The Republican journal., 1920-04-01
THE CHURCHES

Special Lenten services under the di-
rection of Rev. FIR. T. j. O'Mahoney
will be held at the Saint Francis church
this week, including Holy Thursday and
Good Friday, at 7S0 p. m.; Easter mass
at 10 a. m. Sunday.
Rev. Eugene S. Philbrook, pastor of
the Augusta Baptist church and formerly
of this city, has received call to the
First Baptist church in Randolph, Mass.
He is i'll at his home and has not formal
ly accepted the call.
METHODIST CHURCH. Peoples Meth
odist Church, Rev. Charles W. Martin,
pastor; parsonage, No. Court St; tele-
phone, 213.11. Sunday morning preach
ing, 1045; Sunday school, IL m. Evening
service at 7.30. Prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 7.30
UNITARIAN CHURCH. First Parish.
Minister, Rev. A. E. Wilson. Preaching
service at 1O.45 a. m. church school at
noon. Sermon subject next Sunday morn
ing, Easter sermon on life after death,
and appropriate vocal solos by Mrs. Mel
WIN o. Dickey and Mr.. A. P. Goodhue.
Following the morning service, Com mu-
nion will be observed. The collection
for the day will be the annual contribu-
tion of this church to the American Uni
tartan Association. The Sunday school
will have special exercises during the
noon hour to which all are invited.
The committee of the Interchurch
County Conference to be held in Belfast
next Wednesday, April 7th. met at the
home of Mrs Marion Brown, High street,
Tuesday afternoon and completed plans
for that important conference. The ses-
sions will be held in the First Baptist
church at 9.30 a. m, 2 o'clock and 7.30 p.
m. Outstanding speakers representing
the various communions will be present
and the program from start to finish will
be rich in variety and interest. Delegates
from number of churches in the county
will be present and the people of Belfast
are earnestly invited to be present.
FIRST UNIvERSALIST CHURCH. Rev.
George c. Boorn, minister. 1045 a. m.
morning worship with special Easter
music and appropriate sermon by the
pastor. Holy Communion will follow the
service. No Sunday school session. 7.3O
p. m. musical service with brief address
nicate With the Other World?" The fol-
lowing musical program will be rendered
by the regular choir: Voluntary, "Medi-
tation," Sturgis; Doxology; Easter Carol,
Ye Happy Bells of Easter, Lincoln; The
Angels Message, solo, Miss Katherine E,
Brier, A. F. Loud; anthem, Pm Pilgrim,
Ira B. Wilson; response, Sacred Peace, A.
Bambach; Postlude, ALA Marcia, IN D,
Hackett.
NORTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. A. c. Elliott, pastor; parsonage, 26
High street; telephone, 1874. The
committee on decorations is making
arrangements for the decoration of North
Church in connection with the Easter
Day services. The ladies serving on the
committee are sure to have a profusion
of beautiful flowers and plants to beauti-
fy and adorn the church on this most
important day in the church calendar.
Easter music will be special and at
tractive feature of the service and the
pastor will take as the subject of his
Easter sermon "The Fundamental Facts
of the Gospel" All the members of the
parish are urged to be present at the
morning service and so catch the inspira-
tion such service will afford.
Next Sunday evening a stereopticon
lecture will be given in the North Church
parlors, subject, "The Lure of Alaska"
Collection to defray expenses.
The attendance at the Mems Forum