The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-11-10
WATERLOO.

Clurcn enterprises mere are 6Llll pros
porous. The Ladies' Social Union gave
dinner and supper in the church dining
room on recent political rally day and
cleared over $50. Encouraged by the
success of the experiment last spring,
the Superintendent of the Sunday
school gave out little money barrels to
the children again in which to collect
and save money for the use of the
school, barrels to be opened at Christ.
mas. All our Sunday schools might
raise much missionary money in this
way and educate the children to love
and give for their church. Do we learn
this fast enough?
MANCHESTER.
Indirectly we learn that Rev. Mrs.
Eliza Cuytis is preaching at Manchester,
Iowa, we trust as the settled pastor
there. Hope to hear that Dubuque is
in line soon,
MITCHELLVILLE.
has preaching service once a month by
Rev. Amos Crum. The friends fully
alive and keep up good Sunday school
and very active Y. P. G. U. During
the last two or three years sixty new
members have been added to the men,
bership,-a sign of spiritual life. A good
Ladies' Mite Society is ever active. The
Y. P. G. U. recently held cork social"
at the residence of one of the members
in the country. A very pleasant time
was had.
That was pleasant news in one of our
papers, that the Y. P. G. US. of our
Philadelphia churches we're to unite in
conducting and building up mission
church in another part of their city.
That's the right ring. Let them set the
example for Chicago, New York, Cincin-
natl and other cities. Let the rich mem
bers furnish the money and the young
people and their pastors conduct the
services, and every three years might
see a new church solidly established.
Why not? If not, it speaks poorly for
the redemptive power of our faith and
religious effort.
Do you know that many of our minis
tiers from their daily experience see the
need and would gladly preach more doc
trinal sermons to educate people as to
what Universalism really is, but they
refrain from. doing so because many of
their members think doctrinal preach
ing is out Of date and they don't enjoy
it? There is much selfishness in this.
Even though we are thoroughly inform
ed ~ as 10 all the teachings of our faith,
and always ready (?) to give reason to
everyone that asks, strangers and en-
quirers expect to learn of this, to them
new religion, from the pulpit. 1t is meat
and drink to many hungry, doubling,
darkened soul, and ought we not will
ingly to sacrifice our preference some #
the time for their sakes?
Fidelity to Christ as leader and mas
ter will determine the measure of our
personal conservation, and spiritual or
temporal success as parishes or people.
Partialist bigotry shows itself in most
unexpected places, sometimes when Uni
versalism is concerned. Would you
think to find it in the so-called non secta-
rian, Iowa State Normal school with it's
hundreds of students? To me it was
shameful revelation that pupils from
other than evangelical churches or
members of no church. are classed as
"non-C Christian" No effort is made to
have the presence of such pupils known
to pastors and church friends in the ad-
joining city, Cedar Falls. 1t is known
that at least two splendid young wo-
men, sisters, of Universalist parentage
and from one of our Iowa parishes, at
tending school there must have their
names put on the list headed "non-
Christian" and on graduating go out as
teachers with this stigma upon their
noble young womanhood And this be-
cause they bravely said they were Uni
versalists and could not consistently and
honestly join the students young Wo.
mans Christian Association" This
thing ought to make the spiritual pride
of every Universalist in Iowa assert it
self to the end that we have a living
church and settled pastor in Cedar Falls
to make spiritual home" for our own
among those students. Where is the
self-sacriicing, wise, able. energetic,
social minister, who can and will take
this field, with, if it must be, no "call"
but Gods, and trusting in his help and
blessing to win victory for the right?
E. P. S.
WATERLOO. IA.