The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-10-04
THE CHURCHES.

Mills next Sunday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock.
Meetings will be held at the Peoples Mis-
sion in the Frye school house, Miller street.
every Saturday evening at o'clock. All
are welcome
| Morning service at the Unitarian church
next Sunday at 1915 A. NJ, with sermon by
the pastor, Rev j. NJ. Leighton: Sunday
school at - NJ.
At the Maine Baptist Young Peoples con
ventlon in Yarmouth Sept. 26th Mr.. E. A.
klngley was chosen president, and Miss
Maud E. Mathews of Belfast, corresponding
secretary.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Maine Mis-
slonary society held its Goth annual meeting
IN Augusta Sept. 9th and chose officers for
the ensuing year. Miss Carrie NJ. Cutter of
Belfast is the vice president for Waldo
county
Services at Universalist church next Sun
DAY will be as follows: At 1915, a. M, reg
ular service, preaching by the pastor: at -
m.' Sunday school; at 6.15 p. NJ, young peo-
pies meeting; topic, ''Heroism.' A cordial
invitation is extended to ALL
Following are the Baptist church notices
thursday evening Scripture lesson, Acts
%: l-l5. Friday evening is the monthly
church covenant meeting. Next Sunday
the evening preaching service will be re-
sumed, gospel service with hearty praise.
| The subject of Rev G. E. Edgett's sermon
at the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing VIII be ''What is Christiano" The
pastor will begin next Sunday evening a
| series OF Sunday evening lectures on elm
mortal Hymns and Their Story with spec
| lal song services.
ReN Geo. b. llsley, d. d., who resigned
several weeks ago as pastor of the Columbia
street Baptist church, Bangor, has received
anu accepted call to the pastorate of the
baptlst church in Westbrook, and will begin
his pastoral labors at once preaching his
iirSt sermon the first Sunday in October.
Following are the Belfast delegates to
the State Sunday School convention to he
held IN Dexter Oct. Is, II and Is: Methodist,
Rev 4. E. Edgett, Mrs. G. G. Winslow,
Mary jackson and Nettie Folett Baptist
Key. K. I. Capen, F. L. Robertson and Miss
Susie Robertson.
The Methodist society held 'sbook So
clal at the vestry last Friday evening. with
large attendance. The titles of book
We're represented in a unique way. by the
various members dressing and acting in
pantomlme to represent the titles. Grapes
were served and the evening closed with a
! musical and literary entertainment in which
a large number took part
There will be the usual mid-week prayer
meeting at the North church this, Thurs
day, evening at $50 Topic, ''Wise and I'M
wise benevolence." The pastor will give "a
report of the recent State conference at
Augusta. The Sunday services will be as
| follows Sermon by the pastor at 40 A. NJ
Sunday school at u H. C. f. meeting at
$50 p. NJ. Topic. erich Toward God, -
Luke 12:13-21. Lecture by the pastor at
7-;'o p. NJ.
The reports of the Maine Congregational
Conference held in Augusta last week
SAiN
the roll during the past year while two
(Sweden and Topsfeld) have been dropped
from it, The additions to membership ag
gregate 1873 and the removals 953 a net loss
OF 236 This is the largest decrease in a
score OF years. The Sunday school MEM
ship is 21,02S loss of over 1000 The
financial statistics are as follows: 224 of
$50 churches own church buildings valued
at Sl,545,610, gain of ten churches report
ing and of about $4,000 in value: lO6
churches report parsonages valued at S194.-
100, gain in four parsonages reported but
loss OF $4,000 in valuation; 1Ol churches
report the possession of SOD, 1913 invested
funds, a gain of about $4,000 over what 81
churches reported in 1895: 81 churches re-
port indebtedness of S6S,393, almost eX-
actly the amount of liabilities reported by
Al churches five years ago; in salaries, 1S9
churches report a total of S137, al paid.
The Baptist Anniversaries in Yarmouth
! last week were of much interest to members
OF that denomination throughout the State.
The neurology shows the death of two min
listers, one of whom, Rev. Robert A. Patten,
was well known in this section, having
served the churches in Appleton and West
Camden There have been $50 baptisms, a
gam OF 100 over the previous year. The
total membership in the State is 1887, a
loss OF ia in the year. There were rs bap-
tlsms in the Lincoln Association, while the
membership of the Lincoln Association is
2122, the largest association in the State.
II IN benevolence there was gain during
the year OF S1l82. The Sunday schools show
an enrolment of 1922, a loss of 400 in the
year. About $40 is the average of baptsms
Tor the last ten years, and 57S for the last
twenty, years. The association plainly
S its opposition to resubmission.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union elected
Rev. K: ". Van Kirk vice president and
Rev. w. E. Lombard of Camden recording
Secretary. Rev. R. W. Van Kirk was also
elected vice president of the Maine Baptist
Charitable Association.
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