The Republican journal., 1913-12-25
The Churches.

Inc Episcopal MISSION VIII hold services at
$50 p. m. next Sunday in the North church
vestry.
The Seaside spiritualist Society hold regular
Sunday services at their place of meeting on
High street at and p. m.
The morning service at the First Parish
Church (Unitarian) is held at 10. 46 a. m., Sum
day. The Sunday school meets at 1145.
The Christmas music which was rendered at
the Universalist church last Sunday morning
will be repeated next Sunday evening
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning at
II O'Clock and Wednesday evening at 730
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
Sunday school, and at Trinity Reformed church
at 2.30 p m., followed by Sunday school.
The services for the week at the Meth
odist church will be as follows: This,
Thursday, evening. the prayer meeting; Sum
day, at 1880, morning worship; Sunday school
at l2 M; evening service at T. p. M
The services at the North church will be as
follows: Prayer meeting this, Thursday, even
ing at 73O; Knights of King Arthur, Friday
evening at z; morning worship Sunday at 10.45;
Sunday school at II m; C. E. Prayer meet
ing at $50 p. m.
The Mems Forum will meet at the Universal
list church as usual next Sunday morning
These meetings are growing in interest and
Jacob will be continued next Sunday. All men
are cordially invited.
1.-The Broken Halo" will be the subject of
the lecture at the Universalist church next
Sunday evening, it being ore of a series of
lectures on good books. These lectures are
interesting and popular and the public is cor
daily invited The hour is r alf past seven.
/ 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. Christian Endeavor at $50
and evening service at 7.30 p. m.
The International Bible class OF the Baptist
church had most enjoyable socia Wednesday
night, Dec. 18th, in the vestry, when each pre-
sented the dollar earned and told how it was
earned This was done in a unique manner
which added great deal of fun 10 the even
ing. Instead of simply telling in so many
words how the dollar was earned each as her
name was called walked to the platform and
in pantomine acted it out. One had sewn
carpet rags; another taken boariers; another
made candy; another let room, etc A social
hour followed, when refreshments were served.
The gentlemen were invited guests.
At the annual meeting, Dec. 21st, of the Y.
P S. G. E. of the Baptist church the following
officers and committees were elected: presi-
dent, Miss Idella hnowlton; vice president,
Mayford A. Morris; secretary, Albert Gunner;
treasurer. Miss Geneva Perkins; lookout com
mittee, Edna Hopkins, Fannie Robertson,
Claude Nutter. Jessie Innes and Donald Hail;
prayer meeting committee. Winnie B. Morris,
Mrs. W. F. Sturtevant, Bertha z Hayes, Cliff
ford Tinker and Eddie Benson; social commit
tee, Benz. L. Robertson, Herbert Brier Harriet
Perkins, Mrs B. L. Rooerson, Mrs. Nsttie
Merrithew; missionary committee, Edith L.
Burgess, Grace H. Hayes, Ethel SturtevaDt;
junior committee Mrs. Emma Knowlton Win.
ME B. Morris and Ethel Sturtevant.
RESIGNATION OF REV. DAVID l. WILSON. At
the morning service at the Congregational
church last Sunday Rev. David L Wilson, the
pastor, read the following letter;
DFAp pEopI Non,Io {sn a,., , ,., ,,,,,
called me to become YOU minister. They
have been years OF JOY in the work, and hope
not without blessing to our church Together
we have been permitted to labor for the ad-
vancement of the Kingdom of God. Here too
| trust our work has not been without some
measure of success. The time has come for
me to return to you the place Of leadership
with which you have so long honored me. In
the providence of God there has come to me a
unanimous call to become the n mister of the
Central Congregational church If Bath, Me,
which | have been constrained accept l
cannot trust my feelings at this moment to
say more, other than that will 1e grateful if
you will release from my duties here that
may assume my work the first day of
February, if this can be done conveniently,
Atfectionately yours
DAVID L. WILSON.
The Parsonage, December 20, 1918.
/ This was not surprise to m any of the con-
gregaton, who were aware that Mr. Wilson
had received a call to wider field of useful
ness. with corresponding increase in salary
which as the father of ,oung family he could
not afford to decline While his many Belfast
friends will regret his departure they are
pleased with this recognition of his ability and
worth and realize that the change is for his
| best interests. He will be especially missed
twas ever a friend in need, and among the
young people as the organizer of the Knights
of King Arthur and the Boy Scouts and the
companion of the boys their annual out
ings on the shore of Lake George Liberty
He will also be greatly missed in the Masonic
fraternity. having been deeply interested and
active in the work of that order. He is past
commander of Palestine Commandery, past
high priest of Corinthian c1spter. past master
of Phoenix Lodge. and grand chaplain of the
Grand Lodge of Maine and the Grand Chapter
of Maine. MIR. Wilson was ordained to the
next five years in missionary work in Me-
braska. In 1899 he went to Fort Fairfield,
where he accepted the pastorate of the First
Congregational church. His work there was
very successful and there, as later in Belfast,
was largely among the young people. 1t was
with regret that his Fort Fairfield parishion-