The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-02-25
The Churches.

| There will be preaching at the Woods school,
house, Nortl,port, next Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Guild of the North Congregational
church will meet with Mrs. Everard A. Wilson
on next Monday evening.
The Union of the First Parish (Unitarian)
church will meet next Monday evening with
Miss Charlotte W. Colburn.
The Young Ladies' Social Union of the Bap-
fist Society will meet with Miss Ethel Flood,
lat High street, Wednesday evening, March Sd.
The Prospect and Unity Free Baptist Quar-
terly meeting will convene March 9th and 7th
with Monroe Center church. 1t is hoped for a
large attendance.
There will be services in the Chapel at East
Northport Sunday, February 18th, at 10:45, a
m conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. G. Wins
low, of Belfast Sunday school will follow the
preaching service.
The Seaside Spiritual church will hold meet
ings in their rooms on High street every
Thursday evening at 7.3O o'clock and Sunday
afternoon at 23O, to which the public are cor
daily invited.
/ The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning at
II o'clock; subject, "Christ Jesus" and We'd
nesday evening at 7.3O o'clock, to which all
are cordially welcome.
There will be service at Trinity Reformed
church next Sunday at 23O p. M, with sermon
by the Rev. William Vaughan. Sunday school
Immediately after the sermon. Prayer meet
ing Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
The Young Ladies' Social Union of the Bap-
fist church will give bow social in the vestry
next Tuesday evening. All are to c2me repre-
senting some well known book Other contests
and games have been provided. Candy will be
passed. An admission of Is cents will be
asked to defray expenses. All are invited.
The first meeting of the executive committee
of the proposed layman's Christian conference
of Maine was held in Augusta February 18TH
At the meeting Horace C. Day of Auburn was
elected chairman of the committee. Others
present We're W. K. Sanderson of Portland, W.
O. Fuller, Jr., of Rockland H. c. Day of Auburn,
Carl E. Milliken of Island Falls, E. c. Butler of
Skowhegan, Horace Purnton and H. L. Emery
OF Waterville, Walter Danforth of Bangor,
Geo. L. Crossman of Saco E. T. Burroughs of
Portland, A. E. Irving of Presque Isle.
The services at the Methodist church Sun
day, February 18th, will be as follows: at 1O45
a. M, preaching by the pastor Rev Albert E.
Luce; at noon, Bible school: at p. M, Junior
Epworth League; at 7.3O p. M, Gospel service,
conducted by the pastor. Tuesday, at 73O D.
M, the Epworth League. The mid week de-
votional service will be omitted this week
because of union temperance meeting in the
Baptist church. Friday, Castle Waldo of the
Knights of King Arthur will meet.
The services for the week at the North Con-
gregational church will be as follows: meeting
of the Junior C. E. Society this, Thursday,
afternoon at $50 o'clock There will be no
prayer meeting on account of the Union SER
vices at the Baptist church. Morning worship
Sunday at 1915 a. M, with sermon by the
pastor, Rev. D. L. Wilson, on "a Soldier of the
Cross" Sunday school at noon; business meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor Society at $50;
evening worship at 7.30. A cordial welcome is
extended to all to attend these services.
The services at the Baptist church will be as
follows: This, Thursday afternoon the Juniors
will meet Immediately after school. In the
evening there will be an address by Mrs Cliff
ford of Strong, Me-, under the auspices of the
W. c. T. u, in the auditorium. Friday even
ing, teachers meeting. Sunday services: at 1915
morning worship with sermon by the pastor;
Sunday school at noon; mems meeting at $50
N n o. CO
ship at 7:3O p. m. Tuesday evening social
evening conducted by the Young Ladies'
Social Union. Wednesday evening, Knights of
King Arthur at Z; mems social meeting at 7.3O.
The subject of Rev. A. A. Smiths sermon at
the Universalist church next Sunday after
noon at 23o o'clock will be Edgar Allen Poe
and his Message of the Rhythmical Creation of
Beauty. The musical program will include the
voluntary, An Idyll, by Richards; Gloria, by
Treadwell; chant the Lords Prayer; anthem,
Awake, Put on thy Strength, by Greene;
anthem, The Shades of Night are Falling, by
Sheldon; response, Father of Heaven, by
Broone postlude, Grand Chorus in D., by Col
burn Sunday school at $50 p. m. Castle
Lincoln, Knights of King Arthur, will meet at
7.30 Friday evening.
The North Congregational church auxiliary
held guest night" in the church parors Feb
ruary 18th, when each member was privileged
to ask friend to accompany her. The auxil-
larry had been divided into four committees,
each to furnish twenty minute program. The
first group was headed by Mrs. E. S. Bowker,
and Mrs. F. W. Brown, dressed in native Turk
ish costume, gave thoroughly enjoyable sketch
of conditions in Turkey and the work the mis-
sionaries are doing there. She spoke particu-
larly Of the wonderful achievements of Cyrus
Hamlin, of Names most distinguished
workers in the foreign field, of the industrial
work he introduced, and which is being largely
carried on by Miss Shattock at Oorfa and mis-
sionaries in other stations. Mrs. D. L. Wilson,
in Chinese costume, read most interesting
letter from Miss Alice Brown, the Mt Holyoke
girl who is doing such fine work in China. Mrs.
E. S. Bowker, in full Japanese costume, read
charming little story which gave her hearers
an intimate glimpse of native life in Japan.
The next committee to take charge distribu-
ted missionary cards on the same plan as the
time-honored game of Authors" and those
holding the same group cards gathered around
one of the foI1r tahleS indiootod Eoob