The Republican journal., 1920-01-08
THE CHURCHES

Preaching services will be held next
Sunday morning at the CONGREGATIONAL
church. Sunday school at noon
Preaching services will be held next
Sunday at the Universalist church at
lO.45 a. m. Sunday school at noon.
First Parish (Unitarian). Minister, Rev.
A. E. Wilson. Preaching service at 10.45
a. M; church school at noon Sermon
subject, next Sunday morning: "Turn-
ing Points in Life" All are cordially in
vited.
Services will be held at the Baptist
church next Sunday at 1O.45 a. m DR..
l. B. Mower will occupy the pulpit. Sum-
day school at noon. Christian Endeavor
meeting at $50. Evening service at 7.3O.
Prayer meeting this, Thursday, evening
at 7.30, The public is cordially invited
to these services.
Peoples Methodist Church, Rev.
Charles w. Martin, pastor; parsonage,
No. Court ST.; telephone, 213.1l. Sun
day morning preaching, 1O.45; Sunday
school, 1900 M; Sunday evening at
$780, Evening service at 7.30. Prayer
meeting this, Thursday, evening at 730.
Rev. Alfred C. Elliott, wife and two
sons, arrived from Newport last Satur-
day. Mr. Elliott began his pastorate at
the North church Sunday morning with
one of the largest attendance for years.
He gave a short address to the children
before the morning service and plans to
make this a feature every Sunday. The
regular choir with Miss Amy E. Stoddard
organist, Mrs. Harry Gordon and Mr..
John Parker, sang a duet and the latter
also sang a solo. Mr.. Elliott was given a
unanimous call to the church which has
been without a pastor about two years,
and all members and attendants are anx-
ious to work in cooperation with their
pastor and his charming wife. A parish
supper will be served in the church vestry
this, Thursday, evening at six o'clock
when all will be given an opportunity to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott socially. The
committee in charge of the supper consists
of Mrs Fred R. Poor, Mrs. William F.
Weshe, Mrs C. w. Jennys, Mrs Hugh B.
Young, Mrs. w. L. West. The annual
meeting of the church will take place at
this time. Admission to supper 20 cents.
Rev. George C. Sauer began his pas
torate at the Baptist church last Sunday
morning, when he delivered a most in
structive and helpful sermon to large
regation. This was followed by the
communion service. At the Sunday
school session, reports were given and
the following officers elected for the year:
secretary and treasurer, Gerald W. How
ard; librarian, Herbert 0. Brier; pianist,
Gladys Michaels; supt. of cradle roll,
Ethel Rogers; supt. OF home department,
Mrs. Idella D. Rich. This school has
some very thriving classes and many ex-
pressed themselves ready to do every
thing possible to cooperate with the new
pdSlOI III Ills WuIh' WI. oduci SApItSStu
his thanks and his pleasure at being CO.
worker with the members of the Sunday
school, Mr.. Sauer has had charge of the
Baptist church at Dexter for the past two
years, where he is very popular, and great
regret is felt there at his decision to come
to Belfast. Previous to this he was pas
tor of the First Baptist church at Bangor
for eight years. He was there at the time
OF the fire when their church was Destroy
ed, and also the homes of many of his
parishioners. In Dexter he has organized
eight patrols among the Boy Scouts, and
for their war time endeavors has received
the highest commendatlon not only among
the townspeople. but also by the county
and State Scout leaders. He has also
been very active in Y. P. S. c. E. work,
In this as well as in all church work he
has been very ably assisted by Mrs, Sauer,,
who is especially popular with the young
people. Mr.. Sauer was born at Shelburne
Falls, Mass, attended the Pratt Prepara-
tory school, the Newton, Mass, Theo-
logical Seminary and Temple University,
Before entering the ministry he was sec--
retary of the Y. M. e. A. Of Natlck and
| at Cambridge.