The Republican journal., 1902-01-02
THE CHURCHES.

Rev. Harry Lutz will begin his lab0rs as
pastor of the Unitarian church next Sum-
day. Preaching at 1O.45 A. M.
The annual election of officers of the
Methodist Sunday school will be held in
the yestry this, Thursday. evening, after the
close of the class meeting.
Rev. G. E. Edgett will preach at the Meth
odist church next Sunday forenoon on "The
Seriousness of Life" and in the evening
will give discourse for the young people
The chorus rehearsal will be with Mrs. n
G. Pettingill on Elm street tomorrow, Fri
day, evening.
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as follows; At 1045 a.
M, regular service, preaching by the pastor !;
subject, ga Pastoral Talk; at 12 m., Sun
day school; at 6.15 p. M, young peoples
meeting. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
At a meeting of the executive committee
of the Maine State Sunday School Associa-
tion, held in Portland Dec. 80, Rev. Edward
A. Mason of Dexter was chosen field
worker to succeed l. N. Halliday. Mr..
Mason will at once enter upon the duties of
his office and until further notice may be
addressed at Dexter
The Baptist Sunday school held its annual
election of officers last Sunday. The Super
intendent and Assistant were chosen by the
church, as reported previously. The other
officers are as follows: Secretary, Miss
Fannie L. Robertson; Assistant, Herbert
Brier; Treasurer, Harry Simpson; Lii
brarian, Fred S. Pendleton; Pianist, Miss
Edith L. Burgess.
The North Church Sunday school has
elected the following officers for 1902: Supt.,
II. M. Prentiss; Asst. Supt, c. NJ. Craig !;
Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Maude Rus
sell; Librarian, Miss Louise H. Ferguson; !;
Chorister, B. L. Davis; Organists, Miss
Amy Stoddard, John Clement: Executive
Committee, H. NJ. Prentiss, Rev. G. s.
Mills, Miss L. Il. Ferguson, Mrs. Edward
Sibley, DR.. A. 0. Stoddard; Library Com
mittee, Miss L. II. Ferguson, Rev. G. S.
Mills, Miss Caroline w. Field; Committee
on Supplies, II. NJ. Prentiss, Mrs. c. M.
Craig, Miss Margaret Hazeltine.
The regular covenant meeting of the Bap-
tist church will be held this, Thursday,
evening. The subject will be appropriate
to The beginning of the new year. 1t is de-
sired that all members attend if possible
The subject of the Sunday morning sermon
by the pastor, Rev. E. S. Philbrook, will be
''The Great Modern Enterprise" Sunday
school at 12 M. The Lords supper will be
observed at 3 P. NJ; young mems meeting
at $50. The annual meeting of the Ladies
Home and Foreign Missionary Circle will
be held at $50 P. M, and the Christian En-
deavor meeting at the same hour. The sub
''Strong Reason"
The annual meeting and roll-call of the
North Church will occur this, Thursday,
evening at 7.30 Brief addresses will be
given upon the following topics: The Con-
gregational Policy; The Congregational Doe
trine; The Type of Character of the Con-
gregatonal Christian; The Special Mission
Of the Congregational Church. 1t is ex-
pected that all members will be present or
send message. Supper will be served in
the lower vestry at o'clock. All members
OF the Parish are invited. The Sunday
services will be as follows: Subject of the
pastors New Years Sermon at 10.45 a. m.,
LAS They Went; Sunday school at II m.
The Christian Endeavor Society will have a
"Former Members Meeting" at 6.15 p. m.
All who have ever been members of the So
ciety are cordially invited. Letters from
those out Of town will be read. This will
also be the bi-monthly business meeting,
with the usual reports from committees
Address by the pastor at 7.15 p. m. subject,
''Wanted-A King"
Union services for conference and PRAYER
will be held four evenings of next week be-
ginning January 9Th. Monday at the Meth
odist church; Tuesday at the CongI; We'd
nesday at the Universalist; Thursday at
the Baptist. The hour is 7.3O. These meet
ings are for all the people, and everybody
will be very welcome. The topics are those
suggested by the Evangelical Alliance:
Monday. Prayer for deeper realization
that God is, and that He is rewarder Of
them that seek after Him; for clearer rec
OgnltlOn of His holiness and power; for q
stronger, more purifying faith that He shall
Judge the world with righteousness and the
peoples with His truth for far more CRATE
full apprehension of His love in the re-
demptiOn of the world by our Lord Jesus
Christ, and for the full indwelling of the
Holy Spirit.
Tuesday. Prayer for our nation, that God
will continue His favor, fOrgiving our mani
fold sins and help us henceforth to do Justly,
and to love mercy, and to walk humbly be-
fore Him; that He will guard and guide our
rulers, and establish all our people in the
ways of law and order and righteous free
dom that He will make us faithful to our
great opportunities for serving His cause !;
that He will revive His saving work in our
cities, and pour out His life-giving blessing
on our towns and through all our borders
that so our nation may wholly awake and
turn to God.
Wednesday. Prayes for our churches, their
Sunday-schools and young peoples societies
,, their Christian Associations and Brother
hoods, and all their other agencies, that
they may be inspired and purified to do
Gods perfect will, keeping the unity of the
Spirit In the bond Of peace; that they may
be reawakened to the fact that their supreme
nilsson is to save the lost; that they may,
through the abiding of all their members in
Christ, receive the power of the Holy Spirit
Tor love and service; so that, throughout our
land, there may be great revival of true
religion in both faith and life.
Thursday. Prayer for Christian Missions,
both Home and Foreign, that, being filled with
the Holy Spirit and sustained by the PRAYERS
! and gifts of every friend of Christ, they may
be the means of speedy fulflment of our