The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-07
Ube West.
OUR IOWA BUDGET.

With the coming of September many
of the Iowa churches resume services
after more or less protracted vacation.
Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and presumably
Charles City, take up the work again
September l. We have word from our
friends at
SHENANDOAH.
This parish had services Sunday, Sep
TENDER l, conducted by our travelling
missionary, Rev. John Arnoup. We
doubt not he inspired them with deeper
earnestness and more spiritual enthusi-
asm. Rev. Mrs. Andrews breaches here
once month.
Bro. Arnoup has been busy all the
summer. Sunday, August Is. he
preached at Villisca, previous to that at
Des Moines, Mitchellville and other
points, besides holding two open air
meetings. Wish he might be employed
all the time at Des Moines. There
should be at least two liberal churches
there. We hope Bro. Arnoup will attend
the Iowa State Convention this month,
give the brethren the benefit of his ex-
perience and advice. and so come in close
touch with our ministers, and organic
Universalism in the State.
WATERLOO.
While pastor Getchell and his good
wife were away on vacation the ladies
had the church thoughly cleaned and
the walls newly decorated SO the little
temple looks as bright as new dollar.
The expense was over $50 butth money
was on hand to pay it. Church services
and Sunday school was resumed. Sep
tember 1. The pastors list of sermon
themes for the month was printed on
neat slips and mailed to every home
and member of the parish. The list was
also printed in one issue of the daily pa
per. 1t costs something, but it pays.
Our local societies do not advertise their
work half enough.
NOTES BY THE WAY.
We are told the good news that Rev.
John Mulholland has been engaged for
another year at Charles City.-Rev. j.
L. Everton has left Belmond. No doubt
he will soon find new passionate, or
make one. Marshalltown goes on under
the able ministry OF Bro. Applebee.-
Our church at Manchester gains force
and influence for good under Rev. Eliza
Curtis.-Bro's Crum and Reyes hold the
fort nobly at Mitchelville-ando our earn
est young brother, Rev. H. L. Gillespie
is doing quiet. spiritual, and construc
tive work for the parishes at Strawberry
Point and West Union. He breaches at
other points also, for he loves the work.
Wisconsin and Iowa are two fortunate
States. in having for State Secretaries
of their respective Conventions. able
ministers. who while they are successful
pastors, are also aggressive missionaries.
and do much to plant new churches and
revive old dormant ones. Such men are
Rev. A. G. Grier and Rev. j. H. Palmer.
The independent non sectarian spirit
intensified, or run to seed, is the curse
OF modern Liberal sun.
BY it's constant crying down OF con
centration and organization. it is doing
more than anything else to disintegrate
and weaken the Universalist and Unitar-
ian churches.
We have lately heard OF Universalist
parish, which foolishly suffered itself to
be ruled by one or two restless members
to the extent of annulling its first loyal
Universalist Constitution. and voted to
adopt new one disclaiming allegiance
to any Convention, State or General.
We have now less faith in the success
and continuity of that parish. believing
that this action marks the beginning Of
of its death, lingering. it may be, but
none the less certain.
Friends, remember Lombard Univer-
sity, and send to it your boys and girls.
f. p. S.