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

had to secure lesson leaves, books, etc.,
and it is hard struggling, as you can
imagine. But next year Cd. W you will
hear from us in a substantial manner"
In addition to accessions already men
toned, Br. @. writes: "At our next
meeting feel sure of about six more adj
ditions. Reynoldsburg is not dead yeti
We are hopeful of better days in the
near future, judging from the fact that
the people have mind to work."
A few years ago committee was ap-
pointed by the Executive Committee to
sell the church at Reynoldsburg, the
organization being regarded dead. But
through our present system of work
it has proved to have been only sleeping,
and is now wide. awake, and promises in
return, in due time, to repay for atten-
ton given to it by the Convention
through the Superintendent.
The Circuit System.
Unless the circuit system is adopted,
it will be only q few years until num-
Der of the smaller churches will be COM
PEELED to do without preaching except at
rare intervals. The ministers willing to
do the old-fashioned itinerant work are
dying out, or becoming superannuated.
Those who are entering the work can
easily secure places where living salaries
will be paid, and where they will be set
tied as pastors, and not be "hirelings"
by the year. AS the ministers who have
independent incomes, and can afford to
spend Sunday for ten or twelve dollars,
pass away, churches that have been ac-
customed to hearing our glorious faith
thus proclaimed, will have to reconstruct
their methods, and il not able to sustain
pastor alone, will have to unite with
contiguous churches. We know now of
| one group of three churches, each of
which has its own monthly preacher,
when by uniting they could have services
semi-monthly, and a pastor near them all
the time. OF another group Of three
churches, that could have similar ar
rangement, two have each a monthly
preacher and the other none, because
the members cannot unite on any one
man. If the right man could be found
they would be willing to pay, perhaps,
twelve to fifteen dollars. We heard that
one of the trustees is very anxious to
hire q minister from another State,
whose salary is now twelve hundred a
year, and whose extras amount to from
| three to five hundred additional. The
end OF this kind of work is approaching.
Heaven speed the day
| The State Convention.
Echoes from the Convention continue
to reach us through our correspondence.
Sister Henrietta G. Moore, now in New
York on lecturing tour, in letter &C.
cepting the appointment of delegate TO
the next General Convention writes: II
cannot help but say what good Con-
vention we had at Stryker! And now
that we have had new start, and a new
inspiration in the State, hope we shall
speedily move forward to better and bet
ter things"
Rev, Henry l.. Garfield, in reply to
letter presenting thanks of the Conven-
ton for hospitality, writes: 81 have only
to say that my church and myself were
only too happy to have had the Conven-
ton with us. I believe it will do us
good through all time. Our neighbors of
other churches, too, were honestly will
ing and glad to entertain our guests, and
took delight in seeing us 30 happy"
In connection with the above, Br. Can
field sent the full quota assigned to his
church, which in the cares of provid-
ing for the entertainment of the Con-
vention had been Internationally over
looked.
| Buchtel College.
In the last catalogue issued by Buoh-
tel College, the faculty voted to omit the
statement heretofore made that it was
founded by the Universslist church"
| This was done with no idea Of disloyalty
to the church, but with the idea that a
larger number of pupils could be secured
if no reference to it's sectarian character
should be made. This course did not
meet with the appreciation of the friends
of the college, e'la at the late Convention
a unanimous vote was had in favor OF re-
questing the trustees of the college to di-
rect the restoration of the proper ac-
acknowledgement of its denominational re-
lations. The request was complied with
by the trustees at their annual meeting,
and hereafter the catalogue will contain
in the proper place the words FOUNDED
by the Ohio Universalist Convention"
9he dWest.