The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-06
The Churches.

The services at the First Parish church (Uni-
tarian) will be held next Sunday at lO4o a. m.
Sunday school at noon.
The ladies' of the Methodist church society
have taken booth for the serving OF lunches
at the Belfast Food Fair.
The Seaside Spiritualist Society hold regular
Sunday services at their place of meeting on
High street at 2.3O and 7.30 p. m.
The regular services of the Episcopal Mis-
sion will be held in the North Church vestry
next Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The services at the Universalst church for
the week will be as follows: X. 0. K. A. Satur-
day night; preaching service Sunday morning
at 1045; Sunday school at noon.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, l27 Main street, Sunday morning at
IL o'clock and Wednesday evening at 73O
o'clock to which all are welcome.
The services at the North church will be -
follows: Junior c. f., Thursday at 3.45 p. M;
prayer meeting. Thursday at 7.30 p. M; Castle
North. K. o K A., Friday at p. M; morning
worship Sunday at 1915 a. M; Sunday school
Sunday at l2 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; Sun
day at 1880, morning worship; Sunday school
at IL m.; Epworth League prayer meeting
Sunday evening at 800 p. M. evening service
at 700 p. m.
The services at the Baptist church will be as
follows; Prayer meeting this. Thursday, even
ing; morning service Sunday at 10.45 a. M;
Sunday school at IL o'clock. All who do not
attend Sunday school at any other church are
cordially invited. C. E. society at $50 p m ;
evening service at 7.30 p. m.
A series of sermons on "The Fundamental
Ideas of Christianity is being given at the
First Congregational Church Sunday mornings
at quarter before eleven. Sermons on "The
Christian Idea of God" and "The Christian Idea
of Man. have been given already. The re-
naming sermons are as follows: Feb. 9th, "The
Christian Idea of Sin;" Feb. 10Th, Jesus
Christi" Feb. 23d, 1.-The Christian Life" March
9th, ''The Christian Idea of the Future;" All
who do not worship elsewhere are cordially in
vited to these services.
A series of Lenten addresses will be given at
the First Congregational Church on Thursday
these services the people of the cily are cor
daily invited The speakers and their sub
jects are as follows:
Feb. 13 Religion and Education.
Mr.. Clarence W. Proctor Principal
Belfast High School.
Feb. 20. Religion and Health.
Adelbert Millett, M. D.
Feb. q. Religion and Citizenship.
Hon. John R. Dunton, Maine Legis-
lature
Mar. 6. Religion and Art.
Mrs. E. r. Pierce, President Arts
and Crafts
Mar, ID. Religion and Life.
Rev. David l.. Wilson.
There was large attendance at the Union
meeting in the Methodist church last Sunday
evening. Mrs. w. B. Fletcher was the organ
Arthur F. johnson and Willis E. Haselton
sang. The services were conducted by Rev.
d. B. Phelan. Rev. Arthur A Blair, Universal
list, read the Psalm; Rev. Chas. B. Ames, Uni
tartan, read the Scripture, and Rev. D. L. Will
son. Congr regationalist, offered the prayer The
sermon was by Rev. w. F. Sturtevant, Bap-
tist, whose subject was "Christian Culture.
He spoke of other kinds of culture of great
Importance to people of today-of the soil,
physical, mental ard social, but said that
Christian culture, the highest of all, included
the principles of all the Others 1t can be at
tained by all, however poor, uneducated or
lowly in station. He emphasized the impor-
tance of Bible study; recognized today as
never before, as shown by schools outside the
Theological seminaries few years ago the
majority of people thought the Sunday scnool
was for children, but conditions have changed
and large number of men and women are en-
rolled in the Sunday schools. The sermon was
forci5ly delivered and showed the deep con-
viction of the speaker as to the Importance of
this kind of culture.