The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-01-27
The Churches.

The annual Eastern Maine Conference will
be held in Camden. April 5tn.
The usual services will be held at the Uni.
versalist church next Sunday. Sunday schoo
and Mems Forum at noon
At the Methodist church next Sunday morn.
ing Rev. Horace B. Sellers will speak on "The
Call to Conquest" and in the evening his sub.
Ject will be at is Never Too Late to Mend.
Inc Junior League will have an open meeting
at p. m. Sunday, when all parents and friends
are invited to attend,
State Secretary Wesley j. Weir will hold q
conference for the County Sunday School asso.
citation at the home of the secretary, Mrs.
Annie M. Frost. Wednesday. Feb. End. at 2.SC
p. m. The officers residing in the city are
Rev. A. A. Blair. o, E. Frost. Gerald Howard,
Mrs. c. M. Craig and George H. Robertson.
At the Episcopal convention for the election
OF bishop to succeed the late Bishop Cod
man, which was to reconvene ct the cathedral
in Portland yesterday, Jan. 26th. it is expect
ed that one or two of the candidates who were
first presented will drop out. new name
Rev. John Mockridge, rector of St. James
parish at Philadelphia. He is reported to be a
man of moderate views as to position on high
church and low church belief.
At the morning service at the Unitarian
church next Sunday Rev. A. A. Blair of the
Universalist church will preach in exchange
with Mr. Wilson. At o'clock there will be
the second vesper service of the season, the
choir singing two anthems. "Tarry 18th Me"
Custance. and Lead Kindly Light" Broome
and duet, chow Sweet the Name of Jesus
Sounds, Schuecher. Mrs. Wescott and MIR,
Johnson. Mr.. Wilson will give talk on the
Ministry of Music The public is cordially in
vited.
After the prayer meeting at the Baptist
church last Thursday evening a special bus-
ness meeting was held, and at the suggestion
of the pastor the following advisory commit
tee was chosen and will confer with the pas
tor on matters of church business: Deacons
Charles H. Twombly, George E. White. Al
ton K Braley and Charles E. Rhoades Messrs.
o. E. Frost, B. B. Greenlaw, Willis B. Fle;ch-
er, George H. and B. L. Robertson, Mrs George
H. Robertson, Mrs. M. W. Rich. Mrs o. E.
Frost, Miss Maude E. Mathews Mrs Willis B
Fletcher. A communication was received
from Rockport stating that council would be
held on Feb. Sth to consider the ordination of
| Hosea Rhoades. 1t was asked that the pastor
and one delegate be sent, and Rev ]. Wloor
Richardson and o. E. Frost will attend the
council Mr. Rhoades was formerly of Bel
fast and member of this church.
The officers of the East Northport Metho-
dist church We're elected at the Quarterly Con.
ference Jan. 22nd as follows Stewards, W. H.
Pillsbury, Mrs. c. o. Dickey, Mrs. A, B. Whit
ten, Mrs. Lulu c. Hills, Mrs. Henry G. Hills.
Mrs. Lillian Ross. Mrs. Walter S. Mahoney;
recording steward, Mrs. Hattie l., Whiting;
district steward, Mrs. Lulu C. Hills; trustees,
C.. 0. Dickey. W. II. Pillsbury, A. B. Written,
C, J. Clark, Clarence E. Frost, Fred A. Seward,
isaac S. Hills, Edwin Frost D. H. Tribou:
ttier of appeals, W. H. Pillsbury; custodian of
deeds, etc, c. Dickey; foreign missions,
Mrs. Lulu <. Hills, Mrs. C. o. Dickey: home
missions and church extension, Mrs. Lillian
Ross: Sunday schools, Mrs. Hattie L. Whiting.
Mrs. Henry G. Hills; tracts, Mrs Walter S.
Mahoney, temperance, A, b. Whtten; educa-
ton, Mrs Hattie L. Whiting; freedman's aid,
Mrs. G. o. Dickey; hospitals, Mrs Lulu C.
Hills; church records, Mrs. Hattie L. Whiting;
auditing accounts, Mrs, Lillian Ross; church
music, Mrs Lillian Ross
First Baptist church, Rev. j. Wilbor Rich
ardson. minister. Residence, / Northport
avenue, telephone, PIP 3. In cases of sickness
or trouble this church, through it's minister,
will gladly serve anyone desiring such service,
whether not connected with the church
The pastors themes for next Sunday are:
morning. "The foolshness of certain allie ged
wisdom-or how the modern skeptic contra
diets himself-some facts for doubling minds, !"
On Sunday evenings, beginning with next Sum-
day, there is to be series of sermons on
Fools. Topics arc as follows: Jan. 31st. "The
Rich Fool" February 9th, ''The Fool Young
Man" Feb. 18th, "The Fools Death" Feb.
goth, 1.-The FOOLS Solloquy." Feb 9th, "The
Fool Young Woman March 5th, Just Simp-
ly Fools" Sermons TOR wise people, The
topic for tonight's Thursday pray yer-meeting
is Coming into contact with Jesus reveals
some things" Old fashioned service with
power, and the public cordially invited Preach
ing sermon at the Northport chapel at 80.
Bible school at three o'clock
The fourth quarterly conference of the Bel
fast Methodist church was held Saturday
evening, Jan. 22nd. and the following officers
and committees were elected: Stewards, Mrs.
Alice q. Bramhall, Mrs. Mary S. Whitmore,
Miss Ethel l.. Frost, Mrs. Annie M. Frost,
Miss Lena A. Sanborn, Mrs. Gertrude S. Ma
comber. Mrs. Sarah W. Stewart, Mrs. Clara
E. Cottrell, Mrs. Frank L. Whitten, Miss Lora
Maxcy, Mrs. Georgia T. Dow. Mrs. Evie C;
Wright, Mrs Ellen Creasey, Miss Annie Co.
ing; recording steward, Mrs. Annie M. Frost;
district steward, Edwin Frost; trustees, w. A.
Macomber, Clarence E. Frost, F. o. Roberts,
Fred A. Seward, Edwin Frost, Don Gurney;
trier of appeals Edwin Frost; custodian of
deeds, ETC.. c. E. Frost; foreign missions, Mrs.
Mary S. Whitmore, Mrs. Annie M. Frost, Miss
! Ethel L. Frost; home missions and church ex.
tension, Mrs. Alice C. Bramhall, Mrs. Eyie G..
Wright, Mrs. Nellie H. Pierson; Sunday school.
| Miss Annie Gong, Miss Leverne Whitten
Mrs. Cleora H. Read tracts, Miss Ella C.
Hayes, Mrs, Alberta Gurney, Miss Margie
Blake; temperance, Fred A. Seward. E. M.