The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-07-31
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to SkowhegaD. He was handsomely re-
membered by his former parishioners in
Brunswick, previous to removal. = The
Hersey Retreat, near Bangor, was opened
with appropriate ceremonies July A.
Morning services are discontinued until
September at Lewiston. The Sunday
evening social meetings are, however,
Kept up. - Stanford Mitchell's musical
services and lay preaching add greatly
to the summer interest at Round Pond.
The first grove meeting Of the season
is to be held on Sunday, August 1, at
Fryeburg Reve. a. r. Nye and Marion
Crosley are the preachers.
VERMONT.-Rey.E E. A. HOyt baptized
four children at st. Johnsbury at a
special service July IL. Three children
were also baptized at Lyndonville.-At
st. Adams Children's Sunday was OBJ
served July IL, and fifteen were dedicat-
ed, six members also being added to the
church. A collection was taken up at
this service for the home for orphan chill
dren. The reports which come to the
Leader from this church are very encour-
aging. They show that our people there
are united, Jealous, full OF good works,
and love the faith. This statement is
emphasized when we recall what has
been accomplished there within the last
few years.-Services are held at Swanton
every Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr..
Hilton, of st. Adams.
CHUSETTS.-Parish Intelli-
gence.-The schools of the Essex Sunday
School Union, carried out to the letter
the program for the third annual picnic
at Centennial Grove. There were over a
thousand persons at the grove. 1t was
in numbers, music, entertainment and
financial outcome, third success.-The
parish committee at Franklin has in spe-
cial charge preliminaries plans and
methods) in reference to the erection of
a church. About two hundred of the
parish and friends enjoyed an excursion
Wednesday, the 14th to Lake Pearl
The Wakefield pastor, Rev. W. E. Gas
kin, will keep the church open through
the vacation season. The Congregation
alist, Methodist and Universalist Sun
day-schools held ve.y enjoyable union
picnic at Salem Willows, on the 18th.
The Grove Hall parish, in accordance
with its custom since it's organization,
nearly twenty years since, keeps its
church open every Sunday in August;
its pulpit during that month will be sup
piled by Rev. Messrs. s. W. Sample,
George L. Perrin and others.--The Med
ford church edifce is to be made SUBJ
stantially new and constructed With the
modern improvements. 1t is already in
process of most thorough alteration
both inside and outside.
CONNECTICUT CRANKY parish
are taking measures to secure settled
pastor once more.-The church at Mid
dletown is closed until September, the
pastor, Rev. H. Closson, taking the vaca-
ton he has SO we'll earned. The past
year has been one of good success under
his able ministry.--Mr. d. @. Gately, of
Newtown, formerly trustee and always
a warm friend of Dean Academy, has
sent check for 800 to one of the men,
of the Unirersaiist society to help in the
erection of new church edifce at Frank
lin.
NEW YORK.-Parish News.-The AL
colt and North Ridge circuit has been
opened again by Rev. f. A. Gray, of
Lockport. BY his work they have Sc.
cured the regular services of one of Can
toms latest class. The new pastor, W.
Irving Towsley, arrived on the field July
3, and has begun work.-The report is
that the Oswego church is showing good
results from the labors OF Rev. E. II.
Earle, who will be remembered by read
ers in Ohio and Nebraska, as formerly
pastor in those States.-The exterior of
the Perry church edifice has been reno
waited and improved.-A milk maids "
convention was an attraction gotten up
by the ladies of the Second Rochester
parish. 1t is thus described: Thirty
young ldui6S were QEtS5tO III HllhAnlO5
costumes and carried pals and stools
prettily decorated with ribbons. They
marched the room to music and pro-
ceeded to organize a convention. The
roll was called, each maid having some
old fashioned Puritanic name. There
was a literary and musical program
Rev. T. G. Druley recently exchanged
with Rev. Mr.. Randolph, of North Bloom
field, and made favorable impression"
Mr.. H. P Porter, of Corfu, patron of
the Clinton Liberal Institute, has con-
tributed 81, 900 as an endowment for the
commercial department of that institu-
ton = The much over-worked phrase,
the right man in the right place" Is
now applied with honor to the new pas
tor at Fort Plain.
PENNSYLVANIA. = Three members
were received into the Mansfield church
recently. The parish is under charge Of
Rev. Emma E. Bailey. The Sunday