The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-10
The Churches.

Memorial services in honor of the men
who lost their lives by blowing up the bat
tleship Maine We're held at St. Francis
Catholic church Monday morning
The second in the series of pre-Easter
services will be held tomorrow, Friday
evening in the Universalist vestry at Is
sharp. The subject is "Companionship with
Christi
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: Morning wor-
ship with sermon at 10 45 followed by Sun
day school. Young peoples devotional
meeting at six O'Clock, led by the pastor
During the session of Sunday school the
Easter service will be rehearsed.
Services at the NJ. E. church next Sunday
will be as follows: Sermon by the pastor at
10 45 "a M, Sunday school at II; meeting of
the Junior League at 8 30 p. N meeting of
the Epworth League at 6. leader, Miss Ella
Hayes, topic, The Breadth of Gods Love-"
Acts 10:11-20; praise and prayer service at Z.
The weekly class meeting will be Thursday
evening; prayer meeting next Tuesday
evening, both at Is o'clock.
The regular mid-week meeting of the
North church this, Thursday, evening will be
of special interest to children. The sub ect
will be "First Steps as Young Christian"
An important business meeting will follow,
at which full attendance is specially de-
sired Next Sunday morning the pastor
will give the third of his series of sermons
on "The Chorus of the Virtues;'' subject,
Knowledge" The subject of the evening
meeting will he "The Childhood of Jesus"
RESIGNATION OF PASTOR. The follow
ing letter was read before the members of
| the Baptist Church last Sunday morning by
the treasurer, Mr.. c. H. Twombly, and re-
ferred to committee, who will report next
Sunday:
BELFAST, Me March I, 1898.
To the Members Of the First Baptist Church.
Dear Brethren Six years ago last No.
vember you called NE to the pastorate of this
church, thus committing to me trust which
I have regarded sacred and which have
endeavored with Gods help to discharge
with fidelity. The time has now arrived
when | must return this trust into your
hands. Nothing but a sense of duty, feel
ing that another can better carry on the
work in this place and the conviction that
Lllo 0Tedu 16du Oh the CUuTcl las WORK
for me elsewhere, have led me to this step.
This decision has been arrived at only after
careful and prayerful consideration and
trust that it will be accepted by you as final.
desire to take this opportunity to express
to one and all my sincere and heartfelt graf
itude for the kindness with which you have
borne with my many failings, the many
| words of encouragement you have spoken.
when the burden seemed heavy, and 5he cor
duality and heartiness with which you have
supported my plans and seconded my efforts.
shall ever cherish among my fondest rec
objections the many enduring friendships
which 1 have here formed and which, let US
trust, will grow stronger and brighter until
all the broker cords are reunited in that
better world above. If agreeable to you
desire that my resignation shall take effect
May s, 1898.
Praying that the Great Shepherd will
guide you by his nnerring wisdom in the
choice of him who shall lead you in the fu-
ture, / remain
Faithfully Yours,
JOHN F. TILToN