The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-25
GOOD POSITIONS

through the pastor, beautiful pulpit
lamp. The occasion was a pleasant one
indeed.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Rev. Lolita D. Crosley will begin a series of
meetings at Caledonia, January 80.
Rev. r. N. John and family were kindly re-
membered by valuable gifts from friends in
London during the holidays.
Rev. j. H. Blackford reports excellent meet
ings at Conoyer church, January IL. Though
the congregation is widely scattered the attend
ance was good.
We have received quotas as follows: Nc
Connellsville $500; London, S1O Hamilton SIS
The last two were pail by the Alliances of the
churches named.
The Secretary will assist Rev. j. II. Black
ford in protracted meeting at Eldorado. which
begins January 81. He will also visit Dudley,
Noble county, February 21-23.
The Y. P. G. u at Summit Station has been
somewhat inactive but will soon be busy again.
A devotional meeting was held January 49, The
Woman's Mission Circle of same place will give
Martha Washington supper, February21.
Mrs. L. j. Rea. Treasurer of the Woman's
Alliance. has forwarded ten dollars, the full
quota of London church. for the benefit of the
State Convention.
We have received from the trustees of our
Church at Miami City warranty deed convey
ing the church property to the Ohio Universal.
list Convention. The property will be reeonveyed
to the church in trus.
Rev. r. N John preached at Mount Carmel,
January II. At the morning services, he re.
ceived Prof. McClain into the Church. The
Professor has led the choir several years, and
now 10 rs with his family in church fellow ship
Miss Rosa Day. of Mount Carmel, writes
"On Christmas night our Sunday school gave a
short cantata, entitled The Drowning of Santa
Claus We received enough money to give each
member of the school Christmas remembrance
and also added few dollars to the treasury"
The LIE Roy Sunday school gave very good
entertainment Christmas eve. The tree was
beautiful, and the scholars received handsome
treat. On New Years Day, the Ladies of the
Alliance gave dinner at the home of Mrs. E.
s. Bissell. which was an enjoy able event.
Every Y p. c. U. should hav copy of the
Unversalisr Register for 1896. 1t contains a
large amount of information concerning the
Union. Send twenty cents to Un.yersalist Pub.
fishing House. Western Branch, SO Dearborn
Street, Chicago.
Our Sunday-schoolat Havana, Huron coun
ty is SMALL but active. At last roll call Line cen
oftwenty-one present responded with Script
ure quotation. A ''Dirth-day Jug has been es-
tablished, from which a handsome amount is
hoped to be realized for expenses.
Rev. R. N. John conducted the funeral SER
vices of the late Mrs DR.. j. r. Sprague, London.
Ohio January g. On January 9. Bro. John was
installed Chaplain of the G. A. R. Post az Lon
don. and Mre. John, to the same office in the
Woman's Relief Corps.
DR.. E. L. Rexford was absent from Column
bus January II. and 49, On the first Sunday
Rabbi Weis, of the Jewish Temple preached,
and on the second, DR.. W. II. Scott, of the Ohio
University filled the pulpit. The Young Peo-
pies Guild conducted the evening services.
On Sunday evening, January g. Rev. j. A.
Stoner, pastor at Springfield, delivered sermon
In answer to the question SIS Eternal Punish
ment Endless?" The discourse was published
in the Daily Democrat of the next day, which
gave large number of people opportunity to
learn Uniyersalist doctrines. On the evening
of January Z, Bro. Stoner preached at the
city mission.
Mrs. Cara Cushman. Secretary of the Hav-
ana Woman's Alliance. informs us that the ALI
ance protests against raising Sta'e dues. The
Alliance also voted in favor of reduction of dues
from seyenty-ive cents, to fifty cents. believing
that an equal division, would give better salts
faction, and by increasing the number of men,
bers, would bring in as much money, as the pres
ent dues.
Our church in London has suffered a great
loss in the death from consumption, ON January
8, of Mrs, Sarah Sprague, wife of DR.. j. B. Spra
que. During her long life she has been an ar
dent Unyersalist, and until her health would
no longer permit, always was present at Sun
day-schoOl and churcn. Ministers who have
Visited London will always remember the kind
recsptit MS given them by Aunt Sarah Spra-
gue."