The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-06
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MAINE. The General Convention
was reported for the Banner by Rev. L..
j. Dinsmore, of Columbus, WIS., The
outlook for the Augusta church is very
promising. The congregations are con-
stantly increasing and the Sunday. school
is also charging The usual harvest
concert at Bangor was successful. = A
series of doctrinal sermons at Gardiner
attracts large congregations fair at
Orono, Oct. 10 and IA, netted for our
church $200.-Rev Henry Blanchard, Of
the Portland church, has begun course
of monthly lectures on"Studies in Church
History."-Rev. E. w. Preble preached
at Bridgetop, Sunday, Oct. 17.-Rev. j.
Fl. Little and family are now at home in
Skowhegan. = The Maine Universalist
Ministers Institute will be held in Au-
burn, Nov. and 9.--The Ksnnebec As
sociation will be held in Richmond on
Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. IL and
18.
NEW HAMPSHIRE The ClaremOnt
parish begins it's years work under very
favorable circumstances. At the begin
ming of the society year all old debts
were paid at special meeting, and now
the parish owes no one cent. Besides
paying regular expenses, it has put in a
new and expensive organ. The people
and pastor are hopeful of better material
and spiritual work the coming year. A
recent autumn concert was marked sue
cess.
VERMONT. = st. JOhnsbury. - The
Lords Supper was observed at the
Church of the Messiah Oct. 3, at which
time Rev. E. A. Hoyt received thirteen
persons into the church, making twenty
two who have joined within three months.
The Rockingham Association was re-
Gently held at Dover, and fine series OF
meetings epjoyed,--Rev W. S. Vail goes
to st. Paul, MINI.
MASSACHUSETTS, Parish Intelli-
gence. The first delegate meeting" OF
the Sunday school Union was set for Oct.
81, at Shawmut church.-The pew rentals
have doubled in the Essex church, and
the incidents of fairs, etc, as things to
depend upon have been abandoned. There
is growth after the style of the work
The first sociable of the season by the
North Avenue Church was held In the
church yestry Thursday evening, the 7th.
in the early part of December, the First
Univerealist Society of Cambridgeport Is
to hold a fair in Temple Hall, with the
idea in view of raising funds with which
to build a new church. A committee Is
at present prospecting for site for the
new edifce.-Sunday, Oct. 10, was OBJ
served at East Boston as Memorial day.
This parish has suffered severely the past
few years by the death of many of its de-
voted members.-Rev. J. Fl. Farnsworth
made missionary visit to Cheshire last
week, and preached on two evenings.
The attendance was larger than had been
expected, and there are some signs OF re-
newed life in our parish here.-Rey. w.
It. Potter, OF North Attleboro, has been
quite i'll, from the effects of ivy poisoning
but is now able to resume pulpit duties.
The Old Colony Association at New
Bedford, the Essex s. S. Union at Lynn,
the Conference and Installation at Cam
bridgeport, the NJ. V. Conference, were
interesting and profitable meetings.--Ihe
young peoples society connected with
ST. Johns Uniyersalist church has the
reputation of furnishing the best enter
tainments in the district.-Rev. DR.. Saw
yer preached on Sunday, Oath ult., at
Oxford, Mass, where the ancient parish
is now revived and holding regular SER
vices.