The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-10-26
The Churches.

I1n answer to the appeal for funds for the
starving Syrians and Armenians. presented by
Rev. A. E. Wilson last Sunday at the Unitarian
Church, about $25 has been received.
| The usual service will be held at the Uni
tartan Church next Sunday morning at 1915.
with sermon by the pastor. Rev. A. E. Wilson;
topic, Autumn Meditations."
Rev, Horace B. Sellers, from the Methodist
Church and Rev and Mrs. Arthur A. Blair, Mrs.
Sarah ]. Knight and Misses E. Frances Abbott
and Gladys Bradford from the Universalist
Church. are attending the State Sunday school
convention in Waterville, which closes today
Thursday.
At the Congregational church the services
for the week will be as follows: Sunday morn
ing. preaching service at 1915. when the pas
Slnlessness of Jesus; the topic, 1.-THE Nature
of Christ's Work Demanded that He be Sin.
less" Sunday school at noon. Mid-week ser.
vice this, Thursday, evening; topic, "After the
Storm"
| Maine Methodism is about to swing into line
with the remarkable movement on foot to raise
its share of the S15,O0Os000 fund needed by the
church to make provision for its retired
preachers and the Maine Conference already
Is in readiness for a three months campaign to
reach goal of 100000. Group meetings will
be held Immediately and every parish will be
canvassed The same method is to be pursued
In the East Maine Conference at later day.
At the closing session of the Centennial of
the Bangor Theological Seminary Wednesday
evening, Oct. 18th, the first participant in the
exercises was DIR. Edwin Pond Parker, grand
son of Dr. Enoch Pond of Hartford Conn, who
read an unique and striking centennial poem
In which he finely and sometimes humorously
characterized the four great teachers of the
semlnary-Drs. Pond, Shepard Colcord and
Harris, besides prophesizing for the seminary
with interest and at times with merriment.
and was again and again applauded.
AT the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing Rev. Horace B. Sellers will speak on ''rhe
lrretutabie Answer to Doubt" The Sunday
school will meet at IL m. At 72O D. M. re-
ports of the Watervlle State Sunday school
convention will be given. This, Thursday
evening the regular prayer meeting will be
held. Tomorrow, Friday, at p. M, ban
quet will be served in the vestry to the mem
bers of the Boys Conference, followed by
short program of speaking and singing.
Harvest Home supper will be served to the
public at the same hour. for Is cents.
Rev. James Ainslie, pastor of the Methodist
church at Searsport, has been appointed by
District Superintendent Morris the new Meth
odist pastor of Fort Fairfield. He will arrive
In Fort Fairfield in time to officiate at the
church exercises of Sunday, November 5. As
Mr. Bowles. pastor for the last 81 years, is 60
Ing to leave for Minneapolis early next week,
supply for October 20 for the Methodist
church will be necessity. Mr.. Ainslie was
born in Scotland. few years ago he grad
uated from Bangor Theological Seminary. He
has been preaching about five years, being
member of the East Maine Conference four
years. His first charge was in Unity, where
he greatly increased the power of the church.
de has also been very successful in the PASTOR
ate at Searsport, where he is now serving his
second year. Mr.. Ainsle is man about 81
years of age. and has wife and three children
aged, respectively, eight, six and four years
Mr.. Alnslie Is said to be pleasing singer. a
faithful pastor and a good preacher-Fort
Fairfield Review.
First Baptist Church, Rev. J. Wilbor Rich
ardson minister, residence Northpo,t avenue.
telephone 212-3. Sunday morning preaching
service at 1O.45; topic, "Dead Ripe"-a SER
mon to old people. with glorious promise. At
II O'Clock the Bible school convenes in the
church auditorium; visitors cordially welcomed.
The young peoples meeting at $50 D. M in
the vestry; young people invited At 7.3O,
evening preaching service; minister's topic,
''The Homeland the husband as he should be-"
the second sermon in an intensely interesting
series on matrimony and commoa sense in the
home. Preaching at Northport Baptist Church
at 2.3O p. m. This, Thursday, evening, at 7.3O
the weekly prayer meeting; minister's topic,
"Looking unto Jesus-and for what?" The
rehearsal of the play announced for Monday
night. has been postponed for one week, to
Nov. 9th.
Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson, who has charge of
the class of the youngest children in the Uni
tartan Sunday school, has inaugurated some
thing new in this city, which is to have the
children act their Sunday school lessons, in
order that the story will impress them more
wildly. Last Saturday Mrs. Wilson gave the
children one rehearsal and after the opening
exercises of the Sunday school they went
through it very creditably. The story was
How Gerrith Became Knight" and this was
their Sunday school lesson of last week. Mrs.
Wilson furnished suitable costumes and the
children were greatly interested. Dorothy
Spear was Linette, the Beautiful Lady, and in
troduced each character and outlined the
scenes; Helen Burgess was Gerrith's mother,
Richard Chenery was Gerrith, Robert johnson
was King Arthur, in royal purple robes and
wonderful crown, and Elena Shute was the
chief stewatdess of the Kings Palace. There
were only three scenes and the entire presenta-
ton did not occupy more than five minutes
but it is safe to say that the children will re-
member the story much better than by simply
having it read to them.
OBITUARY.
Alma D . wife of John W. Carter, formerly
of North Searsport, died at her home in NAL
den. Mass at 10 n m Oct 23d arod XII uo,,.