The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-08-31
MY VACATION TRIP.

RACINE. Wis, August 90 left Ra-
cine by carriage Friday morning. August
9, and drove to Rochester where l con-
Quoted the funeral sermon OF Miss Cod
man. The services were held in the
Universalist church. as the mother is
member of our church. The edifice was
crowded to do honor to the memory Of
this estimable young lady. Saturday /
had intended to go to Springvale to look
after our property there. but telegram
came telling me not to go. So / spent
the day with friends at Lake Okauchee.
l arrived about midnight at Lodi.
Sunday morning | had the pleasure of
extending the right hand of fellowship
to four young persons and one lady. The
service was dedicatory one. dedicating
the new bell which had just been placed
in the tower. In the evening the ser
vice was in charge Of the newly organized
Y. P. G. U. The exercises were very fine
and all were delighted. The church was
literally packed. l had the pleasure of
asking for $50 to finish paying for the
bell and other improvements, and the
greater pleasure of getting what | asked
for. The next morning early, Bro.
Slaughter and l started away on the
train. / for Tower Hill, to be with Rev.
Jenkin LLOYD Jones. and Bro. Slaughter
to go to Galesburg. for what purpose /
have only now found out. In letter
just received he says that he has return
ed to Lodi with his wife and that he pro-
poses to remain there year before he
finishes his course at Lombard. Well.
to say that the people are happy at Lodi
is mild form of expression. The church
from almost death has come, in two
months, to the highest prosperity. 1
have taken ten new members into the
church for Bro. Slaughter in the last two
months.
Sunday afternoon we drove over to
Prairie Du Sac and made an appoint.
ment for Tuesday evening. Monday l
spent at Tower Hill and received an in
spiration which will go with me through
the year. A rare man is Jenkin Lloyd
Jones. as sweet and as simple as child.
and with a mind OF tremendous grasp.
At the morning meeting the subject was
"The Blossoming of Faith into Christi
anity," and was led in most beautiful
way by A. w. Gould. Mr. Jones led in
the discussion, which was critical est.
mate of the value of the dissenters from
the religion of their day. A more beau
tiful statement Of the worth of Thomas
Paine / never heard. and the criticism
upon Mr.. Ingersoll. while very severe.
were in the kindest spirit.
In the evening we had the pleasure of
hearing Mr.. Jacobs. of the University at
Madison. and pastor Of the Congrega-
tionalist church Of Sun Prairie. His
theme was the "New Orthodoxy" 1t
was most scholarly address and yet so
simply told that no one who cared at all
for such theme could fail to get great
help from it.
Tuesday morning found me at Ma
zomanie where / had to wait about
three hours for my train. l filled the
time by finding every Universalist l
could in the place. and as we used to
have preaching there. it was quite a
number that found. If we get good
man at Prairie Du Sac it may be that
our interests may again be looked up
here.
At Prairie Du Sac made several
calls in the afternoon and in the evening
l preached to what of our old constit-
uency l could get together. 1t was
a bad time. as it was very hot and
on a week night and there was death