The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-11-23

gladly serve anyone desiring such services
whether or not connected with the church
| At 10 As next Sunday morning, preaching SER
vice; topic, 1.-The question which all genuine
disciples are led to ask" The reply shows
whether one is genuine Christian. AT IL M,
the Bible school convenes in the church and
visitors are cordially welcomed. Young peo-
Plies service at $50, to which young folks are
invited. Evening service at 730; minister's
topic, MANY things for which Yankees may
be grateful" An old fashioned Thanksgiving
service, with an old-fashioned New England
sermon. At this service Leroy Green, cornet
soloist, will render "a Dream of Paradise"
and Beyond the Gates of Paradise" The c.
E. Society will also render Thanksgiving
chorus. Preaching at the Northport Baptist
church at 80 p. m. This, Thursday, evening
at 100 the weekly prayer meeting. Public
cordially invited. Next week as Thanksgiv-
ing comes on Thursday, the prayer service
will be held on ednesday night,
"NEARING THE JUBILEE" Members of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the North Congrega-
tional church, and invited guests, met Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 18th, at the parsonage to
observe the 5Oth anniversary of the organic
Ing of the Women's Foreign Missionary Board
1t Is called Nearing the Jubilee" as the an
nlversary is in January, and similar programs
are being given throughout the country, where
there are branches of the Board. Mrs Charles
M. Craig, president of the local auxiliary, well
, coined the guests and presided during the
evenings program, which opened with de-.
votional service led by Rev. Walter T. Haw-
thorne pastor of the North church, after which
various members of the society took part.
Miss Grace H. Hall gave most interesting
sketch of the beginning of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Board, telling of its small membership.
40 women. who met one stormy winters day in
the Old South church in Boston. From this
small beginning the Board has grown to 40, 900
members. Where only few thousand dollars
were raised the first year hundreds of thou.
sands are pledged and expended annually now
She told of the first missionaries to go out and
many other interesting things. Miss Mar
garet Dunton told of the work being done at
the present time and called upon dozen or
more members to give particulars as to vari-
ous cases that have been reported as especially
interesting. Some very pertinent statistics
were also given in most original manner, not
soon to be forgotten by those who heard them.
Mrs. John R. Dunton gave short talk on the
future" of the Board, telling what it pur-
poses to accomplish before the Jubilee. and in
the coming years. In this connection each
branch is to assist in raising the membership
and in organizing additional auxiliaries. An
invitation was extended to the guests to be.
come members and several avaled themselves
of the opportunity. Mr., Hawthorne then sang
the Jubilee Hymn, written for the anniversary,
and to which he set original music, with Miss
Stoddard accompanist. A social hour followed,
when sandwiches, cake and coffee were served
under the direction of Miss Margaret A. Dun
ton and Mrs. Grace c. Pilsbury, with Misses
Katherine Brown, Elizabeth Kittredge, Mar
garet Rogers, Lillian Davis. Dorothy and Mar
guerite Ingalls,, assisting. Mr.. Hawthorne
then rendered several vocal solos. including
The Bedoin's Love Song, all which were great
ly enjoyed.