The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-07-18
THE CHURCHES.

The regular services will be held at the
| Universalist church next Sunday at 1045
a. m. Sunday school at - o'clock.
| There will be services in the Northport
auditorium next Sunday with preaching by
Rev. Harry Hill of Searsport.
| First Parish church, U nil rian). Service
next Sunday at 10.45 a. m, with sermon by
the pastor. Sunday school at u noon; sub
Ject of study, Samuel.
hall has been opened at So Court street
for mission meetings. Meeting will be held
there Wednesdays at 7,SO p. M, and Sun
days at $50 p. m. All are welcome.
The Christian Scientists hold services
In their hall 127 Main street every Sunday
morning at II o'clock and Wednesday even
Ing at 730 O'Clock, to which all are cordially
welcome.
| The services of the week at the North
| congregational church will be as follows
prayer meeting this, Thursday, evening at
$50, topic, The Salt of the Earth, Matt
o:l3; Luke 14:34, So. Morning worship
Sunday at 1915; Sunday school at noon;
evening worship at 7.30.
There will be a service of the Protestant
Episcopal Church at the home of Miss
| Maude Gammans on Church street next
Sunday morning, July 21st. Morning
prayer will begin at 10 O'Clock, Orlando
Titherington being lay reader. All are
cordially invited to be present.
Preaching service at the baptist church
| next Sunday at 1045 a. m. and 7.30 p. NJ
sunday school at noon. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 7.30. Seats are free :;
all are welcomed. The pastor, Rev. D, H.
MacQuarrie, will preach next Sunday, morn
ing and evening. Morning subject, "What
are we here for? Evening. "Cross Bear
ing
The Bangor Commercial prints the full
text of Presiding Elder J. W. Hatch's SER
mon, with the following comment:
One of the most forcibe and eloquent ser
mons heard in Bangor for some time was
delivered by Presiding Elder J. W. Hatch
OF the Bangor district, i'll the Grace Metho-
dlst Episcopal church, Sunday morning.
The congregation was a large one for the
summer season and everybody present was
much pleased with Mr.. Hatch's discourse
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the
North church had a most enjoyable after
noon session and picnic supper at the
Dunton cottage, the Battery, on Saturday,
July 18th. The work of Miss Alice Brown,
the Mt. Holyoke Missionary to China, was
taken up, as well as the history and prog
resS of the North China College. A delici-
Gus picnic supper was served at small
tables on the veranda, and later in the
evening bonfire on the shore was so
attractive a feature that it was left very
reluctantly.
The services at the Methodist church
| next Sunday will be as follows at 1915 d.
NJ, preaching by the pastor, Rev. Albert E.
Luce; at u o'clock, Bible school; at $50 D.
M, Junior Epworth League, conducted by
Miss Abbie Maffitt; at 7,30 p. NJ, Evangelis-
tic service in the large vestry. Other SER
vices are: Tuesday, July 23rd, at 7.3o p. NJ,
Epworth League devotional service, Miss
Sabina Morey. leader. Thursday, July 25th,
class meeting, conducted by the pastor.
Saturday, July Goth, 2.30 p. H., food sale in
the Methodist church. Friday, July 10th,
mems meeting. All men welcome
The Biblical readings of the Rev. Charles
l.. Woodwork of Portland, at the Union
services of the various churches of the civ.
have given us all pleasure and profit. inter-
| preting as he did the finer and often hidden
meanings of the familiar Scriptural pas
| SageS, with their marvellous verbal melody.
which were brought out by the unusually
resonant and modulated voice of the reader,
The sweet and simple music of the Psalms,
the quaint beauty of Old Testament story,
the tender and appealing parallels of the
Master. the strong and virie prophecies
and assurances of the Great Apostle, were
brought home to us with clear meaning and
convincing truth.
The NJ. F. Church observed Sunday, July
18th as Children's Day. The Pastor, Rev.
A. E. Luce. preached an appropriate sermon
from the text, "Honor thy father and thy
mother" In the evening there was con-
| cert given by the members of the Sunday
School. Following is the program, which
was very successfully carried out:
Organ Voluntary
| Chorus ''Forward''
Greeting Lillian Braddock
Song us Praise
Responsive Reading
Rec, Christ's Love Ida Merriam
Solo Dorothy Chamberlain
Exercise Buttercups
| Solo, Sweet Roses Geneva Hutchns
| Rec, Birth of Chldren'S Day Hazel Strout
| Chorus Sunday School Brigade
Rec, Shine Just Where You Are
| Louise Hopkins
| Collection
| Motion Song kindergarten Children
Song Sunshine and Rain
| Rec, A Tale of Olden Times Jessie Tisdale
| Song Make Christ your King
| Rec. Marjorie Marshall
| Exercise Good Night
Hymn Come Thou Almighty King
| Benediction
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