The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-07-07
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MAINE The first anniversary of the
| Sunday school was observed June IL.
| The average attendance during the year
has been 81. The receipts S139.34. In
the evening the school gave fine con.
cert. They have no pastor. The work
was begun by Rev. @. FL. Shinn. A
church was organized OF sixteen men,
bers. The Maine Commsndery OF Knights
Templar attended the service at the Uni
versalist church on Sunday 23d, the Oath
being st. Johns day. Rev. j. s. Gled-
hill. pastor, preached.
RHODE ISLAND. = Notwithstanding
serious losses from death, the new socie-
ty at Georgiaville is growing. Six per-
sons have recently joined the church,
four of whom were from the Sunday
school. Week day conference meetings
are held regularly. - Three members
were received into The Ballou church,
Providence, at its last communion. The
Sunday-school has doubled during the
last three months.
NEW YORK.-State News.-Sunday
evening services have begun under the
lead of Rev. s. A. Whitcomb, at Medins.
Mr.. Whitcomb breaches on Sunday
morning at Ridgeway.- A Canton stu
dent is to supply the pulpit at Scipio
during the summer. Six persons recent
ly united with the church, The church
at West Henrietta has decided its build
ing and land to the State Convention
The work at Albany, which has been car
ried to such noble success, was begun in
1884 by a series OF sermons delivered
by Rev. William Taylor now of sainted
memory.
PENNSYLVANIA. - The parish at
Bradford has gross income of $500 a
year, but has had no preaching for seven
years. A new church building is much
needed.-It is believed that CORY would
be good point for missionary move
ment.-A week of meeting recently held
at Tidioute, with Stanford Mitchell to
lead in the singing was eminently sue
cessful. Rev. G. f. Barnes is the pastor.
Constant additions are being made to
church membership. Rev. Andrew Get
ty is preaching as opportunity offers at
Dawson, Pennsville and West Browns
ville The latter is the birthplace OF James
G.. Blsine.-Rev. E. F. Pember is pastor
at Titusville. Under his ministrations
the church attendance is constantly in
creasing. twenty-five members we're
added at Easter and the prospects for the
future are encouraging.
MASSACHUSETTS, Parish Intelli-
gence.-The Ministers Meeting of Bos-
ton voted to take a recess until the first
of September The Shawmut avenue
church being closed for repairs the peo-
pie will worship with the Columbus ave-
nue. church. DR.. Miner will preach dur
ing the month of July and Mr.. Perrin
during the month OF August. First
church Sunday school of Lynn has sent
to the new Universalist church at Oak
land, CAL, the sum of SlO0.-The peo-
pie in Melrose held their last service in
the old church, June %. The new house
will be ready at the beginning of the
next year.-St. Johns day was observed
by appropriate services at the church in
Milford, Rev. s. A. Gardner, pastor,
preaching the sermon. About two hun
dred Masons were present. The Y. P.
M. A., of StouRhton held public meet
ing on recent Sunday which is spoken
of as an occasion Of unique interest,"
The Barnstsble Association meets with
the Chatham parish July 1.-THE car
penters have begun work on a new
church at Tyngsboro.-Two persons were