The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-10-02

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Maquoketa Friends ............... 10 90
W. F. Brown, Waterloo. ........ 10 90
Mrs. j. D. Platt, Waterloo. ..... 25 90
Woman's Aid Society ............. 20 90
Rev. A. Crum, Dubuque ............ 10 90
Rev. DIR. Demarest ........ 35 90
Mr.. and Mrs. Fla. Bonner, Belle PLANE 25 90
Algona Friends ............. 800
@. L. Gardner, Doud Station. ....... 90
Storm Lake Parish .......~ 80 90
Col. at Marshalltown Convention. w q 81
Missionary Boxes ......... 20 IA
General Convention , 800 90
The total amount received during the year
from pledges made at last Convention, from
the Woman's State Aid Association, from
parishes and individuals, from missionary
boxes and the General Convention is $443.71.
In February, Rev. j. F. SCHNEIDER was en-
gagged as the Financial Agent of the Conven-
ton, to canvass the State for a permanent
fund. Thus far he has received pledges for
$535. Circumstances have prevented him
from giving as much time and attention to
this work as the Executive Committee and
himself had hoped. He will report to the
Convention in person the result of his can
vass.
Newton.
Last year the church property at Newton
was decided to the Convention. In the early
part of this year an opportunity was offered
to. dispose of the property at reasonable
price, and as there was but little hope of sus-
tanning services there for some time to come,
all interested thought best to sell ont. The
Executive Committee appointed Brs. Schind-
Ter and Bonner to transact the business on the
part of the Convention. The property
brought 81 800, and it is now part of the
permanent fund, the writings specifying that
if there is ever favorable opportunity to
build up a permanent parish at Newton, the
Convention shall use this money to assist in
that work.
The Convention Needs.
On account of lack of funds, the Execu-
tive Committee decided not to place mis-
sionary in the field during the year, but to
ask some of the ministers to visit certain To-
calities and make an effort to revive the
cause there. Considerable missionary work
has been done during the year in this direc-
ton.
The permanent fund of the Convention now
amounts to $2,395.29. We are thus slowly
endowing the Convention. And this work
must not cease till we have a fund of at least
$4,000. And if we can secure $40, 600, which
the Convention has voted to raise, so much
the better. For the lack of such fund, the
missionary work has languished. When the
missionary has to raise his salary, or good
share of it, his hands are constantly tied. He
cannot go where he is most needed, but must
go where he can secure the most money, and
at the same time do the most good. And so
we believe that the most pressing need of the
Convention to-day is permanent mission
airy fund. OF course the missionary work
must not be suspended wholly while this fund
is being secured. 1t need not be suspended.
He who gathers up the fund can act at the
same time as missionary. And the several
pastors in the State must work in their re-
spective neighborhoods for the advancement
of the cause There are fields that must not
be neglected. If the missionary work stops
till an endowment fund is secured, some of
our best fields will be forever lost to us. Oh,
that our men of wealth would put their hands
down deep in their pockets and literally en-
dow our Convention as men and women have
done in other Statesl But if we cannot secure
the large sums, we must work for the smaller
amounts. In some way all our people must
be reached, and all solicited to give some
thing for this noble work. Ten thousand
dollars secured and well invested will bless
our cause forever. Its beams of light will
shine down through the ages, and give cour-
age to many fainting parish, and carry
sunshine into many sad and lonely heart.
In what way can we do so much good with
the means with which God has blessed us, as
We can by adding to this missionary fund.-
As we love our religion, let us generously
| give for it.
The State in General.
We have on our rolls the names of about
forty parishes. Twenty-Five of these have
church edifices, and most of them are out OF