The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-05-06
The Churches.

! There will be the usual services at the Uni
versalist Church next Sunday morning. Sunday
school at noon.
Sunday evening, May 9th, Rev. A. E. Wilson
Will be the preacher at the Union Gospel
Service at the Opera House. Meeting at 73O
PM
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street. Sunday morning at
II O'Clock, and Wednesday evening at 7.3O
o'clock, to which all are welcome.
The second Sunday in May by four years
custom having become known as "Mother's
day." Rev, A. E. Wilson. at the Unitarian
church, will have "Motherhood', as his sermon
subject at the morning service.
Elaborate preparations are planned by the
Sunday school leaders for the 47th annual con-
vention of the Maine State Sunday School As
sociation. Oct. 10, 20 and q in Bath. More
than 400 delegates are expected.
The closing union service for the season
will be held in the Opera House next Sunday
evening at 7.sO. The speaker will be the Rev.
Arthur E. Wilson Of ths Unitarian Church.
Other pastors of the city will assist as usual
There will be special music.
At the Baptist church this week the services
will be as follows: This, Thursday, at 7.S0 p.
M, the prayer meeting; Sunday, at 10.45 q. m
morning service. with sermon by the pastor;
Sunday school at noon; Christian Endeavor at
$50, and evening service at 730 p. m.
A of Gu
will be the subject of the sermon at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday morning. Sunday
school-at noon. The Mems Forum will meet
as usual next Sunday and the discussion of the
New Psychology will be continued
Mothers Day will be observed next Sunday
morning at the Baptist church and A. E. Clark
Camp, S. of ", and Ladies' Auxiliary and
Emma White Barker Tent, D. of ", will at
tend in body. Mothers Day badges will be
provided for the members of the junior con-
gregation.
Sunday, May 3d. will be devoted to the in
terests of the Civic League by the churches
of the city. Three speakers will come from
Waterville for the day, and will occupy the
pulpits of the Universaist, Baptist, and Con-
gregational Churches. union service will be
held in the Methodist Church at night to be
addressed by one or more of the visiting clergy
men.
Services next Sunday at the Congrega-
tional Church usual, with worship and SER
mon at 10 As o'clock; subject, 1.-The Serpent
of Scandal and Gossip" at IL, noon. Bible
SaLD Of 10 Oh,,r
with the other churches of the city in the
closing union service for the season in the
Opera House. Mid-week meeting this, Thurs
day. night at 7.S0. Castle North, K O. X. A.,
Friday night at z o'clock.
Eight members were added to the Universal
list church last Sunday by baptism at the close
of the morning service. when the communion
service was observed. They were Mrs. Abbie
M. Rackliff, Mrs. Selena J. Eaton, Mrs. Sarah
F. Knight. Mr.. and Mrs. Giles G. and Miss E.
Frances Abbott, Miss Gladys Bradford and
MIR. Frank Wilson. Mrs. Frank l. Wilson Was
unable to join account of severe cold. and
with sew raj others will join later.
Tarratine Tribe of Red Men will attend ser
vices at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning, when the pastor, Horace B. Sellers,
will speak on 1.-The Call of the Great Spirit" :"
Mr.. Sellers Will speak at the Woods school
house at p. m. Sunday. The Junior League
will observe Mothers Day" with an open
meeting at 8 p. m. Union meeting in the
Opera House Sunday evening. Prayer meet
ing Thursday evening, to be followed by a
meeting of the probationers' class. Choir re-
hearsal Friday at 715 and meeting of the
Baraca class at p. m. The K. o. K. A. will
meet Monday at Ills p. m.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid of
the Methodist church was held Wednesday
afternoon. April 2Sth, at the home of Mrs. An
ME M. Frost. Cedar street. Mrs. Mary S. Whit
more conducted the usual devotions. Mrs.
Frost was reelected president and the other
officers are as follows: Mrs. Evie Wright, vic e
president; Miss Ethel l.. Frost, secretary: Miss
Lora Maxey, treasurer; chairman of the work
committee, Mrs. Nellie Il. Pearson; chairman
of membership committee, Miss Eda Wood
bury; chairman of calling committee, Mrs.
Mary S. Whitmore; chairman of floral commit
tee, Mrs. Alice Bramhall. 1t was voted to hold
public supper in the church on the ming
of May 7th and to extend thanks to Miss Hattie
Hook for assistance in sewing. Mrs. Frost,
assisted by Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Warren and
Miss Frost served delicious picnic lunch at
the close ct the business session.