The Republican journal., 1915-02-04
The Churches.

| AAS SAA0A SAASSs
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their hall, 127 Main street, Sunday morning al
II o'clock. and Wednesday evening at 7.3(
o'clock. to which all are welcome.
The next meeting of the Mems Club of the
North Church will be on Wednesday evening
Feb. 18th. Supper will be served at p. M, to
be followed by music and an address. the
speaker to be announced.
The preacher at the North Congregational
church next Sunday will be Prof. John J. Mar
tin, D. D. of Bangor Seminary. The services
will be as usual Rev. Haraden S. Pearl will
occupy the pulpit Sunday, FEB l4th. and regu-
larly thereafter.
Rev. Albert E Wilson arrived from Boston
last Saturday and began his pastorate at the
Unitarian church Sunday. He has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Howes while
settling the furnishings in the parsonage
Mrs. Wilson arrived last night.
At the Baptist church this week the services
M, the prayer meeting; Sunday at 1915 a. m
morning service. with sermon by the pastor,
Sunday school at noon; Christian Endeavor at
$50 and evening service at 7.30 p. m.
At Union meeting of the city churches
last Sunday evening in the Methodist church
all the clergyman took part in the opening ex-
ercises. The address was by Rev Arthur W.
Bailey of Boston. who spoke on Religious Edu-
cation. The meeting was in the interest of the
local Sunday schools and was interesting and
well attended.
The services at the Waldo County Hospital
and county Jail last Sunday afternoon were
under the auspices of the Mercy and Help de-
partment of the Methodist Epworth League
and twelve of the young gentlemen and ladies'
furnished music. Rev. Horace B. Sellers read
the Scriptures and offered prayer, with few
encouraging remarks to the i'll and unfortunate.
Mrs. Sellers accompanied her husband. There
were thirty in the jail.
About dozen of the officers and teachers of
the different Sunday schools of the city attend
ed the Union meeting last Saturday evening in
the North church under the auspices of Rev.
Arthur W. Bailey of Boston, superintendent of
the Northern New England Sunday School and
Publishing Society of the Congregational
churches, The discussion was informal and
practical and consisted principally of answer
ing questions in regard to difficulties expert
enced in the local Sunday schools.
At the annual meeting of the Woman's In
ternational Bible class of the Baptist Sunday
school, held at the home of L. F. Cannon, the
follo,upfr of4in nd
ed: Teacher, Mrs Efie A. Cannon; president
Mrs. Ida E. Aborn; vice president, Mrs. Susie
A. Morey; secretary, Mrs. Fannie R. Robert
son; treasurer. Mrs. Bina J, Greenlaw; mem
bership committee, Mrs. Lizzie Black; re-
ception, Mrs. Effie A. Cannon; social, Mrs.
Dora Dutch; calling. Mrs. Mary Howard; nom
mating, Mrs. Fannie R. Robertson, Mrs.
Lulie P. Nichols.
AT the morning service IN the Methodist
church next Sunday the pastor, Rev. H. B..
Sellers, will take for his subject, "The Church
is it Necessary" and in the evening his
subject will be Church Memhership-Is it Es-
| sential?" This, Thursday, evening the regu-
lar prayer meeting will be held Tomorrow,
Friday, evening, at Z o'clock, there will be a
choir rehearsal, and at 8 the Bible Glass; Mon
day evening the K. o. K. A.; Tuesday evening
at the teachers training class, and at an
important business meeting of the Epworth
League, A large attendance is desired as the
membership contest is to be decided at this
time.
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson, who began his pasto-
rate of the First Parish (Unitarian) church
last Sunday was born in Clinton Mass, and
was educated in the schools there and at the
Meadville Theological School, supplemented
by one years study in Europe. He was or
dained in 1885, and has held pastorates in Ber-
lin, Mass, Mortified, Mass, Plainsfield, N. j.,
and during period when he was employed in
First Parish church, Westboro, Mass, for two
years. His wife adele Barney Wilson, was
formerly connected with the editorial staff of
the Chautauqua Magazine and later with
New York magazines. She has been fire.
quent contributor of short stories. verse and
chidren's plays to various magazines,
THE BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL. In behalf of
the baptlSt sunday ScnOOl extend TO the peO-
pie of Belfast, not connected with any other
church. cordial invitation to attend our
school. We have adult classes for all ages, In
termediate classes for boys and girls, Junior
and Primary department of sixty members
with Miss Maude E. Mathews Sup't. Home
department and Cradle Roll. The pastor, W.
F, Sturtevant, teaches class of young men
| (High school age) and Mrs. Sturtevant has a
class of young women. We also have wo-
mans Bible class of fifty members and a
splendid class of young fellows taught by
George H. Robertson. Mr.. Robertson has been
guide and "big woods man and this class
is planning great things for next summer in
the way of "hikes" and camping parties. We
are organizing at the present time on Cup to
the Minute" lines. mems Bible class, with
Mr.. Orlando E. Frost as teacher, backed by an
able corps of officers and assistants. No per-
sonal questions asked, but free discussion of
Gods word and its application to the days
work. Our school meets every Sunday at
twelve o'clock. There is a welcome and a
place for you in our family circle.
CHARLES E. RHoADEs, Sup't.