The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-09-29
WESTERN RESERVE ASSOCIATION.

Western Reserve Association, furnishes
report of the proceedings of the Sixty
second Annual Meeting, which was held
at Brimfeld, September TO and which
was the most largely attended and
successful in its history.
The congregation on Friday evening
was an unusually large one for a first
service. Rev. o. G. Colegrove delivered
a sermon on What Does the Universal
list Church Ask for and Offer?"
Saturday morning was devoted to
business, with President A. T. Porter in
the chair All the live churches in the
Association were fully reported, and the
facts given were encouraging.
Mr.. E. M. Waller, of Ravenna, was
elected President. for the coming year;
Rev. o. G. Colegrove was chosen occas.
ional preacher for 1895, and Rayenna as
the place of meeting; Committee on pro-
gram G. r. DIN, of Akron: j. G. Yeend,
Ravenna, Rev. o. G. Colegrove, Kent,
and Mrs. Carrie Brobdst, Brimfeld.
Home missionary work was earnestly
considered, and it was determined to do
all that was possible to strengthen exist
ing churches, and to reach out into new
fields as opportunity offered.
In the afternoon. Sunday school inter
ests were carefully considered. A pa
per prepared by Miss Agnes Clark. of
Akron, on "Our Responsibilities" was
read by her mother, Mrs A. e. H. Clark,
and another was read by Bro. j. P.
Mead of Kent, on .'The Sunday school,"
Both papers were timely, and challenged
attention and aroused discussion. Teach
ers and officers need to feel their respon
sibility and be on the alert for the best
methods of teaching and guiding the
young.
Saturday evening was devoted to the
Woman Missionary Alliance. with Mrs.
Andrew Wilson as leader. The reports
of local Alliances were encouraging.
Besides earnest religious work, over six
teen hundred dollars had been raised by
these valuable auxiliaries for home and
State work. Mrs. Wilson's annual adj
dress was full of timely suggestions and
urged persistent efforts in "up-to date
methods"
Mrs. w. A. Lawrence, of Akron, read
a paper on "How to Secure Financial
Success" and Mrs. j. Cross, of Kent
read helpful paper on: what Shall
the Harvest Be?" The meeting was a
decided success, and showed that the
women of Western Reserve Association
are truly alive to their opportunities and
responsibilities Revs. o. G. Colegrove
and Andrew Wilson. made brief adj
dresses approving the work of the AL
lance.
Ordination of III. b. Bard.
Sunday morning the interest conferred
in the ordination of Bro. II. Burt Bard
to the Gospel ministry. He was born
aud raised in Brimfeld and with Bro.
T. L. Carrier, another Brimfeld boy,
graduated at Canton Theological School
last June Bro Carrier is located at
Woodsville. N. H., and Bro. Bard goes to
Victor, n. Y They are the first young
men of Brimtield to enter the ministry.
The ordination services were very i'm
pressive, excellent music was furnished
by the choir, led by Bro. George Bard,
father of the candidate. Rev. w. F.
Crispir offered an invocation. Rev. An
drew Wilson read the Scriptures, de-
livered the sermon and gave the charge.
and Rev. o. G. Colegrove offered the or
daining prayer, and extended the fellow
ship of the Convention. The benedic-
ton was pronounced by Bro. Bard.
TheY.P. Gu.
Sunday afternoon the Y. p. G. U. held
a very happy and enthusiastic meeting
which was led by Miss Irma Robinson,
of Akron. The topic of the day: Gods
Love Precedes Ours" was the basis of
remarks by many. Miss Cora Felt, of
Kent. read very helpful paper on "Con.
secration" and Miss Kate Covert. of Ra-
VIENNA. gave valuable aud instructive