The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE OF THE WEEK
NORTHERN OHIO.

Editor OF The UNTvERsALIsT. AT Peru
special service was held on the 18th
inst, at which Rev. @. P. Nash officiated,
and received into the fellowship of the
church three members, two of them
young married people and the other q
worthy young man of promise. Br. Nash
recently resigned at Peru, after serving
two years as the pastor, and although the
church has temporarily suspended SER
vices it is not dead, but gives promise of
a continued existence. We sincerely
hope that it may not long remain pastor
less, for to do so usually means loss Of
opportunity and eventual decay and
death.
"A. A. Stearns, agent of Buchtel Col
lege, gave an address in the Universalist
church at Kent, O., last Sunday on "The
Coming of an Educated People"
Ravenna.
It is now eleven years since our Raven
ma church was recognized and this long
period OF Christian endeavor ought to
entitle our pastor and people to Christian
treatment at the hand of the Partialist
clergy of that place. But sectsrian mar
rowness still holds sway among the local
preachers the re. We are glad, however,
to note the fact that the orthodox con-
gregations of Ravenna, very largely con-
denim the recent attack of their pastors
upon our Ravenna pastor-Rev. A. Will
son. We are sure that if our people
move steadily on in their Christian work,
such bigotry as these local preachers
have exhibited will drive to us some who
of right belong with us. We have no
doubt these brethren of the Partialist
churches are sincere to the extent that
they do not understand Universa lism,
and therefore regard it heresy; but
they are in duty bound to become better
acquainted with it's teaching before they
assail it. This
Troubling of the Waters at Ravenna
recalls the remark of Rev. DR.. Barrows'
the Presbyterian pastor, of Chicago, who
delivered an address on the occasion of
the dedication of st. Pauls church, on
which he congratulated the congregation
of that church on having pastor who is
not polemic but irenic. DIR. Barrows is
far in advance of most of the Psrtialist
preachers, in that which he commends.
We are glad that he is so.
On the Both inst. Prof. E. W. CLAY
pole, of Buchtel College. gave the opening
lecture in the course Of scientific lectures
to be given at the Universalist church.
or the lecture the Rsvenna Democrat
speaks as follows:
On Tuesday evening Prof. Olaypole
gave the opening lecture of the course in
the Universalist church. His subject, "Nat-
ural Gas in Ravenna," was treated in a
plain, familiar yet thoroughly scientific man.
ner, and was very instructive and enjoyable.
One man said it was worth to him the cost
of the entire course.
Buchtel College.
The winter term at Buchtel closes to-
morrow and the spring term will begin
on the 28th of March.
Our Akron Church.
The series OF discourses now being given
by the pastor of the above church, Rev.
@. Ellwood Nash, in which he proposes
to show "the utterly unscriptural and ir
rational character of some of the leading
doctrines which have been preached
night after night in the union revival
meetings" is attracting the attention
they deserve. On the evening of the 18th
inst. there we're present about 500 people
and on the 18th nearly 700 we're present.
AS Stanford Mitchell our gospel singer
is to be with us one week. beginning with
the 25th inst, from present indications we
shall scarcely be able to accommodate
all the people who will attend, although
the church has a seating capacity of
1000.
In appreciation of the sermon before
the Akron visitors, the Knights OF Py-
thias, preached by our pastor, they pre-
sented him with fine gold headed cane,
handsomely engraved.