The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-14
NORTHERN OHIO.

Akron, April 4, 1885, ITO the Editor
of The UN1vERsALIsT. The following
concerning the Universalist church, Nor
walk, is from the Reflector of that city:
Norwalk.
"Ihe series of religious meetings held
at the Universalist church during the
past week, closed last evening with a
good audience, Notwithstanding the I'M
propitious state Of the weather. These
meetings have been well-we may say,
largely attended, from the beginning.
They have been great y enjoyed by many,
and it is hoped, have done something to-
ward quickening the religious feeling OF
the community. The meetings closed
with very able sermon by the pastor,
DR.. Crane, and some OF Mr.. Mitchelps
sweetest and most inspiring songs. His
visit here will long be remembered, not
alone for his uplifting songs, but for his
grand talks as WELL"
The Meeting at Akron.
The series of Sunday evening dis
courses by our Akron pastor on the
false doctrines preached by the evangeI-
ist Patterson, have created a widespread
interest and the audiences have ranged
from 800 to 700 each evening, until on
last Sunday evening, with the help of
Stanford Mitchell, there were fully 1000
people present, the entire church includ-
ing gallery and Samaritan hall being
filled. During the week of revival meet
ings, beginning last Monday evening and
closing Sunday, there were magnificent
congregations and on Sunday morning
fully 500 people were present, and after
a short discourse appropriate to Easter
Sunday and the sacramentat service, the
pastor received twenty-one members
into the fellowship of the church, all of
whom will be valuable additions and some
Of whom are among Akron's most prom
inent citizens. There are many others
who have given evidence of their pur-
pose to enroll themselves as members ere
long. We think there never before has
been SO deep and feryent spirit mani
tested in our church.
This Week of Revival Meetings,
including the sermons of the pastor and
the inspiration of Stanford Mitchelps
gospel singing, has been "feast OF fat
things, of wines on the lees, we'll refined"
and the elimination on Sunday in the
special services, the large number who
remained in the morning to celebrate the
Lords Supper. and the magnificent au-
dience at night, with the deep interest in
the subject of religion, are matters for
which our Akron church is to be congrat-
ulated.
Br. Mitchell gave an excellent talk to
the Sunday.school on Sunday morning
and added greatly to the enjoy N emit of the
service by his singing. He left on Mon
day morning for Conneautville, Pa,
where he is to spend week with one of
Br. Critchett's churches. We hear also
that our Kent church is anxious to have
him come there. His hands (this is fig
ure OF speech) are full, and his voice is
taxed to it's utmost. The Akron papers,
and Akron people generally have spoken
of his singing in highly complimentary
terms. We shall be glad to have him
come this way again. Let our friends
everywhere see to it that the results OF
his work are made permar emit.
Farmers Station.
Rev. w. 8. Bacon preached in the Uni
versalist church, Farmers Station, on
Sunday, March %. morning and evening.
"The Origin of the Doctrine of Endless
Torment" was the morning theme.
The Akron Ministerial Association
is wrestling with the Sunday closing
question, and other phases of Sabbath
violation. The question has come to be
one difficult to manage. There are so
many ''works OF necessity" which seem
to encourage works that are not neces-
sity, that there is an endless number Of
excuses for breaking the quiet of the
Sabbath, and keeping up clatter and
bang, and ringing of bells, and blowing