The Republican journal., 1909-06-17
The Churches.

Harbor church last Sunday afternoon.
Rev. H. B. Haskell, District Supt, will
preach at the Wood school-house, Northport,
Sunday, June 10th, at p m.
Services will be held at the Universalist
church next Sunday at 10.45 a. m. with sermon
by Rev. VIM. Vaughan. Sunday school at noon
Quarterly meeting services will be conducted
in the Chapel at East Northport by Rev. A. E.
Luce, on Sunday, June 10th at 1O.45 a. m. The
Quarterly Conference will follow the sermon.
The Seaside Spiritual church will hold meet
ings in their rooms on High street every Thurs
day evening at 7.3O o'clock and Sunday after
noon at 2.30 to which the public are cordially
invited.
There will be an afternoon service of the
Protestant Episcopal church at the North
church vestry Sunday June 10th. Evensong at
o'clock, Mr.. Orlando Titherington lay reader.
All are welcome.
The Juniors of the North Congregational
church had a most enjoyable picnic at the
Park last Saturday afternoon. About 40 were
present and baseball and other games were
heartily participated in.
There will be service at Trinity Reformed
church next Sunday at 2.30 p. m, with sermon
by the Rev. William Vaughan. Sunday school
Immediately after the sermon. Prayer meet
ing Thursday ev ening at 7.30 o'clock.
The services at the Baptist Church for the
week will be as follows: Prayer meeting this
evening at 7.3O o'clock; Sunday at 1O45 a. M,
worship, with a sermon by the pastor; Sunday
school at noon; evening worship at 7.3O.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning at
IL o'clock; subject, "Is the Universe Including
Man, Evolved by an Atomic Cause?" and
Wednesday evening at 730 o'clock, to which all
are cordially welcome.
There will be services conducted by Mr..
Carol j. Clark, as follows: Sunday school in
the Brainard schoolhouse Sundays at 1870 a.
m. Preaching services on Sundays at 2 o. M
at the Woods schoolhouse, and at the Brainard
schoolhouse at 7.3O p. M Prayer meetings at
the Hills schoolhouse on Wednesday evenings
at 7.30, and at William Greenlaw's on Friday
evenings All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
The services at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church for Sunday, June goth, will be as
follows: at 1O.45 a. M, preaching by the Rev
H. B. Haskell District Superintendent; at noon,
Bible school, F. P. Blodgett, Supt. at 73O r.
M, children's concert. Everyone invited.
Tuesday at 7.30 p M, Epworth League; Thurs
day at 7.30 p. M, devotional service, conducted
by the pastor; Saturday at 7:30 p. m, the First
Quarterly Conference, District superintendent,
H. B. Haskell, presiding.
The graduating sermon was delivered to the
class of 1909, B. H. S., last Sunday morning by
Rev A. A. SIN 18th, pastor of the Universalist
church, whose theme was 1.-The Issues of Life -
The church was simply but very effectively
decorated with double buttercups, and the work
was done, as is the custom, by the members of
the Junior class The sermon was listened to
with much interest by the members of the
class, teachers and friends, who filled the
church. The music was impressive feature
of the service
The services for the week at the North Con-
gregational church will be as follows: PRAYER
meeting at 730 this evening, topic Enduring
Temptation" Jas. 1;12-15. Morning worship
on Sunday at lO:45 a. m., with sermon by the
pastor, Rev. d. L. Wilson. Phoenix and Timo-
thy Chase Lodges will attend and the sermon
will be appropriate to the occasion. Sun
day school at noon; meeting of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society at $50; topic, "The
Hill Difficulty" Rom. 7: 1925; Cor Clio
pilgrim Progress series). Evening worship at
7.30 with address by the pastor. The public is
cordially invited to all the services of the
church.
The 18th annual meeting of the Woman's
Universalist Missionary Society of Maine was
held in Gardiner, June 9th. Officers were
elected as follows: President, Mrs. H. B. Smith
Mechanic Falls; Vice president, Mrs. j. F. AL
bion, Portland; Secretary, Miss Nancy Hill
Auburn; Treasurer, Mrs. E. H. Sargent, Port
land; executive board, President, vice presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, ex-officio; Mrs
G. M. Mason, Bethel; Mrs. James Tillnghast
Rockland Mrs. A. c. Jennison, Auburn. Del
egates to the General Convention in Detroit
Mich in October, 1909, included Mrs. S. E.
Pierce of Belfast
The Maine Christian Endeavor summe,
school holds its eighth annual session al
Charleston, August 9-19. The school will be
of unusual interest. Rev. W. E. Lombard will
give the Bible studies on the Life of Christ
Mr.. II. E. Lufkin of the State Sunday School
Association and Mrs. Flora V. Stebbins will
| give helpful series of lessons and lectures or
the Sunday School. Mrs. C. E. Bonsfeld o1
China and others will have charge of the mis-
sion study work. Rev. C. D. Crane will take
books. Miss Margaret Koch will teach expires.
sion and physical culture. The school is fol
day school teachers as well as Christian work.
/ ers.
| CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE. The 61st
annual meeting of the Congregational churches
! of Waldo County Conference was held in the
/ beautiful new church at Thorndike Tuesday Of
this week. Most of the churches of the county
were represented by good delegations and the
entertaining church provided lavshly for thei,
comfort. The opening devotional service was
conducted by the pastor of the North church
after which the conference was duly organiz.
ed, the retiring Moderator, the Rev. ]. W
| Vaughan, presiding until the election of the new
| Moderator, Mr.. Walter G. Hatch of this city,
the first layman to hold the office. Mr.. W. E
Jones of Brooks was elected Scribe and Treas.
| urer for the second time. The conference
then proceeded to the regular business of the
! day, discussing favorably the recommendations
| sent down from the State conference regard
ing the change of name from Conference to
| Association, the question of ministerial stand.
! ing, and the new constitution of the Congrega-
tional Conference and Missionary Society Of
Maine. These questions were presented most
interestingly by Prof. Calvin M Clark of Ban
gor Seminary. Various committees were then
appointed by the Moderator and the conference
took recess for dinner. Bountiful tables
were spread in nearby hall and after dinner a
social hour was enjoyed. A praise service be-
| gan the afternoon session, conducted by the
Rev. ]. B. Parry. Reports of various commit
tees were then received. The conference ap-
pointed committee consisting of Rev's. J
B. Parry, J. w. Vaughan and G.. H. Nc
Elhiney, to draw up a new constitution for
the Waldo Association. This committee is