The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-05-16
THE CHURCHES.


Rev. c. S. McLearn of Bar Harbor will
occupy the Baptist pulpit next Sunday
The services Of the week will be as usual
The Young Mems Club of the Universe.
list church desires to thank the speakers,
singers and musicians who helped to make
the recent Vesper services so instructive
and successful.
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: At 1O.45 A. NJ,
regular services, preaching by the pastor
subject, "The Purpose of Life;'' at II NJ.
Sunday school and Bible class at g. Is P. NJ .
Young Peoples meeting; topic, "HOw can
we help to bring peace into the world?" A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Pro Ropes of the Bangor Theological Semi
nary will preach in the North church next
Sunday morning and evening. The pastor,
Rev. Geo. S. Mills, is spending week in
Burlington, Penobscot county, holding ser
vices in the Congregational Forward Move
ment, by which the pastors of the larger
churches each give week to the home mis-
sion work in the parishes that are without
pastors. The subject of the weekly prayer
meeting this, Thursday, evening, will be
''Why did Christ establish the church ?''
Matt 16:13-19 The topic of the c. E.
meeting at $50 p NJ. will be ''The nameless
girl heroine;'' Kings 5:14
The last of the series of vesper services
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Association of the UniverSalist church was
held Sunday evening, with large attend
of hymns by the congregation, and a
solo, ''The Brighter Day." by Bingham,
sung by Mrs. E. S. Pitcher. Charles S.
Bickford spoke on ''Business, as a profess
sion for young men and women" The
scope of the term business is large, and
embraces all, from the modest bootblack of
the street corners to the great trusts repre-
senting millions of dollars. Business is
the foundation of civilization. 1t elevates
man from the original state of savagery
and assists in the highest development in
all lines. Trade is the lever which moves
the world, with manufactures as a fulcrum.
In early days the term trader was term of
.
The subject ''Business'' is one of too great
magnitude to be handled in brief address,
and is used here in the restricted sense of
trade, and dealt with from the standpoint of
the opportunities it offers to young men
and women. The average business man
has little time for politics, Yet no class is
consulted or quoted more frequently on
questions of political economy than the bust
ness man. The history of the country is
replete with the names of those who have
been called from the ranks of business men
to places of high trust. They have been
the guiding minds in every crisis. The ma
jority of the great philanthropists are
men of business. The Improvement of bust
ness methods has kept place with the prog
ress of invention. Half a century ago each
country merchant went to the wholesale CEN
tire once or twice a year and ordered his
goods Now the commercial traveller, the
telegraph, telephone and railroad, enables
him to keep fully in touch with an ever
changing market, and order his goods as
his business judgment may dictate. Times
and methods are changing, and he who can
not keep up with the procession must step
down and give place to those who can. The
use of Intoxicating liquors has passed by as
an adjunct to business, and the treating Of
customers, or prospective customers, by
drummers is forbidden by all the better
class of business houses. People thought
lessly say that the growth of the great bust
md bar do
than formerly for young man to rise in
business. This is a mistake The great
corporations are quick to recognize merit and
advance its posseSsor. The clerk of to-day
may be the proprietor of tomorrow, and the
man who holds subordinate position is
often advanced on his merits to the manage
ment of a great corporation. Mr.. Bickford
cited a number of such promotions in the
great concerns of the country, and remind
ed his hearers that there are many instances
of the kind in our more modest concerns in
Belfast. AS regards woman, she enters bust
ness whenever and wherever she pleases,
and is generally successful. We have sew
eral instances in Belfast of different lines
of business being successfully carried on
by women. Wherever in his add. eSS he
had used the word man he might, with
equal truth, he said, have used the word
woman. The young man should do his
very best for the interests of his employer,
should not be afraid of hard work, or to
work over time if necessary. If his en-
plOyers or others see that he is not afraid of
work and is adapted to the business he will
be offered advancement of position, respon-
siblities and salary. He should do his
level best, keep up with the procession, and
his future is assured.