The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-09-16
The Churches.

At recent meeting of the official board O.
the Methodist church it was decided to pain
the woodwork of the exterior of the churcI
and also to paint the parsonage building.
Weather permitting there will be services
Sunday afternoon,Sept 18th, at 80 O'Clock in
st. Margaret's Episcopal chapel Rev, Henry
Jones of St. Thomas church, Camden, will be
the preacher.
Last Sunday the Unitarian society united
with the Universalists in the morning worship
at the latter's church. Rev. A. E. Wilson
preached on Crisis Next Sunday Rev. A. A.
Blair will be the preacher, and this arrange
ment will be continued until the Unitarian
church is ready for occupancy.
Rev. Charles Mckinney of Sesrsport has
accepted the call Of the Island Avenue Congre-
Ratlonal church to become its pastor and will
assume his new duties the first of October.
Mr.. Mckinney has family consisting of q
wife and five children, daughter of 2l, SONS
l9 and 16. and daughters II and seven years Of
age. Mr.. Mckinney has supplied the church
here two Sundays and was given unanimous
call by the church.-Skowhegan Correspon-
dence.
The services in the Congregational church
will be as follows: Sunday at 1O:45. worship
and sermon; subject. "God; the State; and
Man." Bible school at noon. At 7:3O .. M,
the second in the series of illustrated lectures
on Great Religions will be given: Hinduism,
The Religion of 3O0.OOO,O0O GODS Prayer
meeting this, Thursday, evening at 7:3O; sub
ject, Modern Obstac les to Religion"
The last meeting of the Baptist circle to
take place before the departure for Manches-
ter of Mrs. Sturtevant was held Wednesday
afternoon, Sept 9Th, at the parsonage on Union
street, and very enjoyable afternoon was
spent. Mrs. Robert P. Coombs, president, in
behalf of the circle, presented Mrs Sturte-
want with a gold thimble as parting gift,
which the latter accepted in fitting terms. Re-
freshments were served. Mrs. Sturtevant
will be greatly missed in the circle and other
branches of the church work, in which she
has taken an active interest
At the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing Rev. Horace B. Sellers will speak on "The
Universal Quest" and in the evening on "Dar-
winism or Christianity" At 2:30 the regular
service will be held in East Northport. This,
Thursday, evening prayer meeting at 7:30 and
probationers class at $50. The Baraca class
will meet at the parsonage next Monday even
ing to reorganize and discuss plans for the
coming season. There will be an important
meeting of the official board Tuesday evening
The Junior Alliance of the Unitarian church
gave a reception Saturday afternoon in the
parsonage to their mothers and the Woman's
Alliance, In the receiving line were the
officers: Marian Waterman, president; Char
lotte Wadsworth, vice president; Grace Hazel
tine, secretary; Alice Spear, treasurer; Mrs.
A. E. Wilson, director. All the members took
part in the program, reading extracts from
their journals, in which they have recorded
the notable days of the summer. Julia Little
field played piano solo and Mrs. C. W. Wes-
colt sang two songs. Badges were awarded
for honors in observing certain rules of health,
orderliness, industry and ethics. Vacation
classes have been held in basketry. taught by
Mrs. James S. Hartman; cooking, by Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald; needlework
by Mrs. E. l.. Stevens and Mrs. George o.
b alley, and an exhibition of the work was the
feature following the program. Ice cream in
cones was served The house was profusely
decorated with flowers, arranged by the Junior
Alliance