The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18

who will complete the course of study
this year. Miss Myra Worthington, Of
Plain City, will spend this year at Buch-
| tel and after ward, two other members OF
her family will enter for the full course
A little effort upon the part of the friends
OF the College would largely increase the
number of students. There are enough
of our young people attending other in
situations to give Buchtel an independ-
emit support. Let us stand by our own
colors.
Rev. F. M. Yates has removed to
Pataskala, O., within the bounds of Gen.
trail Association, and will preach one-half
of the time at Jersey Church, and it is
probable that the church at Reynolds
burg, which many have thought to be
dead, will have services one fourth of the
time, and Br. Yates will, no doubt, find
places for the balance of the time. He
has good field and we expect satisfac-
tory results.
= Br. Yates writes: 81 am pleased
with the prospects for prosperity. +. 1 will
have a pleasant as well as convenient
location at Pataskala, which is five miles
from Jersey, having railroad, telegraph
and telephone facilities. 1 supplied for
Rev. Mrs. Danforth, at Flint, on the fifth
Sunday in August. I found good peo-
pie there, who esteem the pastor very
highly"
The Sunday-school Convention.
The twenty first annual session of the
Ohio Universalist Sunday-school Con-
vention will be held at Lyndon Hall, cor
ner of Fourth and Long streets, Column
bus. See notice in appropriate column.
Ed.
The Convention was organized in 1866,
during the pastorate of the lamented
Rev. A. w. Bruce, who was faithful
worker for it's interests during his stay in
Ohio. The Convention has never been
large body, but it has been eminently
practical and has accomplished much to-
ward securing uniformity in our Sunday
school work. The recommendation that
the schools close their sessions by repeat
ing in concert our Profession of Faith
and the Lords prayer, has resulted in i'm
pressing in an indelible manner on the
minds of thousands the doctrines of our
Church. Through the five cent collection
fund of about one thousand dollars has
been established, which is drawing inter-
est. This fund has enabled the Conven-
ton to do some excellent missionary work.
We have not seen the program for
the coming Convention, but from our
knowledge of the committee, believe it
will be an interesting one. The time
has been selected so as to prevent con-
fict with other meetings in the State,
and our church at Columbus is DESTROYS
of having large attendance. The Off
GERS of the Convention are: President,
Rev. A. Wilson, of Ravenna; Vice-Pres-
ident, W. J. Littell, Cincinnati; Record
ing Secretary, Miss Emma Ames, Rock
land; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. A.
E. Fl. Clark, Akron; Treasurer, E. d.
Smith, Blanchester; Trustees, w. 81.
Slade, Mrs. Laura Spencer, Columbus,
and G.. W. Ault, Caledonia.
The Permanent Fund.
Many subscriptions to the Permanent
Fund are now due, and all prepared to
pay are requested to send their respective
sums to me by postal money order or
notes, or registered letters, and receipts
or notes will be promptly returned. Ali
subscriptions not paid within six months
from time of making are expected to
draw six per cent interest.
1t is quite evident that sooner or
later a permanent place of meeting for
the Ohio Universalist Convention will
have to be secured. With every year the
difficulty to obtain places increases, and
unless some plan can be adopted where
by the people can be entertained indie
pendent of local churches the attend
snce will have to be restricted to men,
beTs of the Convention. By the selec-
ton of some central and convenient place.
arrangements could be made where
by, at slight expense, a large attendance
ings could be protracted for any desira-
BILE time, and such grand gatherings
could be had as are now enjoyed by our
Eastern brethren in several places.