The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-09
The Churches.

The subject of the address by one of the
local clergymen at the first union meeting of
churches this season, Dec. 18th, will be
Preparedness, National and Individual"
The first of series of Union Gospel services
will be held in the Opera House next Sunday
evening at half past seven. There will be good
congregational singing and one OF the local
pastors will preach. All are cordially invited.
Rev. "A. E. Wilson, of the Unitarian church
announces a series of sermons appropriate for
the season: Dec. 18th, First Jesus, then
Christ" Dec. 19, The Meaning of Christ
mas" sermon especially Tor children; Dec.
26th, divine vistations"
There will be b free Bible lecture IN the
Baptist church Dec. 18th under the auspices
OF the International Bible otuoents Associa-
ton, when A. Ii. Macmillan OF New YORK will
speak OIL The hngoom of Goo, " nat is II?
Evidences That IL is Near" All are welcome.
The seats Tree there will be no col
lection.
The contest between the Reds and the
Btues is making itself manifest IN the attend
ance ana interest an the UniversaIlst Sunday
school. New scholars are continually coming
the children attending churcn. The
subject of the sermon to the children next
SUNDAY viii be, "Ine MLu animals III Your
Zyo"
Inc men who attend the Mems Forum at
the UnlversalsU church sunday moons are
very much Interested in the subject OF Pre-
pareuuess, wnlcn being discussed at some
length Inns SUBJECT viii pc continued next
sunday ana all men cordially invited. Inc
hour Is noon ana the place the Unlyersalst
church.
The services at the Congregations! cnurch
next Sunday will be az usual, with preaching
at 10 as subject, The Strength VI the " eak."
Bible school at u m. young peoples service
at s. 80 o. NJ and at Z. 80 TINS church VIII unite
with tpe othe1 churches III the services IN Inc
Opera House. Prayer meeting this, Inursday,
evening at 7.30 at Mrs ii. Z. Fltcner's Church
street, conducted by Mr, d. M. Prentlss. sub
iect for the Forum next Sunday Introductory
presentation of the general subject ol eglsla-
ton.
At the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing Rev Horace Is. sellers ~AI speak on
..Fonowing the Star" Services IN the Woods
sehoolhouse in the afternoon. AT =. M. the
meeting of the Junior League, IN charge OF
Mrs C., E. Reed, will be open to all between
the ages of to To- The subject OF the lhurs-
dav evening meeting will be The Metnodlst
Forward movement. Friday, at 7.3O p. m, sale
and entertainment under the auspices o1 Mrs.
cin lHa
PEOPLES Bible class Will meet tuesday at i,SO
p. m.
Eighty children were present at the Junior
soci al in the Baptist church, W ednesday even-
inc Dec lst ano an interesting entertain
ment was arranged tor the occasion. Mrs. 5.
A. Parker and MIR, Harry ii. Upton gave sew
eral recitations and tod stories. Mr. Upton
and MISS Bertha z. Hayes sang 0aet and
Miss Edna Hopkins and hlr. Upton sang soios.
Mr. O, E. Frcst furnished Ice cream, and tne
Ladies Bible class, under the ulteetIoh Oh
Mrs. }. e. Aborn, FURNISHED cake. Inc enter
tai ners anu the entertained had nappy even
ing.
1HE BAPTIST lHURCH CALLS A PASTOR. AT
the monthly covenant and business meeting OF
the Baptist church last thursday evening
Messrs o. E. Frost Charles Ii. Nv ouupiy, Is.
B. Greeniaw, MISS Maude b. Mathews ana Mrs,
Ioa w. MahCney elected d comuhLtee to
nominate the chulch othcels Tor the coming
wear, call to the pastorate OF the church
was extended to kew. j. Wilbur RICHARDSON
OF Stamfold, CChn., to succeeo heV. water
+. Sturtevant, resigned, and tuesday night
the LuIpit con.mIttee received Mr.. hcharo-
sons letter of acceptance ana 1t VIII De READ at
their business meeting This, L thursday evening.
He will lreach here the inst SuhGaA IN Janu-
ary.
Unless the IS clerical members OF the Epis-
copal convention who supported Deal4 FeIAoh'
or the SO lay delegates VINO supported Rev Dr
William G. Thayer OF Southborv, Mass, all DAY
long Dec lsJ at the convention III oftiahu
CHANGE their mlhos, die, OF move away, or
in some other way break RANKS, IL "lh De iong
dav before there is anoLher Dlshop "a Malhe
elected 1t is the policy OF the Episcopal
cbnrch that the two OrueIs cieilcai anu lay vote
senarateIy on a bishop but they must Doln eject
the same man by a maJoIlLy VOTE yesterday
the orde, s differed. Inc clergy voted IVr Dean
Vernon at the ratio of ~ Tor MIN To II 1or Dr,
Thayer while the laity voted The other way,
so going for DR.. Thayer and approximately ~
for the dean. There were some lew scattering
votes.as will appear below,-Portiand fress.