The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-12
OHIO NEWS LETTER.
SPRINGFIELD.


Work is moving along steadily, though
quietly in Springfield. Recently the
Young Peoples Bible Glass gave 30
ciable in the lecture room, and realized
five dollars. At the late Republican
rally the ladies served "home dinner"
from which they cleared forty dollars.
A junior Y. P. @. U. was organized Sep
TENDER IA, with Mrs. Sara L. Stoner as
President. The attendance was good
and the prospects are excellent for good
work. The pastor. Rev. j. A. Stoner.
has recently been delivering a series Of
sermons, on subjects of popular interest.
The topic for Sunday evening Septem.
Der 10, was 1.-THE Story of Creation as
told by Legend and as told by Science"
This sermon was we'll reported in the
Springfield papers, which are very gen.
erous in this direction. Bro. Stoner
says in regard to this method of preach
ing Universalism: my purpose is to let
every newspaper reader in Springfield
know that there is Universalist church
in among them and that this church is
doing business. l hope to succeed in
doing another thing and that is to COM
mand the respect of every orthodox
preacher in the city l am demanding
half of the road
We heartily approve of Bro. Stoner's
methods. Our people have been too
much in the habit of putting their
candle under bushel." 1t will do no
harm to "let one shine" through the
BLACK Missionary"
OUR SALVATION ARMY.
We have always regarded the organic
alton Of the Young Peoples Christian
Union as a providential means for the
extension of our church. The Union
has been at work long enough to estab-
lish its efficiency in renewing interest in
Sunday school and other branches of
church work. AS mis- sionary force, it
bas demonstrated its value, by the estab.
lishment of the church at Hartman,
and the opening of new places in the
sunny South, and elsewhere. But there
is branch of work that is open to the
Unioners which we trust, they will soon
take up. We know of no better name,
than that of "Evangelistic Work" with
i'll reach of every Union. There are points
where by we'll directed effort Sunday
schools and Unions can be established,
and services could be held whereby peo-
pie unacquainted with Universalism,
might be instructed in our faith, and in
time churches organized and houses of
our Unions will adopt an aggressive
method of local church extension. Make
every local Union point from which
the light of truth shall radiate in all it's
life giving influence. The Akron Union
has demonstrated the value of this
method of work. in the establishment of
Sunday-school at Cuyahoga Falls.
and there are hundreds of similar op
portunities. Let the Union become a
Salvation Army"
AN OHIO BOY ORDAINED.
Ohio has contributed quite large
number of ministers to our church.
most of whom are doing faithful service
in other States. Bro. Leroy w. Coons,
OF Eldorado. who graduated last June
at Canton Theological School. is now
doing ministerial work at Cicero,
N. Y, and Wednesday, September IS.
was ordained and installed as pastor Of
the church in that place, DR.. l. NJ. At
wood preaching the sermon. He writes
September 20:
"Our work here moves along nicely.
We organized Y. p. @. U. last week;
the Sunday school is assuming new life;
and generally our prospect is bright
We congratulate Bro. Coons upon his
successful entrance upon the work Of