The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-23


Church at LIE Roy, in addition to sta
tistics called for in annual reports, has
been kind enough to give the following
facts in regard to financial work of the
Auxiliaries. The receipts of the Sum-
day.school were s3O.56; expenditures
1924 SO; ladies' social receipts, s64.47; ex-
penditures. s6397; Y. P. G. U. receipts,
1851; expenditures. 5000. The above
is very healthy showing, when we con-
slider that the church is not large in
membership. We are glad to learn that
Rev. Cornelia A. Williams has been in.
vited to resume the pastoral care Of the
church, and has accepted.
A NOVELTY.
One of the GAINESVILLE papers of Sat-
urday, March 2, published the following:
ATTACHED to the notice Of the servi-
ces of the Universalist church, is proba-
bly, the first invitation of the kind that
any GAINESVILLE church ever extended
SPECIAL invitation to saloon-keepers!''
In explanation the Rev. Mrs. Crosley
writes:
"The Anti Saloon League, through
Committee here, appointed speakers
from elsewhere, to speak in every church
in the city except ours, and the long
program was published. OF course they
forgot u.s. but we happen to be anti
saloonists' and so we advertised our own
little preach on Sunday evening, the
subject, Temperance l took for my
text, Happy is he that condemneth not
himself in that thing which he al
loweth.'"
If the Committee of the Anti-Saloon
League had any intention of ignoring
the Universalist church, they gave op.
portunity for pretty good advertise
ment Of the church, and that not unfa-
vorable.
NORwALK.
kev. S. G. Durham, pastor at Nor.
walk, writes: "The Sunday school gave
an entertainment March 6. and the re-
ceipts were over thirty dollars. Mrs. S.
A. Dunbar, the able uperintendent, was
unable to take part on account of sick
nees. but her presence was an import
ant factor in the services of the even
ing" From various sources we learn
that under Bro. Dunham's leadership
there is renewed activity in all lines of
church work.
A FAILURE BUT NOT OUR FAULT.
The debate recently advertised to be
held by Bro. l. S. Wenger, of our New
Madison church, and lay member of
| the Providence church, near Wileys,
was failure. Bro. Wenger was on
hand. but his opponent failed to appear,
or to send reason for his absence In
order that the large congregation at
tracted by the proposed debate, might
not be disappointed, Rev. J. H. Black
ford preached in the morning, and Rev.
o. p. Moornan in the afternoon, and
Bro. Wenger gave an outline of his ar
gument in favor of Universalism. Thus
the time was improved and it is hoped
some seeds of truth were sown.
LITTLE HOOKING.
At the annual meeting of the Second
Belpre church, among other changes in
the Constitution and By laws, the name
of the Organization was changed from
Second "Belpre" to. that of Little
Hooking" Rev. Carrie W. Brainard was
elected pastor for another year, and a
Committee was appointed to correspond
with other churches of the circuit, to as
certain their wishes. Frost has already
reported fAvorably.
Rev. Miss Brainard was authorized to
see what could be done toward charging
the circuit, so that another minister may
be employed. Miss Brainard having
presented an Electric Light" lamp to
the church, vote of thanks was tend
cred; also to Bro. and Sister L. G.
Knowles for care taken of the church.
The faithful clerk. Bro. j. r. Cole, was
honored by reelection. Our cores
pendent says: "Our congregations have
been good this winter, and our Sunday
school is booming in spite of bad wealth
or. And when spring opens, we hope
everything may move forward to the
glory of God in the betterment of man.
kind,and the building up of the church"
We trust that the proposed enlarge
ment of the circuit may be accomplished.
There are the following churches with
out pastors in Washington Association:
Fairfield, Berne. WATERFOWL and Du6-
ley, with an opportunity for revival and
reorganization at Beverly. At all Of
these places there are church buildings,
and more or less of believers, and the
number can be increased by jealous
work.
"BRUsH COLLEGE"
The Methodist church has never sui
fered from scarcity of ministers, gener-
ally effective and acceptable. But their
policy has always been to place young
men in fields where they can demon
strate their ability as builders before re-
ceiving appointments in more important
places. This course in olden times, was
called, "going to Brush College," Even
now, the probationers are appointed to
cm allar cirf mite which will fact THAR "A