The Republican journal., 1915-01-28
The Churches.


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.
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson will begin his pastor.
ate of the First Parish. Unitarian. church with
services next Sunday morning at II. As o'clock,
to be followed by the Sunday school,
There was large attendance at the meeting
OF the Mems Forum last Sunday noon Mr..
Blair began series of talks on Revolutionary
Europe. the period from 1889 to 1876, with
special reference to the development Of the
new ideas that sprung out of the conditions
which brought on the French Revolution. The
men are much interested in this study and all
men are invited to these meetings, which are
held at the Universalist church on Sunday
moons,
Rev. Haraden S. Pearl of the North church
assisted last Sunday at the evening service at
the Baptist church, giving an interesting
gospel talk from the text, II am the way. the
truth and the light; no man cometh unto the
Father but by Me-" There was large audi
ence.
Rev. Horace B. Sellers, Me thodist and Rev.
Arthur A. Blair, Universalist, will exchange
pulpits at the morning service next SUNDAY.
There will be union service HI the Methodist
church in the evening with an address by Rev.
Arthur W. Bailey of Boston on sRelipious Ed.
ucatlon." Thursday evening the regular pray
er meeting at The Methodist church will be
held and Saturday evening at 73O union ser.
vice for Sunday school workers will be held in
the North church.
First Congregational church. Rev, Haraden
S. Pearl, pastor. Services as follows: Sunday
at 10.45 a. M, morning worship and sermon,
The preacher for the day will be the Rev.
Arthur w. Bailey of Boston. At IL, M, Bible
school; at $50 p. m.. Christian Endeavor meet
ing; at 7.30 p. m. this church will unite with
the other churches in union meeting in the
Methodist church in the interests of religious
education and Mr.. Bailey will be the speaker.
The Camden district Sunday school conven-
tion will be held in the Monument Square
Methodist church, Camden, Monday, Feb. 1st,
Following is the program: 2, Devotions led BY
Rev. c. F. NTH; 2.15. address, S. S. Ideals for
Our District Rev. Henry Jones; 24O, reports
of officers, appointing committees; 8, address,
1t Can Be Done, Rev. W. B. Russell; 8. 80, elec-
tion of officers. offering; 3.45, address, Rev. L.
d. Evans; a, address, How to Reach Our
irlc ohcfo
$50 supper; z, devotions. led by John Taylor;
Ills, report of committees. music, offering; 73G
address, Wesley ]. Weir; 8, address, Rev, W.
L. Pratt.
Rev. A. W. Bailey, superintendent of the
Northern New England Sunday School and
Publishing Society OF the Congregational
church, will come to Belfast JAN Both to remain
over Sunday. Saturday evening he will meet
all the Sunday school teachers of the city at
the North church for conference on Sunday
school work. Sunday morning he will preach
in the North church and will attend the Sunday
school. In the afternoon another conference
will be arranged. and in the evening Mr.. Bailey
will speak at union service in the Methodist
church, to which the public is most cordially in
vited. Mr.. Bailey is pleasing speaker and
has had broad experience in Sunday school
work.
At meeting held at the parsonage of the
trustees of the North Congregational church,
Hon. c. o. Poor, treasurer of the church, pre-
sided, the pastor, Rev. Haraden S. Pearl, was
elected president and Deacon M. C. Hill, Sec
retary The following constitute the trustees,
recently elected: Hon. R. F. Dunton, DR. Adel
bert Millet, Ben D. Field. Charles P, Hazel
tine, Deacon M. C. Hill. Deacon Harry M.
Prentiss. A number of routine matters were
voted upon. among them the following: Voted
that hereafter all legacies be invested and held
in perpetual trust and the income alone to be
devoted to current expenses of the church.
Deacon Prentiss and Ben D. Field were ap-
pointed committee to look after the church
property. The present choir, composed of
Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker, soprano; Miss Jessie
Hart. contralto; Harry L. Coombs, tenor, and
John Parker, bass; Miss Amy E. Stoddard. or
ganist; J. F. Waterman and Wesley Woods.
violinists, were all engaged for the coming year.
Mr.. John Parker was re- elected janitor and has
begun his 25th year of fservice in that position,
The Boa d will meet once every month, mat
ters of detail to be handled by individual mem-
bers.
At the recent annual business meeting of
the North church. Deacon Harry M. Prentiss
resigned as superintendent of the Sum-
day school after 20 consecutive years of
faithful service, and his resignation was
accepted with genuine and deep regret
He was paid high tribute by the pastor and
others and a unanimous and rising vote of
thanks was rendered him by the Sunday school.
Mr., Prentiss will continue as teacher of the
boys Bible class. William B, Woodbury. was
elected superintendent and is particularly we'll
fitted for such position. The other officers
elected were as follows: Thomas E, bowker.
assistant superintendent; Mrs. Charles M.
Craig. superintendent of the primary depart
ment; Mrs. Harry M. Prentiss, superintenden mt
of the cradle roll; Mrs. Adella Limeburner, su-
perinterdent of the home department; Miss
Maude K. Russell, secretary and treasurer; E.
5. Bowker, librarian: executive committee,
Deacon Prent;ss, Rev. H. S. Pearl, Mrs John
R. Dunton, Zenas Hartshorn, Mrs. Fred Waldo
Brown; library committee, E. S. Bowker Mrs.
John R. Dunton, Mrs. C. B. Holmes; special
causes, Mrs. C. M. Craig, Miss Margaret Dun