The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-01
The Churches.

f4w weeks visit in Boston and the Unitarian
church will be closed during his absence.
At the Baptist church last Suoday evening
the ordinance of baptism was conferred on
four Young women by the pastor, Rev ], Will
Dor Richardson
E. 7. Garland, ageat of the Maine Bible So
cety, will supply the pul pit at the Ua iversa-
list church next Sunday morning. Sunday
school at noon
Service will be held next Sunday morning at
! 1o-45 in the Congregational church, with SER
mon by the minister; topic, "Re called" We
extend a cordial invitation to you to be with
us. Special music will be rendered by our
voluntary choir led by Mr.. E. S. Pitcher.
Sunday school will be held at noon. Tonight,
Thursday, at 7 80, the md-week service will
see you there. Saturday, at 7.30 p. m.. the
choir will practice in the church.
At the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing Rev Horace B. Sellers will speak on
Prophecy from Form al into Spirit
ual" Sunday school at 12, m. You are invit-
ed. At 2 30 p. m. Mr.. Sellers will speak in the
East Northport chapel. Subject of sermon at
the gospel service at 80 M, "The Young
Man-His Habits and Character" Next Tues
day. at 7.30 p. m, the Bible class will take up
The 7th and 8th chapters of Revelation. The
other services will be omitted on account of
the absence of the pastor.
n of ha
floral committee of the North church caused
the omission of several names and it is given
correctly as follows: January, Mrs. N. Hous-
ton Small; February, Mrs. Elon H. Gichrest;
March. Miss Amy Stoddard; April. Mrs. John
K. Dunton; May, Miss Anne NJ. Kittredge;
June. Mnnetoska Club, and Miss Margaret
Keene: July, Miss ENERGY CHM; August, no
service; September, Miss Leroy A. Strout;
October. Miss Marguerite Owen; November,
Miss Florence Shaw; December. Mrs. Clyde B.
Holmes.
The annual meeting of the Methodist Sun
day school was held Jan. 25th and the follow
ing officers elected: Superintendent Clarence
Frost; assistant superintendent, Harold z
Cobb; second assistant, Edwia lost; secre-
tary, Eugene M. Pierson; treasurer, Ralph E.
Bramhall; supt. of primary depar tment and
cradle roll Miss Annie E. Going; supt. of home
department. Mrs. Eugene Pierson; Supt. of
temperance instruction, Samuel Durost supt
of Missionary instruction. Mrs. Annie M.
Frost pianist. Miss Ruth Macomber; assistant
pianist, Miss Sadie Bowen, chorister, Byron NJ
Salter, librarian. Frank Downs; Sunday school
visitor, Mrs John L. Dow.
The baptist Y P. S. G. E observed the 35th
anniversary Of the General society and the
9th or their own society last Sunday evening
at largely attended meeting which includ-
ed visitors. members of former years. The
Belfast Eudeavor was organized in March,
1880 under the pastorate of the late Rev.
Geo. E. Tufts, with 13 active charter men,
bers, and at the close of the first year had 2S
active and l3 associate members. Willis
Fletcher was its first president. The present
board of church deacons have all been active
members; one, Mr.. Chas. FL. Twombly. having
| served as president. The society has mad 1876
active mmbers, So coming from an associate
mem bership of 1853. Two of its former men,
bers are doing Y. M. c. A. work. two are min
listers. are ministers wives and one is doing
missionary work in China. About 200 have
joinec the church from this society,"
Ex-President Taft gave his third lecture in
the applied Christianity course of Convocation
week at the Bangor Theological Seminary last
Friday afternoon on "Foreign Missions :"
Many were unable to obtain seats or standing
room in the church where he spoke. He dis
cussed missionary work from a layman's
standpoint and complmented the class of
men found in the mission fields and spoke of
the high estimation in which they are held by
foreign Consuls and their valuable aid to the
Government. Prof ] Richie Smith of Prince
ton gave the last in his course on preaching
the same afternoon on 1.-THE New Testament
Preacher" and at night Prof. William Lyons
Phelps of Yale closed his course on literature
and life with a discussion of Robert Browning
and Christianity to crowded house. The
convocation week in point of attendance broke
all records
First Baptist church, R,v. j Wilbor Rich
ardson, minister, residence l Northport ave.
nue.. teleph me 212 Sunday orning preach
ing service at l0.45. Minister'S topic: 'The
time when money talks" At IL. noon, the
Bible class convenes in the main auditorium.
A large attendance, much enthusias m, good
| teachers. classes for every age. A welcome
extended to all visitors. Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor meeting at $50; all young
people invited. Sunday evening preaching
service at z 80; minister's topic: christian or
| skeptic, which is the more credulous and super
stitious?" an answer to the skeptics who say
funny things about Christians and their Bible.
Sermon repeated by request. Preaching at
| the Northport Baptist church next Sunday at
2.30 Young peoples rehearsal on Monday.
Wednesday and Friday evenings. This. Thurs
day. evening at 7.3O o'clock prayer and praise
service in the vestry, to which the public is
cordially invited. Please read the twenty.
second chapter of Genesis for the Scripture
lesson. Tickets were given to the young peo-
pie to sell to those desiring to purchase in sd-
vance lin order to secure sittngs for the play,
"Finger of Scorn." to be given Tuesday ard
Wednesday evenings. Feb. 18th and l4th
When the seating capacity of the vestry has
been sold. tickets will be withdrawn from SALE
The Baptist church 10 planning for an Every