Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-09-15
PERSONAL

Mrs. s. w. Rice left yesterday for =
visit to relatives in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Conger returned
Friday evening from a three weeks visit
at Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Fish came down
from Graceville last Friday, and will
return tomorrow.
Auditor Films and wife have returned
from q weeks visit at Moorhead, with
the Elders. brothers of Mrs. Elms.
w. III. Reed and z. G. Lindsey, two
pleasant printer boys employed on the
Usage Press, called at the TRANSCRIPT
Office on Barnum's day. the 7th.
w. H. Crandall has removed from
Owatonna to Merriam Park, q new and
beautiful suburban town about midway
between Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Misses Anna Radermacher, Madgc
Dorr, Bridget Mahoney and Anna Pur-
cell left Austin last week for school at
St. Clara Academy, S%insinawa Mound.
Miss Hattie and Willie Lockwood re-
turned to their home in Frankfsrd last
Friday, after q several days visit with
the young people in the house of E. B.
Crane.
Chas. F. Cook and his cousin Addls
Msrkt, left Thursday, Sept. I'd. for the
home of Miss Markt, IN Hamilton, Ohio.
| This is Charles first visit east of the
Mississippi, and he has planned for q good
visit among his Ohio relatives.
BISHOP FALLows, of the Reformed
Episcopal church, Chicago, in a recent
sermon, gave the following interesting
reference to the recent meeting of the
Denominational Congress:
In late years there seemed to be a
strong disposition toward unity, and all
the sects and branches of religion were
coming together more and more. He
had never been so greatly reminded Of
this fact as. he lhad during his absence
the past four weeks. He had attend
ed q reunion in the East of the men,
bers Of the old sanitary commission;that
had done such noble work during the
late war. At this reunion there were
members of the commission from every
State aud Territory-.old white-haired
veterans, male and female; men and
women who had gone to the front to
minister to friend and foe alike. They
were the noblest of Gods creatures, for
in the name CT Jesus Christ they carried
aid and comfort to the sick and wounded,
no matter whether they wore the blue or
gray. At this meeting there was one old
white haired Confederate. who said from
that time he had made an unconditional
surrender to Christ, who could put it in
mems hearts to do good to friend and
foe alike. Of curse at such q meeting
there were naturally many clergymen,
and when the reunion was over he at
tended another meeting. This n was
called the UNCONVENTIONAL Congress,
and there on the slope of the Alleghanies
was held q meeting the like of which the
world has lever seen. There were pres
n every known sect and creed in
America. The Presbyterians were rep
resented in every q of their ofsheots.
The Methodists. Bsptists, Lutherans,
Reformed Jews, Quakers, and he repre-
sented the Reformed E~piscopalians. The
congress lasted three days. and during
that time q perfect stream of eloquence
heard before. A collection of hymns
WAS made frsm the hymn books of the
sects that we're represented in the con
gress. OF course, every clergyman and
delegate gave the choicest hymns of his
church. But there wa one hymn that
was the sweetest of all; it touched every
heart. and seemed to bind faster the
bonds Of the church unity. No one
knew what beck It came from or who
handed 1t in. All were enchanted with
it, and ut last it was discovered TO be q
Roman Catholic hymn. Even that very
prince of dogmatic sects was represented
in this congress of Chr1stians. "What
q unity of Christian hearts was there"
said the speaker, in conclusion. III the
Christian religion is not 10 bring those
who love the Lord and do his works to-
Gether then 1t would be better that We
separate and each 70 our way. for We
are but throwing our time away. In the
words Of Jesus, can but say that the
Christian TeilGi0n comes to unite. NOT ia
divide. and there IS good brought frsH
the evils of heresy and schism Of the
years that have rolled away : century
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