The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-11


the North church vestry ext Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
Rev. Luther Morris of North Vassalboro will
preach at the Baptist church next Sunday
morning and evening.
There will be a special business meeting Of
the Baptist church Thursday evening, April
18th, when full attendance is requested.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning
at II o'clock and Wednesday evening at 7.30
o'clock, to which all are welcome.
Morning service at the First Parish Church
at the usual hour next Sunday, with sermon by
the pastor. Sunday school meets Immediately
after the close of the morning worship.
The services at the Universalist church for
the week will be as follows: X. o. X. A. Satur-
day night; preaching services Sunday morning
at 1915; Sunday school and Mems Club at noon.
Tarratine Tribe of Red Men will attend the
Universalist church in body next Sunday
morning to listen to special sermon by the
pastor, Rev. A. A. Blair. The public is
cordially invited to this service.
Rev. John w. Hatch of Bangor was one of
the two ministerial delegates elected by the
Eastern Maine Conference in Rockland to at
tend the general conference to be held in Min
neapolis, MIMI, during the month of May.
The services for the week at the Baptist
church will be as follows: this, Thursday, even
ing the prayer meeting; Sunday, at 10.45,
morning worship, Sunday school at noon;
c. E. meeting at $50 p. M; evening service
at $50 p. m.
The services for the week at the Methodist
church will be as follows: this, Thursday even
ing the prayer meeting; Sunday at 10.45
morning worship; Sunday school at noon;
Junior League at $50 p. M; Tuesday at 73O
service at 730 p. m.
The services in the church at North Belfast
will be as follows every Sunday until further
notice: Morning service at 1880 a. m. with
sermon by the pastor, Rev. C. E. Walsh; Sun
day school at 11.45 a. M; preaching service in
the evening at o'clock.
The services at the North church will be
as follows: this, Thursday, at 7.30 p. m. the
prayer meeting; Castle North, K. o. K. A. Fri
day at o'clock; morning worship Sunday at
1O.45 a. M; Sunday school at II M; c. E. prayer
at $50 p. M; cordial invitation is extended TO
the public to attend these services.
Friends in this city of Rev. J. M. Frost,
pastor of the Pleasant street Methodist church
in Waterville, will be interested to learn that
he has been appointed to succeed Rev. G. D..
Holmes as superintendent of the Waterville
in Watervlle. He was formerly pastor of the
Grace NJ E. church in this cty.-Bangor Com
mercial.
At the annual meeting of the Maine Bible
society in Portland, April 4th, these officers
were elected President, Horace Purinton,
Waterville; treasurer, L. K. Webb, Portland;
corresponding secretary, Rev. Asa Dalton,
Portland; recording secretary, E. 7. Garland,
Portland.
Just fifty men gathered at the Mems Meet
ing at the Universalist church last Sunday
noon. 1t was the largest and most enthusiastic
meeting yet held. The general theme under
consideration was "The Prevention and Pun
ishment of Crime" Next Sunday the specia
topic will be 1.-The Juvenile Court" All men
are cordially invited to this meeting
THE LENTEN SERVICES. A church service
believed to be without precedent in Maine, if
not in New England, took place in the Unitari-
church. April 4th, when the members of
five different churches representing as many
different creeds and denominations, mingled at
the communion table, and partook of the COM
munion together-Baptists, Methodists, Uni
versaists, Untarans and Congre gationalists.
The service was one in a series of Lenten SER
vices, held last week, in which the five
churches united. At this service Rev. Chas.
B. Ames, pastor of the Unitarian church,
presided and Rev. David L. Wilson, pastor
of the Congregational society, gave the
address; subject, "The Upper Room -
At the close of the address Rev Mr.. Wilson
invited all to partake of the communion. say
ing that the communion table was not of creeds
or denominations. but the table of the Lord to
which all were welcome. Deacons H. M. Prem
tiss and A. J. Knowlton, of the Congr egational
church, assisted. Rev. Mr. Wilson said that a
union communion service such was then
held was unprecedented, as far as he knew
and had been brought about by conference
of the pastors and deacons of the several
churches. He believed that it marked an epoch
in church unity in Belfast. The closing meet.
ing was held Friday evening in the Universe.
list church, Rev. Arthur A. Blair, the pastor
delivering the address, His subject was "The
Revelation of the Cross" The meetings were
we'll attended, interesting and helpful
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