The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-16
The Churches.

liz Allul(llGS.
Rev. C. D. Hazelton, pastor of the Baptist
church in Oakland, occupied the Belfast Bap-
tist pulpit last Sunday morning and evening
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning
at II o'clock and Wednesday evening at 7.s0
o'clock, to which all are welcome.
The services at the Universalist church for
the week will be as follows: K. O. K A. Satur-
day night; preaching service Sunday morning
at 10.45; Sunday school and Mems Club at noon.
Services will be held at Mason's Mills next
Sunday at 1880 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 for the week at the BAPTIST
church will be as follows: this, Thursday, even
ing the prayer meeting; Sunday, at 1O.45,
morning worship, Sunday school at noon:
G. E. meeting at $50 p. m.; evening service
at 7.3O p. m
church (Unitarian) on Sunday, May 10TH The
minister will be away attending the Maine
State conference of Unitarian churches at
Kennebunk and for the meetings of Anniver
sary Week in Boston.
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; preaching service in
the evening at Z o'clock.
The services at the North church will be
as follows: this, Thursday, at 7.3O D. m. the
prayer meeting; morning worship Sunday at
lO.45 a. M; Sunday school at IL m.; c. E. prayer
at $50 p. M; cordial invitation is extended TO
the public to attend these services.
The services for the week at the First
Methodist church will be as follows: this,
Thursday evening the prayer meeting at 7.30
p. M; Sunday at 10.45 morning worship; Sun
day school at IL M; Epworth League pray
er meeting Sunday evening at $50 p. m.
Praise and Evangelistic service at 73O p. m.
each Sunday evening
Did it ever occur to Bro. Harbutt, as to mat
ter of pay for the ministers, that but for the
lncessanc calls upon the congregation Tor
money to be sent away for benevolences in
Vulnerable, there'd be more for the now scant-
lily compensated pastor? Charity is said to be-
gin at home; but that isn't true. these days.
Bridgton News.
Rev. Francis Southworth, for many years
nasfor of the Coomop,e Potbol ob,,roL, in por+
land, and known to many seafaring men, died
May 9th at the age of ss years. He was born
in Winthrop and went to Portland in 1862,
when he became pastor of the old Bradley
meeting house. The present Bethel church
was rebuilt by Mr.. Southworth after the fire of
1866
The Mems Club of the Universalist church
held its last meeting of the season last Sunday
in the church auditorium. There was a good
attendance. The Club has been great success
during the past winter, great many different
men availing themselves of the opportunity to
attend and discuss the social questions of the
day. The average attendance has been be-
tween thirty and forty. Much interest has
been manifested in these meetings and the
men are already looking forward to even more
successful meetings next fall.
The Methodist Episcopal church observed
Mothers Day last Sunday with an appro-
pirate sermon by the pastor, Rev D. B. Phelan
in the morning. A large bouquet of pinks in
memory of one mother who had .'passed on
graced the pulpit. The Ladies Auxiliary and
few Sons of Veterans attended in a body
During the Sunday school hour the following
program was given music, 81 Need Thee
Every Hour" school; Scripture readi 9g and re-
marks on "Mothers Day." Mrs Annie NJ Frost;
prayer, Rev. D. B. Phelan; reading, 1.-The
White Carnaton," Mrs. Evie Wright; reading,
"a Fellows Mother" Charlie Getche; quota
tons, in charge of Miss Lena Sanborn; read
ing, my Mothers Face" Emily Miller; music,
''When My Life Work is Ended" school.
as it any wonder that self respecting men al
though they honor the ministry and feel its
call to service, hesitate before they enter its
ranks?" asked Rev. Charles Harbutt of Port
land, May sth, while making his report as
State superintendent at the annual conference
of the Congregational churches of Maine and
Maine Missionary Society. The question fol-
lowed his statement that there are some 32
Congregational pastors in Maine, receiving
$500 or less year, several of them preaching
in MOI than one place and being obliged to
maintain horse at cost of at least $125
year. "In the city of Portland" he said, "a
policeman receives from $3.50 to $1,000 year
and a fireman, from $3.50 to $1,000, and both of
them, the policeman at Is and the fireman at
60, may be retired on pension, while in the
ministry when man is old he must retire
without financial assistance" The report was
followed by spirited discussion in which the
Conference members agreed with Supt. Har-
butt and thought there should be some system
to provide better salaries. The matter was re-
ferred to committee for investigation.
The Maine Congregational conference in
session at Brunswick May 9th adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
"Resolved, that in view of the impending
State campaign whose paramount issue is the
maintenance of the prohibitory law in consti-
tuition and statutes its modification in the di.
rection of some form of the license system,
local option or other; and in view of the prev
ious experience of the failure of political par
ties to keep faith with the people in the fulfil
ment of platform and campaign pledges touch
ing the enforcement of the prohbitory law, we
earnestly and emphatically reaffirm our belief
in the righteousness and expediency of the
maintenance of said prohibitory laws, in the
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