The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-03-19
The Churches.

The annual business meeting Of the Farther
Lights society will be held on Friday night
with Miss Ethel Sturtevant at the Baptist par
sonage.
Mrs. Nora Larrabee of Stockton Springs
will address the Seaside Spiritual Association
in Knowlton Hall, High street, next Sunday at
the regular hour.
The subject of the sermon at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday morning will be
"a Public Profession of Religion; Is it neces-
sary to Salvation?" The public is cordially in
vited.
So many children were present at the Uni
versalist church last Sunday morning that the
pastor preached a special sermon to them
Next Sunday the pastor will preach a special
sermon to the children who are present.
There was the largest attendance Of men at
the Forum at the Universalist church last Sum
day that there has been this winter. The
history of the Hebrews will be continued next
Sunday and all men are cordially invited.
The program for Holy week in the North
Congregational church has been announced as
follows: Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday.
brief services from 7.SO to P. M. On Thurs
day the Holy Sacrament Of the Lords SUPPER
Good Friday services to be announced. For
the next three Thursday evenings the usual
prayer meeting will be held with brief talks on
the life of Christ by the pastor. Rev. Haraden
S. Pearl.
Next Sunday night and on the following al
ternate Sundays course of lectures on Social
Service Extension. prepared and sent out by
the Congregational House of Boston, will be
given in the North church, each to be illustra-
ted with stereopticon views. The first will be
on The Emigrant; the second on The Steel
Workers and the Church; third, The Copper
Strike in Michigan; fourth. The National Fight
for health. Belfast is fortunate in having
these lectures and views for the first use after
their release and the course will be very inter-
esting.
At meeting of the local clergymen, held
Mond ay afternoon. last Sunday, Go-to-Church
day, was talked over and ways and means of
following it up suggested. One way in which
this will be done is by printed cards to be sent
out among the people in the city. A vote OF
thanks was extended to the newspapers for the
kindness shown in SO thoroughly advertising
the movement, land for other courtesies. 1t was
voted to hold at an early date. union banquet,
at which all the men in the city will be welcom-
ed, regardless of denomination creed, or lack of
creed The arrangements for this were left
with Revs. Phelan, Sturtevant and Ames.
The auxiliary of the North Congregational
church met with Miss Mabel Mathews, High
street, Tuesday evening. Chapters II and III
of the study book, "Mormanism, the Islam of
America" by Bruce Kenney, were discussed,
and many interesting, and surprising facts
were brought out concerning the origin and
composition of the "Book of Eormon" and its
many absurdities; about the complex organiza-
ton of the Norman church, and it's method of
winning converts, which was found to be al
most wholly by PROSECUTING. There was good
attendance, and letter from Miss Phelps in
China was heard with much interest. The
April meeting will be held with Miss Annie v
Field.
Go-To-CHURCH SUNDAY. There was very
general response to the special invitations ex-
tended by the city clergymen for everyone to
attend church Sunday, March 18th. At the
Baptist church extra settees were placed in
the church to accommodate the extra attend
ance and the services were of unusual interest.
Paul. The regular choir was assisted by VIM.
W. Lower clarinetist. The altar was decorated
with cut pinks AT the Methodist church the
congregation was much larger than usual, the
pastor, Rev. D. B. Phelan speaking on 1.-THE
Man in the Cap" Special music was rendered
by Mrs. D. B. Phelan and Miss ElizabethCham
berlain, soprano; Misses Lena Sanborn and
Laverne Written. alto; A. P. Goodhue and
Fred S. Hutchins, basso; L. L. Clark of North
port tenor; Miss Florence M. Chaples, organ
list. The altar was decorated with tulips. the
gift of Mrs. W. E. Hamilton. AT the Univer-
salist church the pastor. Rev. A. A. Blair,
spoke on the Church." its interests and at
tendance. There was an unusual attendance.
The music was furnished by Mrs. H. E. Drink
water, organist; Miss Katherine E. Brier, So
prano; Miss Emma Skay, contralto and Luther
A. Hammons, basso. The tenor, Mr.. Harry
Coombs, was present, but not sufficiently re-
covered from his recent illness to sing. AT
the Unitarian church. Rev. c. B. Ames, pastor,
there was an increased attendance with music
by the regular choir. There was q large
attendance at the North Congregational
church, the pastor. Rev. Haraden S. Pearl,
giving an excellent sermon. By actual count
1913 were present and one of the congregation
thought recount" might have brought it up
to 200.
A LETTER FROM REV. R. T. CAPEN. The
following letter was read at the Baptist church
last Sunday morning in response to Christ
mas gift:
Swallow. CHINA. Feb. 10, 1914.
Mrs. Charles Rhoades, Sec'y. Belfast Baptist
Sunday School. Belfast, Maine. U. S. A.
My very dear Friends What sage said, "Oh.
isn't it queer that Christmas comes but once in
a year," He did not know what he was talking
about. I've had another Christmas. Yester-
day, Feb. 9th, Santa Claus came to me again.
had to cry for joy over your love token. The
Christmas you dear people celebrated around
the tree laden with love filled stockings on
Dec. 25th has not only brought me Feb, 9 h
Christmas but has made over into Christmas
every next day to come this year. And more!
can never forget this love gift of yours. SO
that thus your hearty remembrance has
brought me new Christmas Joy to last all the
rest of my life.
Since the gift left your hands, as good deeds
J. L