The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-06-22
Secret societies.

The knights of Pythias will observe their
annual Memorial Sunday, by attending
divine service at the North church July ID.
The Watervile chevaliers are looking over
the itinerary for the visit of the Odd Fellows
of Maine to the Sovereign Grand Lodge at
Detroit Mich, in September The chevaliers
of Canton Halifax will probably be well
represented as they are planning upon the
trip 1t is to be so very inexpensive that it
will be well worth the price of the trip to see
the country. The fare from Waterville to
Detroit and return will be only SIS so.
w aterVllle Mall.
ODD FELLOWS SUNDAY. The Belfast Odd
Fellows attended divine worship at the Bap-
fist church last Sunday forenoon. A large
aggregation present and the members
of the subordinate and Rebekah lodges oc-
cupied seats in the centre of the house near
the front. Waldo Lodge marched from Odd
Fellows Hall in a body, Following is the
order of service:
Organ Voluntary, Service Praise in G,
Thayer
Scripture Invitation.
DOXOlogy.
Lords Prayer in concert.
Hymn. MY God, How Wonderful Thou
Art" DR.. Mason
Psalm 50, Pastor and congregation
Anthem, 1.-The Land of Rest" Pinsuti choir
Scripture, ? Sam. 1921
Prayer, Pastor
Response, solo, "If He shall say Well Done"
Mrs. Frost. Carter
Offering and invoked blessing.
Hymn, "HoW firm foundation.
Sermon, "There is Friend"
Rev. r. T. Capen.
Hymn, "My Saviour, My Almighty Friend"
Benediction.
The pastor took three-fold text: / Sam.
1871; Prov 1924 John IA, and his dis
course dealt with one of the cardinal princi-
pies of the visiting order-Frendship. There
are those, he said, who believe there is no
Friend. They go up and down the land
friendless. The requisites of friendship are
that it must be voluntary and there must be
a mutual attraction, as in the case of David
and Jonathan. What are the characteristics
we would desire in a friend? Knowing
these we must strive to make our lives con-
form to this ideal. We turn from the earthly
friends to the Divine Friend. When Christ
came down to earth he made Himself
Friend of every one, especially those who
were without earthly friends. Friendship,
to be true, must begin with mutual giving
up. Jonathan stripped himself of royalty
to be a friend of David. Are we willing to
give up thus for our friends? Our Divine
Friend gave up more than this for US. We
know but little of what Christ gave up for
u.s. The only thing that will solve the prob
lens of the labor world, and the social
world, and cause wars to cease is this spirit
of Friendship. Heaven will come down to
earth to us when we shall have made friend
of this greatest of Friends. Friendship shall
exalt us to Heaven. Jonathan took David
to the throne, and David took Jonathan
right along with him through life. Mr. Capen
then paid a tribute to the members of the
Odd Fellows order who have passed on be-
fore us, and concluded: what makes us be-
lieve we shall again meet these friends? Be-
cause we and they are united in the friend
ship of that Divine Friend, Jesus Christ.
May it be that we are friends of the whole
world and that we may be able to say that
we have Friend that sticketh closer than a
brother"