The Republican journal., 1912-05-23
The Churches.

The Churches.
Rev. Ernest A. Trites, . student at Colby
college. occupied the Baptist pulpit last Sum-
day morning and evening.
The Episcopal Mission will hold service in
the North Church vestry Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock. Mr.. Orlando Titherington lay read
er.
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning
at II o'clock and Wednesday evening at 7.3O
o'clock, to which all are welcome.
The services at the Universalist church for
day night; preaching service Sunday morning
at l0.45; Sunday school and Mems Club at noon.
Morning service at the First Parish (Unitar-
ian) church at the usual hour next Sunday,
with sermon by the pastor. Sunday school
meets Immediately after the close of the
morning worship.
There will be no services at the Baptist
church next Sunday. The Sunday school will!
be held as usual at IL o'clock. Sunday, June
End, Rev. William Chase Of New York will
preach morning and evening.
Services will be held at Mason's Mills next
Sunday at 1890 a. M, followed by Sunday
school. Preaching services at Trinity Re-
formed church at 2.3O p. m. followed by Sum
day school. Rev. VIM. Vaughan will preach at
both places.
The services in the church at North Belfast
will be as follows every Sunday until further
notice: Morning service at 1890 a. m. with
sermon by the pastor, Rev. C. E. Walsh; Sun
day school at 11.45 a. M; presching service in
the evening at o'clock.
The services at the North church will be
as follows: this, Thursday, at 7.3o p. m. the
prayer meeting; morning worship Sunday at
1O.45 a. M; Sunday school at IL M; c. E. prayer
meeting at $50 p. m; cordial invitation is ex-
tended Co the public to attend these services.
The services for the week at the First
Methodist church will be follows: this,
Thursday evening the prayer meeting at 7.SO
p. M; Sunday at 10.45 morning worship; Sum
day school at IL M; Epworth League pray
er meeting Sunday evening at $50 p. m.
Praise and Evangelistic service at 7.30 p. m.
each Sunday evening.
At the annual meeting of the auxiliary of
the North church held Wednesday evening,
May 18th, following picnic supper. the old
board of officers were reelected: Mrs. Charles
Craig president; Mrs. John c. Pilsbury. vice.
president; Miss Margaret Hazeltine, secretary
Miss Margaret A. Dunton treasurer.
Rev. D. B. Phelan, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church, extends most cordial
invitation to the other churches and the W. C.
7. u for Union Gospel Temperance meeting
next Sunday evening at 730 O'clock Rev. Geo.
F. Durgin, formerly of Bromfeld street
church, Boston, is expected to deliver the adj
DRESS This will be the first public service as
arranged by the local W. C. T. U. this year and
Pastor Phelan is sufficiently interested in the
cause to personally attend to all the details.
The Universalist society of Bangor held its
Sunday services for the first time last Sunday.
in the new church which has arisen from the
ruins of the old, destroyed in the fire of over a
year ago. The vestry and the entire lower
part of the new edifce is now ready for occu-
pancy, and is a great improvement over the
former church quarters. The large auditorium
above is well on towards completion, and will
be ready for the painters in short time. 1t is
expected that the entire church will be finish
ed by the first of July.
The fact that the Maine Conference of Uni
tartan churches was organized there 40 years
ago was commented upon by several speakers
at the annual session of that organization in
kennebunk, May 18th. More than 100 dele
gates, representing rs churches, answered the
roll call. The treasurer's report showed the
conference in good financial condition The
devotional service conducted by Rev. Rob-
ert Collyer Douthit, pastor of the First Uni
tartan society of Castine. Resolutions
expressing the appreciation of the conference
for the stand taken by President Taft in the
matter of the industrial commission were
adopted. Officers were elected follows:
President, Norman L. Bassett of Augusta;
Vice presidents, Mrs. Mary A. Brown of Port
land and the Rev. Daniel M. Wilson of Kenne
bunk; secretary and treasurer, Rev. Leverett
R. Daniels, Yarmouth; executive committee,
Fred j. Allen, Sanford; Mrs. Arthur G. Pettin-
gill, Portland; Mrs A. R. Scott, Bangor; Miss
Jeanette Webb, Portland: Rev. G. B. Ames,
Belfast; and George A. Emery, saco. Reports
were received at a meeting of the Maine
branches of the national alliance from Mrs.
Alberta G. Scott of Bangor and Miss Mary A.
Brown of Portland, directors of eastern and
western Maine. An address on 1.-The Work of
the Alliance Branch" was given by Mrs. Alma
Faunce Smith. president of the New England
associate alliance.
BURNHAM.
Not much news at present; everybody is
busy farming. Rev. A. M. Cox will hold
evening services at the church every two
weeks, beginning May 26th. Mrs. Howard
Libby, who has been very ill, is able to sit up.
go. Mrs. VIVA Cole has returned from Mon
mouth and resumed her work at H. I. Lbby's.
go. Mrs. John Hart is quite poorly at this writ
ing. -. Nellie Morse is moving into the apart
ments in Lorenzo Bakers house and will do
dressmaking. Mrs. Dora Ripley received
word last week of the death of her husband in
Montana . E. P. Sullivan has bought the lot