The Republican journal., 1914-01-29
The Churches.

The Seaside Spiritualist Society hold regular
Sunday services at their place of meeting on
High street at 2 and z p. m.
The morning service at the First Parish
Church (Unitarian) is held at 1915 a. M. Sum
day. The Sunday school meets at 11.45.
Rev. A. A. Blair left Monday noon for Ban
gor to attend the Convocation lectures this
week. He will return next Saturday.
The regular services at the Universalist
church next Sunday will be as follows
preaching service at 1O.45 o'clock; Sunday
school at noon.
Rev. Hosmer McKoon of the Unitarian church
of Castine will preach next Sunday in exchange
with Mr. Ames. The subject of the sermon
will be "To live is to serve"
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning at
IL o'clock and Wednesday evening at 730
o'clock, to which all are welcome.
The services next Sunday at Mason's Mills
will be held at 1880 a. NJ, followed by the
Sunday school, and at Trinity Reformed church
at 23O p. a., followed by Sunday school.
Rev. Haraden S. Pearl of Bangor will preach
in the North church next Sunday morning.
Mr.. Pearl has many friends and relatives in
Belfast. and has frequently visited here.
The services for the week at the Meth
odist church will be as follows: This,
Thursday. evening. the prayer meeting; Sur
day, at 1870, morning worship; Sunday school
at 12m.; evening service at z. p. m.
The services at the Baptist church will be as
follows: Prayer meeting this. Thursday, even
ing; morning service Sunday at 10.45 a.. M;
Sunday school at IL o'clock. All who do not
attend Sunday school at any other church are
cordially invited. Christian Endeavor at $50
and evening service at 7.SG p. m.
Steps toward the ultimate union of the Bap-
tist and Free Baptist denominations in Maine
were taken Jan. 21st at a meeting in Portland
of the joint committee on conference and CO.
operation. The legal work necessary for the
proposed change was left with special COM
mittee.
At the sessions in Augusta Jan. 21st of the
Maine Efficiency Conference of the Methodist
Chur ch it was voted to recommend q 1O-per-
cent increase in the membership and support
of the church and various ways of bringing
this about were discussed.
Right Rev. Robert Goldman of Portland will
be unable to keep his appointment to occupy
the pulpit at Trinity Reformed and Masons
Mills Churches next Sunday on account of
other duties, but expects to come here the
Sunday following.
Mr.. Clarence E. Frost, who attended the
Efficiency Conference of Methodist Churches
in Augusta last week as delegate from the
Methodist church, gave very interesting and
entertaining report before the church last
Sunday evening.
An extra large number of men attended the
meeting of the Forum at the Universalist
church last Sunday. At the meeting next
Sunday the subject of the wanderings of the
Israelites under the leadership of Moses will be
taken up. All men are invited.
The services 1or une week at the North
Church will be as follows: prayer meeting
this, Thursday, evening at 730; knights OF
King Arthur Friday evening at Z o'clock:
preaching service at 10.45 a. m., Sunday with
sermon by Rev. Haraden S. Pearl; Sunday
school at noon; Y. P. S. C. E. meeting at $50
p. m.
At the session of the Universalist Sunday
school last Sunday the Superintendent, Frank
l. Wilson was presented with sum of money
in token Of the esteem in which he is held and
in appreciation Of the good work he has done
while superintendent. Rev. A. A. Blair made
the presentation speech aid Mr.. Wilson made
a fitting response.
A new quarterly magazine, "Congregation-
alism in Maine," has been issued this mouth
from their headquarters in Portland. 1t is full
of interest to the church people, and will con-
tain valuable articles, items OF church news
ETC. The subscription price is rs cents, and
subscriptions may be sent to Congreg; tional
Headquarters, Room 10. 95 Exchange Street,
Portland, Maine.
Rev. Harold G. Booth, pastor of the Con-
gregational churches at Jackson and Brooks in
Waldo county, has accepted call extended
to him by the West Congregational Church and
this week entered upon his pastorate. He was
pastor in Jackson and Brooks from 1910 up to
the time of his closing his work there to take
years old, q native of NewYorkState, and subse-
quent to completing his college course entered
Bangor Theological Seminary, from which he
graduated few years ago. He is a single
man. Mr.. Booth has taken up his residence at
SO Roberts streets.-PortlandEv e Express.
Mrs. Robert P. Coombs entertained the In
ternational Bible class of the Baptist church
Tuesday night.Jan. 10th, at her home in Frank
lin street. The ladies on this occasion invited
their husbands or friends and some 35 guests
in all were entertained. A cha6ng dish spread
was served, Mrs. Walter Dutch cooking
creamed oysters. Miss Isabel CHM shrimp wig
gle and Mrs. Coombs Welsh rarebit. With this,
olives, crackers and fancy cookies were served.
In contest of guessing advertisements, Mrs.
Charles E. Rhoades won the prize, box of
candy. The evening was greatly enjoyed by
ALL The next meeting will be held with Mrs.
George w. Miller Waldo avenue
Last Sunday Rev. David L. Wilson closed
nine years pastorate in the North Congrega-
tional church. The morning service, which
was unusually fine and impressive, was well
attended. Palestine Commandery, Knights
Templar, of which Mr.. Wilson has been an
active and influential member, attended in
body, and occupied the front pews. Their
visit was entirely unexpected by Mr.. Wilson,