The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-11-09

The Churches.
The International Sunday School lesson
for next Sunday will be on Rebuilding the
walls Of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 4;7-1S.
Rev. G. E. Edgett will preach at Sears
port next Sunday, the Methodist clergyman
there, Rev Fl. w. Norton, having illness in
his family.
The Junior League will hold social at
the Methodist parsonage Saturday evening,
to which the members of the Epworth
League are invited.
Meetings viii be held at the Peoples Mis-
sion, s. High street, every Tuesday. Thurs
day, Saturday and Sunday evening at :
O'clock Bible study Sunday at . H. III. All
are WELCOME.
Services at the Methodist church next
Sunday will include a love feast at 30 A NJ
quarterly meeting, with sermon by Rev. w
w. Ogier. Presiding Elder, at 10 ~ Sunday
school and other services as usual.
Services at the Baptist church next Sun
day will be as usual The scripture for the
Thursday evening prayer meeting IS Acts
2:1-13 The Junior Endeavor meets every
Saturday afternoon at l O'Clock.
A union rally of the Junior League of the
Methodist and the Junior G E. Society OF
the Baptist was held at the Methodist YES
Try Sunday afternoon. There was a large
attendance, and very interesting meeting
was held.
The subject Of the Christian Endeavol
and Epworth League next Sunday will be
The Living Bread, - John + :26 30 The Jun
Tor c. E. subject viii be temperance lessor
from / Cor. 3 16 %, How should your body
be like the church,"
The Association of Liberal Ministers hello
an annual meeting at the Congress Square
| hotel, Portland, Nov 1st. The following
officers were elected: President Rev Henry
1 Blanchard, D. D., of Portland; secretary
Rev John G Perkins. Portland. An address
was delivered by Rev. n f. Skerry of Saco
The next meeting Of the East Maine Con
ference will probably he held iii Belfast
The Presiding Elder of the Rockland Dis
trct, Rev. W. w Ogier, will held Quarterly
/ conference in the church in this city to
morrow. Friday, evening, at which the ques
tion of entertaining the Conference mex
May Will be brought up.
| lions Herald in it's Conference News has
the following FRONT Grace Church, Bangor
Rev. j NJ. Frost, the pastor h Is Just re
turned from much-needed and welI-earned
| Judge game abouuded. A pastor well brow Il
ed with smiling face, and venison supper
are some of the fruits of this vacation His
pulpit was supplied during his absence by
Rev. q. G. Winslow, the presiding elder IAN,
j f. Haley. A great interest was manifest
ed, and all goes we'll There have been som
conversions of late. We hope for an out
| pouring
| Rev. Ashley A. Smith will begin next
| Sunday, at the Universalist church, series
of sermons on The Essentials of Religion,
or the new Univ ersalist declaration, as rati
fed at the National Convention in Chicago
in October, 1899. Following are the dates ant
subjects Nov. IL, The Z UNIVERSAL Fatherhoot
| of God; Nov. 10, The Spiritual Authority
and Leadership of His Son, Jesus Christ
Nov. 26, (rhanksgi ving) ; Dec. B. The Trust
worthiness of the Bible as containing a Rev
citation from God: Dec. TO- The Certainty o
just Retribution for Sin; Dec. IT, The Fina
Harmony of All Souls with God. The sub
| ject of the Young Peoples meeting mex
Sunday at 10 P. NJ, will be The fl We talen
man"
The annual meeting of the North Churcl
Christian Endeayor Society was held Sun
day, and the following officers and commi
tees We're chosen: President, Mrs G. M
Craig; Vice President, Mrs H M Prentiss
Recording Secretar :, H, NJ. Prentiss; Core
spending Secretary, Miss Edith Stoddard
| Treasurer, Warren W. Knowlton; Lookou
| Committee, Maude Steward Mabel Mathews
| Gussie Brown, Clara Steward Prayer Meet
| ing Committee, Maude Russell, Mrs FranI
| Carter, Ada Warren, Margaret Harrison
| Social Committee. Sarah Jones, Louise Fer
! guson, Edith Stoddard III. M. Prentlss, Os
borne Lord; Missionary Committee, Cordel
Hills, Mrs. G. S. Mills, Elizabeth Jones
| Margaret Dunton, Avis Morrison; Music
! Committee, June Hills, Helen Dunton Mrs
W. W Knowlton, Cora Lord, B. L. Davis.