The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-13
correspondence.
MINNESOTA.
FROM REV. W. R. DoBBYN.


Editor of The UNIvERsALIsT.] will 20,
permit me to use your columns to maxi
known to our Minnesota people, especial
ly our pastors and Sunday school super
intendents, that your correspondent TO
this State, greatly desires cooperation OF
their part in the matter of gathering the
news of our denomination? If such pas
tors and superintendent or any othel
persons interested, would send a care
with the items of news barely stated, il
would be great accommodation to YOU
correspondent; besides, it would be con
ferring benefit upon all in the North
west who read THE UNIvERsAIIsT. Will
our people in Minnesota kindly bear this
request in mind?
The First Church has fairly entered
| upon its winters work. One of the lect.
ures in the Free Course" has been given
to the eminent satisfaction of all con.
cerned.
Rev. DR.. Tuttle has been away for
some time in New York, where he went to
welcome his only remaining son, Geo.
Tuttle, M. d., who was passenger on the
unfortunate steamer, "Anchoria."
Since l last wrote, the First Church
has been called upon to mourn the death
of one of its most ardent members and
workers, Mrs. o. ID. Kinney. She was a
most beautiful character and will be
greatly missed in every avenue of church
work.
The Second Church enjoyed last week
the second in the series of Free Lect-
ures," by Mr.. Johnson, who discoursed
on the United States Senate. Sunday,
Oath ult. Rev. J. B.Starkey,of the Method
ist church, preached in the morning and
in the evening two of the delegates of the
National w. G. I. q. addressed the con-
gregation.
The Third Church, having decided to
postpone the erection of its church build :
ing until spring, found it necessary to
enlarge the hall which was built last
spring. The building has been enlarged
SO as to give seventy-five sittings addi-
tional and an annex has been built, thirty
feet long, which is to be used as kitchen
and dining room and this winter as an in
FAINT class room. The hall has been so
built that it is admirably calculated for
all classes of entertainments. The stage,
which is 1923, is fitted up with drop
curtains, scenery and other stage para
phernalia, so that it is desirable place to
rent The parish hope to make the hall a
paying investment, besides giving COM
Portable accommodation for public SER
vices this fall and winter.
The Ladies' Circle has arranged a
lecture course for this winter-a course
of five lectures the first to occur the sec.
ond Tuesday evening of November and
thereafter the second Tuesday of each
month. Rev. W. FL. Harrington will give
the first, in which he will discuss the ques-
ton, Prison Reform. HIS long experience
as chaplain of the Minnesota State prison
has especially equipped him for the dis
cussion of this subject.
AN oyster supper was given Wednes-
day evening, 9th ult., by the Ladies' Cir
Gle, at which about one hundred of our
people were present.
Our parish and Sunday-school was
called upon to mourn the death of Mr.. e.
0. McG3aufiin's beautiful little Hazel,
aged four years and one month. She
died Wednesday afternoon, 9th ult., of
diphtheria. She was one of the brightest
little girls in our Sunday-school and al
most always present. Mrs. McGlauhin.
who is the daughter of Rev. Moses Good
rich, of our church, of sanity memory,
and her husband, bear the great trial with
beautiful resignation, both realizing the
comforts of our inspiring faith in this
dark hour. The body was taken to An
Okla and laid beside that of Rev. Mr..
Goodrich.
The Liberal Ministerial Association
was permanently organized Monday, 25th
ult. Rev. III. M. Simmons, Unitarian),
President, and Rev. l.. G. Powers, Secre-
tary. Ten ministers were present, though
DIR. futile and Mr.. Boynton were absent,
being out of the city. We have work
ing force of twelve liberal clergymen,.
and the following list of subjects have
been arranged for discussion, as reported
by the Pioneer Press: Nov. l. Relation
of Liberal Churches to Modern Theories
of Creation. Led by Rev. II. M. Sim
mons. Nov. s. Is Modern Biblical Grit
icism (that of the Dutch school for exam
ple) Tenable? Led by Rabbi Iliowizi.
Nov. %. Organization of Labor and its
bearing upon Modern Civilization. Led
by Rev. l.. G. Powers. Nov. 20. How to
prevent Skepticism among the Young
Led by Rev. M. ID. Shutter. Dec. 6.
Scholasticism and Medieval Theology
Led by Rev. Clay McAulay. Dec. ID.
Most effective Means to Counterfeit In
temperance. Led by Rev. w. r. Dobbyn.
Dec. 20. Ministerial Responsibility in
reference to Truth. Led by Rabbi Freu-
den. From time to time, with your per-