The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-26
THE cAUscHEs.

| Rev. A. D. FarmLari, formerly Of Sears
mont, now of Rockland, has become pastor
of the Advent church at Rockp0rt.
The various Sunday schools OF the city
will use the International series Of lessons
J the coming year except that the Baptist
and Congregational use the Blakesley series
in the primary grade.
The subject of the sermon at the Metho-
dist Church next Sunday will be Everyday
| Usefulness I" The evening service will be
| for the young people. The chorus rehearsal
will be with Mrs. II. w. Pitcher on Congress
street, Friday evening.
| The services at the Methodist Church
! next Sunday will be as follows: At 1O:45
a. m. regular service, Old year Sunday SER
vice, preaching by the pastor; subject: 1.-THE
Sources Of Power; C. C. Brooks of Boston
! will sing solo; at II M, Sunday school; at
6.15 p. M, young peoples meeting. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
The subject of the mid-week prayer meet
| ing at the North Church this, Thursday,
evening will be, GLOW would Jesus keep
| Christmas?' Sunday services: Morning
worship at 1915, with sermon by the pastor
ON an old year subject, Remembering the
Way" Sunday chool at u M; consecra-
ton meeting of the c. E. Society at 6.15 p.
| m. topic, Numbering our Days" address
by the pastor at 7.15 p. NJ; subject, ga
Lads Vision"
The annual meeting of the Baptist Chris
tian Endeavor Society was held Sunday
evening. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Fred Pendleton; Vice Presi-
dent, Harry Simpson; Treas, Benjamin
Robertson; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Maude E. Mathews; Recording Secretary,
Miss Isabel CHM. Following are the chair
men of the various committees: Lookout,
Mertie Pendleton; Prayer Meeting, Herman
Coombs; Missionary, May Robertson; Jun
ior, Maude E. Mathews; Social, Mrs. Abbie
Coombs; Floral, Ella Coombs.
At the Baptist church next Sunday the
usual services will be held At the morning
| worship the pastor, Rev. f. S. Philbrook,
will speak upon the subject, "Christ the
, All Powerful" The young men will hold
their meeting at $50 P. NJ. The Y. P. S, E,
will meet at $50 P. NJ, and praise and
preaching service will follow at 7.30 p NJ
The girls and young women will hold their
usual meeting Monday evening. The Broth.
erhood of Andrew and Philip will have
their business meeting and election of Of
i ficers next Wednesday evening. short
literary and musical program will be pro
vided
The services in the city churches Sunday
| Dee ODD, were in accordance with the pro-
grams and notices published last week. The
decorations were simple and appropriate tt
| Christmas. At the North Church Rev. Geo
5. Mills gave interesting discourses forenoon
and evening on ''The Wise Men and the
Shepherds and Emmanuel" The evening
music was by the Unitarian choir.
Rev. A. A. Smith gave Christmas sermon
in the morning at the Universalist Church
on "The Nativity" The music was by thu
church choir, with solos by Ralph Moshel
and Miss Marion Wells.
Rev. Harry Lutz, the new pastor of tn,
Unitarian Church, gave an able Christina.
! sermon in the morning. The music was BY
the church choir.
The services at the Methodist Church
were largely attended and very interesting
The pastor, Rev, G. E. Edgett, delivered {
Christmas sermon in the morning, and al
appropriate talk to the children and youne
people in the evening
Rev. E. S. Philbrook spoke ably and in
terestingly at the Baptist Church in the
! morning on the first and second comings OF
Christ. The music was by the church choir
A Christmas concert in the evening was in
terestlng and largely attended. The follow.
ing program was presented: Professional,
Seeking Bathlehem's King; chorus, Let Us