The Republican journal., 1909-12-30
The Churches.

There will be communion service at Trim
ity Reformed church, East Belfast next Sun
day at 2.30 p. m.
The Spiritualist Society will hold services at
o'clock next Sunday afternoon in Knowton's
hall on High street.
There will be services in the chapel at East
Northport Sunday, January End, at 1O.45a. m
conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. G. Winslow,
followed by the Sunday school.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning
at II o'clock subject, God and Wednesday
evening at 730 o'clock, to which all are cor
daily welcome.
Rev. FIR. j. E. Kealy and choir of the Sacred
Heart Church, Waterville, after their service
last Sunday morning, went to Pittsfield and
took part in the service at ST. Agnes Catholic
church.
First Parish (Unitarian) church. Service
next Sunday at 10.45 a. M, with sermon by
the pastor. Sunday school at noon. Castle
Charming, K. o. X. A., meets Friday even
ing at 7o'clock
The services for the week at the Baptist
church will be follows: The Juniors will
meet this, Thursday, afternoon at o'clock;
Covenant meeting this evening at 7.30; Sunday
at 10.45, morning worship, followed by the COM
munion service; Sunday school at noon; evening
worship at 7.30.
The services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as follows: preaching service at
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A. Smith, subject The Ten Commandments;
Sunday school at IL o'clock Brotherhood of
David, Saturday at 8 o'clock p. M Lincoln
Castle, X. O. K. A., will meet Saturday even
ing at o'clock.
The services for the week at the Congrega-
tiona church will be as follows: Junior c. E.
Thursday, at 800 p M; prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 7.30 o'clock; Sunday
morning service at 10.45, with sermon by the
pastor theme, The New Year, Sunday school
at noon; Y. P. S. c. E. prayer meeting at $50,
and evening service at 7.30. There will be no
meeting this week of Castle North, K O. K A.
At the Methodist church next Sunday at
1045 a. M the holy communion will be OBJ
served with short address by the pastor, Rev.
A. E. Luce; at noon, Bible school, conducted
by Supt. F. P. Blodgett; at 730 p. m, Christ
mas concert, postponed from last Sunday
night. Tuesday, at 7.30 p. M, the Epworth
League devotional service. Thursday, at 72O
p. M, md-week prayer meeting and the Sun
day school board meeting Friday, at p. M,
meeting Of the Knights of King Arthur. A
cordial welcome to all the public services of
the church
The largest increase in communicates ever
recorded in the American church is noted in
the digest of the work and standing of the
Episcopal church throughout the world en-
bodied in the 1910 Living Church Annual"
the official directory of the American church.
We are unable to account for the decrease of
1874 in marriages." says the directory. "The
decrease is general from Alabama to the end of
the list, with nothing apparently to account for
it unless it be attributed to economic causes %
Last year the directory complained of a de-
crease in births, but this year there is no such
decrease. The increase in membership since
1890 is 667 per cent.
The Trinity Sunday school, East Belfast was
Joined in its second annual Christmas festival
by the recently organized Mason's Mills school,
and Trinity Reformed church crowded to
the doors. Two large trees, one for each
school, were laden with presents, candy and
fruit. In addition to the presents, each
member of the schools received bag of candy
and a Christmas card from the Knox Memorial
Bible class of New York and an orange from
Karl Krone of that city. The older mem
bers of the school received calendars from the
Bible class. Before the trees were stripped an
interesting program was given by the children,
including songs, choruses and recitatons. Rev
William Vaughan, the pastor, was presented a
handsome mission library table by the Trinity
Sunday school and with five dollars in gold by
the Mason Mills school. The two classes now
number over 100 scholars. Miss Woodbury.
has charge of the Mason's Mills school and
Mrs. Byron Rogers of the Trinity.