The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-07-10

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The chair appointed as such commit
tee, Rev. E. II. Chaplin, Mrs. G. A.
Holmes, and Mrs. o. M. Rogers.
The Treasurer's annual report was
The place of meeting for
next year was referred to the Executive
Committee. Committee on Religious
Services reported preaching service ON
Saturday evening, conference meet
ing at 8 Sunday morning, communion
service to follow, preaching at 1890, to
be followed by the Sunday school, and
a platform meeting for Sunday evening
at 8. These items embraced all the
important business Of the Conference.
The editor preached Saturday evening
and Sunday morning by appointment
of the committee.
UNIvERsALISM IN NEBRASKA.
Universalism in Nebraska is repre-
sented by parishes at Lincoln, Tecum-
sch, York and Marble Precinct. All
over the State, however, there are COM
munities which afford promising mis-
sionary ground. The scattered Uni
versalists" constitute a class as large
in proportion to the inhabitants as in
other States. If it were possible at the
present time for the Conference to en-
ploy State missionary, the field would
widen and yield bounteous harvest
Of Lincoln we speak in another para
graph. AT Tecumseh, without pastor
since the removal of Rev. Mr.. Rori-
paugh to California, we have a parish
composed of the best people of the
place, who only need leader to carry
to success the work SO well begun.
Marble Precinct is served at present by
BIZ. W. N. Becker, one of our lay preach
ers, on each alternate Sunday. From
this parish have gone several of the fam
lilies who are now active in the work in
the recently established parish at Santa
Ana, Cal. These removals have some
what weakened the cause in Marble
Precinct, but it is hoped that services
will be maintained and the ground won
by missionary effort not carelessly sur
rendered.
THE LINCOLN PARISH.
The parish at Lincoln is under the
charge of Rev. E. FL. Chaplin, who is
now on the fourth year of his pastorate.
1t has a neat little brick chapel, built
on ground donated by the State to the
First Universalist Society of the city.
A parsonage has been erected during
the past year at an expense of 81 200,
the rental of which will in few years
reimburse the parish for the outlay.
There is also corner lot, now quite
valuable, which is held in reserve for a
church edifice at some future time.
The Lincoln parish is not at present
self-sustaining, the General Convention
paying $500 yearly toward the expenses
of the Society. The Importance of sus-
tanning the parish at Lincoln is recog-
nized by all friends of our Western
work, and there is no doubt
that the Convention will continue its
support. The pastor is well known and
among US for his Christian
devotion and activity in all church
work. We take pleasure in saying that
substantial progress is being realized,
in quiet and modest way, in this dis
tant pastorate. The pastor is winning
recognition in the community. He
has recently been elected amember of
the Board of Education, and is doing
good work in behalf of temperance and
other interests Of the city, and in this
way is becoming widely influential. In
his pastoral work he is active and con-
stantly on the alert. There is a grow
ing feeling that with each passing year
the original difficulties of the position
are being overcome and parish matters
a more hopeful shape. Lincoln
attracts annually large element of
NEW comers." Many of
these people are of liberal antecedents.
If our parish could only secure what
belongs to it from this ele-
ment, it's success would be immediate.
But many of these are Indifferent to
church relations, and instead of uniting
with the devoted band of workers in
the Universalist chapel, seek church
homes in the more established organ
izations. This is one of the difficulties
which yet surround the missionary
church at Lincoln. May we not hope
that all Universalists making their
homes in the city will come to see their
duty in clearer light, and give to this
parish their generous support?
A CONVENTION PROPOSED
The public religious services of the
Conference were we'll attended, and
much interest was manifested. On
evening and Sunday morning
the chapel was well filled with earnest
and attentive congregations. There
was a larger attendance of visitors, also,
than for several years. The PROPOSE
tion to organize a State Convention
next year met with favor. Nebraska
now having four parishes maintaining
preaching, the State can properly Or