The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-08-18
yTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO.

OOdstOck, o., August 10, 1885,
. Report for June and July of Rev. FL.
Garfield, d. D., Superintendent of
hurches in Ohio, presents some interest
lg facts. During those two months he
visited Wanseon, Stryker, Kent, Brin-
field, Akron, Havana, Union Grove,
Hamilton, Camden, Mt. Gilead and Platts-
vile, delivering thirteen sermons during
the same time. In addition to other good
and hopeful work accomplished, he OBJ
tanned two hundred and sixty five dollars
in subscriptions to the Permanent fund,
and thirteen dollars in cash donations for
the same purpose. Ten dollars of this
amount were donated by DR.. L. Wood
ruff, of Alton, who pledged an annual
subscription for the same purpose.
superintendent's Report.
The Superintendent says: From all
that l can learn I Judge that the Kent
church is doing fairly well under the lead
Of our young brother T. P. T. Fisher and
wife. Br. Robinson, (another young
man from Tufts Theological SchooD, is
holding the fort at Huntington. and it is
expected that by the time he is ready to
return, young man from the West will
be ready to take charge OF the Hunting
ton and Westfield leroy churches I
had pleasant time at Plattsville. The
Advent Tent meeting was in full blast,
but we had fair congregations, and a
good and hopeful feeling was mani
tested"
We regret that our faithful and efficient
Superintendent does not favor us with
more extensive reports of his labors. We
are we'll satisfied that il our people were
Iully informed in regard to the work be-
ing done, larger interest in the same
would be manifested, and ministers and
churches now derelict in paying their
dues to the Convention, would be prompt
ed to performance Of duty.
Columbus Church.
During this month our Columbus
church has no evening services, and the
pastor, Rev. W. NJ. Jones, improves the
opportunity to do some outside work.
He held services last Sunday afternoon
at Alton, the home of DR.. l.. Woodruff.
whose name is mentioned elsewhere.
Personal.
Br. W. II. johnson, of Oxford, in
a letter expressing the desire of the
church there to place their property in
the possession of the Convention, says:
"We have had no regular preaching for
about three years. Our numbers have
dwindled to three or four contributing
members, and they are not able to do
what they formerly did, as we are becom-
ing old; entered my eightieth year in
February last, and am no longer able to
work. and my income will barely afford a
very economical living, consequently, I
am not able to do much for the church.
The other two Trustees are not far be-
nd in age and resources. much
yret being deprived of hearing the Cos
to which I have listened for fifty-nine
srs. I united with the First Society
Cincinnati, when I was about twenty
,ars of age, under pastorate of Rev. J.
!. Waldo. removed to Oxford in 1882,
and have resided here ever since. The
UNIvERsALIsT supplies part of my re-
hgious wants, and look to it for my
Sunday reading as regularly as the day
comes. Br. Peter Sutton, now eighty
six years old, has been confined to his
house for nearly year. He came here
before did, and has been very popular
citizen. He served as Justice of the
Peace for about forty years. Through
en- dorsements he has lost his property"
We give the above facts as Br. johnson
is well known to many readers of THE
UNIvERsA1IsT, who. will sincerely regret
to learn that the present prospects of our
cause in the classic town of Oxford are so
discouraging. But in the days of the past,
our church there did valiant work. and il
will live in the influence exerted. One
faithful minister credits his conversion
to Universalism from attending services
there, while going to Miami University,