The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-10-25
THE CHURCHES.

Rev. j. w. Hatch will preach at Poor's
Mills schoolhouse next Sunday afternoon.
Rev. E. S. Philbrook will speak in the
Smart school house, East Belfast, next Sun
day afternoon, if pleasant.
The regular services will be held at the
Universalist church next Sunday. The
subject of the morning sermon will be
Emerson's Compensation"
The usual services next Sunday at the
Unitarian church at 1915, conducted by
Rev. Robert Collyer Douthit of Dover,
Mass. Sunday School at noon. All are
cordially invited.
c. 0. Poor, Fred A. johnson and Miss
Avis M. Morrison have been chosen as the
music committee of the North church. Last
Sunday Mrs. Clarence E. Read and Miss
Caroline Hatch sang in the choir.
There will be services in the chapel at
East Northport next Sunday at 1.3O p. M,
with preaching by the pastor, Rev. G. G..
Winslow. Sunday school at 1900 m. At
200 p. m. there will be services in the
Wood schoolhouse.
The services for the week at the North
Congregational church will be as follows
Junior c. E. meeting Thursday at $50 p.
m. morning worship Sunday at 1.45 a. m. ;
Sunday school at y m. C. E. meeting Sun
day at $50 p m. evening worship Sunday
at 100 p. nj.
Rev. j. W. Hatch will preach a Rally
Day sermon next Sunday morning at the
Methodist church and there will be special
exercises in the Sunday school. 1t is hoped
that all present and former members of the
Sunday school will be present. Evening
service at 7.30.
Rev. R. b. Mathews of Newcastle preach
ed at the Congregational church last Sun
day, morning and evening. Mr.. Mathews
is a candidate for the pastorate of the
church. All who heard him were favorably
were pleased with his personality. Mr..
Mathews will occupy the pulpit here again
next Sunday.-Ellsworth American.
The Sunday school convention in Camden
last week was attended by Rev. D. L. Will
son, H. NJ. Prentiss and Mrs c. NJ. Craig Of
the Congregational Sunday school; Rev. E..
S. Philbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Eden Sherman.
Mrs. Lewis F. Cannon and Gerald W. How
ard of the Baptist; Rev. j. W. Hatch, Mrs.
Mary Whitmore and Linville Whitmore of
the Methodist
Rev. George A. Mills has just closed his
service of eight years with the Congrega-
tional church and society at Limerick. MIR.
Mills has spent 40 years in the ministry.
He will continue to make his home in Linn
erick, and during the winter will from time
to time supply the pulpit in the absence OF
a regular pastor. MIR. Mills is the father OF
Rev. Geo. S. Mills, for ten years pastor OF
the Belfast Congregational church and now
pastor of Congregational church in Ben
nington, Vt.
The Sunday services at the Baptist
church will be as usual; morning worship
at 1915, conducted by the pastor; Sunday
school at noon mems meeting at $50 p. M
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor service
at $50 p. M. and gospel praise and preach
ing service at 7.30 p. m. weekly meeting
for prayer and conference is held Thurs
day evenings at 7.30 O'Clock; a service for
women and girls Monday evenings at the
same hour, and social meeting for men
and boys Wednesday evenings.
The Congregational Club held their an
nual meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 18th
After hearing the reports of the treasurer
and secretary officers were elected as fol
lows President, c. O. Poor; Vice Presi-
I
Keene; Treasurer, S. A. Parker. Three
new members were added to the roll, and
when the business had been disposed of 20
sat down to the usual appetIZlng supper.
The guest of honor was Mr.. AlOnZo j.
KnoWltOn, Superintendent of the Belfast
schools, who gave very interesting talk on
birds.
At the annual meeting of the State Sun
day School Association in Camden last
week General Secretary II. E. Lufkin of
Yarmouth reported that all counties, ex-
cept Somerset, have county organizations
and many have district organic .tions.
There are 7S1 Sunday schools with total
membership of 81, 1888, also S,431 officers and
teachers, and an average attendance OF ~
365. There are 162 home departments with
membership of 5,031, 163 cradle roll de-
partments with membership of 3,946
Fifty-thr schools observed Decision day
Two hundred and thirty schools have sep
arate rooms for primary work and SO have
teachers of training classes. There were
admitted to membership of churches from
the schools 1886. The general work was
reported in Il prosperous condition. The
following officers were elected: President,
L. r. Cook, Yarmouthvile; recording sec
retary, Rev. p F. Marston, Lewiston treas
urer, Z. &. Jordan, Alfred secretary, home
department, Miss Evelyn Henderson, Port
land secretary, primary department, Mrs
H. E. Lutkin, Yarmouth. Resolutions were
adopted reaffirming belief in the prohibi-
tory law and opposing all forms of license,
also stating that "We can see no need .ol