The Republican journal., 1914-11-26
The Churches.


There will be missionary concert .ext
Sunday morning at the Baptist church at the
hour of the regular service.
There will be the usual service at the Uni.
versalist Church next Sunday morning. Ths
Sunday school will meet at noon.
Rev. C. A. Hodge of Hatfield, Mass, will oc
cupy the Unitarian pulpit next Sunday MORN
ing. All are cordially invited. The Sunday
school will be at noon.
The Christian scientists hold services in
their hall, 1877 Main street, Sunday morning at
IL o'clock, and Wednesday evening at 7.30
O'Clock, to which all are welcome.
The Waldo county Advent Christian quarter
ly conference will convene at North Union.
Thursday evening, Dec. 8. and hold over Sum
day. A cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend.
Among the speakers announced for the
noon -day services in Kings Chapel, Boston
this week, is Rev. Adolph Rossbach of East
Boston. who will hold the service Friday noon,
Nov. 9th.
There will be no preaching services next
Sunday at Mason's Mills and Trinity Reformed
churches. Sunday school will be held at 10 80
a. m. at Masons Mills and at 230 p. m. at
Trinity church.
The services for the week at the Baptist
church will be as follows: prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening; morning service, Sunday
at 10 as a. M; Sunday School at noon; Chris
tian Endeavor meeting at $50 and evening
service at 80 p. m.
There was a large attendance at the Mems
Forum at the Univcrsalist church last Sunday
noon, when the question discussed was as to
whether it is ever right to make war. The
subject next Sunday will be, Germans excuse
| for going to war. All men are cordially invited
! The Christian Endeavor and the Knights of
King Arthur of the North church held q
sociable in the vestry last Friday night, which
was greatly enjoyed by the young people. A
short musical program. consisting of piano
solo by Miss Marguerite Owen and duet by
Misses Edna Curtis and Lillian Dexter was
| given; then came tug of war and many
games, and ice cream and cake were served.
Inc Services 1OF the week at Lu6 MeCQOUlSC
church V ill be as follows: this, Thursday the
prayer meeting subject, 1.-The Thanksgiving
| Spirit" Friday evening at p. m.election of Of
icers for the Epworth League and an introduce
tory of the Bible study class on Genesis; choir
| rehearsal at S o'clock. Sunday at 1O.45 a. m.
morning service with sermon, Christianity
and Health; at 7.30 p. m. evening service with
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at clock, the teacher training class. Wednes-
day evening at o'clock, Knights of King
/ Arthur.
First Congregational church, Rev. Haraden
S. Pearl, pastor. Services as follows: Sunday,
1O.45, morning worship and sermon; subject,
Tomorrow" IL, Sunday school; 6 p. m., ves-
per service, with concert by the recently or
ganized chorus; $50 p. M, Christian Endeavor
meeting Friday, p. m, Castle North, K. O.
K. A. The Thursday evening meeting omit
ted this week. The hour for the second SER
vice on Sunday will be changed from 7.30 p. m.
to5 o'clock until further notice. The public
is cordially invites to all services, especially
the vesper services, which are intended for
those who find it impossible to attend the
usual morning worship.
The annual fair, Nov. 18th, of the Rockland
Universalist Church netted more than $500. II
was under direction of Mrs. v. G. Lambert,
president of the Ladies' Circle. The booths
were decorated in accordance with the holidays
they represented, the chairmen being as fol-
lows: Independence Day, Mrs. Karl OBrien
Arbor Day. Mrs. Grace Harrington; Christmas
Miss Ellen Cochrane; New Year, Mrs. v. C.
Lambert; April l. Mrs. Edna Porter; St. Val.
entine's Day, Mrs. C. M. Walker; St Patrick's
Day, Mrs. H. N. McDougal; Easter. Mrs. Mary
Messe1; May Day, Mrs. Georgia Cross; Hal.
loween, Mrs. Henry Gregory. Supper was
served to about 800, the housekeepers being
Mrs. L. F. Chase, Mrs. L. R. Campbell, Mrs. R
v. Stevenson, Mrs. W. A. Williams. Miss Car.
rie Sherriffs, Mrs. Charles Richardson, Mrs
Sarah Billings, Mrs. Annie Pillsbury and Mrs
S. G. Prescott. Mrs. ]. A. Burpee had charge
of the walters. In the evening each booth con
tributed to literary and musical program.
At the church of the Holy Rosary in Frank
fort Sunday morning. Nov. 15th,a large class Of
girls and boys from the parishes of Bucksport
Winterport and Frankfort received the Sacra
ment of Confirmation from the hands of the
Right Rev. Louis S. Walsh, D. D. Bishop oi
Portland. Bishop Walsh presided at the mass
which was celebrated by former and much
loved pastor, Rev. jeremiah Mccarthy, P. R..
of Bangor, who was assisted by Rev. NJ. F
O'Conner, pastor Of the church. The alta,
was very prettily decorated with cut flowers
potted plants and evergreens. The choir rem
dered fine program of music prepared for the
occasion. The church was filled with large
congregation, many coming from the nearby
towns to witness the ceremony. After the
confirmation the bishop preached very elo.
quent and forceful sermon, taking for his text
the gospel of st. Matthew. 18th chapter. 31s
to 35th verses, closing by impressing on the
children the great Importance of the Sacra
ment they had received.
The second meeting of the Mems Club O.
the Congregational church was held in the
yestry Wednesday evening, Nov. 18th. Al
$50 banquet was served by the ladies of the
Circle, for which So covers were laid. Follow
ing the banquet Miss Caroline Gilmore Hatch
rendered two contralto solos, with Miss Amy
E. Stoddard at the piano. Dr. W. L. West
president of the club, then introduced the
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