The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-29
CHICAGO Church Of the Redeem.

salist Society Church of the Redeemer)
held Monday evening, June II. Rev. l.
B. Gregory of Halifax, N. S., was called
to the vacant pastorate at salary OF
$4,000. to be increased with the develop
ment of the church under his pastorate.
Mr.. Gregory has held pastorates at Port
land and Lapeer in Michigan and in
Maine. He has resided in Halifax for
several years. He is a graduate OF the
Canton Theological School. and is re-
garded as man of superior pulpit abil-
ity and we'll adapted to the work which
will open before him as pastor OF this
prominent church.
Englewood. = Children's Sunday,
was a typical june day; one on which
Lowelrs verse could indeed be apprecI-
ated. The flowers were a feast to the
eve and they did double service for they
we're sent to the hospital after the Sun
day.school. An interesting part OF the
morning service was the christening OF
children. Among those brought for
ward for baptism we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Whites young son. The Englewood
church will be kept open during July,
which is a very desirable arrangement.
ILLINOIS. - Peoria. = The church
here continues to prosper. Evening
services have been suspended till Sep
TENDER. The morning audiences keep
up unusually we'll. A very large and
enjoyable lawn social at the home OF
Mrs. Julius S. Starr, on June IL, closed
the socials for the summer. July2O, the
Sunday school was taken to Macklnaw
Falls on it's annual picnic, thus all the
interests of the church. social and 9TH
erwise, are being carefully cared for.
The pastor, Rev. F. McAlpine, has
been unusually busy the past few weeks
On Ascension Day he addressed the
Knight Templars of Peoria; on Memo
rial Sunday the G.. A. r. and other pa
triotic bodies Of the city crowded the
church to its utmost capacity. On Deco
ration Day Mr.. McAlpine gave the ad-
dress at Paris, ILL.,; on Sunday the 10th,
the Odd Fellows of the city again filled
the church to OVERLOOKING on the occa-
sion of their memorial. All OF these
addresses we're printed in full by some
of the papers here and at Paris. On the
Fourth Mr.. McAlpine gives the Grafton
at East Peoria. He has also been called
upon to address the high school twice
lately, on Washington's birthday and at
the Memorial services. These addresses
have enabled him to become acquainted
and the result will be favorable to our
church. All are very hopeful for the
future.
CIinton.-James Alvin Clark OF the
Ryder Divinity School preached in the
opera house on Sunday, June %, morn
ing and evening. Bro. Clark will assist
in the Central Illinois missionary field,
for the next month or two. He will I'LL
Appointments made for him by the LIE
Roy pastor at Fullerton Station, June
26, at Belleflower, in a grove meeting on
June 30. He will also supply the Leroy
pulpit July 7 BRO. Cook preaching at
Clinton; and July IA. he will conduct a
grove meeting at Halrold's Point. near
Wapella. At all of these points there
are Universalists, who are loyal to their
church, and hold membership in the
Leroy parish. 1t is hoped that cir
cult will be formed as the result OF these
efforts, that shall settle pastor, in the
near future.
lie Roy.-ThA annual meeting was
held June 20. with good attendance.
The proceedings were marked by har-
mony, and determination to move for
ward The reports showed the church
to be in good condition both materially
and spiritually. 1t was unanimously
decided to continue the present pastoral
relations for the coming year; this will
make the fifth CT Rev. j. S. Cooks pas
torate.
Children's Sunday was observed on
the 23rd. The exercises by the Sunday
school, at night. we're so largely attend
Gu tudt many WOAO uhooAo w oNA" -
mittance to the church. The pastor is
often called upon by others for public
addresses. June 18th he delivered the
Memorial address for the l. o. o f. to
a large audience. Rev. l. j. Dinsmore
has been inviteu 20 make the Fourth OF
July Grafton" in this place. Bro. Cook
has been granted vacation; he expects
to be in Boston during the Y. T. G. U.
meeting.
MICHIGAN.-Th Saginaw Church.
by the rivers of Babylon we sat down,
yea we wept when we remembered Zion.'
This expresses the feelings of Univer
saIists in Saginaw. Mich. On one Of the
best locations in this city stands beau.
tiful brick building known as the Uni
versalist Church. The building is in
modern style of architecture; contains
two reed organs and the best pipe organ.
certainly the newest organ in the city
and all will be sold any day purchas-
er appears.
No regular services have been held in
the church for months and no one in the
church or parish can devise any scheme
by which our lost cause can be regained.