The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-23
The Churches.

Rev. A. A. Blair was confined to his home
last Sunday by illness and there was no service
in the Universalist church.
The regular services will be held at the Uni.
versalist church next Sunday, with sermon by
the pastor, Rev. A. A. Blair.
The Seaside Spiritualist Society holds regular
Sunday services at their place of meeting on
High street at 2 and p. m.
The subject of the sermon at the North
church next Sunday morning will be: IA Ma
ioaal Crisis; Military and Social
The morning service at the First Parish
Church (Unitarian) is held at 10.45 a. m., Sun
day. The Sunday school meets at 11.45.
A cordial invitation is extended all men to
attend the meeting of the Mems Forum at the
Universalist church next Sunday at IL O'Clock.
The regular services at the Universaist
church next Sunday will be as follows:
preaching service at 1O45 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 7.30
o'clock, to which all are welcome.
The services next Sunday at Mason's Mills
Sunday school. and at Trinity Reformed church
at 2 80 p. M, folio we'd by Sunday school.
The services for the week at the Meth
odist church will be as follows: This.
fho typrr. SUr
day, at 1890. morning worship; Sunday school
at 12m.; evening service at T. p. m.
Penobscot Bay Bethel mission at Stockton
Springs, gave an interesting talk at the Meth
odist church in Waterville last Thursday even
ing. The attendance was small on account of
the weather.
The North Congregational church auxiliary
met with Mrs. John R. Dunton, April 18th.
The topic of the evening was the continuance
of the study of "Mormonism. the Islam of
America" The program was arranged by
Mrs. John C. Pillsbury.
Next Sunday evening at 730 in the North
church an illustrated lecture, 1.-THE Copper
Country and Strike Conditions" written by
Rev. Henry A. Atkinson. social service secre-
tary of the Congregational council. will be
given. The views are colored and give a
graz hic presentation of the subject.
The services at the Baptist church will be as
follows: Prayer meeting this. Thursday, even
ing; morning service Sunday at 1O.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 6 80,
and evening service at 7.3O p. m.
The services for the coming week at theNorth
church will be as follows: This, Thursday.
evening at 73O o'clock, prayer meeting; Fri
day evening at o'clock regular meeting OF
Castle North, K. o. X. A., Sunday, morn
ing worship at 1045, with sermon by the pas
tor, followed by Bible school; at 80 p. m.
Christian Endeavor meeting.
At the meeting of the Troy Methodist con-
ference in Saratoga, New York, last week ii
was asserted that Americans spent $4,000, ,00C
more for chewing gum last year than all the
Christian religious denominations gave for for
eign missions. Here is another illustration Of
what goes to make up the high cost of living
No wonder the chewing gum manufacturers
become millionaires.
At the Maine NJ E.. Conference in Portland
April 10th, Rev. Joshua M. Frost in making his
annual report as district superintendent fol-
the Augusta district made some very strong
statements regarding Rev. Wilbur F. Berry
intimating that if a court should shield rumsel.
lers and send ministers to Jail, it would be
operating under a system of law that ought to
be reorpanized and rewritten.
The Mems meeting and banquet which the
clergymen of the city are planning to hold on
NAV 18th in the Methodist church will inter.
est the men from all parts of the city, regard
less of denomination or lack of denomination
for it is the object of the affair to get all the
men possible in the city together on this occa-
sion. Rev. H. E. Dunnack Of Augusta has been
invited to address the meeting which follows
the banquet. The Ladies' Aid will furnish the
banquet. Rev. D. B. Phelan Of the Methodist
church, Rev. Charles B. Ames Of the Unitarian
and Rev. w. F. Sturtevant of the Baptist will