The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-02
The News of Belfast.

The News of Belfast.
Do your Christmas shopping now.
George B. Roberts. Brooks. has been ap-
pointed trial justice.
Bertha F. H. WilIiston of Troy has been an /.
thorized to administer oaths.
i There was no quorum and no meeting of the
school committee Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert C. Burgess, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Sherman and R. R, Sherman autoed
to Bangor last Friday
Misses Hazel Doak and Belle Heating are
arranging for leap-year dance to be held in
Memorial hall JAM 4th
Miss Clara Patterson broug hit to The Jour.
nal office Nov 26th dandelion blossom with
several green leaves as fresh as in spring.
The interesting report of the Harvard Yale
football game on another page was in type for
last weeks issue, but was unavoidedly defer
red
F. l.. Pendleton and B. G. Gilkey of Isles
boro returned last week from hunting trip in
the vicinity of Patten with four deer and a
fox.
There was still alarm Thanksgiving day
for chimney fire in the Knowlton tenement
damage.
! The annual ball of the Hook and Ladder
Company will be held in the Opera House
Dec. 18th, and Washington Hose COMPANY
will have their levee and ball Jan. 2lst.
The part of John Randolph, Jr, Yale
student. in "Sally Lunn," the play to be given
by the North church Guild, Dec 31st, will be
taken by Alton Johnson, instead of by Morris
L. Slugg, as previously announced.
The young people of the Methodist church
had very pleasant social in the vestry Nov.
24th. Cocoa, fancy cookies, cornbals, etc
were served and games played. They are
planning to give play in the near future.
William A. Clark, well known business
man of this city. who for several years past
has spent the winter in the west and SOUTH !
remarked Saturday that he was mighty glad |
to get home last spring and realized that this
is the only place to live in"
MISSIONARY MEETING. Some very interest
Ing meetings were held last week in the Meth |
odist church. Thursday evening Rev. N. L.
Hockey of India spoke before large congre-
cation on The India Mass Movement Friday
afternoon Rev. Horace B. Haskell. director of
the Newman Biblical Institute of Jerusalem,
spoke on The Moslem Menace, and Rev W. B.
Cole of China gave a brief address on The |
World Outlook. OF Mr.. Raskell's address one |
of his hearers said it was the most interesting
missionary talk she had ever listened to. He
gave history of Mahomet, the founder of Is
lam (Which is the Arabic word for the Mahon-
medan greedy and of Mahommadanism and
SAID that while there was no danger of the in /
Vasion OF this country there was great danger
TO Christianity everywhere from the Moslem
peril AT least one million people, Armenians
ana others' have been murdered in the Holy
war they have inaugurated, in which nameless
atrocities have been committed. They have
no regard for their own lives and believe that
every Christian killed by them adds to them
uis'ihcVioh and glory in future state. DR..
hockey, who has spent 81 years in the work in
India, spoke of its small BEGINNINGS and tho
early dlscouragements, leading up to the pres
GU interest manifested in the Mass Move
ment In which whole communities have wish.
ed to be baptised and to become Christians
Inc present interest and increasing magni-
tuoe OF the work constitute a most urgent cry
Tor more men and more funds. DR.. Cole
spoke of the return from our investments in
China. He showed how natives had been
converted to Christianity, trained in the mis-
sion schools, who were today doing efficient
work in China. China must be converted to
lstlanity through the native workers, who
have themselves been converted and trained
Christianity cannot be supermposed by out
siders, but will work as the leaven inside the
Chinese Republic. AS goes China, SO will 90
Asia.