The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25
The East.

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wick.-The new church at Brunswick,
which in so many particulars surpasses
the one destroyed by fire, was dedicated
Friday. Sept 10, Rev. M. Crosley preach
ing the sermon. 1t is gratifying to
add says the Leader, that the edifce is
dedicated free from debt. 1t cost $4,000,
is of Queen Anne style of architecture,
4Ox6O, with audience room with a seating
capacity of 200. A memorial window,
costing upward of 800, was presented
to the society by the grandchildren OF
the late Andrew Dennison. The bell
was pre- SCI ted by the children of the late
Al d -ew Dennison, )sting about $780,"
NEW HAMPSHIRE The Parish at
kensingtOn has no regular pastor, but
has been supplied for some time past by
Rev. DR.. Willard Spaulding years ago
pastor at Cncnnati), R4v. l.. F. McKin-
new and others. = Br. Marvin of Tufts
Divinity School recently preached at
South New Market, on exchange with
Rev. Mr.. Fiske. He is the son OF +. f.
o. Marvin, prominent in the Portsmouth
narisb. who has also a second son in the
Theological School. = Rev. l.. Ell Fish
er, of the last graduating class of Tufts
Divinity Scho u accepts call to the pas
toral charge of the Portsmouth parish.
MASSACHUSETTS, Parish Intelli-
gence.-Rev. DR.. Miner breaches on sue
ceesive Sunday mornings, beginning last
Sunday on the following topics: ~ Faith;
or The Faith once Delivered to the
Saints; 81 The Faith of To- day.-After
six weeks vacation the Milford church
and Sunday school opened with maxi
mum attendance.-A $4,000 organ and
$1,000 in improvements on the auditorium
added since vacation these are the pos
tive attractions with which the Second
Lowell parish begins the fall and winter
campaign. Rev. r. A. Greene is PASTOR
The parish at Maiden was never strong
er or more hopeful. During vacation the
vestry of the church has been renovated
and adorned.
Rev. C. E. Rice, of East Cambridge,
Just returned from Europe, was given
welcome home reception by his people,
A supper, attended by 225 people, and
a musical entertainment were special at
fractions OF the occasion.-The Massa-
chusetts Convention is held this year at
Gloucester, the "historic" town of John
Murray. A large attendance Is anticlpat-
ed and beng prepared for. Rev. w. ID.
RYDER is the pastor The late Robert
Fears, of Gloucester, whose generosity
and thoughtfulness to Universalist in
terests is we'll known i'll the State, re-
members in his will various organizations
connected with our church. The Cape
Ann Advertiser gives particulars OF the
disposition of his estate, which we copy
from the Leader:
THE will of Mr. Robert Fears was presented
for probate at Salem. 1t is dated April IL, 1885,
and witnessed by Messrs. Benz. II. Corliss,
Augustus E. Price aud Charles p. Thompson.
The executors named are Robert K. Fears and
Hiram Rich, without Donds. The following be-
quests are made. to be paid as soon as possible,
and within one year of his decease Tufts Cor
4ege, of Massachusetts, 81 500; Massachusetts
Universslist Convention for Missions 81, 800;
Universaist Society of Rockport, S400 Uni
yersalist Society, Pigeon Cove. $780, Univers-
alist Society, GAINESVILLE, $50; Universalist
Society, tnnisquam $50; Universalist Socie-
ty at West Parish of Gloucester 800; indie
pendent Christian Society of Gloucester, $3.50,
Sunday-sehool of Independent Christian So
ciety $20O Gloucester Fishermen's and Sea-
mems Widows and Orphans Aid Society,
$500; Charles A. Proctor and Samuel V. Colby,
$50 each, for their devotion to the Sunday
school of the Independent Christian Society
james Davis, 800 for his devotion to Univers-
alsm The dwelling house and homestead is
TO be occupied by his oldest surviving child,
add on the death of his last child is bequeath-
ed to the Independent Christian Society of
Gloucester for parsonage, so long as the
distinctive doctrine of the Universalist de-
nomination in the United States, as expressed
in the Winchester Confession, is preached
in the meeting house; but if at any time any
other doctrines shall be regularly preached in
the meeting house of the society, then the
said dwelling house and land shall go to the
Massachusetts Universalist Convention for
the maintenance of the missions of said
Convention. The residue of the estate is left
to his four children in equal parts"
CONNECTICUT. - The Stamford
Church was kept open all summer, the
pulpit being supplied during the pastors
August vacation. The Sunday-school
was also maintained successfully. -Long
Ridge is also one of the parishes that has
not fallen into the habit of a summer va
cation" Would it not be vel" asks the
Leader, for other Connecticut churches
to consider their interests in this mat
ter?"
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