The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-06-15
The Churches.

The usual services will be held at the Uni.
versalisr church next Sunday morning with
preaching by the pastor, Rev. A. A. Blair,
Sunday school at noon.
The services will be as usual next Sunday at
the Unitarian church. Turning Aside to
See" will be the subject of the sermon by the
pastor, Rev. A. E. Wilson.
There will be preaching service by Rev.
William Vaughan at Masons Mills next Sunday
at 1880 a. m. Children's Day will be observed
at Trinity church at 23O p. m.
The services at the Congregational church
next Sunday will be as usual. Morning wor-
ship at 1045 a. m. Sunday school at noon.
Some one from the Bangor Theological Semi
nary will be the preacher.
At the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing Rev. Horace B. Sellers will speak on
"Saviours of Life" The sermon will deal
briefly with the political situation in this State
as preparation for the primary election Mon
day, June 18th. The service will be preceded
by sermonette to the boys and girls. At 7.30
p. m. the subject will be 1.-THE Triune of Pow
er." This, Thursday, evening the prayer meet
ing will adjourn in time for the High School
play. Saturday the every member canvass
will begin. At p. m. there will be picnic
supper in the vestry, to which all church mem
bers and their friends are invited.
The following officers were elected at the
Maine Universalist convention at Norway:
Hon. George E. Fogg. Portland, president; Rev.
A. A. Blair, first vice president; A. @ Miller
second vice PRESIDENT Rev. Asa M Bradley,
secretary, Merritt B. Coolidge, treasurer; F. M.
Calderwood. trustee for three years; Philip
Turner, auditor. Committee on fellowship: A.
A. Wltham, M. D., chairman; Rev. R. F. Johon-
not, d. D.; Rev. E. W. Webber, A. M. Soue,
Rev. Stanley G. Spear. Committee on evan
geism: Rev. ]. F. Albion, chairman; Rev.
Harold W. Haynes, Rev. F. C. Leining. Rev. D.
A. Ball, G. M. Twitchell. Preacher of oc-
casional sermons, Rev. H. W. Haynes;alternate
j. f. Albion, D. D. 1t was voted to have the
next convention in Rockland. The committee
on resolutions reported officers present. Z;
ministers present 27 delegates II; visiting
clergy 8; churches represented 29
First Baptist Church, Rev. j. WiIbor Rich
ardson. minister. Residence, Northport ave-
nue., telephone, 2l2-3. 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.
At 1890, next Sunday morning, preaching
service; topic, "Solomon's Temple and Modern
Masonry" The united Masonic bodies of the
city will unite with this church in the morninp
hour of worship. Bible school convenes at IL
o'clock visitors cordially welcomed Young
peoples meeting at $50, to which all young in
years and spirit are earnestly invited Evening
preaching service at 7.30; minister's topic
"The Hezekiah Doolittles who make foolish
excuses for not coming to church-some of the
excuses-why the habit should be avoided"
second sermon in a pungent series. The min
ister will preach at the Northport Baptist
church at 2.30 p. M, subject, "a multitude of
proofs that Christianity is not played out"
This. Thursday. evening in the vestry at 7.30
O'Clock prayer service, to which cordial in
vitation is extended to the general public.
The session Of the Sunday school at the
Baptist church last Sunday was of unusual in
terest and pleasure account of the graduat-
ing exercises of the primary department. Fif
teen boys and girls of the junior class received
diplomas signed by the pastor, Rev. j. Wilbor
Richardson. the superintendent, Charles E.
Rhoades, and their teacher, Miss Maude E.
Mathews. The boys will now be taught in the
regular school by Mayford Morris and the girls
by Mrs. Emma r Barry. class of 20 also
received diplomas for the first years work
and Juniors under the direction
of Mrs. Perle l.. Benner. assisted by Miss
Geneva Perkins. Miss Mathews will be assist
ed in the primary grade during the summer by
Misses Myrtle E. Frost, Bertha T. and Mary T.
Hayes. During the graduating exercises Sum-
day the children had places on the platform.
! The primary class repeated the books of the
New Testament in regular order, the juniors
the Old Testament, and they recited passages
of scripture and sang their own songs. Mr..
Richardson voiced the sentiment of all in COM
mending them for this unusual work. The
juniors were Leander Canning, Carl and Clay
ton Colcord, Arnold Collins, William Cook
Marion Rhoades, Harold and Wight Robbins,
Waldo Craig, Sherman Hubbard, Katherine
Frost, Adelaide Howard, Idres Rogers, Ruth
Smalley, Jane Terraban, Harriet Towne, Cas-
salena and Eula Wiley. The primary class
was Martha Allen, Lawrence Curtis, Carle
Decrow, Beatrice Dutch. Alberta Fowles, Elsie
Mcleod, Florence Mcneil, Thelma Nichols.
Annabel Nuss. Grace Robbins, Kittie Samson,
Castanus Smalley, Charlotte and Mildred Read
Elsie Danforth.
WEDDING BELLS,
KEYEs-GRAY Miss Annie Gray of this citv.