The Republican journal., 1899-12-07
The Churches.
The Baptist chorus is preparing to present
cantata by Schneider at the church on
GhriStmaa

Rev. N. R. Pearson of Rockport occupied
the Methodist pulpit last Sunday in the alb
sence of the pastor.
At the First Parish church, Unitarian, next
Sunday morning, service, with sermon by
pastor, Rev. James NJ. Leighton, at 10 As :;
Sunday school at 10 NJ.
Meetings will be held at the Peoples Mis-
sion, 5S High street, every Tuesday, Thurs
day, Saturday and Sunday evening at 7
o'clock. Bible study at p NJ Sunday. AL
are welcome.
The praise service at the Baptist church
last Sunday evening included the solo,
"Angel Anthem" by Schneider, sung by
Mr.. G. c. Brooks of Boston. Mr.. Brooks
sang at the Unitarian church in the morning.
The Baptist notices are as follows At the
| Thursday evening prayer meeting the scrip
ture will be Acts 2:43-47; Friday night,
teachers meeting; Saturday at . p. m, the
Junior Endeavor. Sunday services as usual
The topic for the next Sundays meeting
of the Y 2. S. G, E. and Epworth League
will be The Indwelling Presence" 1 Col
1:21-29, Gal. 30. The International Sunday
! school lesson will be lessons in Giving,''
Nal. oil and 3:S-12
/ The Universalst church services next
| Sunday VIII be as follows: At 10 45 A. NJ
regular service, preaching by the pastor
tject, "The Certainty of just Retribution
for SIM being the fourth in the series on
| The Essentials of Religion at IL NJ Sun
day schoo; at 615 P. NJ, Young Peoples
NEE ting, topic, "Oneness of Life" A cordial
invitation is extended to all. Those having
no church home elsewhere are cordially in
vited to worship with US.
The third Sunday in December, the 18th,
is to be observed throughout the world as
Peace Sunday. All pastors are requested
to preach sermon on that day on the sub
| iect Of peace and arbitration or to, at least,
allude 10 the subject in the course of their
general exercises. Ali young peoples So
cieties are also requested to appropriated V
observe the day. All desiring to obtain
| helpful literature SECURE the SaInG tT
writing to the National W. c. I. U. SUPER
intendent, Mrs. Fl. J. Bailey, Winthrop
Centre, Me, or to the State Superintendent,
Alice May Douglas.
The union Thanksgiving services at the
Baptist church last Thursday evening were
largely attended. The service opened with
scripture reading by Rev Ashley A. Smith
of the Universallst church, followed by
prayer by Rev. f. F. Eddy of the Universa.
list church at Oakland. The sermon by Rev.
George s. Mills of the Congregational church
was interesting, logical and patriotic He
dealt with national affairs, the effect of the
| Philippine question on our national life
! Rev, J. NJ. Lei ghton Of the Unitarian church
pronounced the beuediction. The services
We're conducted by Rev. K. I. Capen of the
Baptist church, aud the Belfast festival
chorus, led by E. S, Pitcher, gave some
beautiful musical selections During tie
service collection was taken up for the
purpose Of buving shoes and clothing fol
poor children who are unable to attend
school for want of proper clothing.
CoNGREGATIoNAL COUNCIL. Pursuant to
| Letters Missive, an Ecclesiastical Council
assembled at The Congregational Church in
Belfast, Nov. 29, 1890, at II A. NJ, on request
Of the Congregational Church in Jackson
and its Pastor Rev. F. S. Do}ln, WIN had
rendered his resignation of the pastorate
and which resignation had beeu accepted by
the church, subject to the advice Of the
Council called. The C0uncil was composed
of ministerial ant lay delegates of the fol-
lowing Congregational Churches. 1st Congl
Church, Belfast. Rev. g. s. Mills, Deacon A.
Q. Stoddard North Belfast, Deacon w S.
Hatch; Searsport, Rev. l., G Harbutt Dea-
con 3. o. Sargent; Searsport H4rbor, Deacon
A. G Webster. The church at Jackson was
represented by Rev F, 5. DJlhff and Deacon
II. NJ. Small, Rev. Il. G. Harbutt was chosen
Moderator, Deacon A. o. Stoldard, Scribe,
and prayer was offered by the Moderator.
The Council voted to approve the action Of
the Pastor and church and appointed a com
mittee to give expression to it's action. The
committee reported as follows;
While conaurring with the church in its
action in regard to Mr. Dollitfs resignation
and advising in the premises the dissolution
of the pastoral relation, this council de-
sres to put on record its appreciation of the
cordial relations existing between pastor
and people and our great regret at the sever
ance of Mr.. DolHtf's connection with the
conference and the county, now covering a
P6i4ou VI dpuut seven years IL NE COuuCIl
recommends Mr. Dollitf most heartily TO the
confidence and fellowship of the churches,
and lis new field, as a faithful pastor and
an earnest Christian man He has been
especially active in the temperance cause
and has ever been interested in all move
ments for the education of a better public
sentiment and the enforcement of the pro
hibitory law. The distinctively religious
work of the county has been dear to his
heart, and his presence and personal word
at conference, Y. P. S. G. E. Union and Sun.
day School Association, has been of aid to
his brethren and the churches. He will be
missed among us, but we bid him God
speed, wishing for him the opportunity of
yet larger usefulness in the service of the
Master. We desire also to express our SYM
pathetic interest in the church at Jackson
and we trust that they viii be guided soon
in the choice of another pastor under whom
a good work may be continued and adj
YdnCed,
G. S. MILLS,
A. o. SToDDARD
w S. HATCH
Committee for the COuACil
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