The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-05-02
) THE CHURCHES.

MAY 1Itlls Ill LNc seSpcI ScINlcc db IAc Y HI
verSalist church.
DR.. A. T. Dunn Of Waterville will occupy
the pulpit at the Baptist church next Sun
day The ordinance of baptism will be OBJ
served.
The annual meeting of the Unitarian
parish will be held in the church parlor
Monday afternoon, May 9Th, at two O'clock.
AS important business is to be acted upon,
full attendance is desired.
Rev. G. E. Edgett is returned by the East
Maine Conference to the pastOrate Of the
Methodist church of this city. and Rev. G. G.
WinslOw, who has been financial agent Of
the Bucksport Seminary and resided here,
goes to Orrington. The services at the
Methodist church for the coming week and
next Sunday will be as usual.
The topic to be considered at the mid-week
prayer meeting at the North church, this,
Thursday, evening at 7.15, will be "The
Spirituality of True Worship" Psalm IS :;
Is. l: 1917; John 4: %, a. The Sunday
services will be as follows: Morning wOr-
ship at 1O:45, with sermon by the pastor
The Lords supper will be observed after
the sermon. Sunday school at - NJ. BIZ
monthly business meeting Of the c. E. So
ciety, with reports of committees, at 6:15 P.
M. Lecture by the pastor at 7 rs P. M, sub
ject. "The Rise of Quakerism."
The Universalist church services next
Sunday will be as follows; At 1o:45 A. NJ,
regular service, preaching by the PASTOR at
u NJ, Sunday school; at 6:15 P. NJ, Young
Peoples meeting; topic, ''Christ's place in
my life;'' at 7 80 P. M, Vesper service, with
address, by Rev. A. A. Smith; subject
"Good Literature, its choice duty" Spec
ial music viii be given. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all to join in these ser
vices.
The services at the North church last
Sunday forenoon were attended by Waldo
Lodge of Odd Fellows in body. Fifty
members were in attendance. The services
included the usual devotional opening, with
hymns by the congregation, solo, "Be-
You'd the Shadows" by Mr.. John Parker,
and an able address by the pastor, Rev. Geo.
S. Mills, from Peter 3:S "Finally, be ye
all of one mind, having compassion one for
another love as brethen, be pitiful, be
courteous" The model Odd Fellow, he said,
| would be the kind of man the apostle want
! ed the Christian to be. The five-fOld in
| junction of the text would be a good motto
| fo- the lodge-room and a good precept for
the ritual, but better still to be written in
| the hearts of the members. To be of one
mind it is not necessary that all should
think alike, nor is this possible, but that
each should be willing to meet his fellow
man in a rational adjustment of differences.
, Quarrels in the lodge, the church or the
| family are contrary to Christian principles.
Next to love, sympathy is the greatest
attribute The care for the sick brothers
and for the widows and orphans is COM
mendable feature. The sting of death is
removed by this practical brotherhood.
Pity is love without selfshness or hope of
reward. 1t is not necessary to go to the
great cities to find subjects for our pity. We
have them with us. We should warn any
whom we see starting on the downward
way, before it is too late. AS an example
of the last attribute of the text, courtesy
Mr.. Mills spoke feelingly of his late friend
Rev. James NJ. Leighton-quiet, unassum-
ing, modest, ever kind and friendly-a truly
courteous man. His friendliness was com
bined with humility. 81 am glad" con
tinued Mr.. Mills to point so important az
injunction with such an example, The
conclusion was an appeal to his hearers tc
preserve constant personal attention to the
duties enjoined by the text.
The vesper service at the UniversaliSt
church last Sunday was largely attended
and very interesting. After the usual
opening devotional service and hymns, the
instrumental quartette rendered "Campa-
nola," in a fine manner. The address, by
William P. Thompson, Esq, en- ''Good citi-
zenship the duty of Young men, ''was an
able discourse and was delivered in pleas
ing manner. The duty of good citizenship
requires no further demonstration than the
mere statement. Citizenship implies the
right to vote and to hold office, and the first
requisite of good citizenship is respect for
and obedience of all laws The good citi-
zen stands for and practices the right. His
is a constant warfare against the wrong.
There is popular misapprehensiono of poll
ties, many having an aversion to entering
into political work This is because of the
Indifference of those who should be most
interested. Good citizenship cannot be
separated from practical politics. The
speaker recommended that the young man,
after leaving school, store his mind with
good, wholesome Information on all public
matters; that he prove all things and hold
fast to that which is good. Right is might.
To deny this and claim that might makes
right is to deny the power Of God. The
young man should learn his limitations and
then do what he can. He should deal honest
| ly in whatever he does. If he is physician
he should be honest with his patient; if a
| lawyer he should work for his client and
preserve his secrets, but if the case does
| not commend itself to the conscience, give
it up; if minister he should be fearless in
| his advocacy of what he believes, yet con-
| siderate for the beliefs and opinions of
| those who may differ from him, courteous
and friendly to ALL Our friend who has so
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