The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-14
OHIO NEWS LETTER.
CLEVELAND.

Services have been held in All Souls
Chapel every Sunday during the SUM-
mer, by sermon in the morning and
Y.P. G. U. meeting in the evening. The
congregations have been good, but the
attendance at Sunday school fell off.
1t is expected with the beginning of
public schools, the loss will be regained
and some additions made.
A committee has under consideration
plans for beginning in limited manner.
Every Day Church Work" The Cleve-
land Union has solicited the co operation
Of the Unions in Murray Association, in
Flower Mission work, and the methods
which have proven so successful in Bos-
ton will by pursued. 1t is hoped that
the boys and girls of our country Unions
will be busily engaged in cultivating
flowers and that these little ministers
of Heaven" will find their way in large
numbers. through the Cleveland Union,
into the homes of the sick and poor.
Efforts will be made to push the"country
week" plan, suggested at the last State
Convention. Our correspondent says:
I'VE are of the opinion that there are
many generous Universalists in the sur
rounding country who will be delighted
to give some poor little boy or girl, first
week of heaven in the country out of
the smoke and gases of the city, in the
clear, health giving. air.-in the long
grass and under the clear sky-among
birds, flowers and trees, and swimming
holes, and what is not least, take them
away from the slums and place them
with good people. Will not our friends
in Olmsted, Huntington, Leroy, Sharon
Center, Brimfeld, and about Kent and
Ravenna take such boys and girls and
give them weeks outing? This is the
work we ought to do every summer.
We believe in the sentiment expressed by
Rev. Mrs. Danforth, when she said
Make your church useful to the COM
munity and world, and it will thrive?"
We hope to be able to report in due
season, liberal responses to the plans of
All Souls church. and fully believe, that
if faithfully carried out, they will pro.
duce rich harvests in many ways.
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION.
Last week we gave brief notice of
the beginning of the fifty third session of
Washington Association, and now pre-
sent some additional items furnished us
by the faithful clerk, Bro. j. r. Cole, of
Little Hooking.
Saturday afternoon, after the very in
teresting history of First Belpre church,
by Bro l. w. Putnam, Rev. j. r. Car
penter delivered sermon appropriate
to the Communion service, which fol-
lowed. In the evening the Y. P. G. U.
conducted very interesting services.
Sunday morning the Sunday school
had brief session, which was followed
by a devotional meeting led by Bro.
Fred Ellenwood: subject Praise the
Lord"
At 1890 P. M, and 2 P. M. Rev. Henri
eta G. Moore delivered instructive and
inspiring sermons.A brief session of the
Association was held prior to the after
noon sermon, when the Memorial Com
mittee consisting of H. F. Tobey and
Estella Shull presented statement
in reference to the deaths of Mrs. VIM.
Kelley of Lower Salem, Mrs. Eliza Pas
ton. and Mrs. Elvira Beebe. of Frost, Mr..
David Beach, of Barlow. and Mrs. j. w.
McMaster, of Marietta and appropriate
resolutions were adopted and placed on
record.
Sunday evening was devoted to plat
form meeting. with addresses limited to
ten minutes. This service closed an ex-
cellent series of meetings. A fine rain
laid the dust on Saturday evening. favor.
ing large attendance on Sunday, which
was estimated at five hundred. The
hospitality OF the friends at First Belpre.
was unbounded. The officers for the
present year are; President. A. L. Cur
tbs; Vice President. Roscoe Walcott;
Clerk, j. r. Cole; Treasurer. r. Hocken
berry, trustee, Holllng5WOrth Stone.
MURRAY ASSOCIATION.
At the Murray Association, which met
with the Huntington church. August
%, "a and %. Friday afternoon was de.
voted to Sunday-school interests, Bro
Thoe. G. Briggs presiding in the absence
of the President, Herbert @. Briggs In
the evening the Huntington Sunday
school gave an excellent entertainment.
The school, though small, is thoroughly
alive.
Saturday morning was devoted to bust
ness of the Association. Encouraging
reports were read from the five churches
belonging to the Association. Officers
elected are: President. Mrs. E. s. BisselI;
Secretary, Miss Dollie Coe; Trustees,
Bros. @. Wineville. T. G. Briggs and
Gardner Stearns.
At IL A. M, Rev. Carl F. Henry deliv-
cred an excellent sermon, Whatsoever
a man soweth that shall he also reap"
At 2 p. NJ. the Missionary Alliance held a
meeting. at which encouraging reports
were read of women's work in the var.
ious churches. Revs. Abbie r. Dan
forth and Cornelia A. Williams delivered