The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-04-18
THE CHURCHES.


day will be as usual
The Lords supper will be observed next
Sunday forenoon after the sermon at the
Methodist church.
Gospel meetings are held at No. IS High
street Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings at 7.15 O'Clock, and Sundays at $50
| and 715.
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.
The Baptist Junior Christian Endeav0r
Society will have May-basket sale at the
Baptist vestry Saturday, April 9th, at three
O'Clock p. NJ.
The pulpit in the Belfast Methodist church
did service in the Baptist church in South
ThOmastOn more than hundred years.
After the South Thomaston church was
burned the pulpit was sold to the Metho-
| dists of Belfast.
The Brotherhood of David and Jonathan
of the Methodist church has it's gymnasium
fitted with dumb-bells, Indian clubs, foils,
gloves, punching bag, and Whitley elastic
exerciser The members are taking regular
courses in gymnastics.
The Methodist church closes the confer
ence year with an excellent financial show
ing, the years bills paid and balance in
the treasury. Some repairs to the audience
room are greatly needed the coming year,
i nd &c o1,ah fbof aoi1iur will 1,o
put in, new carpet bought, and some minor
repairs made Considerable repairs have
been made to the lower part of the house
| the past year.
Rev. F. S. Dollitf of Island Falls preached
at the Congregational church in Winthrop
last Sunday morning and evening. Mr..
Dollitf is a very able and earnest speaker,
and was highly appreciated by the congre-
cation. The people of Winthrop would
have have been glad to have had him come
here permanently, had he cared to make
any change The church at Island Falls is
fortunate in securing him for their pastor.
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: at 1915 a. NJ,
preaching by the pastor, Rev. A. A. Smith !;
at II H., Sunday school; at 6.15 p. M, young
peoples meeting; at $50, vesper service,
with an address by Hon. W. P. Thompson !;
subject, ''Good Citizenship, a duty of young
men," Special music will be given. incud-
ing a tenor solo by Mr.. c. E. White. The
instrumental Quartette will also play. A
cordial invitation is extended to ALL
There will be the usual mid-week prayer
meeting at the North church at 7.15 p NJ,
this, Thursday, evening; topic, Why is
Faith Vital to Piety? Matt. y 1922; Col.
90 Heb. II IS; James 2:14-26. The Sun
day services will be as follows: Morning
worship, with sermon by the pastor at
1915 A. Nj; Sunday school at IL NJ; c. E.
meeting at 6.15 P. NJ; topic, Walking with
Jesus, Col. 2:6,7; Gal. 5:16-26. At I is P. NJ.
the pastor will give the 18th lecture in the
series on Great Events in Church His
tory; subject, ;The Overthrow of Catholi-
cism in England
Rev. n. NJ. Bailey has become the pastor
of the First Congregational church at Brooks
vile. His late parishioners at Wells, Me-,
adopted the following resolutions when he
resigned his charge there:
1t is with the deepest regret that we learn
~.
Bailey, after nearly eight years service, to
sever hisrelations with US.
His high character, his deep and sincere
piety, his broad and loving charity, as well
as his high ability as preacher, have en-
deared him to us with more than usually
strong ties.
We have learned to love him for his disin-
terested and kindly acts to all who were in
need of sympathy and a loving heart. His
ever ready hand has been outstretched to
help and assist, so that to-day we believe
that no better beloved man ever lived in
Wells. +
Therefore, be it resolved that while we
deeply deplore the parting with our beloved
pastor and his no less loved wife,
Yet we can and do most sincerely con-
graduate his new charge, and earnestly
hope and believe that they will give him the
place in their hearts and affections he has
50 long occupied in ours.
The Easter concert by the Methodist Sun
day school, postponed from Easter Sunday,
was given Sunday evening, April 18th. The
program was written in illuminated letters
on the blackboard, with a pretty border of
Easter lilies, by little Miss Blanche Dodge
Following is the program:
Opening chorus.
The Apostles creed, School
Chorus.
Scripture reading.
Prayer, Pastor
Chorus.
Welcome, Lillian Mason
Exercise, "Christ is risen.''
Song, johnson Sisters
Recitation, Lura Foss
Song, Flossie Davis
Rec, Marie Logan
Rec, Laura Hutchins
Duet, Winnifred Sanborn and Nellie Hall
Rec, Bessie johnson
Rec, Stella Black
Song, Violet Sylvester
Exercise, ''Little Gardeners.
Rec, Mildred Bowen
Rec, Florence Hill
Solo, Lizzie Chamberlain
Rec, Rena Black
Rec, Emma Frost
Trio, Ethel Slavery, Blanche Dodge, Lillian
Rec. ,'"''A' Kate Taylor
Solo, Florida Carrow
Rec, Laura Pendlelon
Rec, Blanche Dodge
Closing chorus.
The Easter concert of the Universalist