The Republican journal., 1903-10-22
rBE CHURCHES.


Services will be held at the Auxiliary
Mission, 5S Church street, Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday evenings; and
Sundays at 2.3O and 7.3O p. m.
At the Unitarian church next S nnday,
morning service at 10.45 O'Clock; preaching
by the pastor, Rev. H. Lutz; Sunday school
and Bible class at 12 o'clock. A cordial in
vitation to all.
At the Baptist church the services will be
as follows: Social meeting this, Thursday.
evening; sermon for children Sunday at
1O.45 a. m. Sunday school at noon; Y. P. S.
! G. E. at $50 p. M; praise and preaching
service at 7.3O p. m.
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as follows: At 10.45
A. NJ, regular sermon. preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Ashley A. Smith at 12 o'clock,
Sunday school, with pastors class in study
of the life of St. Paul; at 615 P. M, young
peoples meeting tobic, The Duty of Cheer
| fulness. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
Prayer meeting at the Congregational
| church this, Thursday, evening at 7.3O;
| topic. The Influence of Our Church in
This Community. Sunday services: sermon
by the pastor, Rev. G. S. Mills, at 1915 A.
| NJ. at noon the Sunday School will observe
its Rally Day, combined with an interesting
| Foreign Missionary Concert program an
nual meeting of the Y. P. S. c. E. at $50 P.
| NJ, with reports and election of officers !;
address by the pastor at 7.30 P. NJ. subject
| The Beautitude of the Pure in Heart.
The semi-annual meeting of the Waldo
J County Conference of Congregational
churches will be held with the church at
Searsport Harbor, Wednesday, Oct. %, 1908,
with the following program:
ia. NJ. Opening exercises and business
Reports from the churches.
1.30 P. NJ. Devotional service.
200 "The Forward Movement" Rev.
Norman Mckinnon, Augusta. Discussion.
2.45. Address, Rev. Charles Harbutt,
Sec'y Of the NJ NJ: S.
3.l5. Address, Rev. George H. Gutterson,
400. Sermon, Rev. W. II. Hotze. Com
| munion service.
100 p. NJ. Praise service.
7.15. Address, "The Coming Revival
| Rev. &. S. Mills.
| NOlIecliOU LOT COuleIeUC6 EXPENSES.
| Adjournment.
The 10Th annual convention of the Young
Peoples Christian Union of Maine opened
Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14th, at West
brook with fairly large attendance. Fred
S. Rand of Portland delivered his address
as president, showing the progress Of the
year. The reports of officers and depart
|
noon speakers were Rev. j. NJ. Atwood of
Portland, and Rev. A. Eugene Bartlett of
Manchester, n. Ii. Mr.. Murray's subject
was "Work Laid Out for us at the Akron
Convention Mr.. Bartlett, whose subject
was "Pressing Toward the Mark conduct
ed an open Congress and question box on
methods of union work. A word from each
local union was heard at the closing session
Thursday forenoon. Papers on the junior
work and the junior at large were read and
junior banners were presented. The report OF
the convention committee, new business and
election of officers closed the program and
the delegates parted after singing "God Be
With You Till We Meet Again" These
officers were elected President, Miss An
gelca Graves vice president, Ralph f. W.
Hunt; secretary, Miss Elsie S. Jones treas
urer, Harry L. Sampson executive commit
tee, Miss Laura NJ. Stetson, Miss Gertrude
Smith and Miss Agnes Danforth. An invi-
tation to meet next year in Gardiner was
accepted.
The 35th annual session of the Maine
Universalist Sunday school convention was
| held last week in the church of the Redeem
er, Westbrook, of which Rev. Elliott b.
Barber is pastor. About 100 delegates were
present. The annual address was delivered
at the Tuesday morning session by the
president, Rev. William E. Gaskin of Me-
chanic Falls. In the afternoon an address
on ''The Sunday School Teacher, by Rev.
| W. II. Gould of Dexter was followed by a
general discussion on methods of Sunday
school work. Evening addresses treating
of the Sunday school as social factor in
| society were given by Rev. W. J. Taylor of
! Lewiston and Rev. DR.. A. B. Harvey of Bath.
The report of the secretary, Rev. E. W.
Webber of Old Town, showed that there are
63 Sunday schools of the denomination in
this State, with membership of about 5000.
The treasurer, Miss Geogia A. Bradley of
Portland, reported SLIP in the treasury.
The convention closed Oct. 14th with the
election of officers as follows: President,
Rev. w. H. Gould; vice president, Cyrus
Verney, Portland; secretary. F. L. Tower,
Portland treasurer, Miss Georgia A. Brad
ley; executive board, Rev, E. II. Chaplin,
Mrs. A. B. Crockett, Mrs. H. D. Sears. An
invitation to meet next year in Gardiner,
was referred to the executive board