The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-05-08
The Churches.

The services at the First Parish hurch (Uni-
tarian) will be held next Sunday at 1915 a. m.
Sunday school at noon.
The Seaside Spiritualist Society hold regular
Sunday services at their place of meeting on
High street at 2SO and 730 p. m.
Tarratine Tribe Of Red Men will attend SER
vices at the Baptist church Sunday, May 18th.
with special sermon by the pastor, Rev. w.
F. Sturtevant.
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 AS Sunday school at noon.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall. 127 Main street, Sunday morning at
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 he held at 1890 a. M, followed by the
Sunday school, and at Trinity Reformed church
at 2.3O p. m. followed by Sunday school,
The services at the Baptist church will be as
follows: Prayer meeting this. Thursday, even
ing; morning service Sunday at IO45 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.
At St. Joseph's Convent, Deering, last Fri
day afternoon there was the ceremony of re-
ception, and at 5 o'clock eight young ladies'
received the white veil Rev. Bishop Walsh
performed the ceremony and was assisted by
Rev. Father Herman j. Hamaker, Chaplain at
St. Josephs.
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. m.; evening service
at 700 p. m.
The services for the week at the North
church are follows: Prayer meeting, Thurs
day at 73O p. M; morning worship Sunday at
10.45 a. m Sunday school at IL m.; C. E. pray
er meeting at $50 p. m. Visitors in the city,
and all who do not worship elsewhere, will find
cordial greeting at these services.
The National Mothers Day will be observed
at the Methodist and Baptist churches next
Sunday with appropriate exercises and SER
mons by the pastors. At the morning service
at the Baptist church each member of the au-
dience will be presented with white pink,
the emblem of the day. The sermon will be in
memory of mother and the subject Mothers
Love" The Ladies Auxiliary of the Sons of
Veterans will be special guests
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid of
the Methodist church was held April Both with
Mrs. Frank L. Whitten and the following Of
fcers were elected: President, Mrs. Annie M
Frost vice presidents Mrs. Evie c. Wright
and Mrs. Emma Ray; secretary, Mrs. Gertrude
S Macomber; treasurer, Miss Lora Maxcy;
chairman of the work committee Mrs. Alice c.
Bramhal; chairman of the floral and calling
committee, Miss Bernice Durgin. The society
has raised and expended for the benefit of the
church within the year the sum of $780,
Seventh day Adventsts in various parts of
Maine are looking forward with much interest
to the quadrennial meeting of the general con-
ference of that denomination, which will be
held in Washington, D c., May 18th to June
Sth, and which will bring together believers
in the faith from all parts of the world. Pres
]. F. Piper, who has his headquarters in Port
land, and other workers in the Maine confer
ence, will be among the delegation that will
represent the Atlantic Union conference,
which takes in the State conferences in New
England and New York.
The Maine State Spiritualist Association
holds its seventeenth annual convention in
Augusta. May 18th and 18th. The affairs of
the association are in prosperous condition
and large attendance of delegates is expect
ed Both forenoon and afternoon sessions on
Saturday, the 18th, will be devoted to busi-
ness. Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon
and Sunday evening public lectures will be
held, which will be followed by public seances
Mrs. Annie Chapman, one of the directors of
the Massachusetts State Association, and a
prominent worker in that State, is to be the
lecturer and message bearer for the session.
The annual meeting of the First Parish
(Unitarian) Church was held. Monday after
noon, May 5th. George A. Qumby was re-
elected parish clerk and the following stand
ing committee was elected: Hon. W. B. Swan,
chairman, Thomas W. Pitcher, Fred T. Chase,
James H. Howes, L. F. Macdonald, H. E. Mac
Dorald. Charles W. Frederick, Thomas B.
Dinsmore, Elmer A. Sherman; trustees, James
H. Howes, Wilmer J. Dorman, Charles w.
Frederick; treasurer, James H. Howes:
collector, Miss M. V. Parker. Committees;
Music, Charles W. Frederick, Mrs. W. B..
Swan. Mrs. Bancroft H. Conant, Miss Char
iotte W. Colburn. Miss E. Maude Barker,
Robert P. Chase; entertainment, Fred T.
Chase, Ralph H. Howes, Thomas B. Dinsmore;
church property, Thomas W. Pitcher, H. E.
Macdonald, James H. Howes.