The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-28
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AKRON, Dec. 18th.

WISCONSIN, Meeting at
Stoughton-There will be held at
Stoughton on Thursday afternoon, JAN
uary 2, pastors meeting. 1t is desired
and expected that every pastor in the
State will be present.
1. Pulpit manners-Rev. G. G. Conner.
Q. The Pastor in Business Affairs-Rev. E.
E. Hamand.
8. The Pastor and the Ladies' Aid Society,"
Rev. Mrs. N. M. Opdale.
4. The Pastors Relation to the State Conven-
tlon.-Rev. w. 8. Ralph.
5. The Pastor as Mssionary-Rey. A. G.
Grier.
6. Parish Visiting-Rev. B. f. Shook.
T. The Pastors Amusements-Rev W. w.
Slaughter.
8. Some Healthful Reading for Pastors-Rev.
G. E. Varney
9. The Orthodox and the Liberal Ministers
Rev. II. B. Evatt,
10. Our Theological Schools-Rev. Grin
Evans.
To Universalist Churc hes desiring a
pastor:-Any Universalist Church desir
ing pastor and who can pay $1,000
year will do we'll to write me as l have
fine man of experie nee to recommend.
He is from the Christian denomination.
He has been known to our people for
years as the finest type of man.
A. G. GRIER.
Things are looking quite
encouraging in this parish now under
charge of Rev. B. F. Shook. The local
paper says:
The First Universalist church is again
on the high way of prosperity. With
the pastorate of Rev. B. F. Shook large
audiences, new courage and new conf.
dence began. Along these lines pro-
gress is decidedly apparent much to the
good cheer of the many friends of the
society. A good impression is growing
outside and spirit of sympathy and
fraternity is kindling in the hearts of all
who attend the services. New life with
increasing attendance is manifested in
the Sunday school. The members of
the society are thoroughly awake to the
necessity of activity in the Christian
work and are devoted to the success of
their church. They realize that in the
great sisterhood of churches that theirs
has place to fill and duty to discharge
in the Lords vineyard and they are re-
solved that the Universalist Church in
her work of love and brotherhood shall
be abreast of the times and faithful to
her obligations.
The annual fair and supper given by the
ladies at the church. on recent Tuesday
evening, was. perhaps, the most success
full in financial way ever given by the
society. The seats had been taken from
the auditorium of the church and here
tables were spread with beautiful fancy
work. demonstrating the untiring energy
of the ladies. In the basement the sup
per was given. From five o'clock P. M,
until after s, the church was crowded to
its utmost. The proceeds amounted too
$4,000.
MukwonagO. - Our people are not
uoduI uolluoI arc tuOy cloopluSs OuL are
moving on in their own quiet way. We
recently held an apron sale and social at
which our receipts were sixty dollars.
The Sunday school are preparing for
Christmas with one of the new programs
and there will be presents for all. The
Young Peoples Association occupy every
other Sunday evening. Christmas
greetings from our parish to all.
WASHINGTON. Tacoma. On the
first Sunday evening in January the
pastor of Park Universalist Church,
Rev. E. j. Felt, will begin series of five
sermons upon the history of Universal
ism. This series will be followed by five
others upon the cardinal points of Uni
versalist faith. 1t is not intended to
take the congregation through series
of dry details of history, but to bring to-
gether in interesting form some of the
remarkable incidents and lives in the
history of our Church. 1t is not gener-
ally known that the origin of the Uni