The Republican journal., 1901-09-05
THE CHURCHES.

The Unitarian parsonage is undergoing
! repairs.
Meetings will be held at the Peoples Mis-
sion in the Frye schoolhouse, Miller street,
every Saturday evening at o'clock. All
are welcome.
The 18th annual meeting of the Maine
Free Baptist association will be held in the
Jefferson Street Free Baptist church at
Blddeford, September II, at Z p. m.
The Baptist church edifice is being paint
ed stone gray with slate trimmings. The
painters are Henry 0. Brown, Capt. E. S.
Mcdonald and VIM. Wallace Carter.
There will be no preaching in the Metho-
dist church next Sunday. Other services
will be as usual. The pastor, Rev. G. E.
Edgett. is visiting in Lonsdale, L. l., and
Will preach on that day in the Con grega-
tional church there
Three candidates were baptized by Rev.
+. s. Philbrook at the Baptist Church last
sunday morning. The hand of fellowship
was given and the Lords supper admins
tered in the afternoon. Services next Sun
day will be as usual.
There will be preaching services at the
Unitarian church next Sunday. Miss Rather
inc Bickford and Mr.. Harvey Self, who is the
baritone sOlOist of one of New York's
largest churches, will render several vocal
selections
'To every one his work for Christ" will
| be the topic of the prayer meeting at the
North, church this, Thursday, evening at
7.3O. Sunday services: morning worship at
1915, with sermon by the pastor Sunday
school at - NJ. Union c. E. meeting at g. 80
P. NJ, for reports of the Waterville Conven-
ton Lecture by the pastor at 1901 NJ
The Church of God camp meeting began
its ten days session Aug. 29th and will con-
tinue over two Sundays. The attendance
is large The cottages are all occupied and
the meetings are of unusual interest The
speakers are Rev. Ara Chase of Camden,
Rev. Mr.. WEIGH of Pittsfeld, Rev. P. O.
Andrews of SearspOrt, Rev. nj. Andrews of
Frankfort, Rev. Rufus Bartlett of Hermon
and Rev. Warren Gordon of Knox. The
President of the association is C. C. Moody
OF Monson, and Policeman Jipson of Belfast
will see that good order is kept on the
grounds both day and night. The meetings
Sunday were very interesting. The morn
ing sermon was by Rev. Mr.. Welch of
Pittstield and was very instructive. Text,
Dan. 5-25. ''Thou art weighed in the bal
ances and found wanting" 1t was very
able sermon. The afternoon sermon was by
Rev. Ara Chase of Camden and the opinion
of all was that better sermon was never
preached on the grounds. The sermon was
on the question, "What thing We of Christ
whose son is hep The large audience in
the grove remained quiet until the end of
the discourse and one and all pronounced it
a good sermon and one that those present
will not forget soon. The program for Fri
| day, Saturday and Sunday is as follows
Prayer meeting in the cottages at A. NJ
prayer and praise meeting at A. NJ. preach
ing at 10. 80 A. NJ. and and P. NJ. Rev. Ara
Chase will speak Sunday afternoon, Sept.
Sth.
| ORDINATION AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Mr.. Eugene Sumner Phibrook of Brewer
| was ordained as minister of the Gospel at
| the First Baptist church in Belfast Friday,
Aug. 3Oth. The council of churches met at
3 o'clock P. NJ. for examination of the can
didate. Delegates were present from the
following named churches: Warren, Morrill,,
Camden, Rockport, Rockland, Thomaston;
Islesboro and Second Bangor
lo1 10 I, D..
A. I. Dunn, D. d., of Waterville, who read
from the church records such parts as re-
lated to the calling of Mr.. Philbrook to the
pastorate. Rev. R: W. Van Kirk of Rock
land was chosen Moderator and Rev. Geo.
S. Chase of Warren, clerk. PRAYER was
offered by Rev. Geo. E. Tufts of Islesboro.
The candidate, Eugene Sumner Phlbrook,
related his Christian experience and call to
the ministry, and gave his views on Chris
tian doctrine. He was born in North Brad
ford, Me-, Feb. 10, 1871 and his parents NOV
ed to Bangor when he was years of age He
experienced religion at the age of 16, during
a season of special interest in the Second
Baptist church in Bangor, under the pastor
ate of Rev. Geo. B. Ilsley, and joined the
church soon after. He attended the Bangor
High school, Colby University and Newton
Theological Seminary. He labored one sea-
son with church in New Hampshire.
The candidate was subj acted to search
ing examination by the members of the
council on many points Of Christian belief
and on doctrinal questions, and answered
all the questions promptly and satisfactor-
lily.
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