The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-02
The Churches.

liS NlluICIleS.
Rev. F. S. Hartley of Waterville occupied
the Baptist 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.sC
O'Clock, to which all are welcome
Morning service at the First Parish Church
at the usual hour next Sunday, with sermon bv
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: K o. K A. Satur-
day night; preaching service Sunday morning
at 10.45; Sunday school and Mems Club at noon.
There will be special services at the Metho-
dist church next Sunday. including the holv
sacrament and reception to new members, by
the pastor. Rev. d. B. Phelan The public is
cordially invited to all the services.
The services for the week at the Baptist
church will be as follows: this, Thursday, even
ing the prayer meeting; Sunday, at 1O45,
morning worship, Sunday school at noon;
c. E. meeting at $50 p. M; evening service
at 7.3O p. m.
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 o'clock
ha oil rfof{
at the North Congregational church finished
their work, which has been greatly enjoyed
during the winter, last Sunday. Next Sunday
the choir will be Mrs. Charles Bartlett, Miss
Caro- G. Hatch Arthur johnson and John Par
ker.
The services for the week at the Methodist
church will be as follows: this, Thursday even
ing the prayer meeting; Sunday at 1O45
morning worship; Sunday school at noon;
Junior League at $50 p. m.; Tuesday at 7.3O
p. M, the Epworth League meeting; evening
service at 7.5O.p. m.
The services at the North church will be
as follows: this Thursday, at 7.3O 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 IL M; c. E. prayer
at $50 p. M; cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend these services.
At the North Congregational church last
Sunday morning Rev. David L. Wilson spoke
very tellingly on the theme, "Local Religious
Conditions" He brought out the fact that
while there are twelve places within the city
limits where church sorvicos ORC hold b,+ m,
eighth of the population of Belfast attend
divine worship on Sunday. Although there is
no business more important than that of at
tending to the spiritual welfare of the COM
munity, there are relatively very few men ac-
lively engaged in it. Mr.. Wilson spoke i'm
pressively of the need of forgetting creeds and
divisions. and presenting united front to the
advancing forces of evil. That we are all anx-
ious for bigger and buster Belfast is an un-
disputed fact, but it is yet more important
that it should be better Belfast as we'll
The committee of 81, under whose direction
the Men and Religion Movement began after
its organization in May, 1910. disbanded after
the last session of the conservation congress
in New York, April oath, In speaking of the
two years campaign which has been carried on
in 60 of the principal cities of the United
States, Chairman James G. Cannon said it had
reached 1888 other cities and towns, had brought
some 10000 men, practically laymen, into ac-
tive work in the movement, and it had reached
more than 100000 men and boys throughout
the country Nearly 10,' 90 meetings have been
held. Mr.. Cannon said that although his COM
mittee went out of existence that night "the
Christian men of this country as represented
by the various organizations and churches are
to take up this movement and he looks for a
great unifying of the Christian forces of North
America, which will make itself felt in all lines
of religious activity.