The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-08
OUR IOWA BUDGET.
CHARLES CITY.

We pen the long desired good news
with eagerness. A church building is
under way. The money is nearly or
quite raised to build a $4,000 church
and the foundation is being put in. We
understand it will be rushed to compile
ton as soon as possible. A fine corner
lot was bought only one block from the
main street and near the public school
building. All interested, young and
old. will find a new conservation and en-
thusiasm in this work of securing
church home, fit browning of their
persistent and heroic efforts. Bro Null
holland preached the sermon at the
union Thanksgiving services in the
Baptist church. He has no peer in the
city in pulpit ability and scholarship.
WATERLOO.
The ladies recently gave a chicken pie
supper on Friday evening and dinner
the next day to accommodate the Teach
ers Convention and cleared over $40.
Their suppers are always we'll patronized
by the public. The largest congregation
yet was present Sunday evening, No
vember %, to hear Bro. Getchell's sermon
on 1.-THE He'll Dread or Fear" Much
praise was given it by the hearers. A
fine Christmas concert is in preparation.
We are trying to enlist the young peo-
pie and others in the new Y. P. G. U
"2c. week plan" for Missionary work
SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND
INQUIRY.
The Waterloo pastor issues the follow
ing:
Realizing that people are thinking
earnestly upon religious subjects, and
that the steady trend OF thought is to-
ward the more reasonable, scriptural
and kindly position of the Liberal
church, the Church of the Redeemer,
Waterloo, desires to be more than ever
before a helper in this good cause.
Therefore the pastor. officers and teach
ers of the Sunday school have deter
mined to make the Thursday evening
Teachers and Conference Meeting more
efficient as school Of spiritual thought
and inquiry.
Members of our own congregation, of
other churches, and of no church, are
invited to come to the church at 7:30
Thursday evenings, and in an informal,
kind, tolerant and reverent spirit. ask
questions and talk over religious
themes.
Every honest skeptic seeking light in
vited to come. This is especially the
opportunity for inquirers who wish to
be truthfully informed as to the Gospel
of Christian Universalism, or any special
point of Universalist doc rine or text of
scripture.
Rev. John Arnoup. the travelling mis-
sionary, has recently held services at
Milton, Manley junction and Villisca.
He preached in the Waterloo pulpit Sun
day morning November % a helpful and
scholarly sermon on Physical and
Spiritual Compensation
The appropriations of the General
Missionary Committee Of the Methodist
church for 1894 are 81, 100000. Is it any
wonder they build church a day? A
system of systematic contributions from
every member and Sunday-school does
the business.
A wavering purpose is an element OF
weakness in any individual or organiza-
ton. To be half-hearted and undecided
is to court defeat at the outset. True
of army life, business enterprises, the
church, HE that is not for me, is
against me- The influence of weak
kneed Universalist is against his Master,
and the church to which he gives a di-
luted affection and divided service.
We want the outspoken, aggressive, fear
less, confident constituency, that draw
others to us by the power of divine
spiritual enthusiasm for the Truth.
EP. S.