The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-07-07
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO.

Woodstock, June IS, 1SSS.-The Com
mittee appointed at the Convention at
Stryker to prepare an "Appeal to the
Universalists of Ohio" for an early COM
pletion OF the Permanent Fund, have
promptly performed their work. The doc
ument is composed Of clear-cut state
ments regarding the duty and privilege
of our people to assist in raising this fund
to its minimum OF twenty thousand dol
lars Speaking of the comparatively
small discrepancy between receipts and
expenses, the committee says: "But
before we bemoan that shortage, let us
again congratulate ourselves on the i'm
mense advance shown by these figures.
For years the regular reliable income of
the Convention was practically nothing
Now, after only that brief period of work
with a method, we have Superintendent
actively engaged in our service all the
time, and regular reliable income OF
more than 81, 400 annually! Such an ex-
hibit is the best of all commentaries
upon the merits of our policy, and upon
the ability with which it is executed by
our officials"
This is business manner of looking
at the subject, even with the Perma-
nent Fund incomplete. Had all ministers
and churches responded to the assess
ments made, the shortage would have
been little or nothing. Considering the
condition of affairs few years ago, with
the rapid approaches to solidity and con-
centrstion of effort, we feel like ''Thank-
ing God and taking courage"
The circular should be read in every
congregation, for information of those
who do not read the UNIvERsALIsT.
The Comm ittee of Fellowships
have organized with Rev. J. 81. Blacktord
as Chairman, and DR.. B. F. Beane, Sec
etary. The address of both is Eldorado,
Preble County, O.. The Committee have
since the Convention issued a letter of Ii
cense to preach to Sister Henrietta g.
Moore, and letter of transfer to Indi-
ana Convention to Rev. F. M. Yates.
Children's Sunday.
We receive letters occasionally, re-
questing information regarding the in
PRODUCTION OF Children's Sunday. The
facts have been often repeated, but the
evidence that it originated about 1860, in
the Universalist church, at Chelsea, Mass.
is well established. Its first observance in
Ohio was at Springboro on the second
Sunday in June, 1865, and it has never
been omitted there, the interest being this
year as great as ever.
Rev. C. C. Conner.
in reporting Children's Sunday services
at Springboro and Mason, says:
"Our Mason church has we'll organ
ICED choir of excellent voices, and they
add much to the enjoyment of services.
A slight "reminiscences of the orchestra
which assisted in the services few years
ago, pleasantly obtruded itself upou the
services Sunday, and promises to gather
in bulk and interest. The young people
of the congregation have in view the fres-
Going of the interior of the church, which
will add much to the beauty of their al
ready coy and neat chapel"
General Purpose Fund.
In response to letter calling atten-
ton to duty to the General Purpose Fund,
Br. Qusckenbush writes:
81 feel, in justice. you ought to excuse
us this year, for the church is struggling
hard to get started again, and has not yet
secure foot-hold. The women God
bless them, are working like slaves to
get our church building in suitable con-
dition to hold worship in. We have just
organized live Sunday school, and have