The Republican journal., 1901-07-04
THE CHURCHES.

Rev. G. f. Edgett will preach at Poor's
Mills next Sunday at $50 o'clock.
|. Services at the Baptist church next Sun
day will be as usual. Dr.. A. 7. Dunn of
Waterville will occupy the pulpit.
Rev. G. f. Edgett, c. F., CHM, Misses
George Pratt Epworth League at the State
convention in Bangor last week.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor Society
went to Halls Corner, Belmont, last Sun
day and held their monthly cons ecration
meeting in the afternoon, instead of in the
church in the evening.
| The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as follows: At 10.45 A.
NJ, regular service, preaching by the pastor
subject, ga Vital Question; > at - NJ Sun
day school; at 6.15 P. M, Young Peoples
meeting. cordial invitation is extended
to all.
| The weekly prayer meeting of the North
church was held Wednesday evening The
/ Sunday services will be as follaws: Sermon
by the pastor, Rev. G. S. Mills, at TO- As a.
m. The sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be observed after the sermon. Sunday
school at II m. Bi-mopthly business meet
ing of the c. f. Society at $50 p NJ At 7.3O
! p. NJ, the pastor will give the third lecture
on the Hymns of the Church; subject, ''The
Hymn n of the Reformation"
| The annual meeting of the association of
Churches of God in Maine was held on
Maple Grove camp ground, Searsport, from
| Thursday evening, June 9th to Sunday,
June 3Oth. A profitable session was enjoy
ed &C. Moody of Monroe was appointed
president of the coming camp-meeting. The
missionaries appointed for the coming year
| were Elder Allen Rollins of Troy and P. o.
Andrews Of Searsport. The preachers pres
sent were NJ. Andrews of Frankfort, Allen
Rollins Of Troy, VIM. Stairs Of Stockton
| Springs, L. W. Hammonds of Belfast, Mrs.
w. E. Hamilton of Belfast and P. o. An
drews Of Searsport. The Sunday services
were as follows At A. M, social service
| social service; at P. M. preaching by Rev.
! NJ. Andrews; at 736 P M, praise service; at
P. M, preaching by Mrs. Hamilton. The
annual Maple Grove camp-meeting is ap-
pointed to begin the last Thursday in August
and continue for ten days.
The Sth annual convention of the Maine
State Epworth League opened Thursday
| afternoon une 9th, at $50 o'clock in Grace
, church, Bangor, with large number of
delegates in attendance. After addresses
of welcome by Mayor Chaplin, Rev. J. NJ.
Frost and F. H. Nickerson, the convention
sermon was preached by Rev. W. S. Bovard
of Portland. In the evening reception
was rendered the visitors by members of
the leagues of the three Methodist churches
in Bangor and Brewer. The second day
opened with unique feature, sunrise
meeting, held on the top of the standpipe,
the highest elevation in this section. At
the forenoon session addresses were de-
livered by Rev. E. H. Boynton of Brewer,
Rev. T. F. Jones of Rockland, and Rev. A.
S. Ladd of Lewiston. The report Of the
secretary showed that the total membership
lowing officers were elected: President,
Ralph w. Richards, Waterville; secretary,
Miss Alice Lord, Portland treasurer, F. M.
Strout, Portland first vice president, S. L.
Porter, Bangor; second vice president,
Frank Brown, Livermore Falls; third vice
president, Miss Bessie Allen, Calais fourth
vice president, Harry Tibbetts, Dexter !;
junior superintendent, Mrs. John Timing,
Houlton. Prof. Arthur J. Roberts of Colby
College was the principal speaker of the
afternoon. In the evening President Har-
ris of the University Of Maine and Rev.
Luther Freeman Of Portland delivered adj
dresses.