The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-12-05


giving Is your lot more desperate than
theirs? Have you noted the nature of
their Thanksgiving? 1t was feast at
which they shared with almost twice as
many Indians as there were members in
the colony. 1t was divided feast.
Having little they divided with those
who had less. That made it indeed
blessed day. A selfish person can not
have real thanksgiving. Selfishn ess
has so many unsatisfied and intensified
wants that it finds it impossible to be
grateful for what it has, though at its
feet are heaped the worlds richest
stores.
l am tempted to quote from Marion
Crawford in Harper's Baza-:
81 counted up my little store.
Why was others given more?
Why were their lips with honey fed
While mine had labor's hard earned bread
A weary, hopeless task seemed living,
l could not bring to God Thanksgiving.
There came poor man to my door;
shared with him my scanty store.
When, lol my sense of want had flown.
And rarest riches were my own,
So sweet is loves divided bread
| seemed with heavens own mama fed.
What blessed joy there was in living!
brought to God my glad Thanksgiving.
RARE EVENT.
The first student ever sent from Mar
shalltown to Lombard University goes
this week to begin with the opening of
the winter term. Ludwig Esperson. a
young man of unusual talents and apt
ness. a graduate of Marshalltowns far
famed High School, enters the Theologi-
cal department as a representative of
the Marshalltown church.
Although he has been intimately con-
nected with the church for several years
and thoroughly identified with all it's
interests and enterprises. his relation
was vitalized last Sunday when he came
forward and formally united with the
church. The event was of ~unusual i'm
pressiveness becauseit was known to all
that the step was the preliminary one to
his departure from our church circle,
from his school days associates, and from
his home. May the school deal kindly
and generously with the young man, and
return him to us or send him to some
waiting field. fully equipped for the
| Masters service.
NORTHwOOD.
The writer we'll remembers stopping
over night in this thriving town while in
the employ of the General Convention
during 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Tacott were
the only thorough Universalists known
to be in the place at that time though it
was said that there we're a great many
inclined that way.
Northwood is the county seat of Worth
county, with thousand inhabitants or
more. surrounded by a rich farming
country. With such a family as the
| Talcotts, located in such a COM
munity, it is the most natural thing to
hear of Universalist movement being
started.
Rev. Henry Gillespie, of Manchester,
is the prophet to these people. He
writes as follows: II have preached three
Sundays at Northwood. Secured the
names of sixteen good citizens for char
ter members of The First Universalist
Church of Northwood, Iowa. Eight
were received last Sunday Nov. 220 on
confession OF faith. Tnree, as members
of other churches, will unite by letter
next service with the remaining five. l
think there is ample room for Univer-
salist church here, and that its field of
usefulness will be good one; and tina t
will within few years have a good
church there. Those who are in the
movement are there because of their
| faith"
MARSHALLTOWN.
A unique social was held at the home
of Miss Ella Baum, Friday evening fol-
lowing Thanksgiving. 1t was called an
"a B G" social and the ambiguity of
the title attracted the curious in spite OF
OF the extreme cold. The supper was
| prepared in the kitchen 30 each letter of
the alphabet had something beginning
in spelling with that letter. The menu
cards were simply the alphabe; and or
ders were given by letters. the person
ordering not knowing what his order
would bring. Many of the letters had
a number of things. For instance g
had coffee. cheese. celery and other arti.
Giles. B had baked beans, beets. ban
anas, etc. So if one ordered B @ and
P and got beans, coffee and pie, the
next one copying the order would prob
ably get beets. celery and pickles. Some
very absurd combinations were secured
on first order and the orders were often
repeated several times to secure pass
able meal. AS the price was fixed at
three cents letter or two for five the
receipts were encouraging. Such COM
binations were noted as Sauer kraut
and lady finger; apples, almonds and
apple sauce. The idea was original with
Miss Baum and as it caused 30 much
| amusement and added we'll to the young