The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-01-23
The Churches.

The services at the First Parish Church (Uni-
tarian) will be held next Sunday at lO45 a. M.
Sunday school at noon.
The Seaside spiritualist Society hold regular
Sunday services at their place of meeting on
High street at 2.3O and 7.3O p. M
The services at the Universalist church for
the week will be as follows: X. 0. K. A. Satur-
day night; preaching service Sunday morning
at l0.45; Sunday school at noon.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
II o'clock and Wednesday evening at 7.30
o'clock to which all are welcome.
The services next Sunday at Mason's Mills
will be held at 1890 a. M, followed by the Sun
day school, and at Trinity Reformed church at
23O D. m. followed by Sunday school,
The fourth and last of the series of illus
trated lectures on China will be given at the
First Congregational Church next Sunday
evening at 730. The public is cordially invited.
The services at the North church will be as
follows: Junior C. E., Thursday at 3.45 p. M;
North, K 0. X. A.. Friday at 7 p. M; morning
worship Sunday at lO.45 a. M; Sunday school
Sunday at IL M; c. E. Society Sunday at $50
Pm.
The services for the week at the First
Methodist church will be as follows: this,
Thursday, evening, the prayer meeting; Sum
day at 1880, morning worship; Sunday school
at IL M; Epworth League prayer meeting
Sunday evening at 600 p. NJ; evening service
at 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 730 p. m.
| The Social Aid of the Unversalist church
/ held their annual meeting at the home of Mrs.
Arthur A. Blair last Friday afternoon and
elected the following officers: President, Miss
Elizabeth A. Kelley; vice president, Miss Loula
A. Mason; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. F. G..
Mixer. There was a large attendance and
good interest.
The annual meeting of the Ladies Sewing
circle of the Univessaist church was held with
Mrs. Charles H. Crosby Jan. 18th and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Charles E. Johnson; vice presidents, Mrs.
Sarah R. Pierce, Mrs. George w. Bartlett.
Mrs. George E. Johnson; secretary and treas
urer Miss Frank Hodgdon.
The annual parish meeting of the Univer-
salist church was held in their vestry Jan.
18th with a large attendance. A picnic sup
per was served at o'clock, followed by the
election of officers. Standing committee, Giles
G. Abbott, Selwyn Thompson, Charles S. Bick-
ford. William B. Woodbury. Frank l. Wilson;
clerk, Charles f. Johnson; treasurer, Giles G.
Abbott.
Mrs. Orlando E. Frost entertained the Bap-
fist Woman's Missionary society Wedne sday
evening, Jan 18th, at her home on Northport
avenue. The first chapter in the book, China's
New Day, WIS read and discussed. Miss Maude
Mathews is the leader and those having topics
were Mrs. WA. Nichols, Miss Idella knowlton
Miss Fanny Sargent. Mrs. Charles Rhoades.
Rev H. F. Miliean, pastor of the Clinton
Methodist church, was in Belfast the past
week assisting Rev. d. &. Phean in the series
of special evening meetings at the Methodist
church. Mr.. Milligan was the guest of MIR
and Mrs Iileston Wadin. The meetings will
be continued until the close of this week and
Mr.. Phelan will be assisted by Miss Effie Baker
from the Boston Deaconess Home
Rev. Randall 7. Capen, formerly pastor of
the Belfast Baptist church, and now under the
direction of the Baptist Foreign Missionary
society, is now in Boston. He writes that he |
will arrive in Belfast Feb. 9th to remain until
the 10th and wifi occupy the Baptist pulpit
Feb. 9th. While in Belfast he will be the
guest Of Mrs Clarie s. Mathews. From here
he will visit Kenduskeag, Charleston and
series of sermons on 1.-THE Fundamental
IDEAS Of Christianity" is being given at the |
First Congregational Church Sunday mornings
at quarter Def re eleven. The sermon on
THE Christian Idea of God" has been given
already. The remainder are as follows: Jan.
Hotb, ne CHEtStldn lOed VI MAN reD ZiAu,
THE Christian Idea of Sir" Feb. 9th. "Jesus
Christi" Feb 18th, The Christian Life" Feb.
23d, 1.-The Christian Idea of the Future All
who do not worship elsewhere are cordially
invited to these services.
Rose Circle has earned enough money during
the past year to buy the lumber and lay hard
pine floor in the new church at Mason's Mills, to
have the frame made and order a memorial
window, which they have the money to pay for
and still leave tidy balance in the bank. The
honey has been raised by entertainments,
suppers and socials, which have entailed
G God deal Of hard work. The Circle is COM
p osed of the following girls, ranging in age
from to Is years; Alberta, Agnes, Dorothy,
Eleanor, Margaret and Nettie Nickerson, Ida
White, Myrtle and Evangeline Larrabee. Sadie
Ellis, Margaret Brown and Dorothy Knox |
Miss Ethel Savery is the teacher and leader.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the
North Congregational Church held its regular
meeting January 18th, at the home of Mrs. M.
c. Hill. 1t was reported that the barrel sent
to colored pastor in the south reached its
destination in time for the contents to be dis
tributed at Christmas time, and the dainty
little box of holly and mistletoe sent by the
grateful recipient % the ladies was exhibited
and admired Cur, ent missionary events were