The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-30
THE CHURCHES

THE CHURCHES
| FIRST PARISH UNITARIAN CHURCH,
Rev. A. E Wilson, minister. Preaching
service at TO- As a. M, Church school at
noon. All cordially invited to worship
at this church.
METHODIST CHURCH. PEOPLES Meth
odist Church, Rev. Charles w. Martin,
pastor; parsonage, No. Court St.; tele-
phone, 21311. Sunday morning preach
ing, 1915; Sunday school, IL m. Evening
service at 7.30. Prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 7.30
Services at Mason's Mills church will
be held Sunday at 1890 a. m. with
preaching, followed by the Sunday school,
At the Trinity Reformed church there
will be preaching at 2.30 p. M, followed
by the Sunday school. Rev. William
Vaughan, pastor. Tel. 22l.21.
FIRST UNIvERSALIST CHURCH. Rev.
George C. Boorn, minister. 1915 a. m,
morning worship and sermon; IL M,
Sunday school; 7.30 p. m, evening ser
vice. In common with the other
churches of the denomination the local
church will observe next Sunday as Muir
ray Crusade Rally day. There will be
appropriate music by the choir which
won IN ch high praise from the conven-
tion visitors and special sermons by the
pastor. At the evening service report
of the Gloucester meetings will be given
The numbers of the congregation will be
printed in the Universalist Leader so
that everybody will know just how well
II oo& 7 ~ yh<I h.
wishes to see this church stand high
make an especial effort to be present.
Transportation will be furnished for
application to the pastor.
NORTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. A. c Elliott, pastor; parsonage, 26
High street; telephone, 1874. Morning
worship at 1O45. Church school at noon.
Mid-week service, Thursday at 7.30 p.
m. All the members of the church and
parish are urged to attend the service
next Sunday morning, when the pastor
will preach. Subject: "The Changes
Christ Has Wrought" Parents are re-
quested to send their children to the
church school at noon. Those who at
tended the Sunday evening stereopticon
lectures in the North Church last winter
found them of great spiritual and educa-
tional value. 1t is a pleasure to be able
to announce that next Sunday evening,
Oct. 3rd, at 730, the first of series of
stereopticon lectures will be given by the
pastor, Rev. A. c. Elliott, subject: "Our
Intermountain Empire-Utah." These
lectures will be given in the church this
fall and winter and are free. The public
are cordially invited to attend. Be sure
and come. You cannot afford to miss
them. Collection to defray expenses of
hiring slides.
Rev. Alfred C. Elliott was publicly in
stalled as pastor of the Congregationalist
church last Wednesday evening, following
a most satisfactory examination in the
afternoon by the Congregationalist Coun-
Gil. The session opened at 2.30 p. m.
with DR.. David N. Beach, president OF
the Bangor Theological Seminary, acting
as moderator. DR.. Adelbert Millett, clerk
of the church, presented the letters, ETC.,
relative to the calling of Mr.. Elliott. The
candidate then presented his ordination
papers and stated his religious beliefs and
experiences and his honorable discharge
from the East Maine Methodist Confer
ence, after which the council went into
private session IJhen it was voted to &C.
| cept the candidate. The evening program
opened with an organ prelude by Miss
Amy E. Stoddard. Rev. Thomas Martin
of Searsport read report of the after.
noon council. The invocation and Scrip
ture reading was by Rev. John Cum
mings of Standpoint; installation sermon
by DR.. Beach; prayer by Rev. T. M. Mar
tin; charge to the pastor, Rev. Albert
Donnell, Castine; right hand of fellow
ship, MIR M rtin; charge of the church
Rev. v lizard II. Palmer, Portland. Mr.
Elliott is very popular with a large circle
of friends and is very forceful and logi
cal speaker. His family has also foune
pleasant relations in the church ant
among the towns people.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev
George c. Sauer, pastor; residence, 1;
Cedar; telephone, 123-1l. With the pass
ing of the vacation season all services art
resumed The chorus choir will ente
upon its service for the fall and winter OF
Sunday morning. Mrs. Florence Chaple!
Snow returns as organist after a wei
earned vacation. During her absence
Miss Davidson served most acceptably il
her place. The Sunday services are a
10.45 and 7.30. Bible school at IL o'clock
Christian Endeavor at g. 80. Mid weel
service on Thursday, 7.30. Beginning
with this week these mid-week service
will rotate as follows: The covenant ser
vice will be service for testimony; mex
prayer service, followed by one for tn
study of missions, the study of Bibl'
lesson, and one for pastoral instruction
and education. The sermon themes TO
Sunday are, "No Harvest Without Com
munion," and "You Must-I Must, or tn
Outward and Inner Pressures of Life.
The morning worship will be followed b.
the ordinance of the Lords Supper. LIE
all who possibly can be present.
Sunday, Oct. 10, will be Rally Sunda.
in all departments of the church with ad
draScec tod Eaa4..xos