The Republican journal., 1915-12-30
The Churches.

| Inc ChurcneS.
The usual services will be held at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday morning. with a
New Years sermon by the pastor, Rev Arthur
A. Blair. Sunday school and Mems Forum at
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watch meeting will be held in the Metho-
dist church tomorrow, Friday, night. A social
will be held from to 10, with refreshments
from 10 to 1890, followed by religious SER
vice until IL,
Two weeks ago Rev. A. E. Wilson, at the
Unitarian church, preached to the children, a
sermon that was appreciated by the older ones;
next Sunday he will reverse the conditions, the
subject being: "Keeplng Young" New Years
sermon.
I Mrs. Haraden S, Pearls class in the North
Congregational Sunday school is having the
church vestries redecorated, Albert T. Gay
having charge of the work. The walls are
being re- painted and the woodwork re. finished,
the color scheme being buff and gold.
Rev. J. W. Richardson, the new pastor of
son, will arrive from Stamford. Conn, , the latter
part of the week and Mr.. Richardson will
occupy the pulpit next Sunday. Harry H.
Upton, student at Colby College. who has
very acceptsbly filled the pulpit the past three
months when the church was without pastor,
made many friends in the city.
The decorations at the Unitarian church last
Sunday morning and at the vesper service
were appropriate to Christmas, including
small evergreen trees. holly, laurel wreaths
and large bouquet of chrysanthenums. The
arrangement was Under the direction OF Mrs.
Eugene l.. Stevens, assisted by Misses Marian
Hazeltine and Charlotte ". Colburn and the
pas tor, Rev. Arthur E, Wilson.
follows: Morning worship next Sunday, with
sermon by the pastor, at 10 As. Communion
service. The Christmas music will be re-
peated. AT H. noon, Bible school and
Forum. At $50. young peoples service. The
Thursday evening prayer meeting will be
omitted. The annual meeting of the church
will be held Thursday, Jan. 9Th.
The Baptist Sunday school at the annual
meeting last Sunday elected the folio wing off
GERS: SECRETARY. Mrs. Charles E. khoades;
treasurer, Gerald W. Howard; librarian, Bert
Brier; pianist, Miss Jessie Innes. William T.
Norris was not absent for the year, Ia King the
fifth consecutive year in which ne has been
present at every session. Ira and Edna Trun.
dy were present at every session the past year
and Ada Curtis was absent only once.
The Christmas vesper services at the Uni
tartan church last Sunday at p m. was we'll
attended, considering the weather. The pastor,
Rev. A. E. Wilson, gave very encouraging
and helpful sermon on 1.-The Fulfllment of Our
Christmas Hopes" He compared the ancient
Hebrew idea of the Messianic staue and hope
with the early Christian idea of the Heavenly
kingdom coming down to earth Neither was
fulfilled according to expectation, but there
was something better. Our hopes of peace on
earth and good will to men have not been real.
lzed but the ultimate result may as it was with
the ancients. be better than we expect The
music of the morning service was repeated anG
the church was appropriately decorated with
Christmas greens, wreaths, etc.
At the M Methodist church next Sunday morn.
ing Rev. Horace B. Sellers will speak on New
Years Greetings and in the evening on "Speect
is Silver Silence is Golden," the first of
series of sermons on proverbs that Lie,'
Thursday evening at 7.15 meeting of the
Young Peoples Bible class and the prayer
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delegate and reserve delegate to the annua
conference will be postponed to Friday even
ing. friday evening a watch service will be
held There will be social from 8 to II
o'clock under the auspices of the Epwortl
League and light refreshments will be served
At 10. 80 religious service with address by
Rev. j. R. Ainsee of Searsport. A cordial in
yitation is extended the public.
The annual meeting of the North churcl
Sunday school was held last Sunday after tn,
morning service and the following officer
were elected: Secretary, treasurer and libra
rian, Edwin S. Bowker; superintendent of pri
mary department, Mrs. Charles M. Craig; as
sistant, Miss Annette Holt; superintendent o
home department, Mrs. Adella Limeburnel
superinten dent of Cradle Roll Mrs. Irwin Rock
wood; superintendent of missionary depart
ment, Mrs. Charles A. Pilsbury; special day
committee, Mrs. Fred R. Poor, Mrs. H. S. Pear
Miss Margaret Keene; executive committee
pastor, superintendent, E. c. Bowker, H. M
Prentiss, Mrs. Craig; chorister. B. L. Davis
organist, Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker; supple
committee, Fl. M. Prentiss, E. S. Bowker, Rev
Haraden S. Pearl. The resignation of William
B. Woodbury. as superintendent was receive'
with great reluctance and regret, as he ha
been very faithful official 1t was necessary
however, fer him to take large class of boy
in the school and for this eason he could no
accept a reelection as superintendent. Thoma
E. Bowker was made acting superintendent
for the present, with Zenas Hartshorn acting
assistant. Mrs, Harry M. Prentiss, after year
of conscientious work superintendent of thu
Cradle Roll, rendered her resignation. which
was accepted with deep regret. The annua
meeting OF the church and parish will be helc
on Jan. 9Th.
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