The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-01

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aid very largely in developing Universal
ism in organized form and thereby bring
our faith and its blessings more rapidly
before mankind. The hope of our
church rests on interesting our young
people in it's work, and no better agency
can be employed than is afforded
through the Young Peoples Christian
Union.
DOCTRINAL PREACHING STILL NEEDED.
A few months ago we wrote a brief
account Of the efforts of the Methodist
Episcopal church to establish society
in this place, and at the same time pub
lished an extract of the report Of the
preacher in charge of meeting held
which had Every remarkable results"
This article appeared in the Western
Christian Advocate just before sub
scription was started to raise money for
the erection Of church. The SANDER
GUS statements it contained concerning
Universalists and the habits of the
people, prevented any assistance from
Universalists and many others who are
literally inclined and who compose the
large majority OF our best people. Still
the effort to erect church has been
pushed, and the foundation has been
constructed and the corner stone laid.
To assist in raising money, a camp meet
ing was appointed for July 1926. The
camp consists of canvas stretched over
the old dancing platform erected by the
Pennsylvania platform and two tents for
sale of refreshments. Thus far the at
tendance has been small except on Sun
day. when curiosity drew four or five
hundred people. But there has been
nothing "small' about the preaching,
and exhortations. if we take into con.
sideration noise accompanied by old
fashioned presentations of partialist
doctrines of the devil and endless hell.
The results thus far have been the
frightening of few little children,-not
OF Universalist parentage, and the arous-
ing on the part of few Universalists
who have attended, of larger love for
their faith and church; and we trust it
will prompt them to renewed exertions in
behalf of those doctrines of man, life and
destiny, which relieve the government
of God from characteristics worse than
those said to be manifested by the devil.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Miss Mary Andrews, Corresponding
Secretary of the Ohio State Y. P. G. u,
will be at Mount Carmel, Pa, for a
month or more, and can be addressed at
that place.
The writer was called to Plain City
Sunday, July 10. to conduct the funeral
service of Eliphas Bigelow. an old resi-
dent and stalwart Universalist. A more
extended obituary will appear later.
In business letter from a friend al
Kent, we find the following: REV. H. K
Riegel's able sermons are giving great
satisfaction. He has marked ability az
a preacher. and is much appreciated"
Ohio did not occupy the front seat in
the recent Y. P. G. U. National Conven.
ton at Jersey City, 80 far as attendance
was concerned; but it still holds its own
in regard to officers. The enthusiastic
reelection of E. ]. Felt (Ohio born) as
President, Harry L. Garfield as Score
tary, H. M. Fowler as Treasurer, and the
election of Miss Mary Andrews as a
member of the Executive Board, shows
| the wisdom of the National Union, and
we trust that it will not grow weary in
that way of we'll doing.