The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-06-16

looking, as DoSG cOulu, aIJbT Gno Sen-
eral interests of our cause. 1 have
preached in all the above named places
except two, and have been called for
special services into several places not
named in this list.
l have received for preaching ... .s51S.35
have received for funeral services. $500
| have received for weddings.s...-- 3400
Total cash for personal services. S637 30
Have secured in cash and subscriptions
for the permanentfund ....... S623.50
have assisted in special revival SER
vices at thirteen different places.
There were access sions to the church at
ten of the thirteen places, and manifest
good results at all.
An effort was made, | might say an
organized effort, to bring about the
holding Of revival services in all, or at
least in as many as possible of our
churches in the State, during the season
when such meetings are most profit
able, and to so dispose our ministerial
force as to accommodate as many as
possible of our churches as might
wish to be holding such a6rvices at the
same time.
This movement was partially success
fuI, and can, without doubt, be made
more so in the future. Lam happy to
report in this connection that while
the special revival meetings which 1 at
tended and in which Iassisted were
fairly successful, there were other
places where either was not invited
or could not go that weresmore success
full; and 1 am heartily glad that our
preachers are fast learning that when
they want work of that kind well done,
they should do it largely themselves,
or at least that it is not good policy to
call six ministers together to conduct
a five days meeting.
You all saw the Ohio number of THE
UNIvERsALIsT issued in January last,
$500 extra copies of which were dis
tributed among the Universalists of
the State. With the make up and dis
tribution of that paper your superin-
tendent had something to do, but not
all. Without the helpfof those who
furnished so much of the matter, and
the indispensable aid Of Rev. c. Nash
freely rendered, it couli not have been
got before the people inas timely season
nor in as good shape.
have preached LAG aes during the
year, and have made h&Has many more
talks in the interest of the Convention
and of our State work lin the confer
ence meetings O. cal oal4cies. Our
cause is certainly improving in Ohio.
There is more unity of feeling among
our churches, and a growing respect
for and interest in the work of the
State Convention, and while the per-
manent fund has not been largely in
creased during the year, there has been
large amount of that kind of work
done for which we are raising the
fund, and work that will show in the
substantial increase of the fund in the
not distant future.
Not all of the work of the superin-
| tendent has been successful. l have
spent some time and money on church
es that as yet show no visible signs of
having received benefit. Six Sundays
have been spent with the churches of
| Springfield and London, which were
not remunerative to the Convention,
nor specially profitable to the churches,
although London has promised that
early in the coming autumn an earnest
effort shall be made to revive ouI
cause in that town.
OF our churches in Ohio the follow
ing are now provided with regular
preaching such portion of the time as
they deem themselves able respectively
to support it: Akron, Attica, Bell
vile, lst Belpre, 2nd Belpre, Ban-
chester, Bryan, Cincinnati, Clyde, Col
umbus, Cuba, Conover, Eaton, Eldora-
do, Edwardsville, farmers Station,
Flint, Frost, Jeffersonville, Jersey,
Lower Salem, Lyons, Mason, McCon-
nellsville, Miami City, Mt. Carmel, Mt.
Gilead, New Paris, Norwark, Olmsted,
Palestine, Peru, Plattsville, Ravenna,
Reynoldsburg, Ridgeville, Springboro,
Stryker, Westville, Woodstock, Fair
mount.
OF the more important points in the
State that are at present without regu-
lar services we may name: Hamilton.
Springfield, Upper Sandusky, Middle
port, London, Newtown, etc. Scme of
these places are able to care for them
selves, and only need advice and help
in the finding of suitable pastors;
others will need such labor as will
quicken their sense Of need and their
religious zeal.
Since the lst of December last l
have charged only One-half of my eX-
penses To the Convention.
The whole amount Of expense chaTg-
I'd for the year is Sl73 05, salary,
S 200, total, 81 373.O5. Total receipts
i'll cash and subscriptions, 81 260.S5,
leaving S1l2 20 To be paid from ac-