The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-29
INDIANA NOTES.
FROM j. H. HEWITT

Rev. Thad Q. Druley, OF Stafford,
Conn.,, will preach at his old home, Bos-
ton, Ind, Sunday, June 30.
Rev. M. L. Pope has changed his
appointment on the LIST Sunday from
Tangier to Annapolis. Here we have
good Sunday school organized, and we
feel hopeful that we will organize near
this place in the near future and build
a house of worship.
Bro. Pope organized church Of 80
members at Montezuma on June 9.
And on June 16 at Staunton IL persons
signed the Profession of Faith prepara-
tory to forming an organization. Dry
weather and poor crops is the only rea-
son why we can not build houses of
worship at both places very soon.
AT Muncie. June 16. the Knights of
Maccabees attended our church in
body, in the morning for an anniversary
sermon. In the evening the pastor, Rev.J.
F. Carney, was called to Selma to deliver
an address to the Odd Fellows. Rev.
G. B. Hill, pastor Of the M. e. church,
kindly consented to fill our pulpit.
June % was observed as temperance
day, according to pledge given at State
Convention.
While in the neighborhood of Pleas
ant Hill. the writer called upon the
trustees of the Arlington church, and
they decided to the State Convention our
one-half interest in the union church.
The other half interest is held by the
United Brethren. The members here
have nearly all been attached to Pleas
ant Hill, one mile and half distant.
We had pleasant call with Jacob Fen
der, an octogenarian, who is much inter
ested in the worlds salvation"
The writer attended the June meet
ing at Pleasant Hill on the 3rd Sunday.
| This is the place where they have bas
ket meeting twelve times year. 1t is
| needless to say they know how to enter
tain. The pastor preached in the morn
ing; Miss Flora B. Brown read paper
in the afternoon. Both were we'll re-
ceived. Rev. III. N. Brown has been
pastor here for four years, and can look
back over work we'll done. While the
membership is not large, it makes up in
quality what it lacks in quantity.
-Children's Day was observed at
Brookston with appropriate exercises on
the second Sunday in June in the morn
ing. The exercises consisted in read
ings, declarations and music; and short
talks were made by superintendent and
pastor. The beatitudes we're beautifully
illustrated in song and by ladder lead
ing from the earthly to the divine life.
The church was packed. We have never
seen so many children in one congrega-
ton in our town. The success of the
exercises was largely due to the efforts
of Mrs. Fannie Barnes, who drilled the
| children:
The ladies of Pleasant Hill have
been working for more than year to
refurnish their church. Success has
crowned their efforts in an eminent
degree. They have taken out the two
doors and put in double DOR; have
taken out an elevation intended only
for a choir. They have also put in a
modern pulpit, painted house outside
and in, put on a new roof. carpeted the
floor all over. papered the walls and
ceiling and put in circular pews. This
makes it most delightful edifice, and
pastor and people are justly proud Of
their achievements. The altar was pre-
sented by Mrs. Albert Mitchell in mem
DRY of departed daughter, who was
general favorite. The total expenses
were 1865, all paid.