The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-05-19
THE CHURCHES.

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Mills next Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
| At the Unitarian church next Sunday
regular morning service at 101 O'Clock
preaching by Rev. ". C. Pierce of Castine
Sunday school at T. All are welcome.
There will be meetings at the Gospel
Mission, So High street, every Monday
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday evenings
| Sunday school at 1.3O p. m. and meeting
at 2.3O Sundays.
Atthe Auxiliary Mission, IS Church street.
| services are held Tuesday, Friday and
| Sunday at 73O p. M. Rev. Mrs. Annie
johnson is in charge of this mission work.
All are welcome.
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: at 10.45 a. m.
regular service; the pastor, Rev. Ashley A.
Smith, will speak on the topic, "a Woman's
Life: at u o'clock, Sunday school,
The Eggemoggin local union of the Con-
gregational churches, comprising the towns
of Sedgwick, Sargentville, West Brooks
vile, South Penobscot, Castine, South Blue
hill and North Sedgwick, held convention
at the Congregational church in Castine
Saturday afternoon and evening, May 14th.
Christian Science services are held at No.
30 Cedar street at II O'Clock every Sunday
morning, Rev Henry S. Fiske, first reader.
All who are interested are invited to attend.
Testimony meetings on Wednesday even
ines at 73O. All honest inQuirers are well
come. Christian Science literature will be
sent free to any sufferer or inquirer. Send
name and address to P. o. Box 935, Belfast,
Me.
Prayer meeting at the Congregational
church this, Thursday, evening at 7.3O;
topic, "The Man Born Blind" John 9: Id.
An important business meeting of the
church will be held after the prayer meet
ing. Sunday services sermon at 1915 a. m.
by Rev. Israel Jordan of Falmouth; Sun
day school at noon; c. E. meeting at $50
p. NJ. !; topic, "False and True Ambition,
Matt 2O:2O-28; address at 7.3O p. m. by Rev.
Israel Jordan.
Rev. j. W. Vaughan, who recently moved
here from Pittsfeld, Me-, where he had
spent year since giving up preaching in
a Reformed church in New York State,
occupied the Baptist pulpit last Sunday in
the absence of the pastor, Rev. E. S. Phil
brook, who was ill. Mr.. Vaughan gave an
interesting and able discourse and ,ield the
close attention of his audience. His text
was "We are laborers together with God -
Rev. l. B. Mower, secretary of the Maine
Baptist State convention, occupied the pull
pit at the church in West Rockport after
noon and evening of Sunday, May Sth. He
gave in his remarks in the afternoon very
encouraging outlook for the Baptist de-
nomination of Maine and spoke kindly of
the State in general. In the evening he
took for his subject, Following Jesus"
All present were highly entertained and
expressed the hope that he might visit West
Rockport often.
The Baptist church announcements are
as follows: Meeting for praise and prayer
this, Thursday, evening at $50; preaching
service conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. S.
Philbrook, Sunday, at 10.45 a. M. sermon
topic, The Effective Word; Sunday school
at noon; mems meeting at $50 p. M. ; Chris
tian Endeavor meeting at 6. 80 p. m. !; gospel
praise and preaching service at 7.3O D. M,
with short sermon by the pastor on The
Archit cture of Destiny. Free seats and a
welcome for all.
The first quarterly conference of the NJ
E. church will be held in the church parlor
Saturday evening at 7.30. Sunday morning
at 1915 Rev. G. H. Hamilton will preach as
the representative of Presiding Elder Hay
wood, who is at the general conference in
Los Angeles, Cal. Music by choir, Mr. N.
G. Pettengill, chorister; solo by Miss Flori-
da Carrow. Sunday school at noon. Young
peoples meeting at $50 p m. At 7.3O p. m.
in the auditorium the anniversary exercises,
postponed from last Sunday evening, will
be held. A cordial invitation is extended
to ALL
Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Wilson and little
son left Fort Fairfield May 9th for New
York. After brief stay in that city at the
home of brother of Mr.. Wilson, they will
go to the Catskill mountains, the present
be absent from his pulpit three Sundays.
Their intention is now to have Mrs. Wilson
remain in the mountains several weeks,
hoping her health, which is very poor, may
be benefited by the change. The kindest
wishes of their many friends are with them
on their trip. All unite in hoping for Mrs
Wilson's speedy restoration to health
Fort Fairfield correspondence Bangor Com
mercial.
Mr.. Wilson preached at the Congrega-
tional church in this city recently.
Last Sunday, May 18th, was announced
as anniversary day by the Epworth League
of the Methodist church. 1t was the fif-
teenth anniversary of the formation of
George Pratt Epworth League of Belfast.
The forenoon services were appropriate to
the occasion. The sermon by the pastor,
Rev. j. W. Hatch, was on "Methodism and
her young people," text, "Call unto me and
! will answer thee" Special music was
rendered by the new church choir, consist
ing of N. G. Pettingill, bass and leader; B.
L. Davis, tenor; Miss Ethel Savery, alto
Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain, soprano A
special program had been prepared for the
evening, but it was postponed one week on
account OF the storm and song service
substituted.
A large congregation assembled in the
Unitarian church Sunday afternoon, May
18th, to listen to the special vesper service
and an address by the pastor. The full