The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
OUR IOWA CHURCHES.
REV. T. E. DorTER, Marshalltown.
CEDAR RAPIDS.

CEDAR RAPIDS.
The church was open for Sunday SER
vices Sept. 18th, the first after the two
months vacation. OF the occasion the
Daily Republican of Monday morning
says the following:
1.-The services at the Universalist
church Sunday morning were of far
! more than ordinary interest. The bright
and airy auditorium, now one of the fin
est 10 the city, was filled with an eager
and enthusiastic audience that seemed
to be attuned to the spirit of the occa-
sion. n The sermon was plain talk
to the people, in which the minister, Rev.
H. Palmer. placed before them the
the conditions of their further success
as church. The society, although
small, is peculiarly harmonious in all it's
relations, has most excellent business
reputation. and to all appearances,
happy and prosperous future"
Friday evening previous, the "Peo.
pies Club" invited their friends to the
church to listen to delightful program
and incidentally to view the enjoyable
changes which have been made. The
old fashioned circle Of gas jets and re-
Hector near the ceiling in the center of
the room have been removed and two
handsome six Wsllsbach lights have
been dropped to within ten or twelve
feet OF the pews and together with side
lights of the same kind made the inter.
ior OF the church almost as light as day.
The program consisted of music by
ladies' orchestra under the direction of
Miss Maude Dickinson and solos by
Mrs. j. II. Palmer and others with reci-
tations. Claude Saner, Cedar Rapids
BOY wonder also took part in the pro-
gram. The Daily Republican is pro-
fuse in its praise of all the participants,
or Claude Saner it says among other
things: THE appearance of Master
Claude Saner was the occasion for an
ovation. 1t was the first time in many
months that the little fellow has been
heard in his own church and those who
have not been privileged to hear him re
cently,while preparing for improvements,
they were scarcely prepared for the sur
prise in store for them"
At the conclusion of the program the
audience was invited into the lecture
room below, where light refreshments
were served. The reception was great
success in every way and the Peoples
Club have reason to feel proud of their
first entertai ament this season.
MANCHESTER.
Married Jasper Leroy Evertor,
Eliza Drake Curtis. Wednesday. Sep
TENDER ninth, Eighteen hundred and
ninety Six" Such is the formal an
nouncement of the pleasant termination
of Mrs. Curtis passionate at Manchester.
DIR. Crum performed the marriage cere-
mony in the church at o'clock p. M.
The newly welded couple went to ILL
nois for their wedding trip, spending a
part of the time in Plainfield, Mr.. Ever.
toms home. They will be "at home" in
the Universalist parsonage at Usage at.
ter October 10.
Mrs. Curtis's (Everton hereafter) work
at Manchester has been remarkably sue
cessful. Exceedingly hard conditions
met her at the threshold, and the two
years Of her pastorate have been very
hard years even for stronger societies.
Mrs. Curtis made many friends outside
the church and attached her own people
to her and to the cause by tender and
strong ties. The work will go on at
Manchester. If it halts for time until
the muddy waters Of politics have settled
little, the people will be all the strong
or when they start again. If the people
feel that they cannot get any one else to
fill Mrs. Curtiss place (which is always
the feeling when a true pastor goes
away they can secure some one who,
with sympathetic heart and love for
the church, will make a new place for
himself or herself.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Rev. Henry Gillespie breaches near
Tama next Sunday.
Rev George w. Shilling leaves Iowa
Falls and rumor says he goes to Storm
Lake.
In connection with the series OF
meetings at Marshalltown this week the
State Ministerial Conference holds a
three days session. A full report will
appear in this column next week.