The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-01-09
The Churches.

The services at the First Parish Church (Uni-
tarian) will be held next Sunday at AS a. m.
Sunday school at noon
The Seaside Spiritualst Society hold regular
Sunday services at their place of meeting on
High street at 2.30 and 7.SO p. m.
The services at the Universalist church for
the week will be as follows: X. o. K A. Satur-
day night; preaching service Sunday morning
at 1O.45; Sunday school at noon.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, l27 Main street, Sunday morning at
II O'Clock and Wednesday evening at 73O
o'clock to which all are welcome.
The services next Sunday at Mason's Mills
will be held at 1880 a. M, followed by the SUM-
day school, and at Trinity Reformed church at
2.SOp p m. followed by Sunday school,
The services at the North church will be as
follows: Junior c. E., Thursday at 3.45 D. M;
prayer meeting, Thursday at 73O p. m Castle
North, X. o. X. A., Friday at D. NJ. morning
worship Sunday at 10.45 a. m.; Sunday school
Sunday at IL M; c. E. Society Sunday at $50
p. m.
The first anniversary of the Inauguration of
the mems meetings at the Universalist church
will be observed in the vestry tomorrow Fri
day, evening. supper will be served to the
members of the Forum and invited guests, and
there will be speaking afterward
The Women's Bible class of the Baptist
church. is collecting car load of waste paper.
Anyone having some to contribute can COM
municate with the teacher Mr. O. E. Frost, or
the following committee: Mrs. Annie Sanborn,
Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Effie Cannon
This, Thursday, evening, at 7.3O, memorial
service for the late Augustus Perry. who for
nearly three quarters of centurywas faithful
member of the church, will be held in the
vestry of the North Congregational church.
All are invited to attend this service.
The services for the week at the First
Methodist church will be as follows: this,
Thursday. evening, the prayer meeting; Sum
day at 1890, morning worship; Sunday school
at IL m.; Epworth League prayer meeting
Sunday evening at 500 p. m.; evening service
at z 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 II 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 7.3O p. m.
Officers of the Universast Sunday school
were elected last Sunday for the coming year
as follows: Supt, F. l. Wilson; Asst Supt,
Byron Salters; Secretary, Velma Mitchell;
Treasurer, Charles E. Johnson. The school is
in splendid condition and has prospered the
past year under the efficient leadership of Mr..
Wilson.
At the annual meeting of the Delta Alpha
Glass of the Baptist Sunday school, held Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs Ernest C. Mil
ton, Mrs. Walter F. Sturtevant was elected
teacher; Miss Amy L. Wilson, president; Miss
Lulu Smalley, secretary and treasurer; and
Misses Bertha Royce, Ella Smalley and Grace
Hay es, social committee.
The first in the les of four union Sunday
evening services was held in the Unitarian
church last Sunday evening. The sermon was
by Rev. D. B. Phelan, Methodist. and the ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Charles B. Ames,
the pastor of the church. The Scripture was
read by Rev. David l.. Wilson, Congregational,
ist, and prayer offered by Rev Walter +. Sturte-
want, Baptist. Rev. Arthur A. Blair, Univer-
saist, out of town. The regular Unitarian
choir furnished music and the congregation
joined in singing the hymns. The text of the
sermon was, "They are dead that sought the
young child's life' 1t was mainly historical,
showing the origin and growth of the Christian
religion and the downfall of the nations and in
dividuals plotting against it. The second ser
vice in the series will be held in the Methodist
church the first Sunday in February, with
sermon by Rev. Walter F. Sturtevant.
The annual meeting of the North Congrega-
tonal church and parish was held at thechurch
Thursday evening, January 2nd att so o'clock,
following supper served by the members of
the Guild in the supper room. A number of the
members of the of The Eopement of
Ellen" were supper guests of the Guild, in ap
probation of their assistance in making the
play the success it was The supper commit
tee was Mrs. J. W. Jones, Mrs. Eion B. Gil
cnreSt anu MISS Evelyn +. MorlSol, ana Iney
were assisted in serving by of the young
ladies' of the Guild. The call for the parish
meeting was read by M. c. Hill. clerk, and DR..
A. Millett was elected moderator. Mr.. Hill
reelected and was duly sworn in. The
report of Mr. C. o. Poor, treasurer of the
parish, showed all bills paid and small bal
ance on hand. 1t was voted to raise the usual
amount by voluntary subscription for the sup
port of the gospel ano current expenses. H.
M Prentiss was elected collector and C, o.
Poorsstreasurer, and the following committees
were elected: landing committee, A. O. Stod-
dard H. N. Prent. Y. E. S. Bowker; music COM
mittee, John Parker. B. L. Davis. Mrs. Elon B.
Gilchrest. Miss Amy E. Stoddard; finance COM
mittee. C. o. Poor, M. C. Hill, H. M Prentiss
Mrs. A. A. Small, Mrs. C. E. Owen; agent for
care of church, A. o. Stoddard; agent for care
of parsonage, Mrs. E. S. Bowker. The meet
ing Of the church opened tn prayer by Rev.
D. l.. Wilson, followed by roll-call of mem
bers. DIR. A. Millett, clerk, reported that seven
members had entered the church during the
year, four by letter and three by confession of
faith; three have been removed by DEATH one
dropped, and three have been given letters to
other churches, leaving membership of 122,
including 81 nonresident members. There
was one infant baptism during the year.