The Republican journal., 1912-11-14
The Churches.


Caurch will meet next Sunday at $50 p. M.
The services at the First Parish Church
{ Unitarian) will be held next Sunday at 1915
a. m Sunday school at noon.
The Seaside Spiritualist Society hold regular
Sunday services at their place of meeting on
High street at 2.30 and 730 p. m.
Next Sunday morning the Belfast Fire De-
partment will attend the Universalist church
in a body and listen to an appropriate sermon
by the pastor.
The services at the Universalist church for
the week will be as follows: K. O. X. A. Satur-
day night; preaching service Sunday morning
at 1O.45 SUNDAY school at noon.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 1877 Main street, Sunday morning
at II o'clock and Wednesday evening at 7.3o
o'clock, to which all are welcome.
The services next Sunday at Mason's Mills
will be held at 1890 a. M. followed by the
Sunday school, and at Trinity Reformed
church at 23O p. M, followed by Sunday
school.
The services at the Baptist church will be as
follows: Prayer meeting this, Thursday, even
ing; morning service Sunday at 1915 q. M;
Sunday school at IL o'clock. All who do not
attend Sunday school at any other church are
cordially invited. Evening service at 7.30 p. m.
The services at the North church will be as
follows: Junior c. E., Thursday at 3.45 D. M;
prayer meeting, Thursday at 7.30 p. M. Castle
North, K o. K. A., Friday at z p. M; morning
worship Sunday at 10.45 a. M; Sunday school
Sunday at IL M; C. E. Society Sunday at
$50 p. m.
The services for the week at the First
Methodist church will be as follows: this,
Thursday, evening, the prayer meeting: Sum-
day at 1880, morning worship; Sunday school
at II M; Epworth League praye- meeting
Sunday evening at 600 p. m. Praise and
Evangelistic service at 7.G0 p m. each Sunday
evening.
The Elm street Congregational parish,
Bucksport, held their annual meeting, ad-
journed from October, Nov. 9Th, and elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
Clerk, O. P. Cunningham; treasure, A. L.
White; auditor, Fred Blodgett; parish commit
tee, Walter Gardner, Parker Spofford, Robert
Emery; music committee, T. Blodgett, Mrs.
Marian Luce Mrs. A. L. White.
The Mems Club, which met last season at
the Universalist church, and which was so
successful, began it sessions for the winter the
first Sunday in November with good attend
ance. Crimnology is the general theme under
a. so
'.The Formula for Crime All men are cordial
ly invited and it is hoped that there may be
large attendance. The hour is noon on Sum-
day.
A most enjoyable parish supper was given
Friday night in the small vestry of the Metho
dist church, Mrs. C. E. Frost, Mrs E. F. Bran
hall. Mrs. Charles Woods and Miss Ethel Frost
acting as housekeepers and mattresses. The
tables were laden with many tempting viands,
including escalloped clans, baked beans, cold
coffee. 1t was very social affair and pleas
ant opening of the winter season.
FREEPoRT, Me, Nov. 10. At the morning
service of the Baptist church Rev. Maurice
the day, read the resignation of Rev. Wa tier
F. Sturtevant, pastor of the church for eight
years. Rev. Mr.. Sturtevant came to Freeport
from Essex Junction. VT, and during his pas
torate the church has prospered. The debt
has been paid and many improvements made.
One hundred and eleven new members have
been added, 81 by baptism Rev. MIR. Sturte-
want has also taken an active interest in town
affairs and has served three years the
school board. He has received call from the
Baptist church of Belfast, but will take no ac-
ton toward accepting until he has been re-
leased by the Freeport church.
The annual fair of the Bangor Universalist
Church Floral and Aid society opened Thurs
day, Nov. 7th, with large attendance. The
entertainment program had as the feature the
three-act comedy, THE Elopment of Ellen"
given by an amateur cast, including Wendell
Piper, Miss Linnie Ray, Ralph Chandler, Mar
shall Torrey. Miss Hortense Hopkins and
Frank Maxfield, with incidental music by Miss
Elsie Tibbetts. The fair clio ed Friday night
with large attendance. In the afternoon
there was an entertainment for the children
in which Dorothy Doe, Dorothy Smith, Ray
George Smith, Beatrice Davis, Janet Mason,
Alan Crowell, Marguerite and Gertrude Pom
roy took part. In the evening the members of
the Thimble Club appeared in an amusing
farce, Packing the Missionary Barrel" The
parts were taken by Miss Hutchins, Miss Muz-
~, Mrs. F. H. Hewey. Mrs. C. P. Crowell, Miss
Covelle. Mrs S. Harris, Miss Danforth, Miss
Coburn, Mrs. G. N. Gardner and Miss Ingra-
ham. There were musical numbers by quar-
tet and by Miss Helen Spearen.
THoRNDIKE.
At the Center church last Sunday Mr.. Miller
. ,oke from Isaiah, 6-8; "Also I heard the
voice of the Lord, saying. whom shall send,
and who will go for us? Then said 1, here am
l: send me-" Miss Beatrice Parson presided
at the organ. =. Miss Hattie Gilliatt has gone
to Salem. Mass, to pass the winter Miss
Hamblin, who taught the Center school, went
to Boston Saturday to pass her vacation with
relatives. She will return and teach the VIM
ter term. The first snow squall of the sea-
son came last Sunday night >. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Gates went to Waterville Saturday. re-
turning Monday. e. Mrs. Joseph H. Saywa,d
and son wera in WatarviIla SATURDAY. Mr.