The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-21
THE UNIVERSE LIST: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ST. 1895

Bro. Wilson adds: ION August %
oficiated at the funeral Of Mrs. Susan
Benton Center. Of Chardon, aged ninety
two years, and on the next day at the
funeral Of Mrs. Sally Peters, of Will
oughby, aged eighty-nine years. Both
were life long Universalists, and noble
Christian women. Their memory is
truly blessed"
NORTHWESTERN OHIO ASSOCIATION.
Rev. E. d. Jacobs furnishes us with
an interesting report of the meeting of
the Northwestern Ohio Association,
which convened at Stryker August 80,
and closed Sunday evening, September
l. The meetings we're we'll attended,
and kept the church bell calling, and
the good people of the Stryker parish
busy with cheerful and helpful work
until the parting benediction was said.
Toledo, Weston, Michigan, Lyons, Wal
bridge and Bryan were represented.
Mrs. Martha Moore, to whose kindly
and efficient zeal great credit is due,
presided, and Bro. George Hayward
filled the position of secretary, in which
he has long and faithfully served the
Association. Revs. o. r. Wales, of
Swanton, and George Thunderstorm, of
Toledo. delivered excellent sermons, Fri
day and Saturday evenings. Bro. G. w.
E. Gossow. who has since hidden us
goodbye to return to Lombard for the
completion of his studies in the Divinity
School, gave timely and earnest address
to the young people on Sunday afternoon,
and the fortunate appearance of Rev. e.
w. Preble, who made an eloquent pre-
sentation of our educational interests at
Buchtel College, added much to the in
forest of the meetings.
Helpful and timely we're papers on Sun
day School work by Miss Loama Heater,
and her father, of Stryker, and the en-
forced absence Of Lila Bowen, of Toledo,
was all the more regretted on the account
of the sample of herself, in the shape of
paper entitled Our Work in Toledo"
Miss Lucy Freeman. of Toledo, presented
very excellent essay on Fear as an In.
centive to Advancement
At the close of his address on Sunday
afternoon a purse contributed by the
young people of the various societies,
was presented to Bro. Gossow as souv-
ap;r ~ lx;p1lu rapo an, bronoo o,l - o;1
him little on his journey across that
country where all is seed time, and the
harvest is not yet.
At $50 Sunday morning the bell rang,
and shortly after about thirty Of the
friends, in all of whose toilets appeared
signs of extemporization assembled for
a sunrise meeting. The ordeal Of getting
to church at "break of day" was very try
ing; yet though all the meetings we're
pleasant, none were more enterprising
and helpful to those present, and none
will leave happier or more permanent
impressions than the sunrise prayer
meeting. The Association adjourned to
meet at Lyons on call of the committee.
We have awaited the reception of the
foregoing report with much anxiety, for
we confidently believe the revival of the
Association is prophecy Of larger in.
terest in the welfare of our church in
that part of the State.
A NOTABLE DAY FOR SPRINGBORO.
Wednesday, September %. will be
notable day for our church in Spring
boro. At that time the corner stone of
the new church will be laid. Rev. Hen
rietta G. Moore. will deliver the sermon,
and the Odd Fellows and Knights Of
Pythias will perform the ceremony; and
the band of the Knights will furnish
part of the music. 1t is expected that the
Grand Army Of the Republic will be
present. and that the Mayor of the town
will give an address. Rev. John Rich
ardson. the pastor, to whose energy much
OF the credit for the enterprise is to be
credited, writes 1--WE started out to build
a wooden structure. but, owing to the
liberality of the people of Springboro
and vicinity, we changed our plans and
resolved to erect brick edifice. Then
Mr.. Henry Wheaton made us the very
generous offer, to donate all the stone
we could use from his quarry, and when
the people saw the rough stone work
there came general demand to have
the whole church Of same material. So
we have decided to accept Mr.. Wheaton's
magnificent offer, and build of stone
We expect to have church which will
be credit to the town."
We extend our hearty congratulations
to Bro. Richardson and our friends in
that place. and predict new era of
prosperity for Universalism in that part
of Warren County.