The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
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narrOWn6S6 OF the ordinary OrtnOOOx
churchman of the South. AS he hears
them express themselves on the subject
o. Universalism. he wonders what his
source OF information has been all these
years, so cru ie and false are his ideas.
Hence, he who here accepts the beauti.
full truth OF Gods everlasting Father
hood must needs possess his soul in
patience and wait for the coming dawn.
SOME MEETINGS HELD.
l held meetings at Bowie and from
there radiated to Newport, Stoneberg,
Montague Springs, Post Oak, Union
Hill. Salona, Cleburne, Dublin, Alvara-
do, Auburn, Hico, Waco. etc. At Gle.
burne very healthy organization has
been made, where regular services are
held orce month on Sunday l am
also at Hico the fourth Sunday in every
month. At Waco, city Of $4,000. an
encouraging start has been made and l
preach there every third Sunday. At
Alvarado very deep interest has been
aroused and we expect to organize there
this week. At Bowie they are building
neat chapel which will probably be
ready for occupancy within the next
thirty days. At Cleburne, my home, they
are discussing church building which
will probably become a reality within a
year. At Stoneberg also very deep in
terest is growing which has every indi-
cation of permanency.
THE ENON CONVENTION.
At the recent State Convention held
at Enon, we we're all made happy in the
clear evidences of large advancing
growth wherever work was being done.
Scarcely move is made by any of our
ministers without encouraging gains.
We think the time has come for for.
ward movement all along the line, and to
that end we shall devote the coming
year. At this Convention council con-
sisting OF Rev. ]. M. Wright. w. S.
Trimble and the writer was appointed
to ordain our young Bro. j. D. Barker,
to the Gospel ministry. Accordingly on
Wednesday, September 8. he was set
apart by prayer and the laying on of
hands. and solemnly ordained minister
in the Universalist Church. If am not
greatly mistaken, he stands today the
Youngest ordained minister in our body,
not being yet twenty years old. But he
has already made full proof of his min
istry. being very acceptable speaker
and the champion of several public oral
debates. He is noble. devoted, rising
young man, and will be yet heard from.
God bless and speed him.
THE HICO BAPTISTs.
At Hico the Baptists were very anx-
ious to crush our faith entirely out SO a
debate was arranged and the ablest man
that denomination has in the State was
put forward as the standard bearer of
the believers of eternal pain. and the
writer was selected to measure lances
with this scared veteran of thirty
polemic battles, and for ten days the
welkin rang with the sounds of strife.
Suffice it to say that the little band, of
Universalists still worship in happy
gladness and increased numbers in their
little church.
OCTOBER DEBATES.
The writer begins four days debate
October 5. at Bowie, with Rev. w. A.
Stuckey. Methodist. Also four days
debate at Pearl. Coryelle county, Octo-
b,r 81, with Rev. ]. D. Tant, Campbell
lite.
REV. JAMES BILLINGS.
Everywhere go in the State / see the
way marks of Rev. James Billings, one
of the noblest Of the grand old veterans
of our cause. Everywhere is apparent
his faithful. unselfish devotion, and we
younger men are reaping where he has
80 earnestly and patiently sown. ] have
travelled and lodged with him and been
with him in his home, and his simple
faith, his earnest aggressiveness and
faithfulness to truth, have captured me
until reverence him as father. This
father of Texas Universalism with his
charming wife should be faithfully en-
shrined in the hearts of all lovers of
Missionary effort.
CLEBURNE. TEX.