The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-05-26
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morning, May 6, the congregation at this
place was surprised on entering the
church to find in place OF the old sofa
and pulpit an elegant new desk and three
handsome chairs. This was a needed
improvement and adds greatly to the ap-
pearance of the church.
State WOman's Association. = Our
friends will please remember the annual
meeting of the Universalist Womaps'
Missionary Association of Wisconsin,
takes place at same time and place as
that of the State Convention, viz: at Co
lumbus, beginning on June5. The work
Of this Association is to assist the State
Convention in doing missionary work in
our own State, work which needs your
help in every way. Let every friend of
our cause who possibly can attend do so,
and those who can not leave home, send
in their contributions, for every little
helps. A penny day from every be-
lever in Universalism in Wisconsin would
insure a success in our mission field.
Come and help US. "God helps those
who help themselves"
Mrs. 81. B. LAFLIN, President.
LaCrOsse.-St. PauPs church, of this
city. is becoming quite enthusiastic over
a new feature lately introduced into our
Wednesday evening meetings, that of
reading AND discussing texts of Scripture
selected upon some given subject, the
more recent being proofs for and against
endless punishment. Many are becom-
ing interested who seldom enter a Uni
versalist church. They soon find them
selves much surprised at the reasonable
faith and able methods of explanation
adopted by our pastor. The Earnest
Builders are giving some fine entertain
ments, rousing the young to cultivate
taste for high literary and musical abil-
ity, gaining success socially and finan-
cially, bringing the needed Sunday
school rooms nearer each month, by way
of gaining the means for the building. A
new means for assisting in the enterprise
has recently been adopted, through the
organization Of A penny a day club"
each member, as the name would imply,
promising to pay one penny day for
year,-a small sum in itself, requiring but
little sacrifice to secure, upon the part of
each one, but in the aggregate quite
sum. IL two or three hundred of our
frien de would join this club the needed
room would not long be looked forward
to. May success attend their efforts.
IOWA.-Chsrles City We gave last
week an item in regard to the new move
ment in that place. We now have the
following particulars: Rev. A. A. Thayer
has been lecturing and preaching at diff
terent times in Charles City during the
last month or more. The results have
been so far favorable to the establish
ment Of a Universalist church in that
city, permanent pastor has already been
engaged and will take the work in hand
about the middle of the month. The new
parish has rented the Christian church.
1t will be thoroughly repaired and re-
hgious services will be held every Sun
day.
Charles City has population of over
three thousands a fourishinR and
beautiful town, central to Floyde county.
Several of the wealthiest and leading
families of the town are Universalists.
This is a very promising movement.
MINNESOTA. = Minneapolis. - The
Trustees OF the Church of the Rsedemer
have resolved to enlarge the building, ex-
tending the original foundation, and
architects are at work upon plans for the
same. The society expect to occupy the
lecture room by the coming autumn. The