The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-07-06

Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday as usual. Topic for the young peo-
pies meeting at 80 p. H., "Cheer from
Bible Promises
Following are the NJ. E. church notices
for Sunday, July 9th At 10 45, preaching,
subject, THE Profit of Goodness :" Sunday
school at 10 M; Epworth League at $50;
subject, IA Good Vacation y praise and re-
vival service at 80
Rev. G. E. Edgett preached a calm and
forcible sermon at the Methodist church
last Sunday on "Our country, its possibli-
ties and p0rils, dealing with the liquor and
Sunday questions. In the afternoon he
preached and administered the sacrament at
the Wood school-house, Northport.
There will be the usual mid-week prayer
meeting at the North church this, Thursday,
evening at 7.30; topic, "What Makes a
Christian Nation? ?" The Sunday services
will be as follows; Morning worship, at
10 Is, with sermon by the pastor, Rev. G. S.
Mills; Sunday school at y M. c. E. meet
ing at $50 p. III. to pic, " A Good Vacation"
Mark 6:7-12 1880 80
Rev. r. 7. Capen is taking his vacation,
but services at the Baptist church are con-
Quoted usual, with the omission of the
| Sunday evening preaching service. Mr.. Mil
ton +. Fish, who is supplying al North port
preached last Sunday and will preach next
i Sunday. The regular prayer meeting will
be held this, Thursday, evening and the
teachers meeting tomorrow, Friday, even
ing. large addition has been made to the
Sunday school library, and the new books
We're given out last Sunday.
Silver Cross Lodge knights Of Pythias
attended divine worship at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday. The weather
was line and the house was well filed. The
lodge met at Castle Hal and marched to
the church in body. the officers wearing
centre of the church Fifty-sx Sir knights
We're present The services We're as 70 llOws:
' oluntary, " Offertolre, Chopin
Sentence, Pastor
Anthem, " The Golden Threshold" Lohr
Responsive Reading, Ps. q
| Gloria, Dudley Buck
Chorus
Hymn, 8" The dawn OF Gods dear Sabbath"
Chorus and congregation.
Scripture reading, l, Cor Is
Prayer, Rev. g. S. Mills
Response, Consider and hear me- !" Pfueger
Quartette.
hymn. One there is above all others
Chorus and congregation.
Sermon, " Friendship" from John 1913
Prayer. Rev. G. S. Mills
Hymn, Love divine"
Chorus and congregation
Benediction
Postlude, March" Driffield
The chorus consisted of the regular church
choir, and the quartette of Messrs. Parker
and Craig and Misses Palmer and Durham
with Mrs. Jones as organist The pastor
took for his subject one of the cardinal
virtues of the order he was address
ing, Friendship and for his text the
words found in John is 10. "Greater love
hath no man than this, that a man iay down
his life for his friends" As a memorial
service it is highly appropriate that it be
! held ON this day, the day when the church
is observing its highest memorial service,
the Lords supper. We know of no higher
words in the Bible than those of the text.
They SHOW. III Its highest and truest sense,
the scope of friendship, The friendship of
Damon and Pythias for each other and that
OF Peter Woodland in later days for his
men, are conspicuous examples of the truest
friendship. The reciprocal friendship as
exempllhed in the order of knights of
Pythlas IS commendabie, and IS necessary in
such an organization. But there is a higher
friendship, that which acts without hone or
expectation Of return in kind. The mem
Der of an order performs certain duties, in
which he is entitled to the protection and aid
0! the Others. rms IS Well but the truest
friendship must rise from a higher motive
than reciprocity. True friendship stretches
far beyond mere business obligations. The
friendships of Damon and Pythias and of
Woodland were of the higher kind Peter
Woodland died to save his friends. Others
are called to show their friendship by living
for their friends. Who is the better friend,
he who loves most or he who confers the
greatest benefit? He who loves will ever
be a true friend. To be better friends we
must be better men. There is no high
morality that is not founded on Christianity
Mr.. Mills closed his sermon with an ex-
hortation to the Knights to be true to their
ideal. and recommended to them that
Friend who said Greater love hath no
man than this, that man lay down his life
for his friends.