The Republican journal., 1914-12-03
The Churches.

There will be baptism at the Baptist enurcn
next Sunday evening.
The Maine Methodist Itinerants' institute
will meet At Rumford Falls, December i4-lo.
Notices have been issued for the annual
meeting of the Baptist church Thursdsy sssn-
ing, Dec. 10th. at 730 o'clock.
The Christian Scientists hold services ID
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning g
II O'Clock, and Wednesday evening u s''o
O'Clock, to which all are welcome
Rev Charles Allen Hodges of Hatfield. Mass'
occupied the pulpit of the First PARISH on.-
tartan church last Sunday morning. as csno'-
date. and will preach there again next sunday
Two more candidates are to be heard DeIore
call will be given.
The services for the week at the Baptist
church will be as follows: prayer meetlpg tnis'
Thursday. evening; morning service' SUNDAY
at 10 45 a. m; Sunday School at noon; Cnris-
tian Endeavor meeting at $50 and evening
service at Z 80 p. m.
There was an increased attendance at the
meeting of the Mems Forum at the Universal
list church last Sunday noon The SUBJECT Tor
discussion next Sunday will be: Shooid tne
United States be Better Prepared for war!
These meetings are held at the UnIversailst
church Sunday moons and all men are cofolahy
invited.
There was large attendance at the vesper
service in the North church last Sunday at .
p. m. Special music was given by chorus
choir, with solos by Arthur Jt hnson and John
Parker. Robert P. Chase directed the music.
brief address was given by the pastor, Rev
Haraden S. Pearl. In the morning Mr, Pearl
preached very strong and interesting anu
practical sermon on Tomorrow.
The subject of the morning sermon at the
Methodist Church next Sunday by the pastor,
Rev. Horace B. Sellers, will be 'The Modern
Judas" The evening service will be devoted
to reports of the Community Efficiency Con-
ference in Augusta by several who attended.
In the afternoon Mr.. Sellers will preach in East
Northport Friday evening at 7.15 there will be
a meeting in the vestry of the Bible Class and
at 8o'clock the choir will rehearse.
First Congregational church, Rev. Haraden
S. Pearl, pastor; services as follows: Sunday,
1O45, morning worship and sermon, subject
Light Behind the War Clouds" IL, Bible
school, 5 p M, vesper service, with illustrated
lecture: "Our Pacific Possessions-the Philip
pines;"6 80 Christian Endeavor meeting. Thurs
day, 73O, prayer meeting, subject: "A Parable
of Service" Friday, the meeting OF Castle
North will be omitted on account of the High
School debate.
There was missionary concert at the Bap'
tist church last Sunday morning in place Of
the regular preaching service, with the fol-
lowing program: Organ voluntary; Hymn 692
recitation, Miss Helen Brier; chorus, "Whlte
are the Fields;" scripture reading; prayer
Rev. w. F. Sturtevant; exercise. Primary class
chorus, by the juniors; exercise, "Ihe Plo'
neers;" recitation, Bertha Bartlett; music, La
dies trio; exercise, "Our New Mission" chorus
by the Juniors; recitation, Herbert and Elon
Smith; recitation, "Pass the Ball." Marion
Rhoades; chorus; "Christ our King" remarks
Rev. W. F. Sturtevant; offering; closing hymn
Benediction by the pastor.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church, which had been discontinued for soms
time, met at the church last Friday evening
and reorganized with the following officers
President, Miss Leverne Whitten; 1st vice
president, chairman of the spiritual depart.
ment, Miss Eda Woodbury.; I'd. vice president
chairman of the missionary department, Miss
Ethel Frost; Sd vice president, chairman ot
the mercy and help depsrtmentsa Miss Berths
Whltten; 4th vice president, chairman of thu
sociaat4hd literary department. Mrs. Horace B
Sellers; secretary, Miss Ruth Macomber; treas
nrer, Charles Getchell; organist, Miss Eliza
beth Chamberlain. The spiritual department
has already organized a Bible class and it
study is conducted under their auspices, meet
ing Friday evening at z o'clock in the vestry
The League cabinet will meet at the parson
age next Monday evening to discuss and form
ulate plans for the winters work.
The services last Sunday evening at th'
Baptist church were devoted to the Commun
ity Efficiency Conference recently held in Au
gusta and were conducted by Mr.. Charles
Rhoades. After the reading of the Scripture
and prayer by the pastor. Rev. w. F. Sturte
want, and solo by Mr.. Harry Upton of Colb!
College, Messrs Frank R. Keene, Clarence f
Frost. Charles E. Rhoades and Orlando E
Frost, who attended the meetings in Augusta
related special parts of the conference. MI
Keene defined the meaning of the Communit.
Efficiency Conference and told of the differen
subjects taken up. Mr.. e. E. Frost told of tn
work of the largest Sunday school in tn
United States, as related by its superintendent
at the conference. Mr.. Rhoades gave sum
mary of sermon on 1.-THE Story of Joseph
that he heard while at the conference and ap
piled it to our present time and location. MI
O. E. Frost gave a brief account of the be
ginning of the Laymens meetings in Main
and many interesting details Of the diversifie
subjects taken up at the Augusta meetings.
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