The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-12
He also helped them to organize a Y.


P. G. U. with membership of SO, and
Sunday school with 40 members.
They have preaching but once a
month but the Sunday school and Y. P.
@. U. keep the church open every Sun
day. The Y. P. G. U. since it's organi-
cation has furnished the church with
hymn books and have money on hand
sufficient to redecorate the inside OF the
church building. If the recent rate of
progress is maintained for short time
longer the church will be able to sup
port preaching for half the time. j. L.
Everton, of Usage. is the pastor. He
pens the following sensible paragraph in
a private letter.
1--WE might have number Of little
churches like the one at Otranto if we
only had some one to bring together and
organize the little bands of Universalists
that are to be found everywhere. If we
are weak as denomination it is because
the liberal forces are not organized"
A CASE IN POINT.
Apropos to the foregoing would re-
mark that Thorpe, village in Delaware
Co., illustrates the result of the opposite
policy than that followed at Otranto.
Here we have community susceptible
to the doctrines of Universalism, as
number of funerals conducted by Mrs.
Curtis, Amos Crum and others has fully
proved. The principal man Of the village
is member of our church at Manches-
ter, in fact the village was laid out on
his own farm. A church must be erected
for the good Of the community. What
church should it be? The opportunity
there comes in that word AGAIN. was for
our people. but the aggression was
shown by another denomination. 1t
was proposed to build a union church.
That seemed fair and all agreed. Our
people we're "liberal," the founder of the
village among them donating gener-
GUS piece of ground and subscribing
heavily besides. The house was erected,
from our sympathizers. The question
then arose, I'm whom or what shall the
title to this property rest? The other
denominat stepped forward and said
they would kindly assume the owner.
ship of the property. "Of course it will
be union all the while. but we will sim
ply cali it ours for the sake of FORM" So
it was fixed, and our people have repeat
eddy sought the use of the church but
there has as yet always been some
weighty reason why the other folks
should occupy it just at that particular
time. This case could be duplicated
many times in every State. Indeed we
are too Liberal" with the other fellows.
MARSHALLTOWN.
The Ladies' Aid gave supper at the
church last week which Melted them
about seven dollars. The attendance
was not as large as at the previous sup.
pers for local reasons, though the ladies
are not discouraged. They never get
discouraged. They work too hard to
think of such things. They have sup
ported the choir the past year at dis.
proportionately great cost, and are now
in position to make contribution to
the paving tax fund.
The young people held their first Y. P.
G. U. meeting last Sunday. Sept. 6. They
have been partially organized since last
February, holding week day evening
meetings each week and giving So
cial once month. Miss Nettie Iced.
ham, of Mt. Pleasant, has been with us
for three weeks on business, and has
assisted in all departments of work by
her genial presence.
IOWA MINISTER'S CONFERENCE.
The Marshalltown parish expects the
pleasure of entertaining the ministers of
the State, September % to 81. A pro-
gram is being prepared (which will be
announced later in detaiD giving time
each forenoon for ministers class in
struction, and each afternoon for New
Testament reading and exegesis. There
will be special addresses also forenoons
and afternoons and sermons in the even
ings. 1t is hoped to have DR.. Nash for
Saturday evening and Sunday. A great
meeting is expected. Let US all plan to
make it so.
RALLY DAY.
The suggestion comes from some
source that it might be good thing for
the Sunday schools to have rally day
sometime during September. A most
excellent idea. How many members are
on every Sunday school roll who do not
attend any more at all? Many more are
there who attend only occasionally,
Get them all together once. in grand
rally. Let every teacher and every &C.
tive member set out to bring the truants
to this great gathering. Let not one es-
cape. What battery for the genera
ton of enthusiasm that would be. Have
the regular Sunday school exercises
with solicitious and encouraging re.
marks from the Superintendent. An
evening concert in addition might work
we'll also. Let US all try it. 1t will have