The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-02-23
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MAINE.-State News. The Maine
Liberal Ministers Meeting was held at
Augusta February 5, being entertained
by the Unitarian and Universalist
churches.-Bro. Ralph Horn, of st. Law
renee University, is preaching during
February at Hallowell. The plan is now
to unite Hallowell and Readfield in
supporting pastor. Upon the return
of the pastor OF Dover and Foxcroft, Rev.
f. E. Wheeler, Y. P. G. U. is to he
formed in this parish. Mr.. Wheeler
was married January % at West Paris to
the daughter of DR.. Yates of that place.
Mr.. Wheeler is very popular in Dover
and Foxcroft, and there strong hope
that new church will be built this
year.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. = Rev. j. s.
Scoboria, who has preached in West
moreland nearly five years; in West
Chesterfield over three years, and also
over one year in East Westmoreland, has
resigned his pastorate from the first
mentioned parish. Since he came to
Westmoreland, the church edifice has
been rebuilt and greatly improved, and
there are other evidences of a successful
ministry.
VERMONT. = State News. = The
church at Glover has been served during
the past year by Rev. E. W. Pierce.
The people are active and successful in
their work. A vestry is almost com
pleted at an expense of nearly $500.
The services are we'll attended and the
Y. z. G. U. rosperous.-During Feb
ruary the Shoreham pulpit is supplied
by A. F. Booth, student of the Canton
Theological school. Rev. E. Fitzgerald
has just closed an engagement with the
Jacksonville parish. The friends will
soon try to settle pastor and carry on
the good work.-The Bethel parish will
be supplied for the present by Mr.. John
.. Bennett. member of the st. Law
renee University. Rev. Walter Dole, Of
Enfield, has filled its pulpit during the
last three years.
MASSACHUSETTS. -Parsih Intel
ligence-Rev. r. E. Conner will supply
the Waltham pulpit for the next two
months.-"Tbe happy condition of
things at Cambr bridgeport" is noted in
The Leader, and the specification is, the
harmony and earnestness existing
among its members, superinduced by
the zeal and effectiveness of the pastor,
DR.. Bicknell. The Y. P. G. U. is we'll
cared for and prospering.-TheF First
Universalist parish of Worcester recent
ly rendered reception to Rev. DIR. and
Mrs. Gunnison in the church vestry.
For several hours the popular pastor
and his wife, assisted by officials of the
church. were kept busy receiving the
hosts of friends who were present.-Mr.
F. W. Gibbs accepts call as acting
pastor at Amesbury for six months. The
parish is full of hope for the future and
the attendance, while not large, is good
NETT, of Brockton, has begun his sixth
year in the pastorate. On a recent
evening he was presented with some
valuable gifts from his parish.
CONNECTICUT.-New Haven's reg.
ular monthly supper was given on Wed
nesday evening. Jan. 6. and was we'll at
tended.-Mrs. Manning, of Stamford,
President of the State woman's organi-
cation, organized mission circle in New
Haven after the supper the other even
ing, and the ladies will take up the work
on the lines adopted in other parishes in
the State.-The Mission Circle of Mid
dletown has just inaugurated sytem of
weekly sewing classes under the charge
of prominent ladies of the circle-Mr.
Arthur Brown, of Hartford. is doing an
excellent work among the Y, P. G. us
of the State by his official visitations.-
The young people of Stamford held
"seven" sociable the other evening, 1t
occurred on the seventh of the month,
at seven o'clock. Seven young ladies
got it up. Seven read the seven num-
bers of the Songs of Seven" There
were seven songs by seven singers. The
admission was seven cents and every
seventh visitor received flower. Ice
cream and cake and candy of various
sorts each brought seven cents.-The
gentlemen of Bridgeport parish had an
"Apron Sale" of their own manufacture.