The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-07

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ed in local mission work among the poor
-Amesbury and Merrimac, towns ONLY
five miles apart, unite in calling Rev. A. @
White to the pastoral charge OF their SO
cieties.-The conference meeting at Ohel
sea, Rev. Mr.. Samples parish, is we'll at
tended.-Rev. Mr.. Gardeners work at Mil
ford, receives strong local endorsement
from the Journal of that town. It says
"He has done as much for his society as
has any other minister before him. He
has introduced new and better system
OF teaching into the Sunday school, and
has added largely TO the growth of the
church and of the school. There has
never been a more friendly feeling exist
ing between his and other societies than
now; and Mr.. Gardner has done more
than little in bringing about that kind
ly spirit shown toward us since his pas
torste."
The Franklin Parish, under charge of
Rev. Mr.. Sellick, is stated by the Senti-
mel of that village as occupying "an inhu-
ential place among the organizations pro-
noting the moral welfare of the town."
The pastor is described as ga young man
of pleasant address, deep student, and
thoroughly impressed with the duties and
responsibilities of his profession. Rev.
Mr. Coddington, Of Grove Hall, is giving
series OF discourses on "Vital Truths"
a positive and practical exposition of the
leading doctrines of Christianity.-The
Boston Shawmut Sunday school took
Christmas offering for the mission work
of the Convention amounting to $32.66-
and in addition sent box of presents,
books, clothing and toys, to East Glou-
cester Sunday school. Dec. 25, the old
church of Cheshire was re-opened and
re-dedicated after being closed for years.
RHODE ISLAND.-The Rhode Island
Universalist Club met Monday evening,
Dec. 10, and were address ed by Rev. DR..
Biddle, on John G.. Whittier,-the man.
the poet, the Christian teacher; and in a
very graphic way the speaker sketched
the character and career of him SO greatly
praised and honored. DR.. Biddle out
lined the beliefs of Whittier teaching i'm
portsnt doctrines, as shown by statements
published and unpublished, and also
made apt quotations from his poems to
show how broad and hopeful are his views
of God and human destiny. Rev. Mr..
Rugg presented paper in memory of
VIM. 8. johnson, of the Church of the
Mediator, and remarks eulogistic of the
deceased were made by Messrs. l.. W..
Ballou, Charles E. Carpenter, and Fl. B.
Metcalf.
NEW YORK.-State Notes Rev. DR..
Canfield's Brooklyn parish has sent a
generous contrib ution in aid of the mis-
sion work OF the State Convention.-The
Macedon parish is prospecting under the
labors of Rev. G. L. Waite.-Mrs. Edna
Chaffee Noble gave readings in Canton,
Dec. 20, greatly interesting large audi
ence.-At Victor there is growing relig-
ious interest. The young people have
organized a Christian Union, and the
elderly people attend a Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting, also newly organized
The Albany fair yielded $1,000 for the
new church.-The next session of the
State Sunday-School Institute will be
held at Brooklyn, jams, DR.. Pullman Civ
ing the address on Teachers and Teach.
ing"
DIR. C. c. PomerOy, of Newark, one OF
the pillars of our parish, died Dec. IA, at
an advanced age-The church at Sher-
man is undergoing repairs. is an
increasing interest at Fairhaven, where
Rev. Thomas Borden is pastor. The an
niversary of the "Boston Tea Party" was
celebrated in way that brought $780,
net, into the treasury of the society.-A
monument is now placed over the grave OF
Rev. M. B. Smith, at Mount Albion
DR.. Saxe's Sunday school at Rochester is
now highly prosperous; on recent Sun
day there was the largest attendance for
many years.-The death of Mrs. Presi-
dent Gaines is very sincerely mourned
throughout the State.
PENNSYLVANIA. = Mans field. - The
Universalist church in this village is with
out pastor. The church is small, but
they are an excellent people and good
workers. They have neat little church
and small parsonage in the rear of the
church. Mansfield is q growing village.
The State Normal School is there with
several hundred students. There is a
Soldiers Orphans Home with over two
hundred boys. The salary is small, but
a good active man could go there and do
an excellent work. There is another Uni
versalist parish about twelve miles from
Mansfield where they also want minis
ter; the two places might work together.
1t is suggested that ministers desiring to
correspond with the idea of a settlement
write to the trustees of the Universalist
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