The Republican journal., 1899-06-15
The Churches.

Meetings will be held at the Peoples Mis-.
sion, So High street, every Tuesday. Thurs
day, Saturday and Sunday evening at
o'clock All are welcome.
general invitation is extended to all in
terested to attend the waldo County Con-
ference of Congregational churches, to be
held in the North church to day and to-
morrow. The program was published in
The Journal last week.
The services at the Methodist church next
Sunday will be as follows: Preaching at
1915: subject, " Christian Consistency -
Sunday school at y 81. Epworth League at
6 30 P. NJ. subject, 'Intemperate Pleasures -
preaching at $50 P. NJ
Next Sunday the Odd Fellows will attend
the morning service at the Baptist church
Sunday school at II M; Y. P. S. c. E. at
$50; evening worship at 80 P. NJ. The Fri
day evening teachers meeting will be held
as usual.
The regular weekly prayer meeting at the
North Church will be omitted this week on
account of the County Conference. Next
Sunday forenoon the pastor, Rev. Geo. S.
Mills. will preach a sermon appropriate to
Children's day A Children's day concert
will be given in the evening, by the Sunday
school.
The services at the Universalist church
Holy Communion; 10 IS. regular service,
preaching by the pastor; - o'clock Sunda,
school, 6 80 P, NJ Young Peoples Meeting
topic: 'The National Union" A cordial
invitation is extended to all. Church mem
bers should remember the quarterly church
meeting on Friday evening, at O'Clock in
the vestry,
The quarterly conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church was held last Friday even
ing by Rev W. W. Ogier, presiding elder.
He reports the condition of the church good,
and the outlook encouraging.
AT the closing business session of the
Cniversalist State convention in Portland
June 18th the following officers were elected
President, E. 0. Bean, Readfeld First Vice
President, G. S. Forbes, Portland Second
Vice President, Rev. W. Fl. Gould, Dexter
DONANN'AAJt
Treasurer, Merritt B. Coolidge, Portland
Committee on Fellowship, Rev H. F. Moul,
ton, Biddeford; Rev. I. B. PAYNE, West
brook; Rev. S. g. Davis, Deering; Cyrus 3.
Narney, Deerlng; F. L Tower, Woodfords
Sunday School Secretary, Rev. L. w. Coons
Plttstield; Trustee for three years, F. H
Sargent. Portland. The next convention
will be held in Pittstied.
The Women's Missionary society Of the
Unlversaiist churches of Maine held its
annual session in connection with the
church convention, Wednesday afternoon,
June 18th, at the Church of the Messiah in
Portland. Mrs. w. NJ. Kimnel of Portland
presided. Prayer was offered by Rev. f. f.
Eddy of Oakland. The report of the exacu
tive board was made by its secretary. Miss
Alice Blanchard of Portland, covering the
work done by the board during the past
year Mrs. E. H. Sargent, treasurer at
the society, made her annual report, show
ing that in all S43l IS had been collected
and ali this amount, with the exception of
c6S 20, had been paid out. Reports from
the secretaries of the various parts of the
State We're ite in relation to the
work done during the past year. The fol
lowing officers were then elected: Presi-
dent, Rev, Blanche Wright of Livermore
Falls; vice pres, Mary E. Briggs of Auburn;
secretary Miss Alice Blanchard Of Portland
treasurer, Mrs. E. Fl. Sargent of Portland
Members of the executive board, Mrs, AL
fred Woodmau OF Portland. Mrs. Ara Cush-
man of Auburn and Mrs. Henry Lord of
Bangor
Mr.. E. w. Packard Of Lewiston, the ex.
cursion manager for Maine to the interna.
tional convention of Christian Endeavorers
at Detroit, Mich, July 5th-lOth, has lust re-
turned from the convention city and re-
ports the committee, composed mostly of
prominent business men, as hustlinp nre.
paratlons and expecting to entertain one of
the. largest conventions ever held The Maine
b headquarters and boarding places are near
the big tents and handy to the business seq
ton OF the city. Mr.. Packard made arrange
ments for the party to take the trip and see
the wonders at Niagara Falls at greatly re-
duced rates, so that the day spent there
will cost but little; the same to be true at
Montreal. 1t is very important that all who
are thinking of taking this trip should
send their names to the excursion manager
at once to secure train and board accom-
modations. Should it be found necessary
applications may be cancelled.
The ninth annual NEE ting of the Waldo
County Christian Ende avor Union will be
held in the Baptist church in Belfast, Fri
day, June 30th. The program will be as
follows:
FORENOON.
1870. Devotional service.
10 45. Business: Reading of the minutes
report of secretary and treasurer, report
from societies.
AFTERNOON.
200. Devotion and praise service
2 80. Address, Methods and Something
Else" Rev. John r. Boardman, Hallowell.
800. Address, "Working the Work of the
Lord" Rev Harry W. Kimball, Skowhegan
3 30. Address, 1.-THE Possibility of Saint.
hood" Rev George s. Mills, Belfast.
400. Collection.
10. Question box.
EVENING.
730. Praise service.
s 90. Address, Rev j, X. Wilson, d. D.,
Portland.
Conservation service.
A picnic dinner and supper will be served.
Please bring well filled lunch baskets.
The 7th annual convention OF the Waldo
County Sunday School Association will be