The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-09-15

cheaper to maintain children in good
schools, than to build jaila to put them
in when they become big. The school
houses are the villages sacred houses
The same official rigidly enforces an
ordinance requiring all boys and girls
under sixteen years of age to keep off the
streets after eight O'Clock in the evening,
unless on business. or accompanied by
adults. It has accomplished much toward
orderly streets. The recent proclama-
ton is one all officials would do we'll to
initiate.
Ageni Buchtel College.
Mr.. Arthur A. Stearns, the General
Agent of Buchtel College, is visiting the
various churches in the territory of the
college. and delivering addresses de-
signed to interest our people more thor
oughly in the support of our educa-
tional institution. His subject is The
Coming of an Educated People," and
Mr.. Stearns presents it in very at
tractive and instructive manner. He
lectures at Woodstock at ii A. M, Sep
TENDER 16.
Personals.
Br. A. X. Beam, principal of the Union
school in North Plain City, at one time
held license to preach from the General
Convention, but suffered it to lapse. He
has, however, recently been relicensed by
the Committee on Fellowship of the Ohio
Universalist Convention, and we trust in
due time, will devote himself to the full
work of the ministry.
The late James N. Converse of Mad.
ison county, set apart grove near his
beautiful home, five miles south of Plain
City, for the purpose Of holding annually
a meeting Of Universsliste. He erected.
chiefly at his own expense, tabernacle,
which will accommodate five hundred
people. The meetings have been held for
fourteen yeare, twelve of them being dur
ing his life. 1t was his request that they
should be continued, and his family are
faithfully complying with his wishes
The meeting for this year was held Au.
gust 26, and was largely attended. Rev.
s. P. Carlton preached morning and
afternoon to the edidcation of all present
In the evening he preached at Plain City
to good sized congregation.
-Br. W. J. Littell, of Cincinnati, we'll
known to Ohio Universalists, as the eff
cient President OF the Convention, for
two years, writes under date of August
%: "We have had our church vacation OF
two months, but will resume both church
services and Sunday school next Sabbath.
II did not attend the meeting of the
Miami Association, on account of the
funeral of one my Universalist friends. I
endeavored to secure the services of one
Of our own ministers, but was unable, as
Br. Whitney our earnest and Jealous
pastor, was in the East. Br. Bacon was
out OF the city, and none OF our local
necessary to have minister of another
church-the Christian Baptist" This
should not be. We should have more
ministers in Southwestern Ohio, and be-
tween the few we have, there should be
more friendly and united feeling, so
that when one is absent, arrangements
could be made with others to attend to
his special work.
Rev. E. F. Pembsr was here last week
and made short visit to his many Gin
cinnati friends. At the request OF
number of the friends favorable to our
faith in Cumminsville North Cincin-
patD arranged for services in my par
lors on last Friday evening. There was
good attendance, and Br. Pember gave
us one of his soul stirring sermons Fa-
miliar hymns were sung. The interest
of the services was in creased by the pre-
sentation by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Will
lisms of their babe, and by Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubbard OF their four-year.old boy, for
dedication and baptism. Everybody was
happy.
Meeting in Lebanon.
On Saturday Br. Pember went to
Lebanon to attend on the Sabbath,
the second annual meeting of Universal
lists on the Warren county fair. grounds.
The congregation was estimated to be
twenty. five hundred. The people came
by railroad and their own conveyances
from Montgomery, Mason, Red Lion,
Springboro, and all the country adjacent.
Grand music was furnished by the
Mason choir. Br. Pember preached morn
ing and afternoon, and the general ex-
preston was that at is good for us to be
here" Much Of the success of this meet.
ing, is to be credited to the management
OF our faithful Br. Ellison Shook. More
of such meetings are needed, so that we
can proclaim our faith to the thousands
still in ignorance OF it's practical beauties.
Our prayer is that we may continue faith
fal and that peace and harmony may
dwell among us, SO that we may at last
reslizs the results OF our long years of
labor, for the upbuilding of our church
in Cincinnati and Southern Ohio.
Report of State superintendent.
Rev. DIR. Garfield, State Superintend-
emit, makes only partial report for the
month OF August. During that time he
was engaged largely in forming plans
for the fall and winter campaign which
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