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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-11

DEAR FRIENDs:-The sixth annual
May meeting will open it's session We'd
nesday, May %, in st. Paul's Church at
10 o'clock for mutual interchange OF
ideas, as to the best means for the ad-
vancement Of the purposes of our be-
loved church. The officers of the asso-
citation have endeavored to reach as
many of our people as possible, to create
an increased interest in this branch OF
our church work by letters and through
the columns of our inestimable UNIvER
sAL1sT, calling upon them to respond by
their presence at this annual May meet
ing. May pastors and people como 10
this annual reunion and feast and from
interchange of thought and personal
contact, may we all be renewed with
the spirit of love and conservation Tor
greater activity in our work, OF enlarglng
and upbuilding our church extension
and missionary departments as we'll as
social and literary interests; all, IN fact,
for the glory of the Master, who says
"Come."
The program below is as complete
as we can give it now; in the following
issue of The UNIvERsALIsT we trust II
will come to you in finished form and
may be full of interest to all.
The Trustees of st. Paul's have placed
their church at the service OF the Asso-
citation and the ladies of the parish
have extended an invitation OF enter
tainment to all delegates and friends
who come to attend and take part in the
exercises of the occasion, for which
courtesy no comments are needed,-for
years have multiplied the knowledge OF
the hospitality always extended at these
times.
To reach st. Paul's Church, from down
town take the INDIANA Ave. cars at
tached to the Cottage Grove cars. leav-
ing car at Both st. and going one block
east, where the open church door is To-
Gated
MRS. o. w. NASH. President.
MISS BELLE GIBSON, Secretary.
MRS. G. B. MARSH lCommittee.
MRS. A. M. II. ELLIS
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ILLINOIS. : Verona and waupon-

ILLINOIS. = Verona and WaupOn-
see.-The State Superintent, Rev. l..
j. Dinsmore writes: Held three services
with these very interesting parishes
last Sunday. At the morning service in
Wauponsee Rev. Mrs. Newport was pres
emit in very much improved health and
spirits. The friends are looking conf
IDENTIFY forward to the coming of Rev. A.
X. BEEN. who is to preach for them next
Sunday with view to supplying their
pulpits next year while doing work at
Lombard University"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-11
PROGRAM.

Sixth MAY Meeting, Wednesday, May ~.
11;OO A. M.-Scripture Reading and Prayer.
Reports.
"History of the Uniyersalist Wom-
ans Association. Mrs G. B. Marsh.
Lunch.
2:OOP. M-"Leavening of the Whole Lump"
Address, DR.. A. j. Garfield
1.-THE Trend of Philanthropy for the
last Fifty Years." Mrs. Henry
Wade Rodgers.
Discussion.
supper.
Evening Platform Meeting.
/. Church Prosperity-What it Signi-
fies, Prof j. Clarence Lee, Gales
burg
2. Church Prosperity : The Obliea-
lions which it Suggests Rev. Frank
McAlpine, Peoria.
8. Church Prosperity How to Achieve
Success, DR.. Stephen Crane, Syca-
more.
Thursday, May 23.
1000 A. M.-Paper-" Religion in Patriotism"
Miss Margaret Ray Wckens.
Paper-"The Literary and Social
League of the Universalst Women's
Association Mrs. A. M. IL. Ellis.
Lunch.
2.O0P. M.-Annuai Meeting of the Sunday
school Union, President G. Z. Rob-
erts, Oak Park.
Papers and Discussions.
1901 M-The District Union of the Young
Peoples Christian Union.
Paper. ETC., President w. G. Jones,
Oak Park.
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Ube West.
OUR IOWA BUDGET.
WATERLOO.
MAY 2, 1896,

Sunday April q, the heart of pastor
Getchell and his people were made glad
by six persons coming forward to con-
secrate themselves anew in church mem
bership. And one young mother, who
before marriage had become member
of the church, came forward with her
babe to have it dedicated to God and
Christian life. Would that this feeling
and action was universal in the demon
ination, and there would be deeper earn.
estness in our religious effort, and a
more creditable showing of our actual
strength. However. it is encouraging to
note improvement in this direction, an
increasing number of our ministers, es
pecially among the younger men, seeing
our weakness in the past are seeking to
bring believers to the point of public
avowal of their allegiance to the truth.
And the time to begin is with the chill
dren and young people.
- X
Good parents greatly desire, and sacri-
fee much that their children may have
good education; they even have them
instructed in music and art, in the be-
lief that by all these things the child's
life here may be blessed. may be made
sweeter and more useful. Is not
child's religious training equally import
ant, and are not parents obligated to
God to see that that training or instruc-
ton is of the kind that thall give their
children the most Joy, the most strength
for trial, and the most consolation in
their hours of sorrow?
(. can not understand how Universal
ist parents. who are truly such, can allow
their children to attend orthodox Sun
day-schools, Young Peoples meetings,
and church services until they have i'm
bibed system of thought which is
wrong, and which will likely hang about
them as hideous body of death through
all the years of their earthly life. Oh,
mothers and fathers, instruct your little
ones. at home if need be, in your own
blessed faith, see that they are thorough
ly saturated with it, aud when old age
comes on you will be happy. and they
will rise up and call you blessed.
***
II every one of our ministers would
observe Educational Sunday" and on
the third Sunday in May explain and
urge upon our people the advantages Of
higher education, in our own schools,
we doubt not one hundred new students
would be the result Is it not true that
our clergymen may be and ought to be
the most effective agents of our semin-
aries, colleges and universities, to fill
them with the needed students? We
have educational institutions of which
any denomination might we'll feel proud
and we should take pride in their sue
cess.
Our Sunday-school journal, the "Hel
per-" is greatly improved of late by the
new Incidental Lessons" by Rev. Henry
r. Rose, of Auburn. Maine. They fill
want and meet the objection which
some have made to the international
Lessons. that they were not practical
enough. The notes by Bro Rose are
fine application of the lessons to practi-
cal every day conduct and experience
and make our already excellent Helper
more helpful. Fps.
WATERLOO, IA.
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By special arrangement we spent
Sunday, April %, with our church at
Bellville. We found the Sunday-school
in good condition, and attended and par.
ticipated in an interesting meeting of
the Y. P. @. Union in the evening under
the leadership Of Miss Luella z. Rum
nell. We had good congregation in
the morning, and the church was we'll
filed in the evening. doctrinal sermon
having been announced. The subject
was Recognition in the Spirit World,
or Can We be Happy in Heaven and
Know that Our Friends are in Hell?"
This experience. as we'll as others proves
to us, that the idea that seems to be
dominant in the minds of many ministers
and people. that doctrinal sermons are
no longer needed, is delusion, and that
there was never better time or larger
opportunity for preaching distinctive
Universalism than just now. Partialism
is losing its hold upon thousands of
minds. and to save them, from skepti-
cism, let us give them in every possible
way, the pure doctrines of the Gospel Of
Jesus Christ. The new church at Bell.
vile is under way, and when completed
will be a model of beauty and conven-
fence.
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-11
TIE MAY MEETING.
St. paurs Church, Chicago, May ~. 20

The Executive Board of the Uni
versalist Woman's Association of H.
linois issues the following address in
reference to the coming annual meet
ing of the Association to be held at
ST. Paul's Church, Chicago, May II
and %. The program for the meet
ing is also given.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-11
- CHURCH AND PARISH REGISTER. q

To commended the
attention requested bear in
their fidelity In furnishing the
this end Send on the news
published
In insertion they should be
the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-22

the trough still containing dough, te-
lieving 10 do so would be an inpiety.
This is similar to the American story
OF two hungry burglars who refused 10
satisfy their hunger with the meat
which they found in well stocked lar
der because 1t was Friday.
A writer in one of the recent num-
bers of an English magazine says that
in Gottland the cross is still signed be-
fore the oven fire is lighted or the dough
kneaded- This practice is very common
in the country districts all over Europe.
In Brittany the housewife makes the
sign of the cross with the right hand
while she places the left hand in the
trough. After the dough is kneaded.
the lid Of the trough is shut, and so is
the door; for, if a cat should enter the
room, the bread would not rise Ger
tain charms or invocations are used
TO cause the bread TO multiply itself
Thus. the peasant wife adjures the
dough to initiate the leaven, the wheat
the miller. and 10 rise She would be
very angry if anyone should sing or
whistle in the room while she is max
ing the loaf
In some parts of Europe the bake
oven is almost a sacred object In
certain places of Brittany. for example
il is dedicated with ceremonies; the
wood is sprinkled with blessed water;
the proper heat is attesled by the melt
ing of a bottle. and finally an egg is
broken for luck. Besides. there are
certain days on which bread must not
be baked, as on Holy Friday, or during
the night OF All Saints. when the ghosts
would be sure 10 eat il.
IL -
with a whole crowd of superstitions. A
longtime resident in France informs
me that the custom of marking bread
with the sign OF the cross before cutting
it is very general. Sometimes the first
mouthful Of bread is used TO make this
sign. According to an old English
superstition, If a loaf accidentally parts
in the hand while an unmarried lady
is cutting il. this may be taken 10 indi-
cate either that she will not be married
during the next twelve months, or,
what is worse, that there will be dissen-
sions of some kind in the family. Some
folks have fear of turning loaf up
side down after cutting il. OF course,
it is everywhere regarded as bad luck
for piece Of bread to fall on the but
tered side. Finally / note the custom
OF carrying a crust of bread in the
pocket Just for luck"-a fashion which
has not gone out of fashion at the pres
ent day, and is alluded 10 by the Eng
lish poet Herrick.
''If ye fear to be affrighted
When ye are, by chance. benighted.
In your pocket for trust
Carry nothing but a crust.
For that holy piece of bread
Charms the danger and the dread"
/. j. V.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-22
Very Old Pulpits.

Even in the thickest crowd. Dean
Swift remarks, there is plenty of room
overhead; but the difficulty is TO get
there. says the London Standard. Phil
osophers, he tells us, have managed II
by building various edifices in the air; !;
and of these the pulpit is the chief In
very early times there were no puIpfts;
the preacher stood-as st. Augustine
says ne himself did-on the altar steps.
his next ascent was to the ''ambo." a
raised station in Bhe choir. from which,
at one period, the gospel and the epistle
were read. The erection of pulpits in
the nave was a later idea. Albert Sam
son, whom Carlyle has celebrated in
Past and Present" had one placed in
his church at Bury ST. Edmunds.a a nd
thence. as mis- clronicler Jocelin relates.
''he used ito serInonize the people in
English This was about the time of
Richard !. but pulpits did not grow
common in England till long after
wards
Though a few of the thirteenth CEN
tury still remain. most of our Gothic
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-22

Postmaster General Wilson has ac-
cepied the invitation OF the faculty of
Vanderbilt university 10 deliver the
commencement address In 1896.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-22
Bread Superstition.

One morning last summer, when I
was spending a few days at a farm
house in eastern Ohio, the good house
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-22

1T is not a little curious" says the
Waochman Bapt) of Boston, that,
while EptscopaIans, Presbyterians. and
Methodists zealously maintain the de-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
ESCAPED cONvIcTs.
4 Guard Disabled and a Break Made
for Liberty.

VaIdosta. Ca. April Capt T. T..
Gary and Dr. ". :. Howell OF the Min
cola convict camps were in the city this
morning and reported the escape OF seven
convicts from the camps on Saturday. The
escape was planned by a trusty. named
Henry Morgan. The convicts are leased
By the Nineola Lumber Company. which
is owned by W. b. Laws OF Atlanta. John
". Roberts A. e. Mcleod. OF this city
and John r. Young Of Savannah.
on Saturday they were busy plowlng
in a field near by and were guarded over
by one Of the regular guards. Henry Nor
gan was doing the plOwing and the OCner
negroes were punched in some other
work During the day Morgan carried 81
ing for an opportunity to use II on the
guard Later In the day he called the
guard TO him and asked him IL the rows
were straight enough. The guard told
him that they were, and turned TO walk
back 10 his original position. As he turn
Cd Morgan struck him back Of the head
with the brick and knocked him senseless
Then grabbing the gun from the guard. ne
told the other ne~@es to quit work and
break for liberty They all went off to-
gether toward the river.
The escape was known in less than an
hour and the whole force from the
camps were in pursuit of the fugitives.
Dogs were put on their track and the
trail followed TO a dense swamp at the
junction Of the Withlacoochee and Little
rivers The dogs followed them into the
swamp. and one Of them was shot dead
by the cOnvicts.
The posse could not make any Roadway
into the swamp. so the chase was aban-
dOned for the night. The people in the
nelghborhOOd were told of the escape and
cautioned to catch them If possible.
About II O'Clock that night Elihu Dent.
a young man living In that quarter. ran
across three of them when he was out
hahing. lie tried TO capture them. but
got only one of them, Tony Singleton,
and got him only after employing a load
of bird shot i'm his head and face. The
negro was not seriously wounded, but
was returned TO the camp yesterday.
The negroes who escaped are as fol-
lows: VIII Davis, sentenced for six years
from Mcintosh county. John Lawson.
from Screven county forty years for ar
son, Henry Morgan, the trusty, from
Fulton county had served four OF a five
year sentence; Bob Whitfield from Chat
ham county, sentenced ten years for horse
stealing about a month ago: Isaiah Moore.
from Spalding county, for ten years;
Jonn Win, from Berrien county, for ten
years.
A reward Of $50 has heen offered for the
arrest and detention OF either of the con-
victs. The chase will be continued by
the authorities at the camps. and every
effort will be made to get them back
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
BUCHANAN TO DIE TOMORROW.
His Wife to Make an Appeal for n
Respite for Thirty Days.

Sing Sing, n v. April 22.-The warden
having been officially notified by Gov. Nor
ton that the latter win not interfere in
Dr. Buchanans case, has fixed. next
Wednesday morning at II o'clock for the
execution OF Buchanan. Invitations TO
the witnesses representing them to be
present In the prison at that time have
been sent out. Buchanan. who two weeks
ago, showed signs of breaking down,
now displays wonderful nerve. He still
has hope and told his wife so when she
called on him yesterday afternoon When
she asked him n he was prepared 10
meet death he replied that he had not
come up 10 that vet and that he would
not give Up All hope until the final ap-
peal was made 70 Gov Morton. When
Mrs Buchanan took leave 81 her husband
he made her promise 10 so 10 Albany
this morning and ask Gov Morton 10
EFant him q respite 81 thirty days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
GOOD TIMES AT HAND.
Many Mills Rcsumfng Work at an
Advance in Wages


Advance in Wages
Pawtucket, r. l., April 22.-According
to agreement the increase in wages of
from to 10 per cent. went into effeet
at the United States Cotton Company's
big mill at Central Falls to-day mall
the departments. The mills are running
at their full capacity and ] $50 looms are
now In daily operation.
Dover. n. H, April 22-Agent Holland
to-day announced that the operatives of
the Cocheco mills would be given an in
crease or per cent. in wages, thus re-
when the cut-down was made. There is
much rejoicing over the restoration. The
mills are now running full capacity.
Suncook, n. H., April 22.-The advance
IN wages in the three cotton mills here
went into effect this morning and 600
employees are happy. The cut down was
made in August last
Augusta, Maine April 22.-The Edwards
Manufacturing Company of this city en-
ploying nearly 200 hands, will in about
TWO weeks restore wages to the schedule
in force previous 10 Nov. II, 1894, when a
cut of ten per cent. was made
Fall River, Mass, April 22.-In adj
dltion the well founded reports of
contemplated extensive additions to
the Laurel Lake and Tecumseh mills pub
nshed, 1t becomes known to-day that a
movement is on foot to establish a. new
corporation here for the manufacture of
medium count Cottons. 1t is being guided
by three well-known manufacturers. who
nave offered to subscribe 100000 of the
to be operated by local mill man, whose
name Is withheld for the present. Thus
tar great dead of encouragement has
peen received by the promoters
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
GEEsLIN's DISCHARGE.
The Central Files Its Answer to His
Petition for Reimbursement.

feuuOh TOT helnHtatemenf.
Macon, Ga, April 22.-The Central rail-
road to-day filed its answer TO the petit
ton of w. f. Geeslin for damages or re-
instatement as a conductor on the South
western railroad. The petition was filed
in the United States court by Lawton' *
Cunningham of Savannah. and does not
acknowledge the allegations OF Mr.. Gees
lin, who claims to have a lifetime con-
tract with the old Southwestern rail-
road company, as true, but says that IL
they are true, such contract is not bind
ing on the receivers, who employed Gees
lin on the same ground as other employees
were employed, with the privilege to dis
charge, when desired. The answer fur
Their alleges that Mr.. Geeslin collected
fares for which no returns were made to
the company and that he allows his friends
10 ride free
Mr.. Geeslin was discharged from the
road over year ago after having been
q conductor for twenty odd years. He
was given no reason for his discharge at
the time. He was the most popular con-
ductor on the Southwestern, and is be-
lieved by all to be honest, and the an
swer of the railroad comes in the nature
of a sensation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
ATLANTA's wOMAN's BUILDING.
The Corner stone Laid with Impress
siVe Ceremonies

Atlanta, Ga. April 22.-The corner
stone of the woman's building of the
Cotton States and International EXPOSE
ton was laid this afternoon with i'm
posing ceremonies. A great crowd. COM
posed largely of ladies. assembled on the
exposition grounds about the stone foun-
dauons OF the proposed building. The
ceremonies were opened by music by the
Firth infantry band, and speeches appro-
Pirate TO the occasion by G. A Collier
president and director general of the ex-
pasition, Clark Howell managing editor
OF the Atlanta Constitution, and f. H.
Richardson Of the Atlanta Journal
These speeches were followed by the US
ual Masonic ceremonies, conducted by
Grand Master John +. Shannon.
The building is of the most substan-
tial kind, and the foundations of stone
The money for the building was raised
almost entirely by the ladies of Atlanta
with such outside assistance as they
could get from ladies abroad The archi-
tect, Miss Elise Mercur of Pittsburg Pa
won the competitive prize on a design
mendation of architects all over the
country, and is particularly approved by
Supervising Architect Gilbert and Chief
OF Construction Wilkins The woman's
building is to be completed by july IS.
and it is proposed to make the exhibit
the most complete display of woman's
work ever collected on this continent
Mrs. w. II. FELTON,, who represented
Georgia on the board Of women managers
of the worlds fair is chairman of the
executive committee. Mrs. Joseph Thorn
son is president of the woman's board.
With rare social qualities she unites an
unusual degree of executive ability.
Women prominent in this and other states
have Joined in the enterprise, and il now
promises to be one of the most impor-
tant features of the exposition. Connect
ed with l. viii be a series of women's
congresses, arranged through the efforts
of Mrs. Loulie M. Gordon, representative
at large.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
ORTIZ STEIN ARRESTED.
He Is Charged with Criminal Libel
in Barlow County.

IN barlow
Atlanta, Ga, April 20. H. Stein, edi.
tor of The Looking Glass, a sensational
weekly devoted to society scandal and
Frenchy tales, was arrested this after
noon by Sheriff Griffin of Barlow county
on a warrant charging criminal libel
Stein was arrested three weeks ago on
a warrant charging a similar offense
sworn out in Morgan county, but gave
bond and the case is still pending. She.-
if Griffin however, refused to allow bond
to be given in this case and STEMS at
torneys have undertaken to keen him
from being taken to Gainesville by ha-
beas corpus proceedings. The warrant
upon which Stein is held was issued at
the instance of Mrs. Graham of Carriers
vile, and is based on an article which
appeared in last weeks issue. Mr. Gra-
ham is the son-in-law of Rev. Sam Jones.
The article in question dealt with the mar
ital relations of the young people and
was exceedingly obnoxious to them and
their friends. Judge Lumpkin will hear
the habeas corpus case tomorrow morn
ing.
Solicitor General Fite of Gainesville
came down this afternoon and will fight
to have Stein taken to Gainesville The
families of the parties interested are
highly incensed, and if Editor Stein is
taken to Cartersville he may be roughly
handled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNTY EXHIBITS At ATLANTA.
Six Thousand Dollars in Premium,
for the Farmers.

for the Farmers.
Atlanta Ga. April 22.-The state board
of exposition commissioners have issued
the list of premiums TO be offered for the
purpose of collecting the agricultural fea-
ture of the state exhibit. Six thousand
dollars is devoted to the agricultural
branch of the display About $4,000 of this
amount is in premiums and the balance is
to be used for getting the material in
shape.
The premiums for county displays are:
First, $500 second, $500; third, $500, and the
next seven counties 500 each BY the
plan adopted, no two counties in the same
congressional district will be awarded
premium. All materials receiving a pre-
MUM Will revert TO the state. to be made
up into permanent exhibit at the state
capitol, but in case any county or other
party prefers to retain the material that
retunding the premium money to the
state.
Three premiums of $3.50 Sl25. and 500
have been offered for the best displays
of agricultural products made by indi-
viduals, and about s., 900 is divided up into
premiums of from s.. so to 800 for the
best collections and best single specimen
of agricultural products.
One hundred dollars is the first premium
for the best collection of garden vegeta-
bles, and premiums of SIS to the first
and S15 to the second are offered for 25-
pound bales of the several varieties of
cotton.
The plans for the state building have
been completed and accepted. The build
Of floor space, and viii be handsome