The Republican journal., 1903-04-23
THE CHURCHES.

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Rev. Harry Lutz will have special
service at the Unitarian church next Sunday
at 2. 80 p. M. for Canton Pallas, P. NJ. No. 4.
Rev. w. E. Lombard of Camden will oc-
cupy the pulpit of the Baptist church Sum-
day, April 26th. The services of the church
will be as usual.
The Methodist church has voted unani-
mously to request the East Maine Confer
ence to return their pastor, Rev. G. E.
Edgett, to Belfast the coming year.
Union chapel, recently built at North
Winterport, was dedicated April 18th. Rev.
H. Arnold preached the dedicatory sermon.
The exercises were continued Sunday.
At the recent Maine M. E. conference in
Bridgton Rev. B. G. Wentworth was ap-
pointed presiding elder of the Portland dis
trict in place of Rev. E. o. Thayer, who
withdrew.
The Congregational church of Hampden
has extended a call to Rev. B. II. Penwar-
den, who has been stationed for the past
two years at fhippsburg, from which charge
he resigned recently.
At the Unitarian church next Sunday
morning service at 1915; preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Harry Lutz; Sunday school at
70 o'clock Bible class Saturday evening at
7.15 o'clock in the parish parlor. All are
most cordially invited.
A social given in the hall at the Head of
the Tide Wednesday, April 18th. for the
benefit of the church there was well at
tended and the receipts were very satisfac-
tory. 1t was one of series given under
the direction of the ladies of the church,
who are never weary in well-doing.
Fifteen clergymen in the East Maine con-
ference will leave the ministry this year at
the forthcoming conference in Newport, it
is understood. Some will enter trade, while
others will enter other conferences. The
average salary of pastor in this confer
ence is less than $500.
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as usual. The subject
| of the pastors address at the evening meet
ing will be William Wordsworth. This,
Thursday, evening there will be young
peoples devotional and social meeting in
the vestry at O'Clock, to which all are in
vted.
| Delegates to the Triune Immersion Ad.
ventists met in semiannual convention in
Dexter April 10th. Services were held in
chief points from which delegates came
were Providence, West Duxbury, Mass,
and Auburn, Me. Among the elders were
Wilbur Galasha of East Weymouth, Mass,
and A. j. Rawson of Worcester. The con-
vention continued several days.
Thursday, evening at 7.30; subject, The
prophet Isaiah. Sunday services: Sermon
at TO- 45 a. m. by the pastor, Rev. G. S. Mills
| Sunday school at noon bi-mOnthly business
meeting of the c. E. Society at $50 p. m,
with reports of committees. The pastor
will give the usual monthly address in the
main auditorium of the church at 7.3O p. m.
Following is the program for the evening
service:
Prelude, ''Cantilene'' Flagler
Anthem, "The Two Angels" Krogman
Chorus.
Scripture reading.
Solo, 1.-THE Good Shepherd" Van De Water
Miss Marion Wells.
Prayer
Solo, Selected.
Miss Alice Poor.
Offertory, "Consolation,' Mendelssohn
Address, ga Lesson from the Pit: The
Curse of the Modern Spirit of Gambling.
Rev. G. S. Mills.
Hymn, Choir.
Benediction.
Postlude, professional March," Flagler