The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-15
The Churches.

| Lenten Suggestion" will be the subject
ot the sermon at the Universalist Church next
SUNDAY morning. Sunday school at noon,
The weather permitting Rev. Horace B.
Sellers of the Belfast Methodist Cbprcb w;I,
no'd services next week at the East Northport
Cnapei every evening. except Saturday, be-
ginning at 7.S0 o'clock.
osnop Franklin Hamilton will preside at the
annual Maine M.E.conference in Westbrook the
week OF April IL and Bishop Edwin II, Hughes
VIII preside at the East Maine Conference. to
De held the previous week in Bar Harbor
hev. Arthur J. Lockhart, for 43 years in the
methodist ministry and pastor at Winterport
ior tne past nine years. has rendered his res.
ignation. effective this Spring, and will retire.
making MS home in Winterport. He hss had
pastor a'es at Pembroke, Lubec, Whiting, East
Machiss' orrington, Corinth, Millbridge,
Cherryfield, Hampden. Pemaquid and East
Boothbay.
Every seat was taken in the auditorium at
the Baptist church last Sunday evening, when
Tour Young men of the Ii. H. class of the SUM-
day school. who attended the recent Bows
State Conference in Lewiston, were baptized
and united with the church. lady from the
Northport parish. where there is at present
no church organization, was baptized and
united with the Belfast church, and several
others will join later.
The sermon subject at the Unitarian church
next Sunday morning will be, Are you Mr.
| Rr.tlno2,'
Britling Sees 1t Through" will be discussed and
an application made of some of Mr.. Britng's
discoveries and changes of opinion. The choir
will sing: Anthems. Benedic Anima Meaby
Bracket and The Earth is the Lords by
Lynes; Response, duet, Mrs. Wescott and Mr.
Johnson, Thy Will Be Done, by Jerome. All
are cordially welcome.
At the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing Rev. Horace B. Sellers will preach on
1.-The Second Coming of Christ-the Complet-
| ed KinRdom;" and in the evening on "The
Young Woman-Her Ideals and Religion"
The morning sermon will be preceded by
special sermon to the boys and girls. Sunday
school at noon. Mr.. Sellers will preach in
East Northport at 230 p. m. The prayer
meeting this, Thursday, evening will be in
charge of the second de .,artment of the Ep-
worth League, followed at SIS by meeting
of the Teachers Training Class. Friday, at 8
p. M, there will be dramstlc reading by Miss
Marian Evelyn Starks of Boston.
First Baptist church. Rev. J. Wilbor Rich
ardson, minister; residence, Northport ave-
nue., telephone 2l2-3. Sunday morning preach
ing service at 1915. Minister'S topic,'' 1.-The
| circle of the earth and the last turn of prop
hecy-Isaiah's ancient picture of the present
times. How Germany and the Kaiser fit in,''
At II noon, the Bible school conyenes in the
main auditorium. A large attendance, much
enthusiasm, good teachers classes for every
age. A welcome extended to all visitors
| Young Peoples Christian Epdeavor meeting
at 6 80; all young people invited Sunday even
ing preaching service at 80; minister's topic:
GLORIOUS despite two thousand years of
wear" Preaching at the Northport Baptist
church next Sunday at 230 p. m. This. Thurs
day, evening at 7:S0 in the vestry the weekly
prayer and praise service. Minister'S topic,
"The sort of man who pleases God" Hebrews
11:5-6.
Services will be held at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning at l045. The
subject of the minister's sermon will be, "Go0's
Extremity, or when God needed man and
couldn't find one" Music by our voluntary
choir under the direction of E. S. Pitcher. We
extend cordial invitation to you to come and
worship with US. If you have other church
| home, come and be at home with US. Sunday
school will be held at noon. Tonight, Thurs
| day, at z O'clock, the mid-week service will be
held in the vestry. The speaker will be the
Rev. Hilton Pedley, D. D who will tell US Of
bis thirty years work in Japan. Don't fail to
hear this very interesting talk an interest
ing land by this very interesting man. The
choir will meet for practice at 8 p. M, immedi-
ately following the service. If you sing we
invite you to come and augment our choir in
this preparation for rendering Stainei 8 "Cru-
ciixion" on the evening of Good Friday. If
you can help, please repor. to Mr.. Pitcher.