The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-10

MAINE. = Saccarappa.- The church
here, built under the inspiring zeal of
Rev. Mr.. Shinn, will be dedicated,
Wednesday, March 81. DIR. Miner will
be participant in the service.
VERMONT. = st Johnsbury. = The
young people of this parish gave an en-
tertainment recently consisting of Rog-
er's statusry, tsbleaux and music, which
was a great success. Besides this Club
and the Ladies' Aid Society, there has
lately been organized mite society,
composed Of sixteen little girls who are
doing good work for our parish.
MASSACHUSETTS,. Parish Intelli-
gence.-Dr. Patterson resigns at Roxbury
after twenty-five years of active and devot-
ed ministerial work. = DR.. Pullman has
commenced his confirmation classes
The revival of the second service proves
successful at Salem.-Special services are
arranged for Passion week at Cambridge
port.-The net receipts of the Arlington
fair $600.-Services appropriate to the
present season are held at North Cam
bridge.-The young people of the Mar
blehead parish have just held very sat
isfactory fair and sale for the benefit OF
the church.-Dr. Miner discoursed
week ago Sunday on the "The Perils of
the Hour" and put some unwelcome
truths before his hearers. He is report
ed as saying and no doubt with truth
that the statistics show that New York
can turn the votes for or against the
presidency, and wholly by it's hoodlum
element-Rev. Mr.. Perrin, OF Shawmut
church, Boston, gave, Sunday evening, a
week ago in his course on "Helps to the
Christian Life,"- a lecture on sacred
song which was admirably treated.
DIR. PattersOn's Resignation. In re-
gard to DR.. Patterson's retirement from
the pastoral charge of the Roxbury par
ish, noted above, the LEADER says: "We
can but reiterate what we have oft had
occasion to note, that DR.. Patterson has
been to the koxbury church an ideal pas
tor, with but one drawback; he has done
more than his duty, and in the service
which had his full heart, he has never
been sufficiently considerate of himself.
Whatever may be the outcome; and in
whatever station he may stand in the
future, he takes a conspicuous place
among the Christian ministers who will
ever receive, that to which they are rich.
ly entitled, the esteem, confidence and
love of the brethren"
CONNECTICUT.-Re L. ID. Fisher,
of Rochester, N. Y, Second society &C.
cepts the call to Bridgeport and will be-
gin work in that city on the first of April.
Rev. ]. H. Chaplin was in Cairo, Egypt
Jan. 81. He is the travelling companion
of DR.. McCollester, whose interesting
letters THE UNIvERsALIsT has printed
The New Haven church (Rev. Mr..
Squires, pastor) held a special celebrs-
ton of Washington's birthday, which was
made a very pleasant social entertain
ment.
NEW YORK.-The Brooklyn "Church
of Our Father" Rev. DR.. Gunnison re-
ports in the LEADER that this church of
which DR.. Garfield is pastor, has cancell-
ed its debt and is now free. "The obi
cation remaining upon it was $4,000
and within the last few weeks, this has
been quietly subscribed and the property
is free and clear. OF this amount Mrs.
Robbins paid $4,000, which with pre-
vious subscriptions made by herself and
husband, places their contributions
among the largest made in the history of
our church. The New York Herald of
Feb. 20 says: "Since the Rev. DIR. e. @.
Bolles took charge of the West Elev-
enth street church, between Sixth and
Seventh avenues, last September, the
congregation has doubled under his ell
oquent preaching" The plans for the
new Universalist church in Albany are
about ready, and it is expected that
work on the building will be commenced
on the ur6L OF April.
PENIS YLVANIA.-Rev. Mr.. Boards
ley is authority for the pleasing statement
that Rev. Mr.. Eggleston is doing good
work in Brooklyn; that Rev. Mr.. Amies
is an effective State Secretary, and that
Rev. Mr.. Hutchins is doing excellent
work in his chosen field.-Sunday, Feb.
IS, Mr.. Beardsley admitted four members
to his church at Hop Bottom; they were
heads of families and worthy accessions.
The same day he closed his fourth year
in the ministry, and week ago Sunday
he began his fifth and he is to remain in
the same field, which last Is as good
news as any OF the foregoing pleasant
items.