The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-07-17
The East.


in Munson for seven Sundays and will
spend his vacation there Rev. g. W.
Bicknell of Lowell, Mass, makes Portland
his vacation headquarters.-Rev. L. I'll.
Tabor is improving in health and is able
to preach occasionally. = The Banner
says of Bangor: at is now decided to hold
the Sunday-school excursion to Sandy
Point, and to make it the occasion of for
mally opening the 'Hersey Retreat
which is now ready for occupancy. The
new building is attractive in its outward
appearance and well adapted to the pur-
pose for which it was designed. For this
munifcent gift the Sunday school will
have great reason to long remember Gen.
Hersey"-Rev. E. E. Peck and family
contemplate spending their vacation in
Central New York.-The Universaliss
Society of Bethel will have series of
summer services. Rev. Drs. Weston,
Leonard and Shipman are among the al
ready engaged preachers. A strawberry
festival at Fairfield yielded for the parish
500.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. = Rev. b. G..
Russell has entered on his work at MARI
boro.--Rev A. E. White is to preach at
West Rumney during July and August.
Rev. and Mrs G. l.. Perrin spend their
vacation under the shadows OF Kearsage,
at Bradford.
VERMONT Items.-A recent
strawberry festival at Vernon was both
pleasant and proftable.-Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Wilder, Of Topeka, Kan, former
residents of Brattleboro, on recent visit
to their old home we're welcomed by
many friends and sociable held in their
honor.-For many years, Rev. ]. Clifford
has been the faithful and highly esteemed
pastor at Jacksonville. He has recent
ly bought a farm in the place, where
he will hereafter reside. - This season
the audiences at Guilford are even larger
than in the past. A strawberry festival
recently held, was exceedingly pleasant,
and Melted $40.-Since the new chapel at
Putney has been occupied, the audiences
have increased in size, and there are fears
that the place of worship may prove too
small In every respect the parish Is
prospecting. Nine persons were taken
into the st. Johnsbury church on Sun
day, July 4. An unusual religious inter-
est has been manifested since Rev. MIR.
Hoyt began his labors.
MASSACHUSETTS,. Parish Intelli-
gence.-Mr II. s. White, one of the
students of Tufts Divinity School, is to
supply the pulpite OF the GAINESVILLE and
Pigeon Cove parishes during the sum-
mer.--Mr. E. B. Barber, who graduated
in the last class at Tufts is to be the pas
tor of the North Orange parish.-The
communion service, formerly used by
the church at Ayers Village, in Haver-
hill, has been donated to the newly
formed church at East Gloucester
Rev. f. w. Belts has accepted the pastor
ate of the Palmer parish and will COM
merce his work in September.-Th Three
persons were baptized and received into
the Haverhill church on recent Sun
day.
CONNECTICUT. = Rev. John Lyon
will spend his vacation at his home in
Bridgeport. The annual excursion and
picnic of the Hartford parish took place
June 80, large party going to Glen
Grove, ON the Connecticut.--A Meriden
several accessions have recently been
made to the church and large number
of children baptized. DR.. j. FL. Chaplin
preached to his old congregation in this
city on July 4.-The New Haven Sunday
school loses the services of its efficient
superintendent, Paul K. Ames, Of Min
neapolis, Mimi, who has just graduated
from Yale College. Says the Leader:
"Br. Ames was Name boy who, coming
to college in New Haven, sought out at
once the church in which he was reared
and actively identified himself with its
affairs. He soon became superintendent
of the Sunday-school, and in that capac-
ity has made himself very useful. He
goes abroad for year, and in returning
expects to go through the law school at
Columbia College. after which he will
make his home in Minneapolis"
PENNSYLVANIA.-Re Mr.. BisDee,
of the Church of the Restoration, Phila-
delphia, whose health has suffered from
overwork, has been granted vacation
and has sought a quiet, retired spot in
Maryland for the purpose. 1t is hoped
that he will be able to return with re-
newal of his former good health and
strength. The regular Sunday services
have been discontinued until September.
AT Titusville six children were bap-
tized at a children's service on recent
sy.-Arrangements have been made
to continue services at the Church of the
Messiah, Philadelphia, during the sum-
mer, supplies having been secured for
the period of the pastors vacation, the
balance of July and the. month of August.
The Sunday-school is discontinued until
September.
THE MURRAY GROVE ASSOCIATION.
Philadelphia has taken the lead in this
movement, the importance of which, if 1T