The Republican journal., 1901-01-03
THE CHURCHES.

THE CHURCHES.
Morning service at the Unitarian church
next Sunday at TO- 45 A. M, with sermon by
the pastor, Rev. J. M. Leighton; Sunday
school at - Am
The subject of Rev. G. f. Edgett's sermon
at the Methodist Church next Sunday fore
noon will be ''The Model Church of the
Twentieth Century"
| A Portland dispatch of Dec. 26th says:
cat a meeting of the Free Congregational
church, this evening, it was voted to extend
a call to Rev. R. G. Harbutt of Searsport."
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as follows: At 1915
a. m., preaching by the pastor, Rev. Ashley
! A. Smith; at IL M, Sunday school; at 6.15
p. m, young peoples meeting; topic, "The
open door," A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
The annual meeting of the North church
will occur this, Thursday, evening at TO
O'Clock There will be the roll-call of men,
Supper will be served in the vestry at 6
o'clock. All members of the congregation
are cordially invited.
Rev. A. T. Dunn, D. D., of Waterville
preached at the Baptist church last Sunday
forenoon and evening, before large congre-
CATIONS. At the close of the evening service
seven persons rose for prayers Mr.. Arthur
W. Cleaves, student of Newton Theologi-
cal Seminary, will occupy the pulpit next
Sunday.
The Sunday services at the North church
will be as follows: Morning worship at
1O.45, with sermon by the pastor, Rev. Geo.
S. Mills; subject, 1.-The Promise of the
Twentieth Century; Sunday school at
- NJ. bi-monthly business meeting of the
Y. p S. C. E. at 6.15 P. NJ. Members are
requested to respond to the roll-call by re-
peating a Bible verse. At 7.15 P. NJ. the
pastor will give the last lecture in the series
on ''The Religious Aspects of the 18th Cen
tury''; subject, ''New Institutions and
Forces"
Seldom does it occur that husband and
his wife are both ordained for the ministry,
and that too at the same time, but such was
the case recently, the event taking place III
the Union church, Simpsons Corner, Dix
mont, Tuesday afternoon and evening, Dec.
18th, when Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney G. Thur
Tough were ordained for the ministry ac-
cording to the rites of the Free Baptist
| church. The afternoon exercises consisted
of scripture reading and prayer by Rev. Mr..
Prince of Dixmont, with remarks by Rev. S.
! c. Whitcomb of Bangor. Rev. C. G. Mosh-
er of Essex st: Church, Bangor, delivered
a very interesting sermon. In the evening
| the church was well filled and the Ordna-
| tool, a nd etc nj no
following interesting exercises: Scripture
reading by Rev. S. c. Whtcomb; prayer by
Rev. F. d. George of Pittstield, singing by
choir; sermon by Rev. A. I. Saley of Lew
iston; singing by choir; prayer by Rev. s.
Y. Whitcomb; report of the scribe, Rev. c.
G. Mosher; right hand Of fellowship, Rev.
F. d. George; charge to candidate, Rev. S.
| Z. Whltcomb; charge to church, Rev. c. G.
Mosher; benediction, Rev. Sidney G. Thur
Tough. Pittsfield Advertiser.
There will be the usual Union meetings
during the Week of Prayer, beginning next
Monday evening. Monday and Tues
day the meeting will be at the Congregational
church; Wednesday and Thursday at the
Methodist church; and Friday at the Bap-
fist church. The hour is 7.15. A hearty in
vitation is extended to all to attend these
meetings. The topics of prayer are those
suggested by the Evangelical Alliance, and
are as follows:
Monday. Prayer for better realization
of spiritual truth and better estimate of
spiritual realities; clearer vision of the
redeeming Christ and of the actual need
and the divinely intended glory of the world
| which He redeemed.
Tuesday: Prayer for a Church which,
| through faith in Christ and by the ndwell-
ing of the Holy Spirit, shall be wholly
Christian, doing Gods will and winning the
world to Christ.
Wednesday. Prayer for such Christian
| character and life as shall be pleasant in
| the home, honored in business relations,
welcomed in the neighborhood, helpful in
manifested in its rightfu I'll attractveness.
Thursday Prayer for RICH relations in
society and the nation, with the Golden
Rule obeyed as between man and man, and
all social and political action guided by jus
tice and good will,-the Christian ideal
Friday. Prayer for all international rela-
tionships and all international action, that
they may be based on the Christian princi-
pies which apply to the indvidual-the
reign of the Prince of Peace.