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Tbe East.

MAINE. - Parish News.-A grove
meeting was held in the grove at North
Livermore, Tuesday. August 4, with
Rev. G. A. Hayden, Rev. Mrs. Smith
and others for speakers. The Execu-
tive Committee of the Maine Universal
list Convention met at the Vice Presi-
dents office, July Is. The various ap.
plications for assistance were considered
Among others. new churches to be built
this year at Dover and Machias were
added.-At Lake Anasagunticook,
near Canton. the annual grove meeting
was held August and August 4, under
the management of Rsv. III. @. NJ unson
A summer school with fine corps of
teachers was opened.-The sea-shore
has invited Rev. @. A. Hayden. of
Augusta, to respite from ministerial
duties. His family will share in this
pleasant outing beside the blue pillows.
Until his return the church will be
closed Rev. L. w. Coons, of Halo
we'll will spend his vacation in the Adj
rondacks,
NEW HAMPSHIRE. - The Weirs
Meeting. - Rev. Q. III. Shinn writes:
"The prospect never better for great
meeting. Weirs has improved wonder
fully. Accommodations now for all.
Hotels. cottages, rooms, restaurants, etc.
Good Hotel accommodations at 81 per
day. Parties can rent cottages or rooms
lat % cents day. and live cheaper. Mt.
Washington excursion, Aug 1913. is at
tracing unusual attention. Parties de-
string to take this four days excursi on
among the White Mountains, including
all it's features. are requested to address
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please our friends at home. There is
not single denomination Of Christians
in japan, 80 far as my inquiries have en-
abled me to discover, which puts endless
punishment into it's confession Of faith.
Even the Presbyterian church, with its
formidable Westminster Confession Of
Faith in Britain and America, here
has nothing to say in it's standards
about Election and Reproduction, and
the endless damnation of children and
Of heather who never heard of Christ,
but is transformed into simple evan
gelical church, declaring the real divin.
ity of Jesus Christ and other funda.
mental principles usually accepted by
Christians. Bishop Bickersteth, of the
Anglican Mission. lately declared in a
pastoral letter that the xxx Articles
were not to be regarded as any test Of
orthodoxy outside of England, thus rest
ing only upon the historic Apostles. and
Nicene creeds, while the declaration Of
the Congregational churches in conven-
ton assembled is very mild indeed.
Hopeful Outlook.
1t may be that the times in Japan
and in America are not such as to toler-
ate 30 positive and conservative dog
matism as formerly prevailed; it may be
that now for the church throughout the
world is period of rest, and for growth
in other lines. but it seems hardly posi-
BILE that there can be great missionary
victories either at home or abroad in an
age Of faccid theological conviction. 1t
is not 80 much account. even, what the
convictions may be as that there be such
strong convictions as shall nerve men
to strenuous effort. 1t is not Gospel
Universalism that cuts the nerve of mis-
sionary effort, but lack of strong posi-
tive conviction OF any kind whatever.
We are praying that the Young Peoples
movement at home. and missionary sue
cesses at home. under such leaders as
Nash. and Shinn and Mclaughlin and
| OtAOict uoJ 81 lOu5O Jul WnOl0 CAulCu
and fill it with zeal and the Holy Ghost
that new life may come into it; that
the financial crisis may be safely past
and that we may bear noble part in
the worlds evangelization both at home
and abroad.
We we're gratified by short visit
from c. L. Hutchinson, Esq, of Chicago
President of our General Convention
He has visited the missions of different
denominations in Egypt and India, and
we trust, has learned lessons that viii
be of service in directing the foreign
missionary policy of the Universalist de
nomination. We hope to see him again
in Japan.
TOKYO. July 9.
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MISSOURI.
The Work in st. Louis.


The Corresponding Secretary has
spent six delightful weeks in this beau
tiful inland city this summer, and she
has attended several services in the cosy
and neat little rooms on Page avenue
occupied by the Universalista.
Though small in numbers, they are
most faithful to all the interests of the
church, while the Ladies' Aid is gather
ing and treasuring "church lot fund"
In the autumn Mrs. Quinby, our Presi-
dent, will visit them on her way to
Leavenworth, Kansas, when the Mission
Circle idea will be presented to these
good sisters as she 30 we'll knows how to
do-in hopes they will join the ranks,
that State organization may follow in
the course of events.
Miss E. E. Bartlett, the present pastor,
is struggling against great odds to keep
the people together. She rents the
house in which the church services are
held, subletting the first floor for that
purpose.
st. Louis is a most important point
denominationally. and it should receive
encouragement from every quarter, since
there is always room in large city for
one more liberal church even if there
are already two we'll established Unitar-
ian parishes.
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OtiIO.-The NorwaIk Church. 1t
has come to the knowledge of our
church in Norwalk that the report has
gone forth throughout our State and
elsewhere that our church is so "hope-
lessly" in debt that no minister can
come here and hope to make a success.
full pastorate. 10 defense of our church
and the minister who is said to have
been the means of plunging us into this
great debt, we feel that a few words of
explanation would not come amiss.
On the first of October, "a. our young
people of the Y. p. @. U. were in debt
about one hundred and twenty five dol
lars. one hundred of which they had in
Cured in the establishment of a bureau
of Universalist literature, very laud
able object surely in an orthodox town,
especially as it was for gratuitous dis
tribution. The other twenty five was a
pledge to National Y. p. @. U. given a
Reading, Penn, another laudable thing
to do. Our Sabbath school may pos
sibly have been another twenty-five dol
lars in debt for books, etc. Our church
organization was practically free of debt
while our Women's Missionary Alliance
had none with over a hundred dollars
at interest.
So our indebtedness was a small one
for church with bit of zeal and re.
ligious enthusiasm about it, especially in
a town of ten thousand inhabitants.
During the past eighteen months of the
last pastorate every effort that was put
forth was to clear off this debt, and to
raise ministers salary and current ex-
penses, and now we are free of debt and
the large bugaboo which has seemed to
shadow us is overcome and we are no
longer "hopelessly in debt.
A LOYAL UNIvERsALIsT.
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E. L. Shinn. Weirs, N. H., as the appli.
cations are coming fast and the party is
limited to sixty"
MISREPRESENTATION Intel
ligence is scarce on account of the va {.
cation season.-The new church edifice
at Upham's Corner, Boston, is progress
ing finely. 1t already begins to look
quite like church. Worcester
Palladium, of a recent date, notes in
much detail the service in Spencer,
when DR.. Biddle preached a farewell
sermon and ended passionate that has
been to him and his people one of the
happiest. He took the occasion to ex-
press most feelingly his sense Of the
kindness Of all the people. and the
pleasant memories that he should take
with him to his new home. DIR. Gun.
nison. Of Worcester. sails on the City Of
Paris, August from New York. He
will be accompanied by his wife. They
will visit Athens. Constantinople, the
Holy Land and Spain. He will not re-
turn until November l. Rev. G. A.
Skinner will be the acting pastor Of
the church during DR.. Gunnison's ab-
sence. 1t is DIR. Gunnison's intention to
continue in the winter the lectures
which have had such remarkable sue
cess.-The North Attleboro church is
closed until September and the pastor
will spend his vacation in his summer
home at Menauhaut.
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NEBRASKA.
Pawnee City to Table Rock.

Pawnee City to Table Rock.
The Second Annual Grove Meeting of
Seneca, Kansas, and Tecumseh. Neb.
Y. P. G. U. will be held August. IA, 10.
and 16 at
Table Rock, Nebraska.
on the Chautauqua Camp Grounds.
Please note the change from Pawnee City
to Table Rock, made because no suitable
grounds could be had nearer to Pawnee
City and the Table Rock grounds were
freely rendered us with their much more
favorable surroundings and advantages.
Program.
FRIDAY.
Assemble early on the grounds for social time
address and song service in the evening.
SATURDAY.
600 A. M.-Sunrise me cling led by Tecumseh.
1890 A. Reorganization: discussion for good of
Union.
200 P. M.-Addresses, papers, recitations, and
songs by Unioners.
1880 p. M.-Song service and address.
SUNDAY.
$50 A. M.-Scriptural Catechism.
IL 100 A. NIB P. M. and 8. p M. Preaching.
700 P. Ny. p. C. u Conference led by SEN
eca.
Everyone freely invited. For further
information address Rev. Leon P. Jones,
Seneca, at once.
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ILLINOIS.-Mcfienry.-The Y. P. Q.
u. OF the McHenry church, on the
evening of the Goth Of July, gave very
interesting lawn social in the beautiful
mark. which was made more beautiful
by decorations OF lanterns, torches. bunt-
ing. etc. The evening, for the catchy
weather, was perfect; the attendance
large, and the new woman" very enter
tanning. The success was largely due to
the very efficient committee, DR.. Bech-
Ter. the Misses Kate How, Julia A. Story,
Amy G. Owen. Mrs. Lewis Owen, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Christy. Ice cream and
cake, lemonade, ETC., were served. Inc
net proceeds, (s4o,) were gratifying al,
dition to the treasury.
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INDIANA NOTES.
FROM ]. H. HEWITT.

Roam Church will hold a grove
meeting in Stoffer's wood. near Disco.
Ind. Sunday, August 10Th. Preaching
at II A. M. and 2 P. M. Dinner will be
served on the grounds and the music
will be of high order Rev. James
Houghton will preach in the forenoon,
and Rev. j. w. McCord in the afternoon.
Mr.. Houghton will also preach in Roam
church in the evening at 7:45.
Rev. J. F. Carney and family have
left Muncie, and are visiting friends at
Mt. Gilead, o. Bro. Carney will supply
the pulpit through August, by returning
on Sundays. The church has paid $500,
the first installment on the new pipe
organ.
REV. d. A. PATRICK'S MEETINGS.
On Saturday, July IS, Rev. D. A.
Patrick preached to the Galveston peo-
pie, also on Sunday afternoon to good
audiences considering that it rained.
The Galveston people will dedicate their
beautiful church on the 4th Sunday in
August.
Bro. Patrick preached at Walton on
Sunday night, July 10, and on Monday
went to McCordsville to aid Bro. Beckett
and preached three sermons.
On early Thursday morning Bro.
McCord drove Bro. Patrick over to In
dianapolis in order for him to reach the
train over Vandalia to Cutler, where he
vas to land in order to preach to the
Karo friends on Thursday night. But a
rain that flooded things prevented him
from holding meetings.
On Friday, he preached at Kirklin in
the evening to full house at the Meth
odist Episcopal church, at the request
of the M. E. people. He preached a
doctrinal sermon, after which the Meth
odist Episcopal minister aired himself 20
the satisfaction Of our people and to the
shame of the Methodist Episcopals. He
is to preach on the "Threatenings of the
Bible" at this place in the near future.
BRO. Patrick also preached at Mid
dlefork on Saturday evening. On Sur
day evening he received one member in
| to the church; this makes 48 accessions
at this point since he first came to the
place. The Middlefork people will hold
their annual grove meeting on the Sd
Sunday Of August.
Bro. Patrick arrived home after
travelling just 2S5 miles and preaching
nine times.
Pleasant Valley will hold a grove
meeting on I'd Sunday about one-half
mile east of the church; friends are in
| vited.
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with the organized work Of our church
Finally, brethren. realizing that it has
been impossible for me. as your Score.
tary, to do all that ought to have been
done for Convention interests, by reason
Of lack of streng b and time at my
disposal. must ask you to commit to
other and ADLER hands these duties
which demand more time and physical
strength than can give to them, in ad-
dition to my regular hours of employ
ment. Therefore. although our Conven-
ton year does not end until September
next, hereby tender you my resigna-
ton as Secretary to take effect from and
after this date.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
E. P. SINCLAIR, Secretary.
July "a. 1896.
KANSAS. - junction City. : I'm
measurably glad is our parish here that
the services of Rev. G. L. Ball are to be
retained for another year. He is earnest
and sincere in all his ministerial work,
and is giving the best Of his young man.
hood for the upbuilding Of the truth, as
revealed by the great Master. His SYM
pathetic tenderness Of phrase and tone
in times of bereavement render his
ministration on such occasions pecul-
iarly grateful to sorrow-laden hearts.
Mr.. Ball has not only done much good
work in this parish. but in the commu-
nifty, where he is becoming more and
more appreciated as forcible and ready
speaker. May he reap the reward, not
only in the present, but in the years to
come, of all his earnest and conscien-
tious efforts for the upbuilding Of char.
acter that may eventually approach in
some fair degree, the pure and holy type
found alone in the all wise teacher Of
past ages and of those yet to come.
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Lbe West.

VISIONS IN.-Neenah and Me-
nasha.-Everything is going nicely here.
Sunday evening. July 26, was Burns's
night, under the auspices of the Young
Mems Sunday Evening Club. The ad-
dress was given by the pastor and selec
tions were read by Rev. Mary j. DeDong.
We had a good house and every one
went away pleased, especially with Miss
Perry, the soloist of the evening. She
is undoubtedly one of the best perform
ers we have ever had. Miss Perry is a
student in Chicago Conservatory of
music and resident of Fond du Lac.
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NOW READY
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Praise and Thanks
Arranged by GRACE F. WHITE.

Arranged by GRACE F. WHITE.
Prepared with special reference to the
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Union, though available for the general
conference and Sunday Schools as we'll.
1t includes. in addition to Hymns and
Tunes, forms for opening, closing. and
conservation services. 1t contains a
number of original hymns composed by
our young people, as we'll as those
hymns recognized as necessary to any
successful devotional meeting
SO pages, Manila Covers. Price in
quantities at the rate of $1,000 per hun
dred, purchaser to pay the cost of trans
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IOWA.
The Y. p. c. U. of the state.

The Y. +. @. U. of the state.
The seventh annual session of the
Iowa Y. p. G. U. convened in very
pleasant meeting at Cedar River Park,
Waterloo, July %, "A.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
weather was very unfavorable and the
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- CHURCH AND PARISH REGISTER. 81

commended the
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mind that its furnishing the
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NOTICES AND
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
CENT-A-DAY HELPERS.
TOKYO. July I!

Pledges on the Cent-a-Day plan, duly
signed. were received at the Office of the
Financial Secretary during the three
weeks ending Aug. l, 1896. as follows:
New York Citv. Church of Paternitv add
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I'll 10
Receipts during the same period from other
sources than Cent-a-Day pledges:
Colerldge. Neb., Individual. General Con. 90
Lynn. Mass. Individual. General Conven-
lion. Kansas City Mission ......... 10 90
Rev. O. H. Shnn. contributions TO Gen
eral Conve ltion, (Sturgs, s. d 49,. 50 90
Conoyer, Ohio-P ,rsh-General Con-. So
Corfu. N. Y.,-POrter Fund General
Con....................... 10 90
Saugus, Mass. ,-Parish-General Con-. 90
Paris Me Individual Genel al Con-. 10 90
Nyack, y. Y.,-Parish. General Con. -. 10 90
Grand Forks. n. D.,-Iadividual. General
Con. for Kansas City Mission. 90
Merden, Conn, -Individual-Gen Con-. so 90
Barre, ,-Parish-Conventlon. ...... p 80
Ell Dorado, Ohio.-Parish, General Con-. 8 90
S1s7 SO
Receipts during the same period from Sunday
school collections for General Convention:
Woodstock, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
$500
Receipts during the same period from pay
ment on account of Japan Mission:
Oakland, Cal.,-Individual ............... 10 90
orange, MaSs.,......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
Galesburg, IL.-balanee of Pledges. ..... % so
Readfeld. Me. individual. ............ 100
Providence, r. I.-Church of Mediator
Individual. .......................... 90
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

We have not noticed any declaration
| by Dir. jackson, the Democratic candi-
date for governor, rcpudiating the gold
platform on which he was nominated
by the Vermont Democracy a few
weeks ago. Very likely he has altered
his convictions at the mandate fthe
Chicago convention, as many of the
party leaders have done. Maybe he is
lying low and saying nothing for the
purpose Of securing the votes Of both
the silver and gold Democrats. The
latter are organizingin this as well as
other states to nominate gold Demo
cratic national ticket. Among the lead
ing boilers are W. H. Creamer of Beth
eel, who was delegate to the Chicago
convention, and George w. Smith of
White River Junction, the party's can
didate for governor in 1894, Chas. ii,
Davenport Of Brattlcboro, editor of The
Retormer, one of the first of the party
organs to bolt the nominations and
platform, p. NJ. Meldon ofRutland, w.
II. Childs of Brattleboro, who recently
resigned as presidential elector, O. G..
Miller of Newport, G. A. Hibbard of
Burlington and L. G. Dana of Wood
stock, editor of the Spirit of the Age.
Two of the electors on the Democratic
ticket and four of the six Democratic
papers in the state have boltcd. While
the boilers represent a considerable
portion Of the intelligence of the party,
in our opinion the voters will mostly
follow the regular party standard. They
would vote the Democratic ticket ifthe
devil headed it and the platform
smelled of sulphur.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06
Free Coinage of Silver. II.

Our article Of last week led us to the
threshold Of the discussion Of the free
coinage of silver 1t would be well to
first state as fairly as possible what the
silver position is, what the free coinage
supporters want and why they want it..
We believe nothing will be gained to
the cause of sound money by misrepre-
senting the case of it's adversaries, or
by stating only apart Of it. When this
is done, people form hasty opinions on
half-knowledge, which, when they
learn that they have been deceived,
they are likely to change for good and
bar the door to any further investiga-
ton.
The silver position is, in brief, de-
mand for the restoration of the coinage
system that prevailed before the act Of
1873 was passed, when gold and silver
were coined free of expense to their
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

pot containing an electrolyte of melted
caustic soda. And when a current OF
air, introduced by small tube, is driv-
en- through this solution, electrical ac-
ton is set up, producing a current OF
extraordinary volume.
To gain the necessary voltage or cleo
trical pressure, Il hundred or more of
these iron pots are put together, their
rims connected by wire. The whole
plant--it can hardly be called battery
lis enclosed in an oven in order to
keep the solution at uniform temper
allure of about 10O9 Centigrade.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

The Democrats and Populsts are
dealing out rich plums to newspaper
men this year. Bryan has been a Jour-
nalist, though not a conspicuous sue
cess. Tom Watson runs a Populist pa
per in Georgia. The Populists Of Yer
mont chose Editor Battell of Middle
bury as their candidate for governor.
In spite ofthis liberal recognition, hun
drcds of papers have gone over to the
Republicans and the editors have tax
en- guns in the ranks of sound money
and sound government.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

Men who refuse to yield a .iot of their
religious belief at the command of any
church meekly bow the knee, surrender
all their convictions and 90 on record
against themselves because a majority
in political convention adopts party
policy that they hold to be wrong, Are
we Democrats or Republicans before
we are Americansp
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

Curtis S.Guild expresses it well when
he says that the silver idea has as much
real foundation as the argument that a
COW gives more milk by calling pint
a quart. Doubling the amount of our
currency by cheapening it one-half
will not make any more value or prop
erty.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

Tammany Hall has endorsed Bryan
and Sewall and the Chicago platform,
but there are still many discontinued
braves in the wigwam.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

1t is reported that Queen Victoria
will soon abdicate her throne in favor
of the Prince of Wales on account of
her failing health. She is II years old
and has reigned 50 years.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

Dr.Jameson gets term of imprison-
ment for his part in the raid on the
Transvaal. This is most as bad as be-
ing the hero Of an epic by the British
laureate.