The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-12-21
THE CHURCHES.

There will be meetings in the Mission
hail, SO High street, every Saturday, Sun
day and Wednesday evening at 7.3O, ant
Bible study Sunday at PIP. m. All are wei
come.
Christian Science services are held at J
+. Fernald's, No. 81 Cedar street, every
Sunday morning at II O'Clock, and Wednes
day evening at 7.3O, to which all are cOrdi
ally welcome
| Religious services will be held in the
Chapel at East Northport on Sunday, Dec
oath, at 10 80 a. M, by the pastor, Rev. g. G
WinslOw. Sunday school at 11.3O a. m
Services will be held at the Wood schoo
house at Up. m.
A sociable for the benefit of the Congre-
gational church in North Belfast was given
at the home of Fred W. Brown, ESQ.,, Wed
nesday evening, Dec. 18th. Refreshments
were served and a very pleasant evening
| spent.
The guest of homer at the Congregations
Club last week was President Fellows OF
the University of Maine and after the sup
| AAN
address. Superintendent Ellis spoke on
the needs of the Belfast schools.
| Presiding Elder Rev. F. L. HAYWARD
will occupy the Methodist pulpit next Sun.
day morning at 10.45. There will be special
Christmas music. Bible school at noon
junior league at p. m. At 7.15 p. m. a
special Christmas program, largely musical,
/ will be rendered. Christmas tree Monday
evening.
Services with music and addresses an
proprlate to the season will be held in the
baptist church, High street, as follows
Sunday, Dec. oath, at 1915 a. m, preaching
by the pastor, Rev. E. S. Philbrook sub
Ject, The Gift of the Heart; and at 7.sO o..
m. upon The Message of Forgiveness Sun
| day school at noon; mems meeting at 80
p. m. and Christian Endeayor service at
| $50. Special music will be rendered by
Mrs. <. P. Frost, assisted by chorus
| choir, with Mrs W. b. Fletcher as organist.
| Public invited.
Rev. Rufus K. Harlow died Dec. 18th
while on visit to Darlington, R. l. He was
II years old. After the resignation of Rev.
wooster Parker as pastor of the North
church, in 1870, Mr.. Harlow occupied the
pulpit for year and was then succeeded
by Rev. J. A. Ross. Mr. Harlow was A
graduate of Amherst and Bangor Theologi
cal Seminary and went from Belfast to
! Medway, Mass. He was pastor there from
1872 to 1897, when he retired and had since
travelled for his health. Rev. David l..
Wilson, pastor Of the North Church, an
nounced the death of Mr. Harlow at the
| morning service last Sunday.
AT the Universalist church next Sunday.
at $50 p. m., there will be Christmas ser
vice, as follows:
Voluntary, Largo, Handel
Miss Dunton,
Christmas Carol, Choir
Scripture Reading, Pastor
Anthem, The Angels are Singing, Lacey
Choir.
Responsive Reading, Pastor
Anthem, 0 Come Ali Ye Faithful,
Choir. Schneider
Response, Organ
Miss Dunton.
Solo, Miss Marion Wells
Sermon, The Spirit of Christmas,
Rey. Ashley \. Smith
Postlude, Fantasia, Tours
Miss Dunton.
There will be special Christmas service
at the Unitarian church next Sunday at
1915 a. m. with Christmas sermon bv the
pastor, Rev. Harry Lutz; subject, "Bring-
ing Gifts" The musical program will be
as follows.
Voluntary, Offertore, Salome
Shepperd
Carol, Selected.
Anthem, Birthday of King, Neidlinger
Response, "All is flushed, Schneider
Solo, Divine Redeemer, Gounod
Miss Sullivan.
Solo, Selected.
Mr.. Pitcher
Miss Sullivan, Mrs. Pitcher, Mr., Pitcher
and Mr. White, choir. Miss Faunce,
organiSt.
At the annual meeting of the Baptist
church the following officers were elected !:
Clerk, Miss Maude F. Matthews treasurer,
Charles H. Twomby; auditor, Ralph b.
herrick; superintendent of Sunday School,
Charles E. Rhoades; assistant superintend-
ent, A. K. Bailey; assessors, o. E. Frost,
G. c. Kllgore, F. l.. Robertson, W. b.
Fletcher, Charles II. Twombly The clerk
reported as follows: "December s. 1904,
our church numbered LA members. In the
II months since 80 have been baptized and
joined the church and seven have come into
our church membership by letter; one has
been dismissed by letter, three have been
erased and one excluded, making our
present membership 206, 1856 women, 20
! men. This is net gain of 32''
| Services at the North church: Junior C.
f. meeting Thursday, at $50 p M prayer
meeting Thursday at 7.3O p. IN. morning
worship Sunday at 1045 a. M Sunday
school at IL IN. Christmas concert at 4. 80 o.
M; c. E. meeting at $50 p. m. Following
is the order OF service for Sunday morning
Voluntary, Praise ye the Lord, Gounod
| DoxOlOgy.
Invocation.
| Gloria.
Responsive reading
Hymn, While Shepherds Watched their
Flochs, X. Storrs Willis
| Lesson.
Anthem, Still is the Night in Bethlehem.
VIM. r, Spence
| Prayer
| Response, Beethoven
| OHertOry.
LYNN, From the Eastern Mountains,