The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-01
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Sunday we formed church organiza-
ton, with forty adult members, and ex
pect forty more before the month is out.
We feel that our work is beginning to
count. A committee has been appointed
to see about repairing the church. and
before summer is over we will have
beautiful church home. The people are
united on their pastor as they never have
been before. and the prospect is indeed
bright.
Ordination at Stoughton. Wednes-
day evening, May 22nd, the ordaining
council appointed by the Fellowship
Committee met in the Universalist
church at Stoughton. Rev. G. E. Var.
ney acted as chairman and Rev. E. E.
Hamand, secretary of the meeting. After
each member Of the committee had piled
the candidate with suitable questions
and he had answered them, he was Civ
en- leave Of absence. A vote was taken
to ascertain how many of the committee
deemed the candidate properly fitted for
the work of the ministry. The vote was
unanimous in favor of ordination. At
7;30 Wednesday evening. Rev. 9. E.
Varney. of Monroe, delivered sermon on
The Ideal Man." The sermon was we'll
received by those who heard it. At 2:3O
Thursday afternoon, Rev. E. E. Ham
and, Of Oshkosh. delivered sermon on
1.-THE Value of Creeds." Thursday even
ing at 7:30, Rev. Amos Crum. of Webster
City, Ia. delivered the ordination SER
mon, taking for his subject 1.-The Modern
Minister" The sermon was full of good
suggestions to those who are entering
upon their career as ministers of the
Gospel. Bro. Crum had the pleasure of
receiving Bro. Render into the Univer-
salist church when he left the M. E.
church, of which he was formerly
member. Rev. F. w. Millar. of White
water. gave an appropriate charge to
the young minister and presented him
with the Scriptures. The Hand of Fell
lowship was given by Rev. q. E. Varney.
who also gave the charge to the parish.
The ordination prayer was offered by
Rev. E. E. Hamand. The music by the
choir was pleasant feature of the ex-
ercises and added much to the impress
siveness of the occasion. A reception
was given after the sermon Wednesday
night, in which all participated with
hearty coed will.
We are informed that Bro. Render is
the third Universalist minister who has
been ordained in the parish at Slough
ton. 1t affords us much pleasure to note
the fact that he is doing good work
at this place.
IOWA.-Mount Pleasant. w.
w. Merritt, of Red Oak, Iowa, supplied,
May IL, for Rev. ]. E. Reyes, the latter
being in Kansas where he had been
called for week of meetings each at
Haven and Hutchinson. Bro. Merritt
gave two splendid sermons to large and
appreciative audiences.
He remained in Mount Pleasant three
days. Bro. Merritt is brother of Gen.
E. A. Merritt, OF New York, who lie we'll
known as a loyal Universalist in that
State.
The Mount Pleasant church is active
and prosperous. This parish will enter
tain the Sixth Annual Convention Of the
Iowa Y. P. G. U. June 24-27. 1t is
hoped that every Universalist organiza-
ton in Iowa may send from six to ten
delegates.
The Ladies' social met on recent
Friday evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Green. There was good
lie" company of the friends and men,
bers of the church present, and most
enjoyable social evening was spent. Ice
cream, cake, chocolate were served to
the guests, and the musical features Of
the evening,-the piano solo by Miss
Campbell and vocal solo by Miss Lillian
Dyall, added much to the pleasure and
interest. Mics Green is always host in
herself as pianist skillful and compe-
bouts duu lNoFs 4hts IAoy % uc q fOCdAAct 10
already too well known to need special
mention.
BLOOMFIELD. Rev. j. E. Reyes is our
pastor and breaches to US every fourth
Sunday. Our church is completely
filed at every service. The Union Young
Peoples meeting is held in our church
in it's regular order.-in alphabetical
order.
MitcheIlviIle. Rev. j. E. Reyes
preached two able discourses to US on
April 10. He preached in the M. E.
church at Valeria on the Saturday even
ing previous. DIR. Crum, of Webster
City. breaches for us once a month.
Under the care OF these two ministers
we are in prosperous and growing con.
dition.
KANSAS Haven Meeting
The local paper Of Haven notes in the
issue Of May IT, theUniversalist meeting
under charge of Rev. Frances E. Brant
and Rev. ]. E. Reyes in several para
graphs-as follows: