The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-21

direction of Rev. Olivia j. Carpenter.
who has made marked success in the
parish. In these meetings she is to be
assisted by Rev. HI. N. Couden OF Port
Huron; Rev. w. L. Gibbs, Concord; Lee
s. McCollester. Detroit.
GRAND RAPIDS.
This church resumed services the first
Sunday of September and had special
exercises In spite of the fact that many
members we're still out of town the
church was filed. The Sunday school
and congregation met together. The
President of the Board Of Trustees and
the Superintendent of the Sunday school
gave addresses, presenting the work and
needs of the departments, and all was
followed by an address by the pastor.
Rev. T. w. Illman. This society is now
busy preparing for the State Conven.
ton.
THE STATE CONVENTION
is to meet October 8, 8 and 10, Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be services on
Monday evening. At this session spec
ial time is to be given to the Up. G. u,
the woman's societies. and the Sunday
school. A full program will soon be pub.
lished in THE UN1vERsALIsT, and Uni
versalists of the State are warned to
keep this meeting in mind.
CONCORD.
The pastor of this church, Rev. w. L..
Gibbs, used his vacation in missionary
work. He spent one Sunday in Ply
mouth. one in Hillsdale, and held two
grove meetings. One of these was at
Wheelerton, and the other at Somerset
Centre. In the last Mr.. Gibbs had the
assistance of Mr.. Geo. B. Rogers. stu
dent in the Ryder Theological School,
and member of the Liberty church.
Mr.. Rogers has been two years at Gales
burg and is highly spoken Of. During
the vacation the Concord church has
been thoroughly cleaned and several
important improvements made by the
Y.P G. U. Among the surprises of the
pastor on his return was the finding Of
himself already in church. in the form
of a fine large picture. The Y. P. G. u.
of Concord are power in the church
and community.
MoOREvILLE.
In this little town is very pleasant
church of our faith. The people are 30
scattered that services are not held with
great regularity, but the few here had
great comfort in their occasional SER
vices. Last spring two days meeting
was held here in connection with Milan,
by Rev. w. l.. Gibbs. Rev. j. T. Sunder-
land, and Rev. Lee S. McCollester. On
September s. Rev. W. L. Gibbs was called
here to cfticiate at the funeral of one Of
it's leading members. Mr.. Jesse Warner.
Mr.. Warner was man highly respected
by all and an enthusiastic worker for the
church. He had prospered in his bust
ness and had ever been generous to his
church. His home was ministers
tavern and his death is loss to our
cause in this section.
The parishes Of the State are warned
that they should take up collection
the Sunday preceding the State Con-
vention for the defraying of the running
expenses of the Convention. Also. all
parishes are warned to send in their
quotas for the mission work before the
coming OF the session.
Some pastors in Michigan have been
visited by a person purporting to be a
student Of one.of our schools and an
agent of the Publishing House. He has
borrowed money Of several and forgotten
to return it. He presents letters appear
ing to be from ministers in the State,
and claims the name of Knickerbocker
and to be relation of the late Bro.
Knickerbocker of Wayne. He is a fraud
and should be punished. L. S. NC.
DETROIT, Sept. -.