The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-04-10
THE CHURCHES.

The business meeting of the Epwouh
League will be held with Miss Nettie
! Follett, No. l Park St, Monday evening,
and there will be other interesting enter
! tainment during the evening. Those not
members of the League are cordially invi
ed
''Duties and Opportunities of the Lord
Day" will be the topic of the prayer meet
ing at the North Church this, Thursday,
evening at 7.15. The Sunday services will
be as fellows: Rev. Charles iiarbutt of
Portland will preach at 10 10 a M Sunday
school at II M. ; c. Z. meeting at $50 p. m. ,
topic. Giving its law, its re t1ex influence. "
At the Unitarian Church next Sunday,
regular morning service at 1915 a. M.
preaching by Rev. Ashley A. Smith, pastor
of the I'nverSalst Church, in exchange
with the pastor Sunday school at u O'Clock
The Browning Glass will meet at the
Parsonage Tuesday evening at : o'clock,
and the Bible Glass Saturday evening at
o'clock. All are most cordially invited
The Joint convention of the Christian
Endeavorers of the New England States,
to be held in Boston, Oct. II, 10, Ii and II,
promises to be a most enthusiastic gathering
The fact that there will be no international
convention this year will add much to the
interest in this union of State workers.
The next international convention is to be
held i'll Denver, Col, in July, 1908. Percy S.
Foster of Washington, d. G., will be the
musical director for E'BoSton, 1902" Mr.
Foster has had charge of the music at sew
eral of the international conventions. The
Maine headquarters will be at the Caren-
don Street Baptist Church.
At the Baptist Church the topic of the
social meeting this, Thursday, evening will
be The Healing of the Paralytic. Friday
evening at O'Clock the pastors Bible class
will meet to study the last lesson of the
series in the life of Christ; subject, The
Forty Days. The usual Sunday services
will be held: Sermonsby the pastor, Rev.
E. S. Phlbrook, at 10:45; subject, A Second
view of Faith; Sunday school at noon mems
meeting at 3:30p. M; Y. ?. S. c. f. at $50 p.
M, a missionary meeting with missionary
newspaper; gospel, praise and preaching
service at Z 80 p. m, with sermon by the
pastor on The Masters Own Question. The
| meetings for girls and young women con-
tinue to be held every Monday evening at
I 80
Services at Universalist Church next Sun
day will be as follows: At 1915 a. M, regu-
lar service, preaching by Rev, Harry Lutz
Of ba NIT rio in fl,
the pastor; at u M, Sunday school and
Bible class; at 6:15 p. m, praise service
singing led by cornet and violin; soprano
solo, by Mrs. }. II. Weber; a ten-minute
address by the pastor on "Hymns that
Haven't helped me-" All are cordially in
vited to join with us in the service of song.
At 730 p. m. the fifth lecture viii be given;
subject, "Why l am a Universalist.' The
musical program will be as follows
Voluntary, Evening Song, Sass Op Q, No. l.
Trio, MendelsSohn
Scripture Reading.
Baritone Solo,
Mr.. John Parker.
Address, Why l am Unversalist,
Rev. Ashley A. Smith
R Rym 9s March rh He op 1eS Non
The annual meeting of the Bible Society
of Maine was held at Portland, Thursday.
Officers were elected for the ensuing year
and the reports of the board of trustees and
treasurer were read. Rev. A. I. Dunn, d.
d., Watervlle, is president and Rev. Gowen
C. Wilson, Portland, is State superintendent.
The anniversary meeting of the society will
be held in Bangor May 18th. According to
the reports, the whole number of families
visited during the year was $780, The
number of towns canvassed is 80, in eight
different counties. The number of Bibles
or parts of Bibles sold in the year is 1852,
which cost $1,S24.s5. The number donated,
/, 21S, at cost of 1901. 70, besides more than
a thousand copies sold at the depository.
The number of Protestant homes that were
found destitute of the Scriptures was 536.
Of nearly $1,000 families 2,517 had no relig-
Gus preferences, S,123 on their own confess
sion never attended any church, 1912 chill
dren were found who attended no Sunday
school. The years activities involved a
travel of 1888 miles, mostly on foot by
mission band of the society, costing in sal
aries and expenses $2,716.16. The treasur-
er's report shows deficiency of about 500.