The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-09-14
The Churches.

One candidate was baptized in the Baptist
church last Sunday at the close of the fore
noon service
Meetings will be held at the Peoples Mis-
son, 5S High street. every Tuesday Thurs
! day, Saturday and Sunday evening at
O'Clock. All are welcome.
The services at the Unitarian church next
Sunday will be as follows: sermon by the
pastor, Rev. James NJ. Leighton, at 10 As a.
m subject, What Makes Life Worth Liv-
ing" Sunday School at II M
The topic at the weekly meeting of the
North church this, Thursday, evening will
be Things to come, or look ahead" The
services next Sunday will be at the usual
hours. In the morning the topic of the ser
mon will be The Congregational Ideal 2
The topic of the Christian Endeavor meeting
will be Misunderstanding confidence in Christ"
2 Tim. hip
| A party of twelve from Belfast went to
| Thomaston last week to attend the meeting
| of the Lincoln Baptist Association They
went to Camden by blackboard, with Rev, r.
- OoPSh 40 ullNol ds.u ollOuCc W lQOmaS-
ton by eectrics. At the regular church
prayer meeting in this city Thursday even
ing, some interesting reports of the meeting
were given.
Services next Sunday at the Universalist
| church will be as follows 1O45 a M.
regular services, preaching by the pastor,
Rev. Ashley A. Smith, II O'Clock M, Sun
day School; 6 Is p. H., Young Peoples meet
ing. A cordial invitation is extended to all
| Those having church home elsewhere
are cordially invited to unite with us in
these services.
The annual parish meetinr of the North
church was held Monday evening. The fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Moderator. A
G. Sibley; clerk, James Pattee; collector,
h, M. Prentiss; assistant Mrs. II. NJ. Prem
tss treasurer, r. Z, Dunton standing com
mittee, A. O. Stoddard, H. M. Prentiss, @.
NJ. Craig; agent for care of church edihce
II. P. Thompsop agent for care of parson-
age, Edward Sibley. Adjourned to Oct 9th
at p. III,
The September session of the Prospect
and Unity quarterly meeting of the Free
Baptist churches convened with the church
at Monroe Centre, Friday Saturday and
Sunday, September IS. Friday afternoon
was devoted TO routine business. Rev. John
s. Blair was chosen chairman and ". NJ.
| Robinson assistant chairman and clerk
| Friday evening was rainy and the attend
ance small. A profitable prayer and praise
service was led by Sidney A. Thurlow of
| Dixmont. Saturday morning prayer and
testimony meeting was conducted by Rev,
L. Judson Hatch of GrOvevlie, after which
! Rev. E. A. Dinslow of South MOntville,
preached from Romans X:10 Mr., Dinslow
was the corresponding messenger from the
Montville quarterly meeting and was recent
| ly ordained TO the gospel ministry. He is a
graduate from the training depal .ment of
Cobb Divinity school. The afternoon SER
vices included a social meeting led by Rev.
S. B. Ramsdell Of St. Adams, followed by a
sermon by the Free Baptist State Mission
airy, Rev S, U. Whtcomb Of Bangor On the
theme Christ in the Home" The evening
services We're conducted by Mrs. S A. Thur
low of DiXmont. Mrs. Thurlow is a grad
uate OF DR.. GOrdon's school in Boston. The
Sunday morning social meeting was con
Quoted by Rev. O. p. Frost of Bangor, and
the morning sermon was by Rev, E. Judson
Hatch of Groveville his theme the danger
signals that God has set to direct the chill.
dren of men into the haven of safety, using
the words OF Christ, Remember Lots wife
The afternoon prayer and testimony meet
ing was conducted by William Bailey o.
Jackson, and was followed by sermon by
Rev. F, p. Tasker OF Dexter. Monroe Cen
tire was Mr.. Tasker's first pastorate and ht
was ordained to the gospel ministry in tina
church several years ago. His theme was
"Sowing and Reaping," and his feeble con
dition and the endearing memories of the
past made the service the most impressive o
| the session,