The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-01-17
THE CHURCHES.

Rev. G. E. Edgett will preach at Poor's
Mills next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. G. E. Edgett will begin series of
evening talks to the young people at the
Methodist church next Sunday. The sub
ject of the first discourse will be "Super-
fiuous Young Men,
DR.. Nathaniel Butler, President of Colby
college, will occupy the pulpit at the Baptist
church next Sunday morning and evening.
DR.. Butler has many admirers, who will be
glad to listen to him.
Rev. David Kerr of Quincy, Mass, has
accepted a call to the pastorate of the Bap-
fist church in Ellsworth, and will begin his
duties Jan. Goth. The church has been with
out a pastor for several months.
Morning service at the First Parish church,
Unitarian, at 0:45 A. NJ, Sunday. Subject
of pastors sermon, "The Strenuous Life"
text, John TX: 4. Sunday school at u NJ.
Young peoples meeting at P. M.
A union rally of the Belfast Sunday
schools will be held in the Methodist vestry
Sunday evening, Jan. 9th, at 7.3O O'Clock.
l. N. Halliday, field worker for the Maine
State Sunday School Association, will de-
liver the address. All are invited.
Rev. Joshua Gill and Mrs. A. R. Craig of
Boston will begin series of gospel meet
ings in the old mission room this, Thurs
day, evening, Jan. 18th. The Christian peo-
pie and the public in general are invited to
attend and participate in the services.
The East Belfast Christian Endeavor
Society elected the following officers at their
animal meeting: President, Reuben Her.
rick; vice president, Leonard Keen; secre-
tary, Miss Jennie Ford; treasurer, Mrs.
Nellie Howard corresponding secretary,
Laura Herrick. The next sociable will be
with Mrs. Lizzie Howard January 31st
The services next Sunday at the Universal
list church will be as follows: At 1915 A. NJ,
regular service, preaching by the pastor, Rev.
Ashley A. Smith; subject, The Courageous
in Religion; at - NJ, Sunday school and
Bible class; at 6:15 P. NJ, young peoples
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
At the annual parish meeting of the Uni
versalist church the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Moderator,
Jacob K. bennett; clerk, Charles E. John
son; treasurer, Benjamin Kelley; trustees,
j. F. Wilson, George E. johnson and Ben
jamin Kelley; assessors, Sylvanus Cottrell
and }. F. Wilson; executive committee,
Fred W. Pote, Jacob K. bennett, Henry W.
Weber, Miss Annabel Walker and Mrs.
Ella D. Critchett.
Officers of the Young Peoples Christian
Union of the Universalist church have been
elected as follows: President, Mr.. Harry
French; Vice President, Miss Ethel Barr !;
Secretary, Miss Inez Hanson; Treasurer,
Miss Carrie Kingsbury; Devotional Com
mittee, Miss Ida Patterson, Miss Celia
Clark, Miss Jennie Wiley; Lookout Com
mittee, Miss Lillian Jones, Lee j. Patter-
son, Miss Ethel Barr; Entertainment Com
mittee, Miss Marie Kingsbury, Miss Isa
McCabe, Mr.. Harry French.
Attic prayer meeting at the North church,
this, Thursday, evening at 7.15, the subject
will be Neglected Duties" The Sunday
services will be as follows: Morning wor-
ship, with sermon by the pastor, at 1O:45;
Sunday school at ~ NJ; Y. P. S. C. E.
meeting at 6:15 P. M; lecture by the pastor
at 7:15 P. M, the second in the series on
"Great Events in the History Of the Church,"
the special subject being, ''The First Coun-