The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-11-29
THE CHURCHES.


THE CHURCHES.
| 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 II NJ.
Services at the North church the coming
| week will include the union THANKSGIVING
service this, Thursday, evening; sermon by
the pastor Sunday forenoon, and other ser
vices fer the day as usual.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
at the North church this, Thursday, evening
at 7.3O o'clock. The sermon will be by
Rev. G. f. Edgett of the Methodist church.
The choirs of the various churches will as
slst in the service The public is cordially
invited
The services next Sunday at the Universal
list church will be as follows At 1915 a. m.,
regular service, preaching by the pastor,
Rev. A. A. Smith at - n., Sunday school
at 6-l5 p. M, Young Peoples meeting
topic, -'Short Cuts to Success" A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The usual Thursday evening prayer meet
ing will be omitted at the Baptist church
this week on account of the union Thanks
giving services at the North church. The
monthly church covenant meeting will be
held Friday evening at $50 O'Clock. Next
Sundays services will be as usual.
The Baptist Sunday school gave very
pleasing concert at the church Sunday after
noon, The exercise consisted of building a
lighthouse, which, when finished. was sum
mounted by lighted lamp and bore upon
its side the words, "a lamp to my feet and
a light to my path and on its base ''1Ioly
Bible" Following is the program:
Hymn, ''Father of mercies, Chorus
Responsive reading. Psalm 10.
Prayer. Pastor
LYNN, ''The Lord is our King, Chorus
Recitation, Leila Howard
Exercise, Annabel Nicholson, Helen Patter
son, Della Wilbanu, Bertha Wood.
Recitation, Rice Black
Recitation, Bert Brier
Singing, SO Bible, Blessed. Holy Book
Chorus
Exercise, Blanche Pillsbury, Esther Braley,
Helen Brier, Chas. Brier, Marie Sholes.
Recitation, Belle Mayo
Singing,
81 think when read the sweet story of old"
Primary class
Exercise, Robbie Brier, Margery Coombs,
Flora Coombs, Helen Patterson, Lottie
Braley, Edith Carter, Ralph Sholes.
Hymn, "Our Guide,'' Chorus
Recitation, Florence Nickerson
Singing, go send forth the Bible" Chorus
Address,
''The work of the American Baptist Publ
cation Society," Pastor
Hymn, "How firm foundation
Congregation
BenedictiOn, Pastor
A PASTOR RESIGNS Rev. Randall T.
Capen, pastor of the First Baptist church,
read his resignation at the regular church
meeting last Thursday evening. He will
preach his farewell sermon December 23d,
and will sail for an extended tour
in Europe and the East the following
Saturday The trip will be made with his
father, mother and sister, and, while the
itinerary is not definitely settled upon it will
include general tour of Europe, a visit to
Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land. Mr..
Capen came to Belfast in July, 1898, and
has proved most efficient and popular
pastor. In the pulpit he ranks high among
the young pastors, and in other lines of
church work he is untiring and Jealous.
All ages and classes find in him helper
and a friend. He enters alike into the feel
ings of the aged, the busy work of those OF
middle life, the athletic sports of youth, and
the joys and sorrows of children. An
ardent admirer of base ball. foot ball, golf,
etc., and participant in these sports, he
never loses sight of the fact that he is a
Christian and minister of the Gospel.
His influence for good on the young people
of his parish and of the city is far reach
| ing. While all regret his decision to leave
his pastorate here, as it removes from us an
exemplary Christian worker and good cit
| izen, all congratulate him on the facilities
the trip will afford him for advancement in
his chosen calling.