The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-25

the purpose OF visit, When I stepped
from the train at the appointed time
saw the face of my friend that last saw in
Iowa, more than twenty-one years ago.
He recognized me Immediately being
there to convey me to his home. found
the family changed, the weight of years
on the parents, and the children grown to
be men and women. Notice had been
given for me to preach the next day at the
school house near by where I met fair
congregation giving the best of attention.
On Monday morning Br, Woods con-
veyed me to Br. s. Casters, twelve miles
south. Notice was Immediately given
and preached that night and the next in
their school house; Wednesday back to
Burden, village of six or eight hundred
inhabitants. Here preached in libra
ry building Thursday evening to large
and attentive congregation, the first Uni
versalist sermon in that town.
Thence to Cedar Vale where formerly
lived; on Sunday, Oct. 81. in the evening
I delivered short address after a con-
cert. After spending few days, during
which the election took place, went to
Sedan to visit my son, E. w. Davis, and
on the first Sunday in Nov, preached
on invitation by the pastor in the Metho-
dist church, and the second Sunday even
ing on invitation by the pastor in the
Presbyterian church, the ministers pres
emit in both cases. The third Sunday at
tended the Christian church, took part in
the service, and heard an eloquent SER
mon by Elder Beakmen. Verify the
world moves and Christians are overcom-
ing some Of their prejudices.
DelphOs.-Rev. Joy Bishop, our patri-
archal brother, writes, Dec. 10, of this
parish and vicinity: "Our Universalist
ladies gave Thanksgiving dinner, sup
per and fair, which was we'll attended,
have been increasing Of late in numbers
and interest, and though some of the old
members, who bore heavy burdens in
building two churches and supporting
preaching, had become discouraged and
partially withdrew from active work, yet
new ones have of late come into sociables
and our meetings. I have preached half
of the Sabbaths since Br. Glib closed his
labors here, and have announced series
Of sermons upon important doctrinal sub
jects, commencing next Sunday. l have
calls Of late to preach at Grover, Ada,
Milo and Glasco, and occasionally re-
spond when able. But begin to realize
that my work is nearly done; yet 1 can
not rest easy to have our church closed for
want of preacher while I am able to walk
to the church and speak, and there are
few friends who are willing to come out
and listen. Our singing has improved of
late, which adds much to the interest of
the meetings. think our society will
be in condition in short time to invite
a good man or woman to settle with them
as pastor, with prospect of giving them
reasonable support"
MISSOURI. = Morley. = Br. J. FL.
Cooper, writing from this place, makes
some corrections in regard to Univers-
alism in Missouri, We print the sub
stantial portion Of his note among Par
agraphs from Readers" on the fourth
page OF the debate in Morley, of which
notice was given in our last, Br. Cooper
writes: "The proclamation of Univers.
al salvation in this vicinity caused a
Baptist clergyman who visited us to
preach a sermon on Universalism, after
which we asked him if he had any objec-
tons to our minister replying. None
at ALL he said, but would not give us
the use of the house for said purpose.
This, we told him, was equivalent to say
ing no, for we had no place to reply in,
and it was too cold to reply out doors.
He then said we could have a debate in
the house, and arrangements have been
perfected for the same, commencing the
21st. However, the shutting the doors of
the church did not prevent Br. Abbott
IrOIu plCdOnluSs do W0 ODtnlhCu bhC uro
of a hall where three lectures were given.
Three sermons we're delivered in sur
rounding towns"
IDAHO.-LewistOn.-(Fr From Req. Lee
FdirchiId.) I'VE are getting along in
promising way. Our friends are united
in the bonds OF unity and peace and are
as anxious to establish and support the
faith here as our friends East are to have
them. There is an element in this West
ern country that is led to church by the
spirit of novelty or the power of elo.
quence; but more thorough consecra-
ton is seldom seen in our church than
possesses the average Universalist here
in the West. Having the frontier gener-
osity they carry it into their religious
life.
But there is no little opposition to our
cause, especially among the ministry.
Through the influence of the Methodist
minister we were not invited to partici-
pate in the union service on Thanks
giving Day, nor in the union temperance
meeting. But we shall possess ourselves
with patience that beholds the dawn of
a new day. We boast not; yet outsiders
say our people are the most honorable
and consistent, as church, of any in the