The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04
The 5mterinr.

At st. Pauls last Sunday evening, Rev. j.
Coleman Adams gave the closing lecture
in his series of "Side Lights on the
Labor Question. An account of the re-
opening at Oak Park appears elsewhere;
also the encouraging report from North
Chicago.-Rev. L. w. Brigham preached
at Woodlawn Park twice last Sunday.
Regular services are to be held here
again with view to establishing mis-
sion church. - st. PauPs congregation
united with Unity Church, the Uni
tartan Church of the Messiah, and the
Jewish congregation of Rabbi Hirsch, at
Unity, on Thanksgiving Day, at Hoo
Am.
Church Of the Redeemer.-The ladies
of this parish will hold grand bazaar in
the vestries Of the church this Thursday
day and evening.--At the literary society
on Tuesday evening of last week, Prof.
Munroe, of the High School, gave an in
teresting lecture on " The Revelations of
the Microscope" with stereopticon illus
trations. - At the union Thanksgiving
service the church was completely filed.
DR.. Thomas, Rev. T. Fl. Tabor and Rev.
Thomas E. Green, assisted the pastor.
lewOOd.-November 81 our church
sent in the sum pledged, $500, for the
State missionary work. Miss Carrie
Rice, member of the church, has re-
Gently resigned her position in the Chi
cago schools, which she had honorably
filled for four years to enter upon the
full theological course for the purpose Of
fitting herself for the ministry.-Sunday,
Nov. %, two persons united with the
church, one of whom came from the Meth
odist faith. Col. Francis W. Parker,
principal of the Cook County Normal
School delivered three Sunday evening
addresses on the subject of Education"
The audiences we're large and overflow
ing. Col. Parker's methods OF education
meet with about the same opposition
from the old time teachers that the iber-
al religionists meet in the Orthodox
brethren. But as churches are better
than their creeds, so the teachers are
better than their methods, and the prec-
ious leaven of reason and love is silently
but surely doing its work.
Elgin.-Rev. A. N. Alcott had the pleas
ure of being the first Universalist minis
ter to preach a union Thanksgiving
sermon in this city. He writes: "We
had a large audience, good time, and all
the ministers we're present and took part
in the service. For the sake of our soci-
ETY. here and our denomination, I rejoice.
Ali the ministers here have treated me
with great cordially and courtesy. We
took larger collection for the poor than
they ever did before at union service,
am told"
Sycamore The local paper brings
news of pleasant nature from this par
ish, it's pastor and pastors family. 1t re-
ports: "Despite the inclement weather of
Monday evening, large company Of
friends met at the residence Of Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. W. s. Ralph to celebrate the
forty-eighth birthday of Mr.. Ralph.
"Mr and Mrs. Ralph had intended, as
is their yearly custom, to entertain the
members of their congregation in social
way for the benefit of the church, but
their people thought differently and
changed it to reception. The evening
was most enjoyable one, during which,
much to the surprise of every member of
the family, Mr.. Ralph's friends took the
opportunity to express in material form
the esteem, good will and appreciation in
which he and his family are held.
"Mr. P. X. Jones presented fine cham
Der set, the young ladies of the Univers-
alist society, a handsome stand lamp, and
the older members purse of fifty dol
lars. All went home feeling that it had
been good to be there"
MISUNDERSTANDING services we're
held in our church for the first time in
several years, and a congregation nearly
as large as on Sunday was present. The
music selected and rendered by the choir
was excellent and appropriate. The SER
mon was preached by the pastor, Rev. B.
Drumming. The congregation unani-
mously voted cordial invitation to the
Methodist church to hold union services,
but it was declined-very different indeed
from many other places. The ladies' So
ciety of "Willing Workers" are all alive
in preparation for "New England Sup
per and Bazaar" to shortly come to the
front. Everything is moving harmoni-
ously.
MacOmb. - Special Meetings. - Rev.
George Crum writes, Nov. 81, from Ma
comb: "We have arranged meeting to
begin Tuesday evening, Dec. 6, and to
continue over Sunday. We will be as
sisted in the meeting by Rev. Miss A. E.
Fleming, of Avon, Rev. Geo. B. Stocking
of Peoria, and Rev. E. L. Conger, OF
Galesburg. Br Conger will remain over
Sunday. We extend cordial invitation
to the friends far and near to attend"
Springaeld.-The pastor, Rev. @. @
Conner, writes: ave now have special
interest in our Wednesday evening meet
ings, and they are profitable. We have
introduced Bible readings for the season
and are considering a series of TWEEN.