday morning. The
following music will be rendered at the
Baptist church: Morning-Anthem, Hank,
Hark, my Soul, Havins; duett, 2 Morning
Land. Evenpg-Seection, chorus; solo,
selected.
Special attention is called to the meeting
tomorrow, Friday, evening at the Univer-
salist vestry. Rev. G. S. Mills of the North
church will speak on "Companionship with
Christ" The meeting will begin at 715
sharp. The public is invited.
Meetings will be held in the Peoples Mis-.
sion. every evening this week. except Mon
day and Friday evenings, at o'clock, also
on Saturday at 2.3O and r. IN. Bible Glass
at p. N. These meetings are conducted
by Mrs. NJ. c. Clapp and are undenom-
national All are W elcome.
| This evening at Z 10 there will be the usu-
al mid-week meeting at the North church.
Topic, "What are the Essential Truths of
the Gospel?" Micah 6:6-8; Luke 10:25-3 81
| Acts is :25-34 The following order of SER
vices will be observed on Sunday: Morning
worship at 1915. Rev. j. F. Tilton of the
Baptist will preach. Sunday school at u IN.
Conservation Meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E.
at 6 10 p. M. Topic, Gods unfailing prom
lses, Ps. 81 :1-16. In the vestry at 7.15 p. M.
the pastor will give another of his talks to
young people.
Services at the NJ. E. Church next Sunday
will be as follows: Sermon by the pastor
at 10 10 a. M; Sunday school at - m. Jun
Tor League at 3 80 p. M. (; Epworth League at
s, leader, Miss Mary Wood, topic, Mission
airy Leadings," Acts 1876 IA; song and pray
er service at 7. The regular class meeting
will be held this, Thursday evening at I Is
weekly prayer meeting Tuesday evening at
| rs. The Junior League meets every Sun
| day at 80 p, m. The exercises are interest
ing and very beneficial. The children and
| youth of the congregation and those who
| have no UNCONVENTIONAL home are cordially
! welcome.
The Baptists, Methodists and Univer-
salists each had socables Wednesday,
evening, Mar. 10th. The Baptists had a
Christian Endeavor birthday party at the
vestry each patron paying one cent for each
year of his or her age. Music was furnish
ed by Messrs. Pitcher, White and Morrison,
Mrs. Pitcher. Mrs. Weber. Miss CHM and
| Miss Hills Refreshments were served. The
| Methodist church sociable was at the
parsonage, and the evening was spent in
music, games, refreshments, etc. When
the Baptist party closed the singers went
to the Methodist parsonage and gave few
selections. The Universalists met with
Mrs Charles O'Connell and enjoyed the
evening with music, refreshments, games
| and other entertainment.
Rev. J. F. Rhodes of Fairfield spoke in
| the Universaist vestry last Friday evening
on "a Matter of Doctrine The speaker
dealt chiefly with the duties of Christians,
| especially those of the Universalist faith)
| in various particulars. The observance of
Lent is not only religious duty but ply
steal duty. We of the present day are work
ing at a high pressure, especially in our
amusements, and rest of 40 days in year
is needed. We could change our habits of
| life for tbot lapUtb of wit ham m
ourselves and to the community. In organ
iZation there is strength. In war no one
thinks of buying himself a gun and going
| out alone to shoot at the enemy whenever
and wherever he chooses, but every man
| joins some regular force, under competent
| leadership. The same is true of the Chris
| tan life. One cannot live as useful life
apart from the church as he can if Joined
with it, The church gives strength from as
ISOLATION. The various secret societies are
all doing good, each in its own way, but
none can do the work of the church. The
societies are made up principally of men
whose habits of life are formed before join
| ing. They must come up to certain stand
| ard. One mission of tine church is to up
y 5.
| Mr.. Rhodes related an incident which oc-
CURED in a Sunday school in this State.
| The pastor gave each boy two letters on a
card and asked each to name one man whose
surname began with each of his letters, the
| best man with that initial in each case The
| next Sunday the boys returned their cards,
and OF the 26 names presented "a were mem
bers of some Christian church. One boy
named notorious gambler, liquor seller
and thoroughly bad man, and when asked
why he put that name down replied, "Mr.--
is the only man in town whose name begins
with that letter" In conclusion the speak
er made an appeal for more earnest work by
all protested Christians. The meeting clos
ed with the hymn, "Take the name of Jesus
with you," and the benediction.