The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-02-14
THE CHURCHES.

IIOl uuSH ~ hdlcI VI SOlpy (OleSe
will occupy the Baptist pulpit next Sunday
morning and evening. The other services
will be as usual.
The regular services will be held at the
Universalist church next Sunday. The
subject of the morning sermon will be
Whittier and the Atmosphere of Life.
Christian Science services are held at
F. Fernald's, No. 81 Cedar street, every Sun
day morning at II O'Clock and Wednesday
evening at 730, to which all are cordially
welcome.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Craig has resigned from
the North Church choir, of which he has
long been faithful member, and his place
as tenor has been taken by Mr.. Orlando
Titherington.
The North Church Sunday School OBJ
served last Sunday as "Lincoln Sunday
with appropriate exercises in which the
whole school participated. An envelope
Offering was taken for the work of the A.
NJ. A.
There will be services in the chapel at
East Northport Sunday, Feb. 18th, at 10 so a.
NJ. with sermon by the pastor, Rev. G. G.
Winslow. Sunday school at IL 80 a. H.
Services in the Woods schoohouse at 200
p. III.
Service at the Unitarian church next Sun
day at 1916 a. NJ, with sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. Adolph Rossbach, from the text:
GAS if man did flee from lion and bear
met him. Amos 5:19. Sunday school at ~
~. subject of study, Abraham and his time.
The February supper at the North
Church last Wednesday evening was a
great success, as was the entertainment
which followed it in charge of Mr.. John r.
Dunton. The ''Curbstone Quartette'' was
the special feature of the evening and met
with the heartest applause, as did, also, the
piano duet by Mise Frost and Pitcher and
the readings by Mrs. S. A. Parker.
On account of illness and other causes the
evangelsts who were announced to assist
in the services at the Union Rescue Mission
were unable to come, and meetings are held
as before, Wednesday, Saturday and Sun
attendance and interest at the meetings
continue to increase
The services for the week at the North
Congregational church will be as follows:
Junior c. E. meeting Thursday D. NJ at
$50; prayer meeting Thursday evening at
73O, subject: Endurance. Mark 10: 50 "a;
Heb. -: LII; morning worship Sunday at
10.45 M; G. E. meeting at $50, subject:
An Easy Life VS.. a Hard One. Tim 2:
lib; evening worship at 73o.
The Congregational Club held its Febru-
AIRY banquet in the church vestry Monday
evening, February 18th. Rev. Hugh Black,
NJ. A., Professor in Union Theological Semi
nary, New York, late of st. Georges Free
Church of Edinburgh, Scotland, was the
guest of honor. The supper was followed
by very enjoyable organ recital in the |
church by Miss Amy E. Stoddard, and Mr. |
John Parker sang Mascagni's save Maria"
with much feeling. The seven front pews |
on the left aisle of the church were reserved !
for the members of the club and their |
guests, the pastors of the other city !
ShuhShOos uAu dIVCI Vic CIuU LUX It's place |
and hymn was sung, Rev. D. L. Wilson,
i'll the absence of the club president, Hon.
c. o. Poor, introduced Professor Black to
the audience. Professor Black stated that
he had expected to give an after dinner
speech to group of men gathered around a
table, and who would expect more or less of
a academic address, such as he had pre-:
pared on "The Church and the Ages" but
as the conditions were totally different, he
should adapt himself to circumstances.
Professor Blacks mastery address had
faith for its subject, and after defining faith
as simply the apprehension of the reality of
the spiritual world, he went on to speak of
the great need of faith in the present day
world; of its possibilities to social, moral
and spiritual life, and of the transformation
it might make in church and State, and in
the world at large. Professor Blacks elo- /
Quence and great personal magnetism made |,
themselves. felt throughout the evening, \
and it was evident, also, that a sense of /
humOr was not lacking in the great man
whOfpaid Belfast an honor by his presence
here. A number of out-of-town people !
were in the audience, which was SO ex-