The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-08-28
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meetings were held according to an
nouncement, and the Leader overhows
with reports of the great meeting.
Tuesday, August 10, was the opening
day. A conference meeting at 8, well
come address by Rev. J. j. Lewis, the
manager" a brief sermon by Rev. DIR.
Miner (text Isaiah xiv, 21), followed by
addresses by Rev. II. w. Rugg, of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, Hon. FL. b. Met
calf and Rev. d. Sawyer on the general
topic, 'eThe Ministry and the People"
constituted the rich mental feast In the
evening Rev. Mr.. Tillotson preached.
Wednesday was devoted to excursions on
Lake Champlain and visit to Fort IL
conderoga and an address on the famous
revolutionary ground by DIR. Charles
Woodhouse, of Vermont. In the evening
an entertainment was given at the Pavll-
ion. Thursday, morning conference,
sermon by Rev. Dr. Rexford, OF Detroit
(John xiv, o, Gin my Fathers house are
many mansions" followed by addresses
by Rev. s. w. Sample and George W. Per-
nv. In the afternoon q sermon by Rev.
DIR. Sawyer (Eph. V, l, p, followed by ad-
dresses from Rev. DIR. Miner and Rev. f.
e. Healey. In the evening a sermon by
Rev. Il w. Rugg. Friday morning, con-
ference. sermon by Rev. w. s. Sample
Titus i, 15) and missionary meeting
addressed by Rev. Messrs. Rugg, Start,
Shinp, Perry. The afternoon of Friday
was devoted to current public questions.
DR.. Miner spoke on "The Church and
temperance" DIR. Rexford, "Jesus with
the Capitalists and Laborers," and Mrs.
Liyermore on "The Coronation OF Wo-
men," A sermon in the evening by Rev.
H.. l. Cushman, Of Providence.
Saturday, 14th, was given up to an ex-
cursion to Au Sable Chasm and another
entertainment in the Pavilion in the
evening. On Friday DR.. Miner gave the
sermon, his text being Eph. iv, %: his
topic was "The Indissoluble Ties Bind
ing the Common Family to God" 1t was
a statement, calculation, and illustra-
ton of the basal truth, that divine law
makes, in the fruition, common destiny
the veal of all needful to the veal OF
one. the veal of one essential to the veal
of all. Addresses by Drs. Sawyer and
Rexford followed. In the afternoon a
"Woman's Hour"was held and Mrs. Il. ID.
Pratt, of West Concord, Vt, spoke, fol-
lowed by Mrs. Livermore with dis
course on Immortality" On Sunday
evening the farewell services were held
under charge of Rev. Mr.. Lewis, with
brief speeches from several of those who
had been in attendance during the week.
Following we give several paragraphs
from the Leader reports which will in
terest Western readers.
The success of the meetings at Queen City
Park in the important particular of numbers
was most pronounced. Rev. Mr.. Lewis had
put his best ndustry-constant, hopeful and
melting, into the enterprise. He had the
matter thoroughly advertised. He had the
railroads almost under his superintendency.
All the steamers on Lake Champlain seemed
to be at his service. The cottages and the
new hotel were at his disposal. He had left
no spring untouched, no stone unturned,
that success might rise to the brim. And the
people came. We are assured that there
were from abroad twice the number that at
tended last year.
-Conparisons are irrepressihle, yet they
are not always wise. Paintings may be COM
pared with paintings but not with music.
Weirs is not Queen City Park. The two can
be contrasted rather than compared. Each
has its peculiar attractions. Each is lacking
in certain things possessed by the other. For
five seasons we have seen so much of Winni-
pesaukee that at first it seemed an act of
disloyalty to love Champlain. But the match
less beauty of the former is balanced by the
the sublimity of the other. We abate moth
ing of our passion for Chocorua because at
the sunset hour of Thursday Mt. Marcy came
out from his veil of haze and took posses
sion of our hearts. Weirs has been years in
training. The Park is in its stage of appren-
ticeship. Weirs slopes to the water. The
Park is on bluff. Weirs is all New Hamp-
shire. The Park in Vermont looks out upon
the most attractive region of New York.
Either has enough to satisfy any heart that
is not unreasonably exacting.
DR. Rexford in his sermon of Thursday
gave as good Universalist tract as we could
possibly desire. In the proper place we
have attempted summary of the points.
But no reportorial skill can picture the man
ner. When SO many preach, individual men,
ton has the manner of being invidious. We
trust that we do not offend in this particular
allusion to one of the most comprehensive
and pungent statements of Universalist
thought that we have as yet listened to. We
hope that we are not taking another step in
the improperly invidious if we add, that
among those who were specially eulogistic
of that mastery effort were the two seniors
of the meetings-Drs. Sawyer and Miner.
MASSACHUSETTS.-The MattapOis-
EFT Church was injured to the extent Of
$3.50 by the lightning which struck it re-
Gently, as already recorded. The great sur
prise is that the injury was not much great
er-The congregation worshiping in the
Universalist chapel at Westfield enjoyed
a pleasant surprise on recent Sunday
morning, finding new and first-class cush-
ions on their settees.
NEW WORK Parrish Naws-A raeant