The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-16
OUR IOWA BUDGET.
CEDAR RAPIDS.


pastorate, was the concert at the church
on the evening of February 10Th. Sew
eral Of the best musicians in the city
had part in the program, but Master
Claude Matteson Saner. the 10-year old
vocalist. was the great attraction. The
Evening Gazette" of the next day
speaks Of it as an entertainment of "un-
usual merit" and says the church was
packed with representative audience
assembled especially to judge of the
merits of the young singer. The pastor,
Rev. J. HI. Palmer, assisted Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. Crum in series Of meetings
at Boone. He also visited the Ossian
church and found our people in hopeful
spirits. Rev. John Arnoup supplied the
Cedar Rapids pulpit on Sunday, Febru-
airy II, to 1.-The intense delight of the
people,"
At this little town Bro. Arnoup gave
recently the first Universalst sermons
ever delivered in the place. He preached
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to large
congregations in the Opera House. Bro.
Palmer is to preach for the friends on
the 18th of March. We trust this work
may be the beginning OF an organized
working parish.
CHARLES CITY.
All is animation in this parish in view
of the early completion and dedication
of the beautiful new church. The ladies
are working hard getting things in shape
for their Fair and Carnival, besides
holding frequent dime socials to raise
the needed money to furnish the church
complete. Saturday afternoon, March 2,
the children of the parish held ten
cent social in the chapel to raise money
for their memorial window And so all
shave mind to work." Will all friends
send in at once some article to the
Ladies for their Fair? Marking the
package stephens, Herring and Co.,
Charles City, Iowa, "and prepay your ex.
press or postage. Let us all help little.
WATERLOO.
Parish finances in better shape than
ever before. Members recently con-
tributed nearly $1,000 as special offer
ing to meet an extra obligation. More
are being interested in, and attending
the Thursday evening Conference meet
ings. Sunday school classes are taking
turns in providing social and enter
tainment. donating the proceeds to the
parish treasury. They are being trained
to feel that the Sunday school is part
of the church, and feel some measure of
responsibility for its success. The ladies
are to have regular Wednesday after
noon meetings together for work and
consultation. A good plan. All this
comes from united people cooperating
willingly with a good pastor and wife
we'll beloved.
Rev. A. K. BEEN. of Usage, has re-
Gently been called upon to perform the
sad duty of conducting the funeral SER
vices of two of his parishioners.
Rev. John Arnoup is supplying the
pulpit of the Independent church at
Anamosa for two months until the ar
rival of the pastor elect. Bro. Arnoup
is now having more calls for missionary
preaching than he can possibly attend to.
We never could see the wisdom of any
professed religious society attempting
to conduct an Independent movement.
and thus depriving itself of the strength
which comes from co operation and fell
lowship.
Truly of churches as of individuals,
no church liveth to itself and no church
dieth to itself, for whether living or dy-
ing it belongs to God and the world, and
it must be held accountable for its loss
of power and influence which must
needs come from selfish isolation.
Such a course seems all the more
strange in professedly Liberal church,
which of all others is supposed to lay
stress upon brotherhood, fraternity and
helpfulness. 1t would seem sometimes
that it was not this Christian liberality
which is 30 much desired as the liberty
to believe anything, everything or moth
ing in particular. And it occurs to us
now, that this is the common plea made
for Independent organizations. But
one would think that there was ample
opportunity for independence within all
reasonable bounds in the Unitarian and
Universalist organizations. We can ques-
ton no ones right to think and believe as
they will, however much we may regret
the lengths to which unbridled liberty
may lead them. and the injury to organ
lied Christian effort which comes of
guerilla methods of warfare. My friend,
if you simmer the thing down suspect
it will be found at the last analysis that
the love of Independent thought and
action has its root in pure selfishnese,
the basis of all unrighteousness, and
that which Christ most condemned by
his example and matchless words.
f. P. S.
WATERLOO. IA.
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