The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-09
The Churches.


| High street ct and Z p. m.
An impressive service at the Methodist
church Sunday morning was the baptism and
reception Of two young men.
The morning service at the First Parish
Church (Unitarian) is held at 10.45 =. M. Sum-
day. The Sunday school meets at 1145.
The regular services at the Universalist
church next Sunday will be as follows:
preaching service at 10.45 O'Clock; 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 7.8O
O'Clock, to which all are welcome.
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 i'm: evening service at q p. m.
Mrs. E. P. Frost resumed her position last
Sunday as soprano soloist of the Universalist
choir. Miss Katherine E. Brier substituted
during Mrs. Frost's absence in Florida.
The Mems Forum will meet as usual at the
Universallst church next Sunday at noon. It
is hoped there may be a large attendance on
this Easter Sunday.
The operetta 1.-THE Enchanted Apple" will
be given under the auspices Of the Universal
list society at the Colonial Theatre, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. April 18th and 10th.
The services at the Baptist church will be as
follows: Prayer meeting this. Thursday, even
ing; morning service Sunday at 1045 a. M:
Sunday school at IL o'clock. All who do not
attend Sunday school at any other church are
cordially invited. Easter concert at 7.3O.
Palestine Commandery. Knights Templar,
will attend special Easter service at the
Methodist church next Sunday at p. M.
when the usual service of the order will be
carried out and there will be sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion by the pastor, Rev. D.
B. Phelan.
At the Easter service at the Universalist
church next Sunday morning special offering
will be received in the interests of the Univer-
salist State Convention. This is a regular
Easter custom at this church and it is hoped
that the full amount of the quota will be con-
tributed.
Good Friday services will be observed at
Trinity Reformed church tomorrow evening.
Services will be held at the Mason's Mills
church Sunday at 10 o'clock. with sermon by
Rev. VIM. Vaughan, followed by the Sunday
school. The Lords supper will be observed at
Trinity Reformed church at 230 p. m. The
hn cd OF both
churches April 10Th.
April 18th, there will be banquet in the
Methodist church under the auspices of the
clergymen of the city, when all men of any de-
nomination, or Of no denomination,wiil be cor
daily invited, the object being to "get togeth-
er." The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church
will furnish the supper. Revs. Phelan. Stur-
tevant and Ames have the affair in charge.
Local ministers are arranging for union
Good Friday service to be held at the Central
Church on Friday evening, April 10th, at 7:3o.
The music will! be sung by the united choirs of
the churches Rev. ]. E. G. Sawyer, D. D.,
will preach the sermon. A number OF the
churches will hold services every evening dur
ing Holy Week and it is hoped that the union
service on Good Friday will make fitting eli
max to The weeks services.-Bath Daily Times.
Easter will be observed next Sunday at the
Baptist church beginning with sunrise meet
ing at 80 a. m. by the Christian Endeavor
At the regular morning service at 10 45 a. m.
the pastor will speak to the children on EAST
er joy" and to the grown people on "Easter
Greetings There will be special Easter
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liam Lower both morning and evering. In the
evening an Easter concert will be given by the
children. The public is cordially invited to at
tend all of these services.
A special Ea ster service will be held at the
church next Sunday. There will |
be special decorations, appropriate music and |
an Easter sermon. The following musical
program will be rendered:
Voluntary, Festival Prelude, Buck
Anthem, Sing to God Hymn of Praise. Fearis
Anthem, o, Tell Us, Where is He, Miles
Soprano Solo, o Height Depth of Love,
story - Schneider
Postlude. Easter Morning. Mailing
Mrs E. P. Frost, Soprano; Miss Emma Skay,
Alto: Mr. Harry CoOmbs, Tenor; Mr.. Luther
Hammons, Bass; Mrs. H. A. Drinkwater, Or
ganist.
This, Thursday, evening there will be an OBJ
servance of the Holy Sacrament and Com
munion in the auditorium of the North church.
The program of Easter music at the North
Church will be as follows. The church quartet
will be assisted by a male quartet:
Festival Prelude in D, Dudley Buck
Gloria
Lift Up Your Heads. Albert J. Holden
Male Quartet
Day of Wonder, Day of Gladness,
P. Schencker
Mixed Quartet
j. Edgar Gould
Calvary. Rodney
Male Quartet
Postlude, Hallelujah Chorus, from the
Messiah Handel |
The church quarter is composed OF Mrs.
Thomas Bowker, soprano; Miss Jessie Hart,
contralto; Mr.. Arthur johnson, tenor; Mr.
John Parker, basso. The male quartet: Mr..
Arthur johnson, first tenor; MIR. .. Titherlng-
ton, second tenor: Mr.. John Parker, baritone;
Mr. Elbridge Pitcher, basso. Violins: Frank
Waterman, Wesley Woods. Miss Amy Stod-
dard. organist and director
The following Easter music will be given at
the First Parish (Unitarian) church. next Sun
dow morning: