The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-08
OUR IOWA BUDGET.

for there is great dearth of news items
from Iowa churches at this time. Pas
tors and people must be SO busy as to be
oblivious of our claims upon them, or
else are away on vacation.
We speak whereof we do know. how
ever, when we say that at
WATERLOO
The church is still doing we'll and gain
ing ground. A recent afternoon tea
given by the ladies at the pleasant home
of Mrs. H. M. Reed was largely attended
and dime collection brought them over
S11OO. On Wednesday May %, they
met again with faithful MEMBERSHIPS.
G. F. Brown. The parish was lately
helped by visit from Bro. Moore, the
Field Agent OF The UNIvERsALIsT, who
succeeded in placing that excellent pa
per in several more homes. Every copy
so placed. if carefully read, is an added
power, and generator of earnestness, f.
deity, zeal and generosity with relation
to the cause of an aggressive Universal
ism. If ten copies are taken and read
in as many homes, in any given parish,
it is safe to predict that that parish will
not be spiritually dead, or it's church
doors long remain closed.
The pastor, Rev. j. M. Getchell, was
chosen by the G. A. R. Post to give the
memorial address on Decoration Day.
The members OF the local Travelling
Mems Association requested him to
preach sermon more especially for
commercial travellers.
He does SO on the third Sunday in
June. Bro. Getchell was recently an
invited guest at the social by the Clerks
Union of the city. and gave the young
people short but most excellent ad.
dress. replete with good advice and
spiritual prompting. And SO the infiu.
ence of the little church on the corner
through its pastor and people, is widen
ing out in many and various ways in
spite of some orthodox brothers who
would have it otherwise.
Rev. Eliza M. Curtis, our able ano
faithful pastor at Manchester. was in
vited to give the Grafton on Memoria
Day. in that city.
Rev. John Mulholland. pastor at Char
les City preached a memorial sermon il
the new church Sunday afternoon, Ma,
&c, the G. A. r. Post and w. R. G. at
tending in body.
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We note the pleasant circumstanc,
| that for three weeks in succession re
Gently, The UNIvERsALIsT reported ant
| illustrated new Universalist church
buildings, at Charles City, Galesbure
and Vevay, and Woodstock, o., JUS
previously. More are coming on. Ma,
the time soon come when new one will
be dedicated for every Sunday in tn,
year. and hundred men and womer
graduate from our divinity schools ever.
year.
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And that reminds me that there is
proposition for new divinity school OF
the Pacific coast. Good, there is much
adjacent territory to feed it with students
besides it might take care OF some from
japan. China, and the isles of the sea
The world needs them, here there, and
everywhere.
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had written thus far on the Budget
when word reached me of our church
affairs at
The following notice from the Boone
Daily News of May 27. acquaints us OF
the termination of most helpful and
successful pastorate:
LAST evening Rev. Mrs. S. L. Crum
preached her farewell sermon at the
Universalist church. With this sermon
ended her successful passionate of two
years with the congregation and she ex
poets to retire permanently from the
ministry. She took for her subject,
Human Life in the Light of Universal
list Conclusions The theme dwells
largely upon the necessity for liberal
views to meet the demands of the pres
emit age on the question of religion. The
discourse was one of power and beauty
and was listened to with greatest admir-
alton by the congregation"
1t may be said with truth that the Uni
versalist Church inIowa owes very much
to Mrs. Crum for her faithful missionary
labor in its behalf. which is we'll crowned
with this glorious two years service as a
Christian pastor. We doubt il she can
content herself, il we'll, out of the active
work of the ministry. and shall expect to
hear by and 10y that she is still sounding
forth the Gospel Of sweetness and light.
E. p. s.
WATERLOO, Iowa,