The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-10-18

OtaLe CIVIC League VIII give timely ad-
dress, and note will be made of the Lib
erty Loan feature of the day The Sum-
day school, Mr.. Clarence Frost, Supt.,
will welcome all desiring to enter our
classes; session opens at 1900. In the
evening the pastor will speak on: ''The
Triumphant Man," the concluding topic
of series used during October. Spirited
singing; devotional atmospheric a hearty
welcome; strangers in town especially in
vited. This, Thursday, evening the prayer
meeting at 7.30, subject, "The Tragedy
of a Useless Life" At the close of
prayer meeting the Official Board will
meet to consider seasonal business All
are urged to be present at the Board
meeting Parsonage No. Court street.
Telephone 213-11
First Baptist Church, Rev. j. Wilbor
Richardson, minister; residence No
Northport ave, telephone 212-3. Every
body's church and a cordial welcome is
extended to all people without a church
home to worship with US. Next Sunday
! morning preaching service at 1O.45; min
ister's topic: ''The Civic League in
Maine" an address by representative
of the society. At IL NJ the Bible school
convenes in the vestry. Glasses for all
ages A cordial welcome for visitors.
At $50 Young Peoples meeting in the
vestry. All young people cordially invit-
ed Sunday evening preaching service at
73O Minister'S topic, ''The sort of
girl who wins all our hearts, the first
sermon of a series of popular Sunday
night discourses. Topics to follow: 'sMak-
ing straight paths" s"-sermon with snap
for young men. ''The man and woman
at counter and desk"-frank words to
clerks. 'The man who uses saws and
hammer" s"-straight talk to mechanics.
The man who employs shop hands,
sermon in English to employers '"The
man in the home''-plain talk to hus-
bands. ''The woman in the house,
some hints to wives Don't miss one of
these discourses. Thursday night at 7. 80
the weekly service in the vestry. A
meeting splendidly sustained, and to
which visitors are cordially welcomed.
Preaching at Northport Baptist chapel at
2.3O by Mr.. Richardson
| Rally Day was observed all day last
Sunday at the Baptist church. At the
morning service the pastor, Rev. j. Will
Dor Richardson, preached stirring rally
day sermon from the subject, "a Citizen
and Soldier of Another Country" max
ing a strong appeal to all Christians as
soldiers of Christ to be true representa-
tives of their leader. The music was
| furnished by the church choir with Mrs.
program was given at the session of the
Sunday school, conducted by the superin-
| tendent, Chas. E. Rhoades, as follows: mu-
sic by large chorus of young ladies of the
school; prayer by pastor; responsive read
ing byMrs. M. w Rich's class;a talk byW.
B. Woodbury., Supt. of Schools, who gave
parable of the life of boy showing the
Importance of good habits and illustrating
it by chemical experiment; talk by o.
E. Frost, who spoke of the new demands
on all Americans occasioned by the war
and how the appeals for loyalty had been
received by many, closing his remarks by
few words on the influence of the Sun
day school on the children; welcome song
by the Juniors; recitation, Emma Web
Der; Cradle Roll song by Junior girls and
a motion song by the junior and primary
department; talk by Mr.. Morris L.
Slugg, President of the Board of Trade,
whose address on ''The Ideal Citizen
ship" was to the point and enthusiastic
cally received. He urged the necessity of
active work for the community and not
the city; music by chorus; Scripture
verses by Juniors; then came the present.
alton of the Roll of Honor containing
the names of the boys who have left for
the war and who had been connected at
some time with the Baptist church or
Sunday School. The names are Clarence
c. Chapman, Ralph w. Clifford, Eugene
E. Cannon, John Canning, Howland R.
Pendleton, William White, Wesley White,
Victor M. Colson, Harold j. Colson,
Warren F. Fahy, Mayford A. Morris, Nor
man Littlefield, Jesse Wood, Robert B.
Innis, Milton C. Stephenson, Ralph Rob-
erts, Chester Robbins, Carl Darby. Some
others will be added later. The Baptist
Sunday school had some early representa-
tives in the war, Clarence Chapman 60
ing over with Pershing with the first
troops and William White in the navy
/ going over with Admiral Sims ON one of
the first ships to cross. The Roll of
Honor, attractively framed, was carried
to the platform and presented to the
Superintendent by Mrs. c. E. Rhoades'
, class of boys. Mr.. Rhoades on receiving