The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-06-01
The Churches.

r..,. will be no preaching services at the
,,..., Mills chapel or at the Trinity Reform
,,,,c1 next Sunday. The Sunday schools
III be held as usual.
r-s .eryces will be .as usual next Sunday
.-c. st the Unitarian church. "Our Au-
,..c,g"w will be the subject of the sermon by
,.pssL,r Rev, A. E. Wilson,.
nj. .-as' services will be held at the Uni
..,.s=sr church next Sunday morning with
,,s,r- bv the pastor, Rev. A. A. Blair.
nag returned from two weeks absence.
,rois, sebooj at noon.
rss nited Baptist association will hold
,,oy-p.iau saturday and Sunday, June Sd and
d, fl the Monroe Center church. Among
.,. sreasers expected are Rev. |. B. Mower,
r.,.ry,Ie. Rev. j Wilbor Richardson, Bel
4.,,eog Rev. and Mrs. Nathan H unit, Morrill,.
7ts s,s gument of Methodist bishops for
III, ensuing four years were ratified May oath
.5e conference in Saratoga Springs. Bishop
q57B hughes of San Francisco was as
,ygs5 Boston, succeeding Bishop John W.
hamilton. Who has reached the age limit, and
Vac retired by the conference.
at,re Methodist church next Sunday morn
rc 7ev h B. Sellers will speak on Men
WAITED AT 2.30 p m. MIR. Sellers will preach
ii, a.r Northport The Junior League will
meet st 30 p. N. and at 730 p. m. evening
rspy. service; topic, "Life's Ideals" This,
T1ursday, evening the prayer meeting will be
fg1ve1 by the probationer's class.
The services at the Congregational church
s4 be as usual next Sunday. Morning wor-
sal al D 45 a. NJ, with sermon by Rev. A. l.
DAVIS Portland; subject, "The Challenge of
ID. Is=atieth Century to the Christian Church
d America Sunday school at noon. Prayer
nssuag this, Thursday, evening at the home
&, Mrs l.. A. Knowlton, 16 Miller street.
lte Lincoln Baptist Association, which in
euJss yAa churches of Rockland, Rockport,
Iayngston and Camden and nearby towns of
6nlI county, and the churches of Waldo
COUNTY, will meet with the Belfast Baptist
yy
jls ispust and Free Baptists in the State
As Association mas become SO large that the
l4ss.lu Of a division will be discussed at
tbs session. The program for the day will in
aude the following: In the morning sermon
ty ltyy II, w. Rhoades, and discussion of
Jar associational changes by Rev. W. L. Pratt;
Ln
laa Five ear Missionary Program by Rev. ].
Z r7aringham, Rev. Benz. Lomax, Rev. J. L.
NSyef, Rev. S. E. Frohock and Rev. H. B.
Hludins, and Bible School Problems will be
agclssed by Rev. }. ]. Hull Rev. Nathan
H1ll sud Rev. w. L. Pratt In the evening
81 address on "Is Christianity Dying Out
Will De gwen by Rev. J. Wilbor Richardson.
sTst BAPTIST Church, Rev. j. Wilbor Rich
sn'on, minister. Residence, l Northport ave-
G's Ieiephone, 2l2-3. In cases OF sickness or
Nopoie, this church, through its minister, will
g'ly serve anyone desiring such service,
'leiher or not connected with the church.
81 1850, next Sunday morning, preaching
service topic, "a Very Reasonable Anxiety"
LIE eommunion service will follow the preach.
Ag service, Bible school convenes at IL o'clock;
visitors cordially welcomed. Young peoples
1eeilng at $50, to which all young in years
'ad spirit are earnestly invited Evening
.iescalug service at 7.30; minister's topic.
Music. a five-minute Sermon" The remain
lS Soi the service will be used for the story of
'e hymns. Special music by choir and chorus.
ae'ghtfully unique form of worship. The
lNisier will preach at Northport Baptist
14fch at 2.30 p. m. This, Thursday night at
81 CLOCK, weekly prayer meeting in the ves-
" The latter part of the meeting will be
'eo in asking and answering questions that
ave troubled the soul.
Seven new bishops and two missionary
snoPs of the Methodist Episcopal church
'ele consecrated May 18th at an impressive
'Yce which was almost the last important
vent OF the 9th general conference at Sarato-
Springs, N. Y, before the final adjournment
4'y 18th. The conference has placed the
lufeh on record as favoring renewed effort in
Ut foreign and home missionary fields and has
''ematlzed the managements of both these
!. .ahches, revised ritual is to take the place
/, inc iorm of service which has been in effect
" many years. Efforts are to be made to
sslfe within the next four years SlO,0OC,OOO
s.sloN iund for retired clergy and their wi
s@S' new section of the discipline will ask
s ra' members refrain from the use of tobacco.
\, t' age was indorsed and polygamy denounced.
,a, ,I"' to remove the amusement clause"
p, ,V' NE discipline again failed, and members
,r a, SUN liable to expulsion if they play cards,
,,'e ., or attend theatres. Ministers who off
,e.e '. at the marriage of divorced persons are
NV j., made answerable to their conferences for
D.. D. 'c' OF maladmipistration. Previously there
a0 ,s no penalty. Regarding the labor problem,
~ UuIch took action which gives recognition
II objective bargaining and recognizes the
| r,'a union as force in society which has
lrpht great benefits to the laboring man.
i', a-s were set in motion to make renewed mis-
mary effort in Europe at the close of the