The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-10-01
louis Weber of MAJ blehead, Mass. arrived

Louis Weber of Maj blehead, Mass. arrived
Saturday and is experimenting the packing OF
the household goods of his aunt. Mrs. Kate
Walnut Union street. Mrs. Walnut has
sold her residence to Capt. A. T Whittier and
will move to Beverly, Mass. to live with her
i sister, Mrs. H. A. Weber.
| Among the nominations received by the SEN
| ate Aug. 4, 1914 prom otions and appointments
in the navy, was that of Ensign WILDER ]. Carver
of Searsport to be lieutenant in the navy. Hi
j nomination was confirmed by the senate Aug.
/! 20. 1914, and Lieut. Carver was assigned to the
| United States armored cruiser tennessee no"
stationed in European waters.
/. DoDGE's CORNER. H. Peabody Farnham ar
rived last Thursday morning by boat and has
j been with the Chapins week. -. Minnie Reee
Of Belfast is visiting her old friends and negh-
bors in town. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Matthews
visited their son Edward and family in Union
last week. =. Harriet M. Nickerson is improv-
ing after an illness of several weeks.
"WANpER1NG JEW Now RESTS. One of the
most interesting American clippers. the Wan
dering Jew, is spending her last days IN the
Yangtse niang river at Kiukiang China about
200 miles inland from Shanghai. doing duty as
freight landing barge. The wandering Jew
was built at Camden. Me, in 1871. and was
commanded by Capt. d. Z. Nichols. FOR more
than twenty years she made record voyages
out of New York to distant parts of the globe,
and before descending to her present iowiy oc-
cupation was engaged in the coastlng trade
between Hongkong and Shanghai: ms YES
sci made a famous race from hongKong 10
New York with the Tam O'Shanter IN leSo'
leaving the former port on January Sd. Both
shins reached quarantine at the same hour
and the race was declared tie.-Honolulu
Star Bulletin.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. Sunday
September 27th, the thought of the previous
Sunday was continued in the morning service.
The text used was found in the third chapter
of Matthew, the second verse. "Repent ye' ior
the kingdom of heaven is at hand" Even as
John uttered these words, there issued 1ro"
the Carpenters shop One who caught up the
cry and gave to it wider meaning. than the
lonely prophet of the Jordan had intended.
John warned his hearers to make ready LOT inc
coming Messiah Christ fulfilled the promise
and became Gods will revealed to man AL
ways He spoke with the quiet assurance that
His influence would be world wide. "Warm'
sweet, tender, even yet" He lives among men
comforting weary minds and bodies. Anu
still the message is the same, Repent.
Change YOUR lives: Gods new order Is at hano.
Conditions change as civilization &c ONES more
complex. The close relations of mankind mas
brought crisis in the process OF develop
ment. The little distinction of classes wnich
democracy has wrought; the geographic near
ness of lands connected by steam: the Social
relations, caused by labor agitations and the
crowding together in great cities of masses OF
humanity: all this has brought about the Crisis
of the day. The outcome depends upon the
character of the people thus brought in con-
tact. What type of character does Cnris'
want to put into the thick of the fight OF every
day life? He wants men who are His disciples.
Thew must be the salt of the earth, the light OF
the world. mo man is today safe in COM
mercial life, in political life, in social lie
without being grounded upon christian ex-
periepce" 1t is because OF the lack
of the fundamentals of Christianity
that there is danger in the outcome OF the
crisis. There is no need of seeking some ne"
revelation. Go back to the words OF Johh'
Change YOUR lives; Gods new order is at hano'
The two characteristics of the Christ Life are