The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-10-21
The Churches.

The Spiritualist Society will hold services at
o'clock next Sunday afternoon in Knowlton's
| hall on High street.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the North Congre-
gational church met yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. M. G. Hill, Miller street.
There will be services in the chapel at East
Northport Sunday, October oath, at 1915 a. m,
conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. G. Winslow,
followed by the Sunday school.
The Christian Scientists hold services in their
hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning at IL
o'clock subject, Probation after Death" and
Wednesday evening at 7.3O o'clock, to which all
are cordially welcome.
The services at the Universalst church next
Sunday will be as follows: preaching service
at 10.45 a. M, with sermon by the pastor, Rev.
A. A. Smith; Sunday school at IL o'clock The
public is cordially invited to attend. X. o. K.
A. will meet Saturday evening.
First Parish (Unitarian) church. Service
next Sunday at 10.45 a. m, with sermon by
the pastor. Sunday school at noon; subject of
study, "Chrysostom'. Castle Charming, K. O.
K. A., meets Friday evening at 7o'clock.
The services for the week at the Baptist
Church will be as follows: prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 730 o'clock; Sunday, at
1045, morning worship, with sermon by the
pastor; Sunday school at noon; evening wor-
saip, with sermon, at 7.3O.
The services for the week at the Congrega-
tional church will be as follows: Junior C. E
Thursday, at $50 p. M; prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 7.3G o'clock; Castle North
K. o. X. A., Friday at 7.30 p. M; Sunday morn
ing service at 10.45 with sermon by the pastor;
theme, Confessing Christ Sunday school at
noon; Y. P. S. C. E. prayer meeting at $50, and
evening service at 7.30.
Sunday, October II, 1909, was observed as
Rally day by the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school with an attendance of one hundred and
six. The opening exercises consisted of hymns,
responsive readings, in which the different
classes of the school took part, separate read
ings by Miss Leota Patterson, Mr.. Edwin
Frost, Miss Ethel Rogers and Miss Edna
Coombs, and recitations in concert by Miss
Bowden's class of little girls and by Miss OAR
by's class of small boys. The exercises were
short so as to give sufficient time for the study
of the lesson.
At the First Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday, October Oath, at 1O.45 a. M, the pas
tor, Rev. Albert E. Luce, will preach; subject,
Blessings, Real and Anticipated. Bible school
at noon; Frank P. Blodgett Superintendent.
At 73O p. M, Gospel service, conducted by the
Of fba
League will hold a devotional service. Thurs
day, at 730 p. M, the usual mid-week devo-
tional service. Friday, at ZOO p. M, meeting
of the Knights of King Arthur. Friday, at 745
p M, the Haywood Queen Esther circle will
meet at the home of Miss Bertha Whitten on
High street.
At the conference of the Advent Christian
churches of Maine in Waterville last week, the
following conference officers were elected
President, Rev. j. F. Clothey, Auburn; vice
president, Rev. T. J. Coolbroth, Waterville;
secretary and treasurer, Rev. E. A. Goodwin,
Kennebunk. The missionary association elected
the following: President, DR.. A. W. Taylor,
Friendship; vice president, Rev. ]. A. Wood
worth, Bangor; secretary, Rev. D. R. Hargraves,
| Farmington; treasurer, Rev. T. J. Coolbroth,
Waterville; official board, above officers and
Rev. E. P. Woodward of Westbrook and Rev. H.
7. Skillings of South Portland.
The Brewer sewing circle formed in the Ma
sons Mills district is named in honor of Will
liam Brewer, an elder in the Collegiate church
of New York, man whom the people of the
East Side have every reason to remember and
honor. Not only has he done much for
Trinity Reformed church, but when the pastor
Rev. William Vaughan, organized branch
church at Mason's Mills, where he holds SER
vices every Sunday morning at $780, followed
by Sunday school, Mr.. Brewer, then on visit
| to his old friend, Mr. Vaughan, attended TIE
services with him and presented S1OO to the
society to assist in the good work The sewing
circle which has taken his name has elected the
following officers: President, Mrs. Eugene
Achorn; secretary, Mrs. Llewellyn Patterson
treasurer, Mrs. Fred Mcdonald. Trinity
Reformed church has within the past few days
received another beautiful gift from Mr.
Brewer, a scarf for the communion table, O.
scarlet broadcloth, handsomely embroidered il
gold, bearing the legend 81. H. 81
Castle North, K. O. K. A, of the North Con
gregatonal church, has elected the following
officers for the present term: King, Dan:
Southworth; master of the exchequer, ,RayLind
gren; heralds, Harry McTaggart and Ben Par
ker; sentinel, Frank Waterman; pianists, Ear
Hubbard, Harry Bowker, Stephen Clement
Alton Johnson; Senechal H. M. Prentice; mer
lin, Rev. D. L. Wilson. At the meeting OF
Friday night an interesting debate took place
the question being, Resolved, that examina
tons are not a fair test of scholarship" Stephe,
Clement spoke in the affirmative and Harle.
Godfrey in the negative, after which the ques
ton was freely discussed and argued by tn
members of the order. Rev. D. L. Wilson AM
H. M Prentiss also spoke on the subject. N
vote was taken, although some very fine argu
ments were made by the lads The plans fo
the winter include the organization Of a snow
shoe and ski club. with cross country tramp
to camps where conclaves will be held. TIL
lads will also be given instruction during tn
winter in "First Aid to the injured" and will
form ambulance corps and demonstrate tn
placing of limbs in splnts, putting on bandage
stopping the flow of blood, resuscitating fron
drowning, and so far as possible they will b
given practical training in just what to do il