The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15
The Churches.

At the Universalist Church next Sunday
morning Rev. A. A. Blair will preach on 1.-THE
Gospel of Heredity, Environment and Moral
Responsibility. Sunday school at noon.
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson will return from Bos-
ton today. Thursday. and the usual morning
service, followed by the Sunday school, will be
held next sunday at the Unitarian Church.
Mr.. Paul. student at the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary occupied the pulpit of the Metho-
dist church last Sunday morning and evening
At the morning service next Sunday the pas
tor. Rev. Horace b Sellers. will speak to the
Boy Scouts, and in the evening will begin q
series of addresses to young women, with
"Her Training" Other services will be as
usual.
Services will be held in the North Congrega-
tional Church next Sunday morning at 10.45
The minister will preach; subject, Response
biiity." We extend cordial invitation to you
to worship with us. The steady and splendid
growth of our congregation is extremely graft
Tying and we hope that you also will come and
make one more next Sunday, Our voluntary
choir. under the direction of Mr.. E. S. Pitcher,
will render special music Sunday school will
meet at noon. Tonight. Thursday, we will hold
our mid-week service in the vestry at 73O.
We shall be glad to welcome you among US.
Saturday night. at 730. the choir will meet for
practice in the church.
First Baptist church, Rev, ]. Wilbor Rich
ardson. minister; residence. Northport ave-
nue.. telephone PIP g. Sunday morning preach
ing service at 1915. Minister'S topic, "Girded
with Wings" At IL. noon, the Bible school
convenes in the main auditorium. large at
tendance. much enthusiasm. good teachers.
classes for every age. A welcome extended to
all visitors, Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
meeting at $50; all young people invited. Sun
day evening preaching service at 73O;miuister' s
topic: "How a young man and woman may
build fifty story character in concrete and
STEEL" Thursday night, Prayer meeting. Pub
lie cordially invited to attend and take part.
Topic, 1.-THE greatest of ALL" o. Sunday
evening Leroy Green will render the follow
ing cornet solos, 1.-The Roll Call" and "Fhe
Nlghtess Land"
a. E. Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans, and
Auxiliary were special guests at the North
Congregational church last Sunday morning
and attended in body according to their Gus
tom of observing Lincoln Day. There was
good attendance of the church and parish, 1873
being present. The altar was decorated with
a large flag and potted primroses under the
direction of Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest, the
Guild committee for February. The enlarged
choir lott was used for the first time and II
were in the chorus choir led by Mr. E S. Pit
cher. The music included America, the
Beautiful, by McFaland; the anthem Our
Country. and a solo, Saint and Sinner" by
John Parker. The orchestra, Miss Amy E.
Stoddard, orgainst; Frank J. Waterman violin
and Frank A. Nye, cornet, gave several pa
triotic selections. Rev. Walter T. Hawthorne,
the pastor, preached very able and instruc
tive sermon on "a Memorial Forever" using
the last words of Lincons' Gettysburg address
"Of the people. by the people and for the peo-
pie" Mr.. Hawthorne attributes the present
war to the lack of rule by all the people in the
countries involved