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

held many entertainments, entailing
much hard work, which have been uni
formly successful in financial and So
cial way. They also are constant force
in promoting the spiritual interests OF
the church. 1t is said that the Univer-
salist church is coming more and more
to command the respect of the people of
the city, because of the intelligence and
superior moral worth of it's patrons. 1t
also takes an advanced and positive
position on all the reforms of the
day, and insists upon the absolute ne
cessity of spiritual life as condition
of our happiness and well-being..now and
always. Rev. B. F. Shook, the efficient
pastor, has been engaged to continue
another year. May the pleasant relation
long continue.
BLOOMFIELD.
We have the very welcome intelligence
that Rev. L. F. Porter is rapidly recover
ing from his recent illness and will preach
again on the 23d. He and Mrs. Porter
conducted grove meetings in Missouri
on the third Sunday in August They
are now making plans for their !. charac
teristic spiritual and constructive cam
paign for the fall and winter, and we
know their church will be greatly
strengthened thereby. Bro. Porter
thinks the last year has been one of the
most active in his ministry Besides the
evening and morning services in his own
church, he has preached Sunday after
moons at some nearby missionary point.
NOTES.
Rev. James Gorton preached at
Marshalltown, Sunday the 10th.
Rev. John Arnoup preached in the
Opera House at New Hampton, Sunday,
September 16, to large congregation.
Interest deepening,-many new faces
appearing in the Waterloo congregations
and they come again.
The "Post Office Mission" is great
stride forward for the Universalist
Church and an honor to the Y. P. G. U.
which has it in charge. Reader, what
have we contributed in books or money
to make it more useful?
And they say the 1895 National Y. P.
G. U. Convention is to be held in Boston.
There should be, can be, must be, 300
delegates present from as many local
Unions. The expense has defeated
large attendance in the past. That it
may not next year, let every Union begin
at once to create a fund to pay the rail
road expense of one delegate to the Con-
vention and return. The money can
easily be raised in twelve months, by
a few entertainments, and it will be
money we'll spent for the good of the in
dividual delegates, the local and Nation
al Unions, and the church at large. Let
me urge the young friends, ministers,
editors and people, to press this matter
and take pride in the success of our Con-
ventions. Begin now and keep up the
agitation all through the year.
r. +
Not the least of the benefits to be
gained from our Y. P. @. U. will be the
raising up for our beloved church large
constituency well grounded in the faith,
thoroughly consecrated, and so in love
with the principles of Universalism that
they will not easily be led into other
communions through marriage or con-
siderations Of social or popular position.
The cause ofU niversalist religion haslost
many promising young man and wo-
man for life workers, because in early
years they were not thoroughly schooled
in our faith and so grew up Indifferent
to their religious position; and the fault
is largely, indeed mostly, with SO called
Universalist parents. 1t is a notorious
truth. though it be said to our shame.
E. p. S.
WATERLOO, Ia.