The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-11
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Sunday.-Rev. o. A. Rounds, of Utict
N. Y, preached at Auburn Sunday, Sep
tember 5.-Rev. w. A. Start, of Massachu
sets, had been visiting in Camden, his
childhood's home. He preached two
sermons recently in the village church
The conference meetings at Hallowel
have been sustained during the vaca
ton. The Sunday-school at South Der
wick has not been suspended during Au
gust, neither the Wednesday evening
conference meeting which has been con,
tinued for ten years with but few omis
sions when the weather has been insult
able for any one to leave home.-Dr. Gun.
nison is still at Poland Springs. We are
glad to learn that his health is impro~
ing.-The church in Brunswick was dedi.
Gated September 8, Rev. Mr.. Crosley, Of
Portland preaching the sermon. His
brother, Rev. L. 8. Crosley is the pastor
at Brunswick.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.-Th West Rum
ney grove meeting twas success in
point OF numbers and enthusiasm and
spiritual enlightenment" = three very
important particulars. A "Children's
Day" and Temperance Day" was OBJ.
served.-Rev. W. W. Hayward, of Mass.
achusetts recently preached for his or
spent his vacation.
VERMONT.-S Johnsbury.-The ease
with which the parish, assisted by many
of other churches, furnished inequalities
for the State Convention the past week
attests vigor and enterprise. 1t is said OF
Rev. Mr.. Hoyt, the new pastor, that he
exactly fills the bill. In regard to his
fitness, efficiency and success as the pastor
no visitor could be left in doubt. His
lines are fallen in pleasant places.
MASSACHUSETTS, Parish Intelli-
gence.-Services in the South Boston
church were resumed last Sunday, the
pastor, Rev. J. J. Lewis, officiating. The
communion service administered in a
way that is peculiar to the South Boston
church was observed in the vestry in the
evening. Rev. Mr.. Sample, of Chelsea,
was present and assisted the PASTOR
Rev. DIR. Miner and Rev. G.. L. Perrin, our
Boston pastors, were in their pulpits at
Columbus and Shawmut Avenue church
es last Sunday, much to the satisfaction
of their devoted flocks. Rev. Mr.. Perrin
gave the first of a series of discourses on
the New Theology u What it Proposes.
The Massachusetts Convention meets
Sept. 23.-Rev. w. E. Gibbs, OF Buffalo,
N. Y, preached at Lawrence, Sunday,
August 29.-Robert Fears, of Gloucester,
who will be remembered by many as the
donor of five hundred dollars to the Uni
versalist church at Plymouth, N. H.. at
the Weirs grove meeting three years ago
has passed away. He was in his 80th
year. He gave very literally to our
cause in various different ways.
CONNECTICUT. = The next annual
session of the State Convention will be
held with the Bridgeport parish, Sept.
15-17.-C. B. Lynn preached for his
former parish, at New London, Aug. %.
The Sunday school holds it's sessions reg
uiar'y, and the friends hope that regular
services IN the church will be resumed at
an early day. Mr.. Lynn will finish his
course Of study in Tufts Divinity School
next June.
PENNSYLVANIA. - Philadelphia
The Church of the Restoration and Church
of the Messiah have carried on union SER
vice during the summer in the lecture
room of the church of the Messiah. The
attendance has been very gratifying.
Rev. +. W. Sprague, of Peabody, Mass, has
filled the desk during the absence of the
pastor and has given such general salts
faction that many regrets are expressed
at the termination OF the vacation SER
vices.
NEW YORK. = Parish NeWs.-Rev.
F. b. Peck resigns at Bristol and takes
the Clarendon pastorate.- The parish at
Bristol was never in more hourishing
condition than at present. The church
has recently been repaired and decorated.
Mr.. Peck's resignation at Bristol is
much egre,ted.-Rev. Otis f. Alvord, Of
Fryeburg, Me-, is spending a vacation
with his father, Rev. f. M. Alvord, at
Friendship. Rsvs. w. FL. McGlauhln
and l.. B. Fisher have spent a week at
Chautauqua. conference meeting was
held in Belfast Aug. q and %. Rev.
Messrs. Alvord, Fisher, McGlauhlin and
A. A. Rice attended. The Leader says:
"The services we're held on Saturday
in the village park, beautiful plot
of ground comprising four or five acres
thickly shaded with naples and elms.
The evening meetings, however, were held
in the Methodist Episcopal church, which
was freely rendered for the purpose. En-
teItainment was abundant, for though
we have but few families in the village,
Christians of other faiths opened their
homes on this occasion, and the meetings
were largely attended from the beginning,
many who usually worship in the Baptist
and Methodist churches being among the
attentive listeners"