The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-09
The Churches.

o'clock next Sunday afternoon in Knowlton'a
hall on High street.
Mr.. H. NJ Prentiss will give report Of the
recent Laymen's meeting in Portland at the
prayer meeting of the North church this,
Thursday, evening.
There will be services in the chapel at East
Northport Sunday, December 18th, at l0.45 am,
conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. G. Winslow,
followed by the Sunday school.
First Parish (Unitaran) church. Service
next Sunday at 10.45 a. M, with sermon by
the pastor Sunday school at noon. Castle
Claiming, K. o. X. A., meets Friday even
ing at 7oclock.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning at
II o'clock, subject, God, the Preserver of Man,
and Wednesday evening at 7.3O o'clock, to
which all are cordially welcome.
The services for the week at the Baptist
church will be as follows: annual meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 7.SO o'clock; Sunday, at
1045, morning worship, with sermon by the
pastor; Sunday school at noon; evening wor-
ship, with sermon, at 7.3O.
There will be services at Mason's Mills next
Sunday with preaching by Rev. William
Vaughan of the Trinity Reformed Church.
Mr.. Vaughan will also preach at 2.3O o'clock at
Trinity Reformed Church. Sunday school fol-
lows the preaching service.
Prof Frederick L. Anderson of Newton
TIL Biological Institution will give the morning
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evening address at the centennial anniversary
exercises of the Baptist church, Sunday, De-
cember 18th. A banquet will be served Tues
day, December 2lst. The full program will be
printed in our next issue.
The services for the week at the Congrega-
tional church will be as follows: Junior c. E.
Thursday, at $50 p. M; Castle North, K. o. X.
A., Friday at ZOO p. m; Sunday morning SER
vice at 10.45, with sermon by the pastor;
theme The Church as a Home, and its Main
tenance. Sunday school at noon; Y. P. S. c. E.
prayer meeting at $50 and evening service at
/ 7.30.
The services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: preaching service
at 1915 a. m with sermon by the pastor, Rev.
A. A. Smith; subject, The Symbol of the Age.
Sunday school at IL o'clock. Brotherhood of
David, Saturday afternoon at o'clock. Lin
coin Castle, K. o. K. A. will meet Saturday
evening at o'clock.
The Rev. Daniel Ayre Goodsell, resident
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, died
December 5th at his residence in New York
city. Bishop Goodsell had been i'll several
weeks and death followed an operation for
carbuncle, from which he had suffered greatly.
Bishop Goodsell was well known by the Meth
odists of Maine and presided at the State con-
ference at Auburn in 1907.
Tho annual fairs of the First Baptist church
of Rockland were resumed December End after
lapse of u years. The event took place in
Grand Army hall, every available foot of
which was occupied by gaily decorated booths,
At night chicken pie supper was served un-
der the management of Mrs. ]. A. Richard.
Miss Alice Fiske had charge of the musical en-
tertainment which followed. Mrs. W. o. Full
Ter was chairman of the fair and Mrs. M. P.
Judkins was assistant manager. About $3.50
was netted.
pal church Sunday, December 18th, will be as
follows: at 1915 a. M, preaching by the pas
tor, Rev. Albert E. Luce; at noon, Bible school,
F. P. Blodgett, Supt.; at p. M, Junior Ep-
worth League, Miss Lillian Spinney, Supt.; at
73O p. M, chorus singing and preaching by the
pastor. Tuesday, at 7.30 p. M, Epworth
League devotional service. Thursday, at 7.3O
cd NV,
the pastor. Friday, at p. M, meeting of X.
Okla. A cordial welcome is extended to all
strangers.
The reception given Wednesday evening,
December LIST, by the presidents of the various
organizations connected with the North Con-
gregational church to the members and the
pari sh was well attended despite the unfavor-
able weather, and socially was success. The
church parlors were very prettily arranged for
the occasion. Milton Stephenson presided at
the door and the guests were escorted by
corps of ushers-Harod Jones, Stephen Glenn
ent, Harley Godfrey with Ray Lindgren as
chairman. In the receiving line were DR.. A.
o. Stoddard, Mrs. L. A. Knowlton, H. M. Prem
tiss tn Rev. David L. Wilson and A. ]. Knowl
ton, members of the standing committee; Mrs.
David L. Wilson, president of the Young La
dies Guild, Mrs. A. ]. Knowlton, president of
the Ladies' Circle, Mrs. Annie S. Craig, presi
dent of the Women's Auxiliary, John Parker,
chairman of the music committee, Thomas E.
Bowker, president of the Senior Christian En-
deavor Miss Margaret Craig. president of the
Junior Christian Endeavor, and Dana South
worth, King of the Knights of King Arthur.
The reception was given from until ten, and
during the evening musical program was
rendered by the choir and soloists Mrs. Elon
Gilchrest gave two piano selections in her
usual pleasing manner. Miss Katherine c.
Quimby sang two pretty selections, Master
Hubbard played piano solo exceedingly well,
and John Parker sang solo which was much
enjoyed. The ladies' parlor was arranged as
serving room, and here Miss Margaret A. Dun
ton presided, serving Russian tea and waters,
assisted by several young ladies of the church
and parish.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
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