The Republican journal., 1913-01-09

since that time had never regained her health.
until after a second operation. July 18th. the
case was pronounced hopeless. The months
of suffering that followed were borne with
wonderful courage and patience. Secure in
the faith in God that had been hers all through
life, Mrs. Harbutt passed to the Eternal Home,
December 31st. Her husband, pastor of the
Congregational church in Buxton, two broth
ers and three sisters. have the sympathy of all
who know how great is their loss. Services
were held in the Congegationalist church at
Buxton, conducted by Rev. DIR. Hill of Port
land and at Searsport by Rev. DR.. Beach of
Bangor. who also conducted the committal SER
vice at the Gordon cemetery, where the burial
took place. Mrs. Ha1butt was placed at rest
surrounded by profusion of beautiful flowers.
| Thus was silent tribute paid to useful kindly
life.
CONG'L CHURCH NOTES. Sunday morning,
January 9Th, Rev. C. H. Mckinney used as
the text of his sermon the last verse of the
sixteenth chapter of Luke, "lf they hear not
Moses and the prophets, neither will they be
persuaded though one rose from the DEAD.
In this chapter the story is of the rich man
/ living in luxury and pleasure while at his gate
| lay neglected a crippled beggar. The scene
changes. Lazarus no longer an outcast but
| with Abraham shares the heavenly joys.
/ Dives is In lament The one is not exalted be-
cause of his poverty nor the other condemned
/ because of his wea It'll. Earthly estate does
not mar the soul The chance of both men to
provide for the future had been equal. Both
had heard the words of Moses and the proph-
| cts. Lazarus, true to his name, "God my help
err" had been patient sufferer. He had ac-
quired little on earth, but treasured much in
heaven. Dives was not criminal but happy
and free from care, had let the days slip by
unused till too late his need. And SO be-
tween the two had been fixed great gulf.
For while Dives could have bridged the
| space, but each wasted year widened it until
it could no longer be spanned. For the dis
lance stretched from heaven to hell, and
between the two there is no crossing. ...,...
The Ladies Guild held its first meeting of the
year at the home of Mrs B F. Colcord on Bay
View street. Mrs. Colcord is the newly elect.
ed guild president and is to be assisted by
Mrs. c. E. Adams and Mrs. F. K. Sawyer
The various departments of needlework are il
charge of the following ladies': Mrs. Nathan
Gilkey, towels and pillow slips; Mrs D. C
Nichols, fancy aprons; Miss frances Smith
kitchen articles; Miss Eudavlla Cleaves, mis-
cellaneous fancy articles; Mrs. Laura Closson
balsam pillows; Mrs Blee, bags; Mrs. Mowry
children's clothes and dolls. :. AT the regular
business meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E. the fol
lowing officers were elected for the coming
six months: President, Mrs. James H. Dun
can; vice president, Miss Mary N. Mcclure
secretary and treasurer, Mabel Mckinney
lookout committee, MIR. Mckinney, Mrs. A
T. Whittier, Miss Grace Whittum, Miss Grac.
Wentworth, Mrs. Cleaves; prayer meeting
committee Miss Cleaves, Bernice McCaslin
missionary committee, Miss Lucy Sargent
Miss Mcclure; floral committee, Miss Cleaves
Lillian Smith, Evelyn Russell, Alma Russell
Bernice McCaslin, music committee, Mrs
Holmes, DR.. Sawyer, Miss Shute: social com
mittee. Mrs. B. F. Colcord, Lena Nye. Esi,
Gilkey, Evelyn Young.