The Republican journal., 1916-12-07
The Churches.

The annual business meeting of the First
Baptist church will be held in the vestry
Thursday evening. Dec 18th.
The subject of the sermon at the Universalist
church next Sunday rloring will be, Final
Harmony of All Souls with God" Sunday
school at noon.
At the Unitarian church next Sunday morn
ing Rev. ], Wilbor Richardson of the Baptist
church will preach in exchange with the pastor.
Sunday school at noon.
At the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing Rev. Horace 3. Sellers will speak on "The
Place of the Bible in Christian Education" :"
Sunday school at noon. Mr. Sellers will speak
in the Woods schoohouse, Northport, at 2 80
p. m. A gospel service will be held in the
church at 7.30 p. m; subject, "Shipwrecked."
Prayer meeting at Z Is p. m., this, Thursday,
evening, followed at SIS by the Teachers
training class.
One hundred Unitarians went to hear Billy
Sunday last week and saw 662 men and women
his hand. When it was over nine of these
Unitarians. singled out at random, commented
to a Boston Globe reporter as follows:
"Once is enough for me!' This was wom-
ans anwer.
"Re is a very. very. very great man,
"Did not impress me. He may reach others,
but he did not arouse religious feeling in me-.
1--WE were great deal shocked at the way
he stated things"
"He is surely sincere
"He certainly believes in himself"
Il want to hear him many more times" :"
This, too, was woman. The others were
men.
"A splendid orator, certainly
81 must say he is doing a splendid work, and
by his methods he reaches many people not
reached by our churches
First Baptist church, Rev. J. Wibor Rich
ardson. minister, residence, l Northport ave-
nue., telephone 1928. Sunday morning preach
ing service at 10.45. The pulpit will be occu-
pied by Rev. Arthur E. Wilson of the Unitar-
ian church in exchange with the pastor At
y noon the Bible school convenes in the main
auditorium. A large attendance, much en-
thusiasm, coed teachers, classes for every age
A welcome extended to all visitors Sunday
evening preaching service at 7.30; topic, Hell
what is it? Where did it originate? Who
are candidates for it?" A reply to the flip
pancy of the day regarding a subject which
deserves proper consideration from men and
women who know how to think. Leroy Green
will render cornet solos, 'tSleep well, sweet
angel" and "Simple Avon.' This, Thursday,
evening at 7.30 the covenant meeting and COM
munion service will be held in the main audi
torium.
Service at the Congregational church will be
held next Sunday morning at 10 As. The min
ister's subject will be, "Christ's own relation
to the Kingdom" Everyone with no other
church home is cordially invited to come Sun
day school will be held at noon Tonight.
Thursday, the mid-week service will be held
in the vestry at 73O; topic. The Testimony of
Nicodemus to Jesus" Next week, Thursday.
Dec. 14th. is the day set apart for the instala-
tion of the minister, Rev. Walter T. Haw-
thorne. The council is called for p. m.,
when the public examination of the minister
will take place The service for installation
will be held at p M, and the sermon will be
preached by Rev. ]. J. Martin, Pm D. of Ban
gor Theological Seminary. Please keep this
date free and plan to be with US at both ser.
vices. Supper will be served tor the council
nd FrSn