The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-01

| up with art1Stlc care against tne odch
ground of an immense American flag.
| The effect was both brilliant and COM
Portable. A very nice program, under
the charge of the Sunday School Su-
perintendent, Mr.. Edison Reifsnider,
Mrs. Ellen Vreeland and Miss Grace
Brown. was given by the Sunday school.
| A short address emphasizing the socio-
logical side of Christianity was made by
the pastor, Rev. r. A. White. The Of
ferings included 20 barrels of flour. fif-
teen bushels of potatoes, $50 pounds OF
oatmeal and large amount Of cured
meats.
The congregation was a large one
and the cash collection for charitable
Thanksgiving uses summed up very
gratifying amount.
This as every one will concede is
splendidly appropriate way to celebrate
Thanksgiving.
| Peoria.-Our annual dinner occurred
on Thursday, November %. For years
it has been the custom of our ladies to
| give a dinner on Thursday before
Thanksgiving. This year as usual it
was a decided success. Twenty nine
huge turkeys we're roasted, and every.
thing else in proportion. From twelve
till two o'clock PM we fed the multi
tude.
Now the most skeptical of our people
are converted to belief in miracles.
We ordered eighteen turkeys, but
twenty. nine found their way into the
dining hall. And when gathering up
the fragments we had more sugar than
when we started. So the miracle of
the loaves and fishes was repeated.-we
had more when the banquet closed than
when it began.
Besides being a financial success, it
was great social occasion.
A union revival meeting under direc-
ton of Rev. DIR. Chapman has just
closed special tabernacle was built to
accommodate six thousand people. AL
though we were excluded, yet several
who were induced to sign inquirer's
cards, gave preference to the Universal
ist Church. As a result Of the meeting
we shall receive several good members
into the church.
Standardization Harbor.-The
plans for the new church are very elab-
crate and indicate that the building will
| l. - o.t
1t will be about 55xSO feet on the ground
and of ordinary height, and the style of
architecture is ornate and pleasing. The
best red brick and stone will be used in
the construction. 1t will be profusely
trimmed with stone which will add to
the beauty and substantially of the
building. A we'll proportional and hand
somely modelled tower will rise to
proper height over the main entrance
and wide stone buttressed steps will lead
up to the arched vestibule. The cost of
the church, exclusive of furnace and
seating will be about $4,000.
The main auditorium is to be seated
in semicircular form, the pews facing
| towards one corner in which is placed
the pulpit. To the left of the pulpit
will be the choir gallery in an alcove
containing many windows. This room
will have seating capacity of 2l3, but
may be enlarged by raising the rolling
curtains which will separate it from the
lecture room, with capacity for one
hundred seats. Opening from the lee
ture room will be two large class rooms,
which may be thrown together when de-
sired. Adjoining the class rooms will be
the library room for the Sunday school
with shelving protected by glass doors.
At the rear of the pulpit platform a
door will open into roomy apartment
designed as the pastors study. There
will also be toilet rooms in the rear of
the lecture room and many other con-
veniences of the modern church. There
will be a basement under the entire
building, containing furnace room, and
probably dining room, kitchen. etc.
The windows will be of beautiful rat
tern in stained glass and combination
chandeliers will furnish both electric and
gas light. The State society of the
Young Peoples Christian Union have
agreed to furnish one window.
The church will be situated on Pleas
ant street just beyond the Higbee hotel,
and will front directly on the street.
The lot cost 81, 700 and has been paid for,
except 5000, by the ladies of the church
in two years through their efforts in
giving entertainments, socials, etc., and
the ladies are ready to supply the re-
naming 5000 as soon as it is required
The UNIvERsALIsT will give picture of
the church when dedicated.
/
Ube Mest.