The Republican journal., 1901-04-04
TIE CHURCHES.

Gospel meetings are held at No. 5s HiRt
street Monday, Wednesday and Frida,
evenings at 7.15 O'Clock, and Sundays at 2.S
and 7.1h
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.
| Arrangements are being made for Hol.
man F. Day to give public reading in the
Universalist church in the near future.
The Young Mems Society of the Univer-
salist church held meeting Monday even
ing and discussed plans for future action.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, J. Lee Patterson; Sec'y, Orrin ].
Dickey; Treas, Harry French.
Mr.. Carle Herrick, who will graduate
from Newton, Mass, Theological school next
June, will occupy the Baptist pulpit next
Sunday. Mr.. Herrick is born orator and
has many admirers in Belfast who will be
glad to hear him again. Other services for
the day will be as usual
The service this, Thursday, evening at
the North church is the fourth in the series
of Holy Week. The subject of the pastors
address is "God in Christ; His Command
ments." The Sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be administered. The Sunday
services will be as follows: The C. E. So
ciety will bold its meeting at A. M, which
will be special Easter service; morning
worship at 1O.45 A. NJ, with sermon by the
pastor, Rev. G. S. Mills, upon "Christ'
Thoughts of the Resurrection" Sunday
school at IL M; lecture by the pastor at
7.15 P. NJ, upon the subject, 'sThe Attitude
of the Individual and of Society Towards
Death"
At the Unitarian church next Sunday the
pastor, Rev. j. M. Leighton, will preach at
10.45 A. M. Sunday School at 12 NJ. An
Easter offering will be taken Following is
the program of the special Easter music:
Offertoire, Bruche
Crown Him with many Crowns, Brackett
Light of the World, Gray
Gloria, Wagner
Carol, Gladly Sing, Macy
Solo, o Eyes that are Weary, Bracket
Miss Sullivan.
Carol, Behold the King, Dressler
POStlude, Marche, SuddS
Miss Sullivan, Soprano,
Miss Robertson, COntraltO,
Mr.. C. E. White, Tenor,
Mr.. N. G. Pettingill, Bass.
Miss Faunce, Organist.
Rev. E. M. Cousins of Biddeford, the sta
tistical secretary of the general conference
of the Congregational churches in Maine,
hac or %1,aa IF c%o OF; Co
1900 with the following results Whole num-
ber of churches, $50. These churches are
supplied by 1856 ministers, of whom 3s are
not in the regular pastoral work. The church
membership is q, 1872, of whom 4,O12 are non
resident. This is loss of 404, the largest
1856 by confession and 2SS by letter, a total of
674. The removals were 42S by death, 3O5 by
dismissal, 243 by discipline or revision of
roll, total of 976. Members of the Sun
day school, 20,9SS, a loss of 40, with an aver
age attendance of 12,13S, a slight gain.
Young Peoples societies $50, with 6,67S
members. Total benevolent contributions,
s5G,ss1, a gain of S4,S4S. Legacies, S25, $50
Home expenditures, $3.50, 500, an increase of
S25,6SS.
There will be special Easter service at
the Universalist church next Sunday with
the following program: Prelude, Dolorosa,
A. Jonsen Easter Anthem, "Crown him
with Many Crowns Bracket; solo, son
the Cross Bragdon, sung by Mrs. Weber
trombone solo, ''The Holy City," Adams,
Mr.. Drink water; anthem, selected by the
choir; response, Theme in D Minor, Schu-
"Easter Thoughts Postlude, "Gloria from
Twelfth Mass Mozart, Miss Kingsbury.
At 7.8O P. M. there will be an Easter con-
cert, with the following program:
l. Opening Song, Coming to the Garden,
By the school.
II. Responsive reading.
III. Music.
w. Prayer.
V. Carol, Rolled Away,
Mrs. Kelley's class.
vi. Recitations
1. Easter Song, Floy French
2. The Little Plant, Evelyn Richards
3. The Invincibles, Foster CrOcker
) Recitation, H & hS'euei Frank M NJ Har@on tDnness
VII. Carol, Smile, Snowdrop, Smile,
Mrs. Dennett's class.
VIII. Recitations:
l. 1t Pays, Willie Dickey
.. Martha Knowlton
3. Building of the Nest, Loie Jacobs
4. Easter Day, Maud Curtis
5. A Little Girls Prayer,
Eleanor Waterman
1X. Carol, Wonderful Savior
Misses Patterson, Hanson and Jones.
X. Recitations:
l. A Song of Easter, Louise Read
2. The Apple Tree, Grass and Flowers,