The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31
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Sunday, there was good congregation
present at the morning service, which
was appropriate to the day palm Sun
day.. Lenten services were held last
week each evening, excepting Saturday,
at 4:30 to 5 O'Clock. This week services
will be held at 8 each evening, and SER
mons will be given by pastors of Chicago
and vicinity. Easter will be observed by
special services next Sunday.
Church Of the Redeemer.-Rev. Mr..
Oonklin exchanged pulpits last Sunday.
and in the morning Rev. Florence Kol-
lock, OF Englewood, preached, and in the
evening Rev. Mr.. Nickerson.
Church of Our Father.-Services ap-
propriate to the day we're held on Sunday
morning. On Wednesday evening of this
week the pastor is to give preparatory
lecture preceding Easter, and next Sun
day morning there will be Easter services
in both church and Sundsy-school.
ILLINOIS.-WindsOr-Our Sunday
school has recently given the operetta en-
titled"Hu the Thimble, under the train
ing and direction of Mrs. L. 8. Baldwin.
As a result, about $12 were put in the
treasury. Our church has had week Of
meetings, ending March Is. The pastor
did the preaching. The meetings were
we'll atten ded and two members were
added to the church.
PeOria.-Lenten services will be held
in Bradley Memorial Church this week,
commencing Monday evening. The pas
tor, Rev. George B. Stocking, will give q
familiar "talk" each evening, including
Saturday. The following topics are an
nounced for consideration: The Uses of
Lent, The Mission of Christ, Practical
Regeneration, Thankfulness, Uniting
with the Church, Working Together in
the Church.
Galesburg.-A considerable portion of
the chapel time Wednesday morning,
March 81, was devoted to the memory Of
the late DR.. Ryder. Prof. Parker read
an account of the requests made and
Prof. Standish followed with an eloquent
talk. He showed how much more good
to the world man like DR.. Ryder was,
than hundred of Vanderbilts. President
White followed with few short befit-
ting remarks.
PecatOnica Notwithstanding the ter
rible storm which ragged for few hours
Saturday evening, March IL, the fair and
donation supper at the rink, under the
auspices of the Universalist society for
the benefit of the pastor, Rev. @. A.
Garst, was grand success, and those
who brsved the elements and attended
had good time. A very fine supper
was served and enjoyed. The fancy ar
ticles on exhibition, which had been
made by the ladies, were sold at auction.
The receipts were about 500, which will
be used to pay the minister's salary.
OHIO. -WOOdstock.-A letter from
this place says: The church at Wood
stock was organized forty five years ago,
and its history has been one OF ups and
downs Ministers would be employed,
and after short time somebody clamored
for change, and the church would be
closed, sometimes for years without reg
ular services. Such was the case when
about four years ago Rev. J. w. Henley
was invited to resume work here, which
he did with good results. At the end of
the first year he declined to continue on
the yearly plan, but accepted an invita-
ton to become the pastor, with the under
standing that the relations were to con-
tinus as long as they were profitable.
The plan thus far has worked we'll, and
Br. Henley soon begins his fifth year, en-
joying the respect and confidence of the
members, as well as the outside commu-
nifty. The Board of Trustees at their late
meeting expressed themselves as heartily
in favor of the pastoral system, and re-
commend other churches to try the plan.
Our Sabbath school, with Br. @. O.
Smith as Superintendent, is doing we'll.
The pastor is always present in the school
when not called away, giving aid and en-
couragement to both teachers and pupils.
The congregations at church services are
increasing, and about forty members
have been received since Br. Henley be-
came pastor, and more are expected soon.
Two were received recently. Our pastor
does not limit his efforts to the church
alone, bat is ready to engage in any en-
terprise promising good to the communi-
ty. He has been twice elected and is now
President of the schools of Woodstock.
We again recommend our churches to
cease hiring ministers by the year, as you
would mechanics or farm hands, and en-
ploy minister as pastor and then keep
him. Our greatest need here is a new
church building, and we hope the day is
not far distant when the Universalists OF
Woodstock will have building as beau
tiful as is their faith"
NOrWalk.-The local pspsr OF Wednes-
day, March 81, has this paragraph in re-
gard to meetings in progress last week
and Br. Mitchell's part therein:
"The series of meetings now being held at
the Universalist church had an auspicious
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