The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
THE CHURCHES.


Rev. G. E. Edgett win preach at Poor's
Mills next Sunday at 2.30 p. m.
The services at the Methodist church
next Sunday will be as follows; Preaching
by the pastor at 10.45 a. M. Sunday school
at 12 m.; Epworth League at $50 p. m !;
praise and preaching service at 7.30 p. m.
All are welcome.
At the Unitarian church next Sunday,
morning service at 1915 o'clock; preaching
by the pastor, Rev. H. Lutz; Sunday school
and Bible class at 12 O'Clock. All are in
vited The Charming League will meet in
the Parish parlor this, Thursday, afternoon
at $50 O'Clock.
Evangelist E. W. Barrett left for his home
in Canaan last week, to take much needed
rest after laboring hard in the Gospel Mis-
sion in this city. He expects to return to
the work again in short time and has many
friends here who will welcome him back.
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as follows: At 10!45
a. H., special service-All Souls Sunday
with special sermon by the pastor; at -
O'Clock, Sunday school; at 6.15 p. m. young
peoples meeting topic, The aim of life. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Meetings at the Auxiliary Mission, 81
Church street, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings,and Sunday:.at 2.30
and 7.3O p. m. Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
would be glad to receive at the Auxiliary
Home, 56 Church street, any cast off clothing
for distribution to the needy this winter.
Mrs. W. B. Conant, the President, will su-
perintend this department of the mission.
The monthly covenant meeting of the
Baptist church will be held this, Thursday,
evening at 7.3O all are invited. Important
matters of business will come before the
church at the close of the general meeting.
A Halloween sociable will be held in the
church vestry Saturday evening. Sunday
there will be preaching by the pastor at
10.45 a. m and 7.30 p. m.; Sunday school at
noon mems meeting at $50 p. m.; Y. P. S.
c. E. and women's mission circle at $50 p.
m. gospel praise service at 7.30 p. M. Free
seats and good singing.
Prayer meeting at the Congregational
church this, Thursday, evening at 7.3O; top
ic, How has your Christian faith changed
since childhood. Sunday services: Rev.
George Fl. Gutterson of Boston, secretary
of the American Missionary Association,
will give an address at 1913 a. m. Mr.. Gut
terson is an interesting speaker and people
should not miss this opportunity of hearing
l.; Of, u
at $50 p. m. topic, Great men of the Bible:
What David teaches u.s.. address by the
pastor at 7.30p. m. subject, The Beatitude
of the Peacemakar.
The North Church Christian Endeavor
Society has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year. President, Miss
Margaret Dunton; vice president, H. NJ
Prentiss recording secretary, Mrs. G. S.
Mills; corresponding secretary, Miss Mar
guerite d. Pilsbury; treasurer, B. L. Davis;
lookout committee, Miss Margaret Hazel
tine, Mrs. G. S. Mills, Il. NJ. Prentiss, Miss
Mrs. H. NJ. Prentiss, Miss Ada Warren,
Mrs. B. L. Davis, Miss Margaret Harrison;
social committee, Miss Marguerite D. Pills
bury, Miss Maude Steward, Miss Avis
Morrison, Miss Edith West, Miss Alma
Colby, Miss Matte Wiley; missionary COM
mittee, Miss Louise Ferguson, Mrs. NJ. E.
Brown, Rev. G. S. Mills, Miss Cora Mori-
son, Miss Leona Achorn; music committee,
B. L. Davis, Miss Amy Stoddard, Miss
Alice Poor, Miss Bessie McMahan, Miss
Erma Barker.
General Secretary Edward Mason, at
Wednesdays session of the Maine State
Sunday school association in South Paris,
reported that while last year u counties
were in the association this year there were
IA organized Androscoggin and Knox
counties are not organized. There are e
district associations organized, gain of
two. Of the 1900 Sunday schools in Maine,
s42 have reported. The general secretary
spoke emphatically of the Sunday school
institutes, one or more of which have been
held in each county. Treasurer Charles H.
Hubbard of Bangor reported the associa-
tion out of debt with a small surplus. The
following officers were elected Thursday:
President, Rev. A. T. Salley, Lewiston;
recording secretary, Rev. Harry W. Kim
ball, Skowhegan; general secretary, Ed
ward A. Mason, Oakland; treasurer, B. C.
Jordan, Alfred. The vice presidents are
the presidents of the county associations.
1t was voted to meet next year at Fort Fair
field.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Maine Methodist conference, held in
Lewiston last week, elected officers as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. 1. Luce, Old Orchard
vice president, Mrs. W. S. Bovard, Port
land recording secretary, Mrs. B. c. Went
worth, Old Orchard; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Onstott, Skowhegan; secretary
of mite boxes and literature, Miss Helen
Wright, Portland secretary for young peo-
ples work, Mrs. H. A. Sherman, Mon
mouth; secretary for Portland district, En-
ma G. Randall, Portland; secretary for
Lewiston district, Mrs. D. B. Holt, Bath
secretary for Augusta district, Mrs. c. F.
Warren, Augusta. Mrs. Daniel Onstott of
the corresponding secretary.
gain of 211 new members during
the year, and in two years gain of 321
Miss Flora V. Lord of Port
land, treasurer of the conference, reported
$772.49 raised during the year, in general
fund onntinuont &6Qd Ak Miss Halpn WRIGHT