The Republican journal., 1911-05-04
The Churches.


services at their hall on High street at 2 p. m
and Jpn
The Maine Baptists are asked to contribute
$4,000 to missions this year, an increase of
$4,000 over last year.
There will be no services at the Universalist
church next Sunday. The Sunday school will
be held at the usual hour, IL o'clock.
The North church Junior Endeavor and
Castle North K. O. X. A., will suspend their
weekly meetings until the fall season.
There will be services in the chapel at East
Northport, May 7th, at 1045 a. M, con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. G. G. Winslow, and
followed by the Sunday school.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning
at II o'clock and Wednesday evening at 7.3O
o'clock, to which all are cordially welcome.
The services for the week at the North church
will be as follows: prayer meeting this, Thurs
day ,evening at 730; morning worship Sunday at
l0.45 a. M; Sunday school at II; Y. P. S. C. E.
at $50 and evening worship at 7.3O p m.
sons Mills at 1870 a. m. and at Trinity Reform
ed Church at 2.30 p. m with sermons by Rev.
William Vaughan, followed by Sunday school,
Prayer meeting at Trinity Church this, Thurs
day, evening at 7.30 o'clock
The First Parish of Belfast (Unitarian) held
their annual meeting Monday afternoon with
Hon. William B. Swan, Moderator George A.
! Quimby was elected clerk, James H. Howes
treasurer, and Messrs. j. H. Howes, Wilmer j.
Dorman and Charles W. Frederick trustees.
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS Assoc1A-
TON. Glasses for independent Bible study are
held every Sunday at IL a. m. and Thursday at
Z. 80 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Eliza Jefferds,
3 Charles street. All interested in the study
of the Scriptures are cordially invited to at
tend.
The services for the week at the Baptist
church will be as follows: this, Thursday, even
ing the prayer meeting; Sunday, at 1O.45,
morning worship, with sermon by the pastor
followed by the communion service; Sun
day school at noon; mems meeting at $3.50
p. M; Y. P. S. C. E. at $50; evening service at
, 7.3O, pm.
| The services for the week at the Methodist
church will be as follows: this, Thursday, even
=. ing the prayer meeting; Sunday, at 1O45, morn
ing worship with sermon by the pastor; Sun.
day school at II M; Junior League at $50 p
NJ; evening service at 7.30 p. M; Tuesday al
730 p. M, the Epworth League meeting
! The Maine Spiritualist Association will hole
its 18th annual convention in Tarratine Hall
Old Town, May Goth and 21st. This is the frs
| convention to be held under the amended con
I stitution in the spring Welman C. Whitney
/ of Springfield, Mass, an able speaker ane
/ gifted psychic, we'll known at all the Maine
camps, is to be the principal speaker.
| The Universalist church, at meeting Apri
26th, voted to extend a formal call to Rev,
Arthur A. Blair of Caribou and Mr. Blair
who was then in Belfast, took the call unde
consideration. Yesterday mornings mai
brought his acceptance of the call, he will
begin his pastorate here the first Sunday il
June He has leased the southerly part of tn,
F. E. Wiley house, SO Congress street. Mr.
Blair has preached here two Sundays, ane
made a most favorable impression on all who
heard him.
! Recent statistics regarding the Baptist de.
i nomination in the State of Maine show that
there are 242 churches, and the accessions te
membership by baptism the past year amount.
ed to 1896. The present membership is 81, 744
a net gain of 523 during the year. Fully $1,000
more than in the previous year has been con-
tributed to the benevolences, this represent.
1 ing gain of more than 16 per cent. The
! Sunday schools made gain in enrolment OF
1886 and there are now 2O,3O1 members of this
branch Of the work.
Rev. Harry Hill, at one time pastor of the
M. E. church in Islesboro. was transferred al
the recent conference from Bucksport tc
Waldoboro, and the Bucksport correspondent
of the Bangor Daily News says of him:
Many hearts were made sad today when
Rev. Harry Hill. accompanied by his wife and
one year old daughter, Marjorie, left town
to go to Waldoboro, where he will begin this
, conference year in new field. Mr.. Hill has
been pastor of the M. E. church of this village
! the past year, and during his short stay with
US he has made many true friends of the
towns best people. We thank God for the
straight gospel of Jesus Christ which he has
taught US. Mr.. Hill is man of sterling
qualities, devoted to his church and its people,
ministering to the sick and the poor, always a
cheerful word and a helpful prayer in time of
| need. His demeanor is mod est and retiring,
/ which always becomes a clergymen. Our
| prayers are that Gods richest blessing may
rest upon his entire family. Mr.. Hill leaves US
with the feeling he will be with US again in the
| near future.
| MORRILL,.
Mr.. Andrew Young, student at Colby, oc-
| cuped the pulpit here last Sunday and gave