The Republican journal., 1903-10-15
THE CHURCHES.

Rev. L. L. Hanscom will preach at Poor's
Mills next Sunday at 2.3O p. m.
Meetings are held at the Gospel mission
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 115
p. m. Sunday services at 2.3O ana 7.16 p. m.
All are welcome.
The annual convention of the Waldo Sun
day School Association was held at the Con-
gregational church Searsport, Oct 14th, and
will be reported in next weeks issue.
The services at the Universallst church
next Sunday will be as follows: At 1O.45
a. m., regular service; preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Ashley A. Smith; II m, Sun
day school; at 6.15 p. m. young peoples
meeting. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
At the Unitarian church next Sunday
morning service at 1O.45 O'Clock, with
preaching by the pastor; Sunday school and
Bible class at u O'Clock. Teachers meet
ing and Bible class at the parsonage Friday
evening at O'Clock. All are invited. The
Charming League will meet in the Parish
parlor, this, Thursday, afternoon, at 2.3O
O'Clock.
Rev. L. L. Hanscom, D. D., of Rockland,
will preach in the Methodist church next
Sunday morning and evening in exchange
with the pastor The services will be as
follows: preaching at 1915 a. M; subject,
Give to everything its due; Sunday school
at - m. Epworth League at $50 p. m.;
preaching at 7.3O; subject, Wrongs self in
ficted
machine and Spirit in Christian Work.
W i'll be the topic of the mid-week meeting
at the North church this, Thursday, even
ing. The Sunday services will be as fol-
lows: sermon at 1915 A. NJ. by the pastor,
Rev. G. S. Mills; Sunday school at noon;
c. E. meeting at $50 :p M; topic, "Great
Men of the Bible: What Moses Teaches
U.s." The honorary members are invited.
Address by the pastor at 7.3O p. m. subject,
"The Beatitude of the Merciful.
The services at the Baptist church the
coming week will include the regular pray
er and praise service this, Thursday, even-
ing; Sunday morning service at 1915 a
M, with an address by: the pastor, Rev. E.
S. Philbrook, on the Rockland convention;
Sunday school at - m. mems meeting at
$50 p. m. Y. P. S. c. E. service at $50;
womens Mission Circle at $50, Gospel
praise and preaching service at 7.30; the
last of the series on ''The Cross of Christ"
subject, "The Glory of the Cross"
The Maine Advent Christian conference
was held in BridgtOn last week. The
churches are in good standing according to
the secretary's report. There have been 45
conversions and 80 members added, making
total membership of 6S2. There has been
raised S6S75, and received from missions
$500, one new church being built from the
mission fund. The following conference
officers were elected: President, Rev. E. P.
Woodward, Portland; vice president, Rev.
James A. Nichols, Bridgton secretary and
treasurer, Rev. Thomas j. Coolbroth, Water
vile.
| BAPTIST RALLY DAY. Sunday, October
18th, was "rally day" at the Baptist church,
and although the weather was threatening
there was a good attendance at all the SER
vices. In the forenoon the usual service
was lelus Will Ny tuC CuuICA CuOll,
! consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Pitcher,
Geo E. White and Mrs. f. P. Frost, with
Mrs. W. B. Fletcher at the organ. The
music included three hymns by the choir
and congregation, anthem by the choir, and
responsive solo by Mrs Pitcher. The
Scripture lesson was the parable of the ten
talents. The sermon by the pastor, Rev. f.
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subject "Serving Christ by serving Others"
| from the text "Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto cne of the last of these ye have done it
unto me-" At the Sunday school rally III
members were reported present. The order
of service was as follows:
Hymn, "Revive us again" School
Reading 23d Psalm, First Division
Lords Prayer, School
Hymn, 81 will sing the wondrous story"
School
Responsive reading of lesson, Sam. 4-16.
| Superintendent and School
Prayer, Pastor
Hymn, "Work for the night is coming"
| School
Greeting, Superintendent F. L. Robertson
Lesson study.
Solo, "One eternal day." Miss Isabel CHM
Address, sour Aim." Rev. E. S. Philbrook
This was brief and practical talk on
what the aim of the Sunday school should
be. That we should aim at high ideals, to
increase the membership and to make the
school a power for good.
Superintendent Robertson was elected to
represent the school at the State Sunday
school convention in South Paris, Oct. 20,
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Closing hymn. "Under His Wings" School
! The evening service was well attended
and the order included numerous hymns,
devotional services and sermon by the
pastor, Rev. E. S. Philbrook, on "The Bur-
den of the Cross" from Luke IA 16. Two
candidates were baptized.
| THE BAPTIST CONVENTION. At the
Maine Baptist Convention in Rockland last
week officers of the various societies were
elected as follows:
Education Society: Rev. Bailey Green,
| Portland, Pres. Rev. A. B. Lorimer, Ban
| gor, Vice Pres. Rev. C. f. Owen, Waterville,
Sec !; Prof. II. p. Hatch, Waterville, Treas. !;
Rev. G. F. Rouilard, Bath, preacher for
1904.
Charitable Society: Rev. c. L. Flanders,
Brunswick, Pres. Rev. F. A. Snow, Cherry
field. Vice Pres. Rev. F. L. Davis, Old
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