The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-05-26
The Churches.

Dates for the religious county conventions
have been fixed as follows: Waldo Confer
ence Of Congregational churches at Sears
port Harbor park Tuesday, June 18th
Waldo c. E. Union at Standpoint, Tuesday,
June 21st; Waldo County Sunday School
Convention at North Belfast Friday, july
1st.
Services at the Unitarian church next Sun
day will be appropriate to Memorial Dav.
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. R., will at
tend in a body. The sermon will be bv the
pastor, Rev. J. M. Leighton. The music
will be as follows: Cornet solo, Mr.. Roundy
kellar's American Hymn, Break forth into
JOY, Stone; Solo, The City Beautiful, Gardi-
ner, Miss Sullivan.
Mr.. G. E. Herrick of Colby University
preached at the Baptist church last Sunday.
forenoon and evening. His evening subject
was Habit, and his discourse was a fine
one The house was filled at both services
Next Sunday Mr.. Randall T. Capn, stu
dent of Newton Theological Institute, will
preach both forenoon and evening. He will
graduate from Newton in June.
Services at the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Sunday, May 29th, will be as fol-
lows: Sermon by the pastor, at 10 Is a. M
Sunday School at y m; Meeting of Junior
League at 3 80 p. M; Meeting of Epworth
League at s, Leader-Miss Mile Grout.
Topic, "Our Brothers Burden and Our
own Gal 6:1-5; Prayer and song service
at I. Tuesday evening prayer meeting at
l.l5 and class meeting at I 10 Thursday even
ing.
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as follows: Morning
worship with sermon at 10 A. followed by
Sunday school and rehearsal of music for
| Children's Sunday Devotional meeting at
6:15 led by the pastor, topic, "Our Heroes"
AT the morning service the choir will sing
praise the Lord, 0 Jerusalem" by Clare,
and Good is in His Holy Temple" arranged
by c. H. Wells.
Rev. r. G. Harbutt of searsport preached
at the North church last Sunday forenoon in
exchange with the pastor, and in the even
ing, by request, gave talk on Gladstone.
He spoke from the standpoint Of an English
man and an admrer and political follower of
the "Grand Old Man" Mr.. Harbutt in his
early life worked in the political field in the
Gladstone party and knew whereof he spoke.
The address was able and we'll presented,
and was highly enjoyed by the congregation.
At the North church at T Is this, Thursday.
evening there will be the usual PRAYER and
conference meeting. Topic, different types
of religious lnquirers." Luke 10: Ito; John
81 1-21; Acts 8: Is; n: 22-27. The Sunday
services will be as follows: Morning wor-
ship at 10 10 with sermon by the pastor, Rev.
G. S. Mills. Sunday school at Il IN. Con-
secration meeting of C. E. Society at 6 Is p.
M. Topic, "Christian Growth, " Ps. 90: 7-l5
Eph 4: 1116. The pastor will lecture at 715
p. N. in the vestry.
Uuder the auspices of the Maine State S.
s. Association, normal classes for the train
ing of Sunday school teachers are being Or
ganiZed throughout the State. The text
books employed are Prof Hamill's Normal
Bible and Training Lessons. These lessons
are contained in two little books costing
twenty-five cents for the two. Each book
contains twelve Bible and twelve Training
lessons. Among the subjects discussed are
the following; New Testament Books and
Writers. The Holy Land, The Life of Christ,
Doctrines of Christ, The Sunday School,
It's Place, It's Organization, It's Officers,
It's discipline, The Primary Department.,
Old Testament Books, Jewish Institutions,
Old Testament Geography, Old Testament
Prophecies, ETC. Certificates and diplomas
will he conferred by the State Sunday
| School Association upon all students in the
Normal classes who have completed the
course and passed satisfactory examina-
ton thereupon. These normal classes may
| be organized in connection with any church,
| Young Peoples Society or Sunday school
and the teachers may be the pastor of the
church, the s. S. Supt., the High school
teacher or any person qualified to do such
work. Graduating exercises for the stu
| dents of the normal classes will form d part
| Of the program of the State s. S. Conven-
ton at Skowhegan, Oct. Is, 10, and 20. For
| further information address the Supt. of the
| Normal Department, Mr.. Geo. Fl. Archi-
| bald, Woodfords, Me, or the Cor. Sec Miss
Nellie B. Jordan, Alfred, Me.