The Republican journal., 1908-07-02
THE CHURCHES.

There will be services at the St. Francis
| Catholic church next Sunday at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
Rev. A. E. Luce will speak at PoOr's Mills
| next Sunday at go p. m. All are cordial
| ly invited.
| The Junior Epworth League of the Meth
odist church enjoyed picnic on the shore
| the afternoon of June Oath.
The meetings of the North church Chris
| tian Endeavor Society will be discontinued,
as usual, through July and August.
Miss Ethola w. Frost has been engaged
! as organist at the Baptist church in this
city during her vacation from the New Eng
| land Conservatory of Music
The Sunday services at Northport Camp
ground for July and August will begin in
! the auditorium at Bayside next Sunday
| conducted by Rev. G. G. Winslow.
| The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 1877 Main street, every Sunday
! morning at II o'clock and Wednesday even
ing at 73o O'Clock, to which all are cordially
| welcome.
| There will be an afternoon service of the
Protestant Episcopal church at the North
church vestry ON Sunday next, June 2Sth,
| at 8 80 p. m. Mr.. Orlando Titherington is
| lay reader. All are welcome.
The Women's Auxiliary of the North
| Congregational church will hold its July
meeting at the Dunton cottage, the Battery,
| Wednesday afternoon, July Sth, at $50
o'clock. A picnic supper is to be arranged
| for
| There will be "a service at Trinity Reform
ed church next Sunday at $50 p. M, with
sermon by the Rev. William Vaughan and
| communion. Sunday school Immediately
after the sermon. Preparatory service for
communion Thursday evening at 80 oclock
| The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will consist of the christening
and dedication of the children and short
address by the pastor, Rev. Ashley "A.
Smith Sunday school at - o'clock The
| public is cordially invited to the services.
The Missionary Committee of the North
| Church G. E. Society is to have ID sale OF
handmade neckwear and belts, combined
with straw berry festival, in the church
parlors Thursday afternoon, July 9th.
| Homemade cake and candy will also be on
| sale.
| First Parish church (Unitarian.) Service
| next Sunday at 10.45 a. m.; sermon upon
the words of Ahab, King of Israel: "Hast
thou found me 0, mine enemy?" Sunday
| school at - O'Clock noon; subject of study,
| Baptism of Jesus.
| The weekly services at the North Congre-
gational church will be as follows: Prayer
! meeting this, Thursday, evening at 730;
topic. Behold the Mani John 19: Is;
| Morning worship Sunday at 1915, with ser
| mon by the pastor, Rev. D. L. Wilson; Sun
day school at 1900; evening worship at 7.30.
All are cordially invited to attend the SER
vices.
Rev. Ashley A. Smith has been asked by
Excelsior lodge of Northport to preach
| the sermon at the memorial service which
the lodge will hold in honor of the late Cap,
tain Charles E. Rhoades, who was drowned
in Penobscot bay near Camden, short
| time ago, and whose body has never been re-
covered. Captain Rhoades had been a Mason
for over 40 years.
The weekly appointments at the Baptist
church are as follows: Divine worship next
| Sunday at 1915 a. M, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. d. II. MacQuarrie; sermon,
1.-The Virtue of Being True" Sunday
| school at noon. A service Of song, and
short sermon by the pastor, is held on Sun
day evening at 73O. Subject for next Sun
day evening sermon, GA Place to Hide. y
| A girls meeting Monday evening at 7.30
prayer meeting at 7.30 Thursday evening.
| The seats are free and all are cordially in
vited to our services
The services at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church for the week will be as fol
lows: Sunday at 1915 a. m., preaching
by the pastor, Rev. Albert E. Luce subject
National Righteousness, a patriotic address
at u O'Clock, Bible school, conducted by F,
| P. Blodgett, Supt. subject of study "lsrael
asks for King" Sam. s: 1922; at 3.3(
p. H., Junior Epworth League, Miss Lillian
Spinney, Supt.; at 7.3o p. M, in the audi
torium, the sacrament of the Lords supper
instead of the evangelistic service. Tues
day, July 7th, The Epworth League devo
tiona service. Thursday, mid-week gospe
service A very cordial invitation is extend
ed to all. Seats free and everybody wei
come.
About 200 delegates of the Maine State
Epworth League attended the 10Th annua
convention in Gardiner June 25th and 26tl
and were entertained at the Highland
avenue Methodist church. The program in
cluded reports, addresses, praise and de
votional services, the reading of papers
etc., and the meetings were interesting anC
helpful. Officers were elected as follows
President, Z. Leopold Winchester, Bangor
vice presidents, Clair V. Head, Gardiner
Miss Edith F. Gilmore, North Brewer, Miss
Lucille E. Pilsbury, Saco, Miss Susan f
Purington, Sargentvllle; secretary, Mrs
Annie M. Frost, Pittstield; treasurer, A. b
Norton, Augusta; Junior superintendent
Mrs. w. W. Canham, Lisbon. 1t wa:
voted to meet next year with the Pine
: street church, Bangor. At busines:
session President Canham stated tina
, the work throughout the state had beel
progressing about as usua! the past year
He alluded to the lack of practical buSines.
methods in conducting the affairs of the
league and said that but few of the chap
ters had sent in reports to the state cabine
of their membership. The reports received
, showed but 100 membership, when as a mat
, ter of fact there is a membership of nearer
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