The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-10

Friday and Saturday nights he accom-
plished the trip to Bloomfield for the
funeral and back to Mitchellville for his
regular Sunday services.
Rev. E. H. Chaplin, of the Chair of APP
piled Christianity in Lombard Univer-
sity. supplied the pulpit last Sunday.
The people are already making plans for
entertaining the State Convention next
June.
MEETINGS AT MARSHALLTOwN.
The series of meetings at this place
previously noted in this column. con-
tinued through last week up to Friday
evening when they closed with climax,
Rev. Mr.. ]. E. Reyes being the speaker
that evening. The ministers of the State
very generously gave their services to
carry on these meetings. Monday even
ing DIR. Crum gave deep but helpful
discourse on the salvation of hope.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Glib greatly
pleased the people by discourse on the
blessing Of service. Wednesday even
ing Mrs Glib and Mira. S. l. Crum both
gave sermons. or as Mrs. Crum, said
sermonettes. They were brief but valu-
able. Thursday evening Mrs. Crum
again preached on the question "Are we
Equal to our Opportunities?"
Rev. Mr.. Reyes answered the question
Friday evening who Are Christians?"
and the narrow sectarian definition to
the term christian" was surely de.
moralized If it ever was or ever will bel
At the close of the services Friday
evening the church held business
NEE ting and re-engaged the pastor for
another year at considerable increase
of salary. The outward financial trou-
bles that so seriously embarrassed the
work twelve months ago have been al
most entirely removed, and hope seems
to be reviving again.
Last Sunday afternoon the pastor
conducted the funeral of one of the men
who has long been connected with the
interests Of this society, Gashen Clark,
proprietor OF the Savory hotel. Havirg
languished with disease and pain for
many months. death came to him as
welcome messenger.
WEBSTER CITY.
This old and substantial society has
class of young people that are never
left in the rear when it comes to original
and unique plans of church work. Dur
ing the latter part of September they
got up what they called Campaign
Social" 1t was after the motto "16 to H.
The supper was sixteen cents each. TIE
program was made up of campaign
songs, political addresses tburlesque)
Rotations. tableaux, etc. For instance,
the "l6 to l movement il Utah" was a
tableaux where poor little man ives
moving with his sixteen wives and
their numerous baggage. When the
quartette sang Mckinley song. and was
noisily encored they responded with a
Bryan Song.
The financial result of the venture
was elating to the promoters and their
reputation as successful church workers
has been greatly increased.
For the present month such a social
could be made great success any
where. A ballot on President might be
added with increased attendance and
interest.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
This is the season for intensity of
labor in the church.
w. j. Herbener of Forest City is ex-
pected to take up the work at Man
chester.
Ministers have light work. Here is
the record of one Sunday: 1870 sermon;
II. Sunday school; 2:30 funeral sermon,
Supplying the music); 4. sermon to ir-
mates of State institution; $50 Y. P. G.
U. meeting; 7:30 sermon on specially ad.
verified theme; 8 to IL, writing. Is it
any wonder we have blue Mondays?
"A travelling ex-monk of the Bene-
dictine order, ESQ he claimed) applied to
the writer the other day for financial aid
and assistance in procuring work in our
church. The financial aid was not forth
coming on the spot and as for work in
our church the information was freely
given that he would have to apply to
the State fellowship committee. "They
will look up your record" explained,
land il it is clear and you wish work they
will give you letter of"-but did not
get to finish my sentence. He said if l
would write out a letter of introduction
to the chairman of our fellowship com
mittee by the next morning and get fifty
cents ready for him he would call for
both. He never came. however, and
saw him at the depot next forenoon with
the Lutheran minister. who was buying
half-fare ticket for the ex monk to some
other town.
Il thought likely the Lutheran minie-
ter said nothing about looking up his
record and for that reason he preferred
to seek work with that denomination. l
think it was that little slip onto the
word record" that | made that saved
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