The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-04-17
THE CHURCHES.

The knitting bee will be repeated at a
! sociable at the Methodist church April 23rd.
! Ice cream for sale admission 10 cents.
The subject of Rev G. f. Edgett's sermon
at the Methodist chruch next Sunday fore
noon will be, GLOW to know the will of
God" There will bepreaching in the even
ing at 730.
/ The Brotherhood Ct David and Jonathan
has elected the following officers for the en-
suing year. President, Rev. G. f. Edgett
Vice President, Clarence Read Secretary,
Maine Hills; Treasurer, Harry Hunter.
The services at the Universalst church
next Sunday will be as follows: At 10 IL "a.
N. preaching by the pastor, Key. \. A.
Smith II NJ the Sunday School and Bible
Class at 6. Il general praise service led BY
cornet and violin. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The Sunday morning service at the [ nj
tartan Church will be at 1915 O'clock Sun
day school at II. The Browning class meets
at the parsonage Tuesday evening at
O'Clock and the Bible class meets at the
parsonage Saturday evening at O'Clock.
All are most cordially invited.
New singing books, entitled 'The Baptist
Hymnal,' are being provided for the ser
vices in the Baptist church. The book is of
100 pages and contains more than 700 hymns,
including the old favoriteS and many new
and popular ones, all set to appropriate
music. The price is 80 cents. All who feel
ipto cd toi IA nil
more books.
At the Second Parish Church yesterday
morning the parish and church officers made
Il statement of the present financial cond-
ton of affairs. The pastor, Rev r.
Hack. asked for $500, the amount needed
to liquidate the present Indebtedness and to
take care OF any shortage that may exist
the coming year. OF this amount s., $50
was pledged. The balance viii be obtained
from those who were not present-Portland
Press.
The annual session of the East Maine
Methodist Conference will be held this
spring with the church in Caribou, which
is under the pastorate of Rev. \. r. Pearson,
formerly of Rockport Bishop Walden of
Cincinnati, an exceptionally fine speaker,
will preside and a fine program has been al
ranged. The opening of the conference
will occur Wednesday, April %, Sundays
Love L 6dSI W III D6 COHuucltu DJ neN. ,. IL.
Beal of Camden. 1t is expected that 40
ministers will attend this conference
Rockland Courier-Gazette.
Rev. f. S. Philbrook is giving a series of
sermons at the Baptist church on "Christian
Faith His topic next Sunday will be
"Unbelief Revealed" The Sunday school
will be held at noon; the mems meeting at
so M; Christian Endeavor meeting at
$50; and Gospel praise and preaching ser
vice at 7.30-topc, ga Vital Question The
subject of the prayer meeting this, Thurs
day, evening will be "The Sermon on the
Mount
The subject of the prayer meeting at the
North Church this, Thursday, evening will
be Sowing Time" The services next Sun
day will be as follows: Sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. G. S. Mills, at 1915 a. M Sunday
school at y M. c. f. meeting at $50 p. m.
At 80 p. m. the evening service will be
held with the following program:
Prelude, Otfertorie of St Cecilia,
Jules GriSon
r. l.. Knowles.
Duet, "Evenlng brings us hOme, PhilbrOok
Mr.. and Mrs. Pitcher.
Scripture reading and prayer.
Solo, 1.-The Plains of Peace"
Mr.. f. S. Pitcher.
Otfertorie. lmprovision on Melody,
Knowles
Address, Eleanor" A Study in Selfshness
and Self-sacrifice.
Rev. G. S. Mills.
Aria, ''Lord God of Abraham Mendelssohn
Mr.. John Parker.
Reading, Mrs. S. A. Parker
Hymn. Choir
Postlude Pontifcale, G0unod